Year: 2004

Switch to Firefox

There are still a lot of people who use Microsoft Internet Explorer. If you are trying to convince them to give Mozilla Firefox a try, then it might be a good idea to point them to www.switch2firefox.com . Everything they need to know is conveniently gathered in one place. There are both theory, in terms of happy customer reviews and lists of reasons to switch, and practice in the way of direct links for downloading Firefox and all the vital plugins, such as Macromedia Flash and Shockwave, Java, etc.

This site covers Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris.

Wayback Machine of Internet Archive

While looking for some new stuff to post, I was reminded that sometimes “new” is just “forgotten old”. So looked around for something that was forgotten and remembered the Wayback Machine of Internet Archive. The Wayback Machine allows one to browse through a sight as it was at some moment in time. For example, here are few old versions of http://www.leonid.maks.net just to make you feel a bit nostalgetic.

Check your favourite sites. There are few that do still remain the same though (or almost the same); and Slashdot is one of them.

Some more Vim tips

It doesn’t matter how long you use Vim, you still don’t know all of it. But you still wish to know all of it. So, here is a link to yet another guy who is learning and wants to learn. He offers some of his knowledge too.

In his own words:

David Rayner (zzapper) 15 Years of Vi + 3 years of Vim and still learning

Bombs from Berkeley

Many people both in USA and outside are trying to convince the general American public that the “war against terrorism” is as stupid as it gets, especially when it goes on in Iraq. Many people use many different methods. Here is yet another way with a couple of pictures.

If you are afraid to click the link because of bloody scenes – don’t. There aren’t any. Pictures are suitable even for the younger ones of the “antiterrorist” public.

Gone in Sixty Seconds

“Gone in Sixty Seconds” was on TV. I had to leave before the end to go to work, but I remember it pretty well from the time when I saw it in the cinema.

It’s a nice crime and action film, which lacks crime and action. It’s a film about great cars and their steallers, but there are not so many car chases and exciting driving. Pity.

Many famous people play in there – Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie, Delroy Lindo, Robert Duvall,Vinnie Jones and few others. All this film lacks is some action and spice in the dialogs. Even Cage stayed away from his usual dramatic senbernar look (also known as Silvester Stallone look). It’s a pity when so little separates an averagely good film from a category killer.

6/10.