Just a quick little tip, I happened by the Mobile Barcoder Firefox add-on the other day. It’s a Firefox add-on that generates QR Code barcodes for text or links, right in your browser. While my Droid3 has a full keyboard, sometimes I still want to quickly send links from …

At work, I use synergy to control two computers with the same mouse and keyboard. My main desktop (skynet) has two monitors - generally one for Firefox and one for my terminals - and my secondary machine (mithrandir), a third monitor on my desk, handles email and IM. The only real problem …

If you’re anything like me, you often find yourself working on multiple computers. Today I left a few tabs open in Firefox on my work laptop, and wanted to continue reading from my desktop. Normally I’d just grab the laptop, or RDP into it if it was my …

Update July 11, 2011 - I just found out that this post is heavily quote in an article on theinquirer.net about this issue. Luckily (I don’t know whether I made a difference or not, certainly CitiBank never contacted me back), citicards.com now works with Firefox on Linux. I …

As you may have noticed, some Firefox 3 buttons have popped up not only here on my blog, but also on my wiki. While adding the buttons to Blogger was a simple addition to the template, getting them in the sidebar of MediaWiki wasn’t exactly as easy (yeah, I …

Well, Firefox 3 is here. And it’s wonderful. I’ve had it running all day, and absolutely love it. I just got FFX 3 running on my laptop (my primary workstation). The memory management does appear to be better - nowhere near as much of a strain on the laptop …

Some links for today:

Microsoft’s new promised on interoperability, open standards. etc. - somewhat ironic given the Office Open XML debacle on “standards”. And Red Hat’s worries about it. (Ars Technica)

Groklaw’s lengthy analysis of the promises.

Pakistan removed from the Internet, causes global YouTube outage.

A Guardian …

Part 2 of today’s thoughts…

Blacklists, Blocking, Reverse-Validation - Yes, they have some uses. I use Daemon Synchronization in DenyHosts and plug-ins like Pyzor in SpamAssassin. However, I’ve also been the victim of blacklists, and the new Internet order, many times. There’s a conspiracy between ISPs - simply put …

When browsing through Digg this morning, I came by a story at PCpro UK entitled “Boycott ad-blocking Firefox, urges furious web designer“. This gentleman stated that, “Software that blocks all advertisement is an infringement of the rights of website owners and developers.”

While I don’t like giving press to …