Why You Should Completely Ignore Alexa Stats

Seeded on Wed Mar 7, 2007 9:22 PM EST ()

Alexa is a serviced owned by Amazon that provides website traffic statistics based on information collected from web surfers with the Alexa toolbar installed.

technology, alexa, stats, website, ranking, tech

Why I'm More Productive on a Mac

Sat Jun 3, 2006 5:30 PM EDT

This article was originally published on PaulStamatiou.com with screenshots galore.

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technology, tech, apple, os, windows, os-x, productivity, gtd

HOW TO: Start Blogging

Mon May 15, 2006 11:34 PM EDT

This article was originally published on PaulStamatiou.com. Please visit the original article for easier readability.

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technology, tech, dns, blogging, DIY, domain-name, howto

CSS Reboot Spring 2006

Seeded on Mon May 1, 2006 4:42 PM EDT (cssreboot.com)

The May 1st CSS Reboot has launched! Go and vote for the coolest looking sites.

technology, tech, blog, web, web-design, css, photoshop, graphics

What's Happening in Atlanta?

Mon Apr 17, 2006 11:27 AM EDT

I got out of HIST2112 at 10:54am this morning, only to hear a roar in the sky and look up to see three helicopters hovering close to each other above campus (near I-75/I-85) with a fourth, different looking military-type heli whirring around in the vicinity.

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atlanta, news, helicopter, georgia-tech, us-news, i-75, i-85

Boot Camp Installation Tips

Wed Apr 12, 2006 6:15 PM EDT

Last night, I finally got Apple's Boot Camp to work properly and dual-boot Windows XP SP2 Professional on my Intel Mac Mini. I ran into a few problems at first so I'll go through my whole experience so that the same things don't happen to you.

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technology, microsoft, apple, intel, boot-camp, windows, os-x, dual-boot, windowsxp, macmini

Why Microsoft's Windows Live Messenger Won't Succeed

Seeded on Tue Apr 4, 2006 3:14 PM EDT (paulstamatiou.com)

On the way to class yesterday, I noticed a few tents setup on one of the busier walkways in the middle of campus. It was none other than the TechKnowOverload tour, featuring several companies trying to reach college students, including Microsoft, Nvidia and Asus.

technology, tech, microsoft, beta, im, live, windows, vista, messenger, windows-live

Intel Merom CPU Works in Intel Mac Mini

Seeded on Thu Mar 30, 2006 2:07 AM EST (gomeler.com)

Forget Core Solo to Core Duo upgrades on your Mac Mini. It is now possible to put Intel's new Merom mobile processor into the Mac Mini, offering at minimum a 19% improvement per clock. While Merom is still months away, this news is nonetheless exciting.

technology, tech, apple, intel, mac-mini, core-duo, merom

Leopard + Core Duo T2700 = Match Made in Heaven

Wed Mar 29, 2006 1:50 PM EST

As recently discovered by a Newsvine seed, Apple Computer has recently joined the ranks of BAPCo, the Windows benchmarking consortium.

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technology, tech, apple, intel, mac, leopard, duo, os-x, core, dual-core

Intel Mac Mini CPU is Upgradable

Seeded on Thu Mar 2, 2006 3:01 PM EST (paulstamatiou.com)

It seems like everyone has received their Intel Mac Minis today and posted tons of pictures on the internet. But what I talk about is Apple's decision to include a socketed processor. This holds HUGE implications.

technology, tech, apple, news, intel, mac-mini, core-duo, core-solo

5 Steps to Getting that Flickr Group off the Ground

Fri Feb 24, 2006 7:38 PM EST

Flickr is everyone's favorite online photo-sharing service. It may be beta, but it has more than enough features to rival many other photo-sharing services in their final state. One of these features is groups, which allow you to share photos and discussions with people.

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technology, tech, DIY, flickr, mint, howto, how-to, flickr-group, 5-steps

Review: Transmit 3.5

Seeded on Sat Feb 18, 2006 7:56 PM EST (paulstamatiou.com)

Panic Inc.'s tremendously popular Transmit FTP application has recently hit version 3.5 and brings some serious new features to the table. Take a look at this comprehensive review to see learn more about features like synchronization and edit it whatever and how to use them.

technology, review, tech, apple, software, panic, os-x, ftp, transmit

Gtalk in Gmail, A Critique

Thu Feb 9, 2006 7:34 PM EST

Now you can talk in Google Talk all within your browser. Earlier in the week Google enabled a feature allowing you to save Gtalk conversation directly to your Gmail account. Now you can instant message from it as well.

