This time of year makes me feel so warm and fuzzy. No, not the proximity to Christmas, I mean MacHeist Bonus Season!
Every year. MacHeist sends thousands of Mac users on a wild goose chase in an effort to win free software and also to get discounts on a fantastic bundle at the end of it, [...]
Posted By Malcolm Owen On November 9, 2009 at 11:05 am Comments Off
Posted By Malcolm Owen On August 13, 2009 at 10:56 am Comments Off
Yes, you’ve read that right. Microsoft have been ordered by a court to stop selling versions of MS Word because of patent infringement.
Within the next 60 days, Microsoft must either amend Word 2003 and 2007 in such a way to stop the infringement, or cease sales altogether.
The patent in question is owned by i4i, and [...]
Posted By Malcolm Owen On February 18, 2009 at 10:50 pm Comments Off
It’s that time of year again, and Macheist is already in full flow.
For those that don’t know, Macheist gives you the chance to pretend being an “elite hacker dude” by doing missions (like this now expired lockbox puzzle), using programs to decipher puzzles and reading funny content whilst doing so. As you take part, you [...]
Posted By Malcolm Owen On December 17, 2008 at 11:24 am Comments Off
One of the most major problems in the software market is that of piracy, and for the most part this has been dealt with quite badly. Over time, more and more copy protection systems have been put to work to stop unpaid software usage, whilst at the same time creating even more hoops for legitimate [...]
Posted By Malcolm Owen On June 23, 2008 at 11:45 am 1 COMMENT
Now, I’m the kind of guy that like the idea of being able to take my work with me wherever I go. Many of us that work on computers do, it’s a fact. However, there are many occasions where a laptop just won’t do. For example, if I’m visiting relatives and I know that the [...]
Keywords: Download, Firefox, Flash, GIMP, OpenOffice.Org, PortableApps, Software, Thumbdrive, USB
Posted By Malcolm Owen On June 20, 2008 at 1:09 pm Comments Off
From the great bods that do the Firefox thing…
Thanks to the support of the always amazing Mozilla community, we got more than 8 million Firefox 3 downloads in 24 hours. That’s more Firefox downloads than we’ve ever had in a single day — an impressive feat indeed!
From Spread Firefox Download Day 2008
Well done [...]
Posted By Malcolm Owen On June 17, 2008 at 11:29 pm Comments Off
The Web is all about innovation, and Firefox 3 sets the pace with dozens of new features, including the smart location bar, one-click bookmarking and blindingly fast performance
[From Firefox web browser | Faster, more secure, & customizable]
Yes, it’s time to download the Firefox 3 browser, and this time there’s an actual reason to do it [...]
