All Posts Tagged With: "Software"

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Consciousness Today: the Illegal Download Question

One of the primary markers of consciousness is the awareness that no man is an island; we are not alone, such that most things we do will have an effect on someone else.
I vividly remember sitting in my apartment in college, high-speed internet included in the rent I shared with three other people. Napster blew [...]

12Mar2008 | gbevel | Comments | Continued
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the absolute best instant messenger - pidgin

you have instant messenger (IM). maybe it’s from yahoo. maybe it’s from aol. heck, you may even be on msn (eww). either way, it can be a pain having to switch in and out, back and forth between programs to talk to your giant fanbase. well, no longer.
pidgin (formerly called gaim) is an excellent application [...]

4Jun2007 | Fredric | Comments | Continued
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find new things. stumble.

i found the coolest web application a few weeks ago and i can say that it’s one of the best out there.
it’s called stumbeupon.
it acts as a little button in your web browser that allows you to find cool websites that you might not necessarily find on your own based on the interests you fill [...]

5Apr2007 | Fredric | Comments | Continued
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tech news 3/14: ‘free shaquanda cotton’ edition

thanks to everyone who has commented and posted on their blogs about this disturbing story regarding a wrongfully imprisoned 14-year old girl in texas. don’t forget to contact the governor and tavis smiley and tom joyner!

i missed last week regarding the tech news, so i hope you enjoy this edition.
buzzing across the news wire are [...]

14Mar2007 | Fredric | Comments | Continued
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tech news 3/1: “yay for the redesign!” edition

if you can’t tell, i’m really excited about the new ybpguide.com redesign. i’ve been mulling over which blog editor to go with as well as the colors and layout i wanted. for all the readers that are using wordpress, we decided to go with the cutline 1.1 theme.
i also want to give a big HAPPY [...]

1Mar2007 | Fredric | Comments | Continued
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clean crap from your pc…

i recently was told that my some of my advice is a little….convoluted. well, i say no pain, no gain! besides, sometimes all the goodies take a little bit of mental finésse to achieve the wonder. this tip, however, is not one of those.
as a ybp, your laptop is your best friend. you’re either on [...]

31Oct2006 | Fredric | Comments | Continued
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be more productive…

being a ybp is all about not only staying on top of your game, but actually being ready to change the game when opportunity arises. i wanted to hit you guys off with a few tips and tricks, hardware and software related, that’s gonna give you a leg up in the corporate hustle.
first off, get [...]

17Oct2006 | Fredric | Comments | Continued