IE 5 + 5.5 + 6
Published in the wee hours of November 7, 2003
sidesh0w notes someone’s discovery on how to run IE 5, 5.5 and 6 side–by–side on Windows XP. And this is without the cumbersome use of multiple partitions and operating systems. Not even VMWare. This is a godsend for web designers around the world. To keep things simple, skyzyx.com zips the necessary files and shares them [...]
GetFree
Published mid-afternoon of October 21, 2003
GetFree is an open–source script that allows easy downloading and installation of Mozilla Firebird 0.7, Mozilla Thunderbird 0.3, OpenOffice.org 1.1 and Gaim 0.71. Very useful for dial–up users, as it allows pause/resume of downloads. A very good way for showcasing open–source applications indeed!
The usual “catching up”
Published terribly early in the morning of October 18, 2003
Some things are better done in unordered lists. (Inspired by Evan William’s two posts.) OpenOffice.Org 1.1 released, turns three! Mozilla 1.5 + Firebird 0.7 + Thunderbird 0.3 Firebird is the browser you’ve been looking for all your life, but you were looking for it in the wrong box. Just download the file and try it! [...]
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They don’t want to hurt Linux
Published in the wee hours of September 1, 2003
Darl McBride of the SCO Group talks about the SCO vs IBM court battle in this Wired News interview, saying they are trying to enforce their intellectual property without putting a hole in the head of the penguin. So why don’t you start identifying the offending Linux code so the community can start working on [...]
Mozilla Firebird 0.6.1 and Thunderbird 0.1
Published terribly early in the morning of July 30, 2003
Firebird, the next Mozilla browser, has just released version 0.6.1. It’s sibling Thunderbird, the standalone mail client, has also released milestone 0.1. More details at the Mozilla Foundation site.
Netscape is dead
Published in the early evening of July 16, 2003
The browser company that was once at the top of its game has closed its doors. MozillaZine as well as CNET News gives us the details on AOL‘s move to shutdown Netscape for good.
The Missing Future
Published around lunchtime of June 23, 2003
Very interesting thoughts on the future of software development and innovation.
Dead Microsoft Browsers
Published in the wee hours of June 15, 2003
After stopping further development of Windows Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft has announced that IE5/Mac would be the Mac’s last. It would have been easy to rejoice thinking there will be less browsers to worry about, but realizing that more people will be stuck with their current Microsoft browser only makes things seem a bit darker. [...]
Mozilla Firebird 0.6
Published in the wee hours of May 31, 2003
If by now you still haven’t heard about Mozilla Firebird, you ought to give it a try. Version 0.6 was released a few weeks ago, with several useful enhancements. And be sure to get some nifty themes and extensions, make it behave just the way you want it to. (Tip: Tabbrowser Extensions, TabScroller, Style Selector)
Open–Source Licenses
Published terribly early in the morning of May 21, 2003
Browsing through Open Source Initiative provided me a very good lesson on the values of free software, but still I couldn’t decide which among the listed open source licenses I should use if ever I create something worth sharing with the rest of the world. I don’t think I can afford to read every one [...]