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The BEST Damn Digital Cell Phone EVER!! HTC Touch Pro 2 that Runs Google Android

SeanMichael — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 23:47:09 +0000

A while back I bought an HTC Hero through Sprint and had tons of problems with it. After hundreds of phones calls with Sprint technical support(pull the battery and wait 30 seconds), I decided to mail the thing back and then I figured I’d try out the new HTC Touch Pro 2. What [...]

NetBeans is an Awesome Free & Open Source IDE for Java, PHP, JavaScript, & C/C++ for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, & Solaris.

SeanMichael — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:47:04 +0000

NetBeans is a free, open-source Integrated Development Environment, IDE, for software developers. You get all the tools you need to create professional desktop, enterprise, web, and mobile applications with the Java language, as well as C/C++, PHP, JavaScript, Groovy, and Ruby. It easy to install and use straight out of the box and runs on [...]

Chrome is Google’s First Free & Open Source Web Browser

SeanMichael — Mon, 04 May 2009 14:53:22 +0000

Google recently dropped a free and open source web browser for all of us to play with. Chrome was a built from the ground up by Google to incorporate all the best attributes of everyone’s favorite Internet activities. Even though its still in Beta, its a smooth and well refined tool for browsing the Internet. Since I am a complete Firefox freak, I found myself comparing Chrome to Firefox and I must say that I liked it very much.

DD-WRT Is Awesome FREE & OPEN SOURCE Linux Based Firmware That Will Turn Your Router Into a BEAST !!

SeanMichael — Sun, 03 May 2009 00:40:20 +0000

Q1:What is DD-WRT? A1:Read the title of this blog posting. JK…DD-WRT is free Linux-based firmware for several wireless routers, most notably the Linksys WRT54G (including the WRT54GL and WRT54GS). It is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2. Q2:Why would I want to upgrade my router’s stock firmware? A2:Because with DD-WRT firmware you can [...]

Easily Add A Mobile Version of Your Self Hosted Wordpress Blog for all Visitors That View Your WebSite from a Cell Phone or PDA With This Plugin – MobilePress

SeanMichael — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:11:58 +0000

If you’re running a Wordpress WeBlog, then you’re really going to want to have a mobile version available for people who visit your site using a PDA or Smart Phone. Although there are a couple of Wordpress Plugins available to accomplish this task , I believe that MobilePress is not only the most robust [...]

Songbird is a Cross Platform Free & Open Source Desktop Media Player Designed for the World Wide Web

SeanMichael — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:37:06 +0000

Songbird is an open-source customizable music player that is always under active development. Its is a new type media player, specifically designed with the future in mind. While most media players are still focusing on local music only, Songbird is currently looking to the constantly-changing landscape of the World Wide Web for guidance. What the crap does that mean? Simply put, Songbird allows you to ‘play’ the web. Instead of needing separate applications to search for, download, and listen to music, Songbird allows you to do it all from one simple program, with an astounding level of integration between the Web and your music.

FREE & Open Source Windows Based GPL Desktop Computer Virus Scanning Software

SeanMichael — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:32:39 +0000

ClamWin is a Free & Open Source Antivirus program for Microsoft Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/2003 and Vista. ClamWin Free Antivirus comes with an easy installer and open source code. You can download and use it absolutely free of charge. Some of ClamWin’s features are: High detection rates for viruses and spyware; Scanning Scheduler; Automatic downloads of regularly updated Virus [...]

PHPLIST is an Extremely Powerful Free & Open Source PHP Based Subscription Newsletter Manager For Your Website

SeanMichael — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:41:34 +0000

phplist is a FREE & OPEN SOURCE newsletter manager. Itis a one-way email announcement delivery system that is great for newsletters, publicity lists, notifications, and many other uses. Since it is both free & open source, its free to download, install and use, and its extremely easy to integrate with pretty much any [...]

Completely Free Ways to Check if Your Website’s HTML Web Pages are Compliant & Valid With W3 Standards

SeanMichael — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:23:30 +0000

The 2 best ways of validating your websites HTML or XHTML are to use the Validator at W3C.org or a Firefox addon[plugin] such as my favorite, Html Validator 0.8.5.2 by Marc Gueury. If you opt for using the Validator at W3C.org, you will visit their website and type in the URL of the webpage that you [...]

Mozilla Browser, FireFox Addon That Opens a New Tab Directly To Your Set Home Page Every Time You Request One !!

SeanMichael — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:17:22 +0000

New Tab Homepage v: 0.4 is a very simple tabbed browsing extension that loads your homepage whenever you open a new tab. If you have multiple homepages, the first one is chosen. This addon is meant to be a lightweight alternative to using Tab Mix, Tabbrowser Preferences or other tab browser extensions for this single feature. If [...]