Daily Archives: Thursday, 3rd July, 2008

Richard Stallman on Bill Gates

Thursday, 3rd July, 2008 – 14:04

The BBC have an article from Richard Stallman, (he of the Free Software Foundation), regarding Bill Gates recent departure from Microsoft. As with all of Stallmans articles, it’s a pitch for freedom of software. The article is released under a Creative Commons NoDerivs license, read it in full below the fold.

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Bertie’s On The Web

Thursday, 3rd July, 2008 – 13:40

Bertie has launched his own personal website. The site contains an absolutely wonderful biography of the man:

“a defining moment in Irish history was the successful negotiation by Bertie Ahern and Tony Blair of the Good Friday Agreement between the British and Irish Governments and the political parties in Northern Ireland in April 1998.”

and

“On the wider [...]

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Using Safari to Add Digital Radio to the Dashboard

Thursday, 3rd July, 2008 – 13:18

While Firefox is my browser of choice, Safari does have one feature that makes it a great choice on a Mac - the ability to add webclips to the Dashboard.

I posted recently about RTE’s new digital radio stations that are now available on-line. Using Safari it’s now possible to load the radio station in your [...]

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First Five Minutes of Batman: Dark Knight

Thursday, 3rd July, 2008 – 00:19

It’s not on general release in the cinema yet, but it is on the net.

Batman: Dark Kight

UPDATE: It didn’t take long - the clip has been removed. Looks like you’ll just have to watch it in the cinema!

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