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MySpace Vs Facebook
Social networking websites MySpace and Facebook are increasingly splitting along class lines, according to a US academic.
The sites, which allow users to make friends and share pictures and information about themselves, have become two of the most popular destinations on the internet. But Danah Boyd, a researcher at the University of California, says their populations [...]
WordPress Update
Just in case you’re not aware, or you missed it on your dashboard, if you’re running a self-hosted WordPpress blog, there’s a nice new shiny update out right now, just for you. You can download it right here
It’s got the usual bug fixes and security stuff, and you can read all about it at the [...]
Askimet
I would imagine that most everyone that has a blog these days would have installed Askimet. It’s such a great little tool for stopping all that inane comment spam. It’s also free for personal use, which probably covers most blogs - unless you’re making over $500 a month from the blog says Askimet. (If only [...]
Music, Music, Music…. well and other audio too!
Do you have hundreds or thousands of mp3 audio files? I know I do. I’ve got all my personal CDs ripped over the years, as well as a whole load of vinyl too. Then there are the podcasts that I just can’t bring myself to delete.
How do you keep track (excuse the pun) of it? [...]
Ubuntu 7.04
As you may have read in a recent post here on The Eye, I’ve installed Ubuntu 7.04 on a couple of machines here; a desktop and a laptop.
So far I’m pleased with it, and found it much easier to maintain and update than my previous Linux Distro, which was Fedora Core 6.
It’s been announced [...]