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google, technology, tech, email, software, gmail, gtalk

When will Newsvine be PDA friendly?

Thu Feb 9, 2006 6:35 PM EST

I'm a busy guy. My PDA helps keep me connected around the Wi-Fi drenched campus, whether it be checking my email, keeping tabs on my website, or the news.

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technology, tech, mobile, newsvine, digg, treo, pda

Songbird Review

Wed Feb 8, 2006 5:10 PM EST

Songbird was just released today, so I've voiced my opinions. Here we go, you can see the article in it's entirety with screenshots here.

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technology, music, tech, player, software, itunes, audio, firefox, mozilla, songbird

HOW TO: Annihilate Windows Spyware

Tue Feb 7, 2006 9:55 PM EST

Nobody likes spyware, especially when it doesn't go away with traditional methods. Spyware uses precious system resources to carry out dirty system activities and decrease your computer's performance noticeably.

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technology, spyware, microsoft, software, internet-explorer, malware, adware, adaware

30 Boxes Beta Goes Live

Seeded on Mon Feb 6, 2006 12:28 AM EST (paulstamatiou.com)

30 Boxes, an online calendar project created by 83 Degrees, has just gone into a live beta. 30 Boxes isn't your average online calendar; it adds social networking into the mix. Go get an account!

rss, technology, web-2-0, tech, calendar, beta, 30-boxes

HOW TO: Setup Gregarius RSS Aggregator

Seeded on Thu Feb 2, 2006 7:37 PM EST (paulstamatiou.com)

A quick how to for installing the popular Gregarius RSS Aggregator on your website. Gregarius provides a great platform for a public RSS aggregator, such as this tech news-based one.

rss, technology, tech, DIY, php, css, tutorial, howto, how-to, mysql

Driver Bug Kills Intel Core Duo Battery Life

Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2006 2:29 AM EST (paulstamatiou.com)

A bug in a Microsoft ACPI driver can rob your new Intel Core Duo powered notebook of an hour or more of battery life!

technology, tech, bug, intel, driver, hardware, usb, dual-core, core-duo

Customizing K2: Part 3

Seeded on Sat Jan 21, 2006 8:25 PM EST (paulstamatiou.com)

The 3rd installment of the advanced K2 Customization Tutorials by Paul Stamatiou. It covers PHP conditionals, acheiving a sidebarless design, stylizing your flickrRSS photos, Social Bookmarking quick links, a super footer and much more.

technology, tech, php, css, wordpress, mysql

802.11n Approved, Wi-Max Coming

Seeded on Sat Jan 21, 2006 7:06 PM EST (paulstamatiou.com)

802.11n has just been approved and progress with the upcoming Wi-Max wireless broadband technology has been made.

entertainment, tech, wireless, wifi

Windows Vienna follows Vista

Seeded on Thu Jan 19, 2006 2:12 AM EST (paulstamatiou.com)

Windows Vienna is the codename for the operating system that comes after Microsoft's Windows Vista. I'm not yet sure why Microsoft is worrying about the OS after Vista, when Vista isn't anywhere near getting out the door.

technology, tech, vienna, microsoft, windows, vista, operating-system, scoble

Web Standards Quiz - Test Your Knowledge of CSS, XHTML, AJAX...

Seeded on Mon Jan 16, 2006 8:29 PM EST (khmerang.com)

Take the Web Standards Quiz and see where you rank compared the the pro's! I did a 20/20 @ 1:15 and I there are still a good five people that did it faster than me. Post your scores here if you don't hit up the Hall of Fame page.

technology, tech, ajax, quiz, css, web-standards, xhtml

It's True: Adobe Lightroom, The Aperture Killer

Seeded on Mon Jan 9, 2006 10:17 PM EST (paulstamatiou.com)

At MacWorld 2006 today, Adobe announced a new program called Lightroom that does what Aperture does in addition to more features, less-harse system requirements and a cheaper pricetag.

technology, tech, apple, software, adobe