I can haz themez?

As of now gmail offers themes.
Go to your settings, choose the themes tab and enjoy.
PS: w00t!!! inbox empty!

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chrome is the best

Chrome is the best browser out there.
Yes, I do seriously mean it! No, it’s technically not the best, nor in form and looks, nor in functionality.
After test driving it I can call a list of great stuff:

blazing fast, especially in javascript rich pages [and spawns processes like there is no tomorrow]
it feels lightweight [on a [...]

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chrome!

Chrome it is!
I just downloaded it and tried to run it with this disappointing message:
The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000005). Click on OK to terminate the application.
Some googling around brought me to this blog that had all links neatly ordered.
Seems the problem exists for users of Symantec Endpoint Protection (aptly abbreviated SEP).
Even without this [...]

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chrome?

Seems another competitor is about to enter the arena …

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foofu goes ff3

In support of the attempt to get a download record, I downloaded the newest version of Firefox after a few hours waiting to reach the servers.
I wonder what the impact of Mozilla’s downtime will be on the record attempt.
Right now I am one of the 17000+ downloads in Belgium alone and the counter is on [...]

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the presentation paradox

On googleblogoscoped today:
a perfect explanation of why the good interfaces rarely make it and about the design by commitee that ruins it all.
Read on!

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microsoft still deemed monopoly

Yesterday judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly extended with two more years to oversight of Microsoft due to its non-compliance to the 2002 settlement on anti-trust charges.
While the filing states originally asked for oversight untill 2012, the judge leaves open the option to extend it beyond 2009.
(via The Register)

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icanhascolrz

Since today a lot of Gmail users report that they have color to add to their labels and so do I.
Although not extremely important, it gives more visibility to your mails. All GTD fans can start drooling even more over Gmail as the ultimate GTD tool, even without the BetterGmail scripts of the Lifehackers.

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Boing Boing TV

As of today you can also enjoy Boing Boing in online TV format. They promise us small TV chunks every workday. First one can be found here.

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no, not your windows!

Since about a few hours Microsoft’s WGA (Windows Genuine Advantage) Servers are down. As a result any XP or Vista install that tries to connect to this server doesn’t get a valid response and hence assumes the install is illegal.
Even if you previously did validate as a genuine Windows install, it will now claim your [...]

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game, set, match

Finally there is a breakthrough in the whole SCO debacle.
On friday the judge slashed all SCO’s hope on any further wins.
According to the judge they do not own the copyright to Unix.
So from now on they will see an avalanche pf problems coming their way:

SCO vs. IBM : they have no leg to stand on [...]

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inbox zero

Merlin Mann of 43folders recently had a session at Google to explain his “Inbox Zero” method. This builds on the basics of David Allen’s “Getting Things Done” but shows a more straight forward approach open to anyone, instantly.
Now the Google folks also posted the video of the session online (first 30 minutes are Merlin’s speech, [...]

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webthreedotzero

First coined at the end of 2005, when even web 2.0 was still a strange sounding name for the new web to come, web 3.0 now really starts to appear in real life and in more manifest forms.
Although I agree we now only see the power of web 2.0 unleashing it’s full potential, web 3.0 [...]

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sunday breakfast tunes – lots of fm

Lately I’ve been listening a lot to fm radio (after I got this Elgato TV thinghy) and hence not so much scobbling going on towards last.fm (also because I can’t get to upload my iPod played tracks history to last.fm).
So instead of one specific band : here’s my last.fm page.

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i can has codez

Now you can also code in LOLCODE!
With it’s own series of compilers, interpreters and translators, as well as syntax highlightingit’s own syntax.
An example :
HAI
CAN HAS STDIO?
PLZ OPEN FILE “LOLCATS.TXT”?
AWSUM THX
VISIBLE FILE
O NOES
INVISIBLE “ERROR!”
KTHXBYE

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