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A simple trick to get Chrome working fast again

27 June 2015

There’s a lot of chatter on Lifehacker and Gizmodo about how Chrome sucks and how it’s bloated and slow and Firefox is so much better because nobody remembers how slow Firefox used to be. The thing is, every browser is slow when u are using it for a long time. And since we do a […]

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Replace stuff in XenForo forum post body

1 February 2015

XenForo is a forum software created by former VBulletin developers. If you have used Vbulletin 3.x and then upgraded to 4.x you know why there are a fair share of 3.x forums out there. XenForo is simple and better and is not trying to be more than a forum, as Vb does. Recently I’ve moved […]

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Microsoft Windows in 2014

2 February 2014

Got really bored and decided to reinstall my Windows7 on my HP Probook notebook. Fairly an easy operation, half an hour to install Windows, half an hour to install all other software and tweak it the way I like it. And while doing it I realized Windows is a piece of crap OS. It really […]

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Kingsoft Office Suite

18 October 2013

I had Office 2010 on my laptop for no good reason. All I needed to do was issue some invoices and do some presentations for the conferences I speak at. And Office always gave me trouble. Wanted to update all the time, lost file associations, crased and demanded the original disk to be inserted and […]

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The laptop fan and Microsoft’s approach

29 March 2013

I did some video conversion on my shiny new laptop with Windows 7, SSD and a i5 processor. I understood the processor load has gone to 100% and the fan was spinning like crazy. Half an hour after the conversion has stopped and i was only doing Chrome, the fan has not stopped his crazy […]

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Looking for a better video player for iPad

30 January 2012

I have some video files that MediaPlayer, my player of choice, does not like. It does not play AC3, he does not like some mov or some xvid files. I’ve tried CineXPlayer and ACEPlayer and they are even dumber. CineXPLayer shuts down when i click on a movie instead of playing it. ACEPlayer freezes when […]

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Removing WordPress version from header? Google has a problem with that

25 November 2011

Dear site owner or webmaster of http://zoso.ro/, Your site appears to be running an older version of WordPress. Google recommends that you update to the latest release. Older or unpatched software may be vulnerable to hacking or malware that can hurt your users. To download the latest release, visit the WordPress download page. If you […]

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The problem with Flash

12 November 2011

It’s not the CPU consumption. Not even close. It’s the faulty product. By the time you have red  these 20 words, a new Flash exploit has been found. And this is a fact. I don’t care about my phone battery, i care about occupying 100% of my processor after i have closed the tab on […]

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Enjoying a well-build computer

24 April 2010

I wish i said i am using my new macbook air, but i am not. I am enjoying my new sony vaio y series, the closest thing to a macbook. I really wanted to get one, i love the design, the simplicity, the features, but i couldn’t. The OS is too limited for my taste. […]

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the adobe-apple war, the short version

12 April 2010

Let’s perform a thought experiment. By the end of 2010, there will be more than 100 million iPhone OS devices (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad). You’re the webmeister at an important content site. The boss comes in and asks you why you’re not supporting the iPhone OS devices. ‘Our stuff is all Flash-based, chief, those guys […]

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