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A short while ago I was opposing’s Microsoft’s outrageous claims about IE8 versus the other browsers. Now, I come back with an updated result on the ACID 3 W3C standards compliance test: (more…)

“Do you cling to the past … or can you see through the pain?” he did not remember where the question came from but now, as the assassin sat alone in the night with the fire being his only friend, it came back to haunt him. He prodded the fire back into flame, the bright eruption casting a strange dance of shadows all around him. His lips curled into a light smile, watching this strange game that light and shadow played near his bed roll and wondered about their nature … unwilling to give in to the question. (more…)

There comes a time in one’s life when one must answer difficult questions. If there is one thing I don’t like about Google’s Android operating system for mobile platforms is the fact that it forces me to answer tough questions.

One of these questions is which phone is better among the three? I’ve been pondering this for a while and I still have no definitive answer. Frankly, after weeks of research, I am only close to taking Motorola Milestone out of the race. I know many people out there will suggest I take out the Acer … but I won’t.

Now let me explain. (more…)

Although Google’s Android operating system was unveiled in 2007, it took over a year for the first Android device (the Motorola Droid high-end smartphone) to reach the market, in October 2008. By that time, the touchscreen euphoria started by Apple with its iPhone device, was peaking and gaining market share while giants like Nokia were sleeping. (more…)

I was looking around the information superhighway for some newer security test cases against the newest browsers and I came across this piece of information. Microsoft’s “get the facts” campaign is one of the poorest attempts at getting back its tarnished pride. Sure, sub-standard products like the Windows Millenium, Vista, IE6 and IE7 have done a great deal of harm, allowing the competition to get ahead.

Internet Explorer 6’s aging engine allowed Firefox and Opera to gain momentum while Windows Vista provided a kick for Apple OS X and Linux Ubuntu, the first one gaining 2% market share, jumping from 3% to 5% and well beyond. (more…)

So … I’m studying the Chinese language. As most non-chinese people can imagine, this is a pretty hard thing to do and the difficulty lies not only in the language itself, but also in the concept behind it and also in the recommended learning method. (more…)

Since this article was written, I have tried several products offered by some banks. Mainly, I got a first hand experience with the improved BCR 24 service from BCR bank as well as Raiffeisen’s service (Raiffeisen is the third bank I have current business with after BT and BCR). (more…)

The modern pagan calendar bears many differences from the various calendars of the old earth religions. The Celtic cultures, the norse cultures and the descendant germanic cultures all had their own variations and their true meaning and composition is unsure today, lacking credible sources.

However, the modern reenactments such as Wicca, have built their own calendar breathing new life and meaning into some old ideas. Here is basic pagan modern calendar along with the calendar’s festivals:

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Of all the movies I’ve seen recently, this one seems to be the most impressive and I can say it’s left definitive scars on me, probably because it came at the right time … allowing me to better understand the story. (more…)

I haven’t seen many films that would stir such mixed impressions as James Cameron’s Avatar. Reviews are terribly mixed even if the average impression leans towards positive. I guess the heavy advertising around the movie manage to create a wave of high expectations that were never truly and completely fulfilled. (more…)