Tag Archives: news

10,000 Firefox enthusiasts make history – Spread Firefox

Firefox is great, and now more people will be aware of it: 10,000 Firefox enthusiasts make history – Spread Firefox my name is in there too! BTW, I have to congratulate the spreadfirefox.com peoplr for organizing a really successful and … read more →

Blogger.com recommends firefox!

I forgot my blogger.com password, so I used the “forgot password” form to regain access to my account. The automated email I received said at the end: You could also try logging in/recovering your password from a different web browser … read more →

Google Software Downloads

InsideGoogle reports: Just like I first reported last month, Google has released all of its major free software as a single download, now available on the Google Software Downloads page. The programs included are Google Toolbar, Google Desktop Search, Picasa, … read more →

VA Software: Press Release: Microsoft Launches FlexWiki Open Source Project on SourceForge.net

VA Software: Press Release: Microsoft Launches FlexWiki Open Source Project on SourceForge.net This is so interesting! Does this mean that OSS is not evil? In any case, Microsoft releaseing code under CPL, an OSI-approved license is good news.

lilina v0.4 is out!

lilina v0.4 is out. A lot of UI improvments, users can collapse/expand distinct items now, and also add a persistant mark (resembling a bookmark in the traditional way) that will persist between sessions making it easier to keep track of … read more →

Two New Ways to Search Froogle Via SMS

searchenginewatch.com reports: “When Google launched their SMS-based search tool about a month ago you were only able to search the Froogle database by using a specific product name (Treo) or general product category (PDA). Today, the company added two new … read more →

Amazon releases web tools

amazon released “Simple Queue Service” and “Browse Node API”. Browse Node API is actually a new operation in Amazon E-Commerce Service. According to Amazon, it provides information pertaining to a Browse Node. Browse Nodes are product categories that Amazon creates … read more →

The WIRED CD

This is groundbreaking! An audio CD included in this month’s issue of the WIRED Magazine includes tracks from artists like Beastie Boys and David Byrne. What’s so interesting? All tracks are relased under a Creative Commons license that allows “noncommercial … read more →

Help get Firefox full-page ad in The New York Times!

spreadfirefox.com is organizing what could be the biggest promotion created and paid for by opensource community! read more →