Thomas Upton

Monthly Archives: June 2005

iTunes 4.9… but no 30 GB iPod

June 28, 2005 at 08.53

iTunes 4.9 was released this morning. Something rather interesting that I noticed, however, was the lack of the 30 GB iPod in the online store. The 30 GB iPod Photo is still advertised on the main iTunes page, meaning that this happened only very recently. Could this mean that new iPods are set to come … (Continue reading →)

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Firefox Extensions

June 22, 2005 at 23.24

Adblock – It blocks ads. Really well. I use this site for all my filters. Instructions are in the directory at the top. Apparently, there is a new Adblock Plus in the works, but as of right now, it is not part of the official builds. The new version allows whitelisting of sites, but can … (Continue reading →)

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More RAM

June 13, 2005 at 23.49

I bought 1GB of RAM from newegg.com the other day, and the results it gives me are absolutely amazing. My Powerbook is so zippy and snappy that I’ll have to watch my fingers before they get caught. Ok, sorry! But I am excited! From 512MB to 1.25GB is quite a leap, and I can definitely … (Continue reading →)

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del.icio.us

June 13, 2005 at 23.25

I am a little late to the scene with this one, but to be honest, I had no idea what del.icio.us was. I did not understand the premise of the service, and I did not (at first) see what benefits it offered. I must have been blind. del.icio.us is a social bookmarking community. Buzzwords aside, … (Continue reading →)

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