You already know that the Firefox web browser will block pop-up ads. But if you use it, you might notice that there are still occasional pop-ups. This is because some “genius” is opening the pop-up ads via a Flash control on the page. Luckily, there’s a way to block the Flash pop-ups, too. Here’s how…
“I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do to their fellows, because it always coincides with their own desires.” – Susan B. Anthony
“Noooooooooo!”
Enhance your photos by using the High Pass Filter (Veerle’s blog)This is a good tip for sharpening photos in Photoshop: rather than use the Unsharp Mask filter (my filter of choice), use High Pass on a duplicate layer of the photo, changing the Layer Mode of the duplicated layer to Overlay, Soft Light or Hard …
Announced earlier this week, Apple is switching from IBM PowerPC chips to Intel chips. Todd Dominey points out: The best part about the Intel deal is that the whole silly megahertz war will finally be over. For all intents and purposes, Apple and the whole PC hardware industry will share nearly identical components. Even if …
Fox saves Arrested Development In a major surprise, Fox has renewed its critically-acclaimed but little-watched Arrested Development for a third season. Nice!
The product manager for Yahoo’s Gift Finder writes about it: I want to take this time to discuss the Gift Finder we created along side a great Y! partner, ChoiceStream out of Cambridge, Mass. The gift finder was built as a collaboration between Yahoo! Shopping, the Yahoo! Personalization team, and ChoiceStream. It was one of …
ChoiceStream (my employer) has launched its latest product: Yahoo Shopping’s gift finder. Check it out if you need to buy a gift for someone…
Will ‘The Simpsons’ Ever Age? (NY Times) James L. Brooks, the veteran television producer who helped develop the series, said the episodes currently being worked for next year will be “vintage,” in part because of the influx of new writing blood. I have to admit (being a huge Simpsons fan) that I thought the show …
Finally, some recent photos of Amelia…