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Entries for September, 2008

The fastest download manager of all - Gigaget?

Every once in a while, you come across freeware so interesting, you wonder “Now why didn’t I know of that earlier?”
This was the case when I recently found out about the Gigaget download manager. It is free, easy to install, and simple to use. But that is not saying anything, until I get to the [...]

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Gaming graphics are gaining in reality, but where does it all end?

I just felt like losing a little steam from a very hectic day at my university… so I started roaming around GameSpot. What I found out is that Crysis Warhead is out, and it rocks.
Anyhow, that’s not the point. The point is that gaming graphics are getting rather advanced now. Using lesser and lesser power, [...]

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Statcounter vs. Google Analytics

Once upon a time, tracking a website’s visitors used to be a problematic task, possibly consisting of writing custom code, or otherwise trying to figure out the logs. The information was limited, at best, and resistant to analysis.
Then there came some web companies that allowed you to put a little script on your page, after [...]

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Where is TechDispenser?

As of today, typing “techdispenser.com” in the browser redirects to the IDG Tech Network site. What happened to TechDispenser? Is is dead? Down under?
Why has such a well trafficked site suddenly disappeared? I can only say that it may be something temporary, for the reasons of its disappearance are beyond me…
Update: TechDispenser has been scrapped

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Social Bookmarking links

The more observant of you may have noticed that the social bookmarking links at the bottom of each post have been evolving since day 1. What has actually been happening is that I have been trying to use different plugins, each of which works differently. The current one is offered by “Add to Any”, and [...]

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