Xmouse on Windows 7

Being an avid Linux user, I have come to “need” Xmouse functionality in my daily battles on the desktop (hmm.. that sounds like I could be describing something else, but I’m not). Simply put, Xmouse lets you shift input focus from one window to another …

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Zortech C++ 3.1 for OS/2

The Zortech C/C++ compiler was truly awesome when it first appeared, and it got better. When it was released for the OS/2 operating system, it was a welcome addition to the rather “skinny” collection of development tools available for that environment at the time.

Netgear EVA9150 Digital Entertainer Elite

I was just about to go ahead and order my Popcorn Hour C-200 when I ran into the EVA9150 from Netgear. And I’m happy I did. I had been keeping an eye on the Popcorn Hour since the first revision came out, and later the …

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Fixing /tmp sillyness in WordPress

Something that has annoyed me for quite some time with WordPress is its inability to figure out which temporary path to use when installing new themes and plugins, as well as when you upgrade WordPress itself. On most servers where I use WordPress, the “global …

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How to f*ck up a great idea (disconnectivity)

For a number of reasons, I have Telia’s “mobile broadband” service for my laptop (or netbook); it works as it should, and apart from being too slow, I have no issues with the technical delivery. Mobile connectivity, however, is so much more than a “broadband …

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FidoNet Nodelist, October 3 1986

Region 20, in 1986 🙂 Region,20,Sweden,S,Mats_Knuts,46-40-54-9189,2400,!#CT1/2/3/4 ; Host,501,Sweden,Malmoe_Sweden,Mats_Knuts,46-40-54-9189,2400,!#CT1/2/3/4 Pvt,4601,Day_Rainbow,Karlstad_Sweden,Conny_Jonsson,-Unpublished-,1200,#CT3 ,4602,Sun_City_Fido,Karlstad_Sweden,Lennart_Svensson,46-54-16-6988,300,!CT1/2 ,4603,ATL,Lidkoeping_Sweden,Carl_Nordin,46-510-2-0409,300,*CT1/2 ,4604,Yellow_PC,Stockholm_Sweden,Lennart_Eliasson,46-8-760-3312,300,CT1 Pvt,4605,Bell_annex,Karlstad_Sweden,Lennart_Svensson,-Unpublished-,1200,!B1/2:RE ,4606,PathFinder,Huskvarna_Sweden,Haakan_Bohman,46-36-13-0575,300,*CT1 ,4607,South_Swedish_Fido,Malmoe_Sweden,Mats_Knuts,46-40-54-9189,2400,!#CT1/2/3/4 ,4608,Fido_Candator,Karlstad_Sweden,Morgan_Holt,46-54-15-0529,2400,!#CT1/2/3/4 ,4609,Future_Hacker_Central,Stockholm_Sweden,Joaquim_Homrighausen,46-8-726-2550,300,*CT1 ,4610,The_Garfield_Base,Gothenburg_Sweden,Rune_Kennborn,46-31-26-6617,300,*CT1/2 ,4611,Discovery,Gothenburg_Sweden,Jimmy_Dahlqvist,46-31-47-7011,300,*CT1/2 Pvt,4699,The_hole_in_the_wall,Malmoe_Sweden,Bjoern_Nilsson,-Unpublished-,2400,#CT1/3/4:RE This file is also available at: www.textfiles.com/fidonet-on-the-internet/n1986/nodelist.276

FrontDoor announcement in FidoNews 1986

Fidonews Page 5 6 Oct 1986 By Joaquim Homrighausen Sysop at Future Hacker Central 501/4609 September 24th, 1986 at 10:25 pm. A couple of weeks ago I just ran into a problem with my own FIDO. It was a user who couldn’t figure out that …

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AVG 9.0 has been released / AVG 9.0 är här!

Essential protection that won’t get in your way If you use your computer every day, you need protection that’s always there, constantly keeping you safe. With AVG Anti-Virus, you get hassle-free protection against today’s most sophisticated threats, online and offline. AVG Anti-Virus includes our unique …

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The Samsung N120 netbook

Netbooks have been up ‘n comers for a while now, and the markets is beginning to look both interesting and flooded at the same time. Some manufacturers are putting out new models before the previous model has been noticed by its intended audience. As with …

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Nokia 3110

A lovely “brick” from Nokia. Not too heavy, but fairly big and bulky. It still works! Surprisingly, today’s smartphones are approaching the weight and bulk of the Nokia 3110; of course, they feature somewhat more powerful components 🙂