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Web Applications: The Wave of the Future

Posted on November 1, 2006 by Michael Koby

These days it seems that everything is online. Your email is online, your contacts are online, and even your important conversations, most likely are happening, you guessed it, online. But something else has come out of the this desire to … Continue reading →

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Firefox 2.0 Tweaks

Posted on October 26, 2006 by Michael Koby

Earlier this week Mozilla released the long awaited update to their popular Firefox browser. Now at version 2.0, the browser has gotten better and it continues to improve. With a new release comes the various news articles promoting the release … Continue reading →

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Building Your Digital Music Library (Part 2 of 2)

Posted on October 25, 2006 by Michael Koby

This week we continue our discussion on building your digital music library. This would be the second part of a two part series. Part 1 can be found here. In Part One we focused on how to get your music … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Releases Windows Defender Final

Posted on October 24, 2006 by Michael Koby

Today, Microsoft released the final version of Windows Defender, their spyware protection and removal tool. Available now in 32 and 64-bit versions Windows Defender is a free download (WGA verification needed) that also comes with 2 support tickets so you … Continue reading →

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I Want One (New MacBook Pro)

Posted on October 24, 2006 by Michael Koby

Today Apple released an update to it’s MacBook Pro laptop line. The MacBook Pro is the prosumer version of Apple’s laptop line that also includes the MacBook (replacement for the iBook). The specs on the cheapest MacBook Pro are 2.16Ghz … Continue reading →

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Open Source Software and Why I Use It

Posted on October 23, 2006 by Michael Koby

Open Source Software, a phrase that excites many while terrifying others. Some companies hate it, some even loathe it, while there are others who have embraced it. My wife often asks why we use certain programs like Open Office or … Continue reading →

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