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Entrecard Rant: 1200+ Words on EC RumorsEntrecard Rant: 1200+ Words on EC Rumors

I know I have been posting a lot about Entrecard recently, so I apologize to the nerds who come here seeking green info or anything about the recent Star Trek movie.

Anyway, this is mostly a rant about Entrecard. Alright, so it is about members of Entrecard or rather, ex-members who are obsessed about the service.

These ex-members are obsessed with Entrecard. Why? Because they enjoyed it-even if they don’t wish to admit it. Many of these ex-members left Entrecard because they were banned. They were banned for spamming, for spreading false rumors about the system, or for simply speaking ill will against the program in a non-constructive way.

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Written on May 5, 2009 | Delicious | Stumble

Entrecard Special: Speeding up Firefox for Faster BrowsingEntrecard Special: Speeding up Firefox for Faster Browsing

After the post on how to fix the Entrecard toolbar bleeding, I received a comment from Jan asking how she can get Firefox to not take forever to load the tabs.

The reason why Firefox takes a long time to load several tabs is due to the Firefox team configuring the browser for ‘normal’ use. Normal use does not mean loading several tabs at once, nor does it mean zipping through web pages as fast as possible, having a broadband connection, or even having a ton of RAM to spare.

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Written on May 4, 2009 | Delicious | Stumble

Fixing the EC Toolbar: No More Bleeding!

This has been one of the most frequently requested ‘features’ of the Entrecard toolbar. Basically, the Entrecard toolbar ‘bleeds’ by still displaying some text when turned off. Until now, the requests have gone unanswered. But, today is your lucky day. If you follow these directions you can fix the problem and have no more bleeding!

This should work for all versions of the toolbar, but has only been tested on the non-beta version.

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Written on May 1, 2009 | Delicious | Stumble

Five Ubuntu Vector WallpapersFive Ubuntu Vector Wallpapers

I’ve been messing around with Inkscape the past few days and decided to share a few backgrounds with you guys. I first used Inkscape in its very early stages and decided it wasn’t quite ready for prime-time. However, after reading several promising reviews I decided to give it another try.

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Written on May 1, 2009 | Delicious | Stumble