Archive for October, 2006

Firefox 2 Impressions

October 28, 2006

I have been using the latest version (v-2) of Firefox and here are my impressions in brief:

Pages load quicker (especially images) than v-1.5
The default themes looks more sleek with some improvements in menu structure
Nifty built-in spell checker (handy for those who make a lot of typos like me)
Decent crash recovery solutions

Most of [...]

The Scribbler

October 24, 2006

Just draw or scribble anything you want and once you are done, press ‘Start Scribble’ and be amazed as The SCRIBBLER creates a generative illustration based on your drawing. You can also customize the SCRIBBLER with various settings to adjust the color, line etc…
The results can be quite surprising
Link: Zefrank.com

Stamford Bridge Rainbow

October 21, 2006

This picture was taken during the game between Chelsea and Portsmouth at Stamford Bridge. I just thought it looked beautiful.
I love rainbows, I think they’re awesome and they remind me of how great God is. I love just staring at them . Wish i could see it more often in Kuwait.
Source: BBC Sport

AVG Anti-Virus Scan

October 20, 2006

Here are some specs of the ‘Detailed complete scan’ done by AVG Anti-virus Pro 7.5

Total objects scanned: 198224 aprox. 51 GB
Time taken : 1 hour 20 minutes 54 seconds
Average CPU usage: 30%

Searching for domain names

October 19, 2006

This site does a real time check (as you type) of the availabilty of a url, like www.yourname.com /.net/ .info/.biz /.us
Its useful if you are thinking of registering a domain or even for surfing with keywords.
Link: PCNames

Chelsea FC 1 – 0 Barcelona

October 19, 2006

Well, what can I say, the match was fantastic. Mourinho said before the match that he expected the game to be more open than their previous encounters and that was indeed true .
At this point I must say, Kudos to Hilario, Chelsea’s third goalie (making his first competitive debut for Chelsea) with all [...]

Windows Live Mail Facelift

October 12, 2006

I just noticed that Windows Live Mail has a refreshed look. Not really sure which one I prefer, the old one was more simplistic but the new one packs in more info but the new one look does give it more of the Windows Live family design.
Good news is that this update [...]

Skillet – Comatose [Review]

October 12, 2006

Artist: Skillet
Album: Comatose
Year: 2006
Genre: Rock – Hard/ Orchestral/ Pop
I was thinking of posting a detailed review but Panheads (fans of skillet) has already posted one here and it describes the album well.
The amazing thing about Skillet is that they manage to change their style in every album. While their last album “Collide” [...]

Stamford Bridge Facelift

October 10, 2006

I wanted to see how Stamford Bridge looked after Adidas became the kit sponsor of Chelsea. These pics shows how the ‘umbro’ on the seats of Chelsea’s stadium has been replaced by ‘adidas’.
Link: ChelseaFC.com

Browser based Messenger Service

October 4, 2006

If you ever run into some problems on your PC with the messaging softwares of different vendors such as Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, Gtalk , AIM etc… then i would recommend using Meebo.
Meebo is a browser based messenger and allows you to connect to WL Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, AIM… at the same time without [...]