Category: Software

  • Are all browsers just betas?

    Last week, I commented that I think the release version of Internet Explorer 7 should still be regarded as a beta. I’ll be commenting more on that in today’s episode of the FIR podcast. But what about Firefox 2, released…

  • Is IE7 really ready for prime time?

    Like many people, I’ve upgraded my copy of Internet Explorer to the latest version 7 for Windows XP released last week. My update happened automatically via Microsoft Update. I’ve been using the various betas for a while so I didn’t expect…

  • Free SkypeOut calls to UK landlines

    If you use the Skype internet phone service and you’re in the UK, take advantage of this cool promotion Skype announced yesterday where you can make free SkypeOut calls to UK landline numbers for six months: […] During the six months…

  • FeedDemon 2.1 beta adds more user benefits

    A new beta version of the popular FeedDemon RSS aggregator for Windows is now available. Below are details of what’s in this beta which will make it into the final release version once the testing is over and done with.…

  • More small steps to combat content theft

    It’s growing at an alarming rate and there doesn’t seem to be any way to effectively stop it. I’m talking about content theft, the practice of some people who scrape your content from your blog or website and then republish…