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My XP Desktop

Posted by: Danny on: October 5, 2008

Here is my XP Desktop. The dock program is ObjectDock Plus.
 
If you want any more details, then comment below and I will answer.
 

Why Linux isn’t the best option for me

Posted by: Danny on: September 21, 2008

Linux, specifically Ubuntu, is a brilliant operating system. I’ve used quite a few distributions of Linux. Including:

Ubuntu
Kubuntu
OpenSuse
DSL (Damn Small Linux)
Knoppix

And more.
As you can see, by my old posts, showing shots of my Ubuntu Desktop, I have tried to use Linux as my main operating system. Yes, for some people, it does work. But, there are [...]

My top 5 addon’s for firefox

Posted by: Danny on: September 21, 2008

Here are the 5 best addon’s that I find useful. These may not be what everyone thinks. Its just what I use.

Remember The Milk Addon for Gmail – This addon gives users the usability of both Gmail and RTM (Remember The Milk). All you have to do is go onto Gmail, and you see all [...]

Why My Next PC May be A Mac

Posted by: Danny on: September 21, 2008

I’ve never used a Mac, I have never seen the operating system in real life. But, over the last couple of years, Mac OS X has gained a lot of hype. This may have something to do with Windows Vista, and Microsoft losing trust with its consumers. While this has happened, Apple have been making [...]

Are you reliant on the Internet?

Posted by: Danny on: September 21, 2008

Right now, I am typing this using Windows Live Writer, as my land line and broadband Internet are down. I, like many people, are reliant on the Internet. This outage, is a eye opener.
I use a lot of web applications in my daily life, including Google Mail, Google Reader, Remember The Milk, Skype and Windows [...]

Cuil – A First Look

Posted by: Danny on: August 13, 2008

About a week ago, I came across a BBC News article. This got my attention as it was called “Search site aims to rival Google”.

So, after reading this, I decided to check it out. I decided to search for “Techy Dan”. And, while looking at the results, I did find some relevant things, like some [...]

When people want to try out linux, ontop of their windows partition, they usually dual boot. Here are some tips to do BEFORE you install Ubuntu.

Backup, backup, BACKUP – I cannot stress how much you need to realise that they may be a error when installing. Backup your data to a seperate hard drive, flash [...]