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Meebo Rooms on an Old Machine
16.May.07 | 6 Comments
I think Peter nailed it in his comment: Meebo rooms just aren’t doing much for me beyond a feeling of clutter.
They’re not doing much for my old P2 laptop that I use for IM and light browsing either! That poor little CPU seems to be working harder.
From a technology perspective, I guess they’re [...]
Meebo has “rooms”
14.May.07 | 3 Comments
If you’re a meebo user, go have a look. I’m seeing “rooms” across the bottom of the page. Featured room right now appears to be for Simpsons fans. There are other featured rooms listed, along with the ability to search or create your own.
Entering a room, it appears to have some media [...]
Pidgin 2.0 Rocks
11.May.07 | 3 Comments
The universal IM client known as GAIM became Pidgin last month after settling an issue with AOL. The 2.0.0 release was announced earlier this month. This week, I started using it to see what’s up.
It rocks. I think it leaves the 2.0 betas in the dust too. The general feel and overall polish is [...]
More on Browsers - now with JavaScript wrinkles
14.Apr.07 | Leave a Comment
I’ve been pondering my browser usage lately, especially as it may (or may not) relate to excess CPU and Memory usage that seems to crop up over time. [some back-story]
One thing that’s really starting to bubble up is how much my favorite sites rely on JavaScript. And how long those sites sit in a tab [...]
Opera 9.20
28.Mar.07 | 5 Comments
Opera 9.20 beta is now generally available at the Opera Labs. I’ve played with it for less than an hour and might just be in love with this new “speed dial” feature.
Speed dial is a slick way to manage and access 1-9 sites that you most frequently use. Open a new tab [...]
Haven’t tried it with SP3 here. My...