http://www.techizr.com Techizr: Tech stuff Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:11:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I recently experienced this problem, that seemingly appeared from nowhere. Every time I navigated away from a youtube page, or closed a page or tab that was viewing a youtube video, Firefox would hang for a few seconds and they usually crash also. I tried updating Flash player to version 10, ... http://www.techizr.com/firefox/youtube-crashes-firefox-when-closing-a-tabwindow/ It's not exactly the same as the Lego I remember, but it's still pretty damn cool. It uses a light sensor to detect the colours of the squares, then flips and rotates the cube to solve the puzzle. It seems quite simple, yet the idea of using one arm to flip ... http://www.techizr.com/gadgets/solving-the-rubiks-cube-lego-has-come-a-long-way/ Crossover is basically WINE with a few patches and tweaks so you can run windows software on Linux or Mac OS, you can get a free copy from the crossover website (free key). This offer has been posted on ./ and digg, and the website has been truly crippled so it ... http://www.techizr.com/free-software/free-copy-of-crossover-1-day-only/ Stellarium allows you to visualise the stars and constellations and their movements. [caption id="attachment_317" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Stellarium sohwing constellations"][/caption] It's great if you want to go out on a clear night and look for the constellations, maybe you've noticed a flashing star some nights and wonder what it is? (probably Sirius) If you ... http://www.techizr.com/free-software/free-planitarium-software-stellarium/ What is it? A dynamically generated image that displays the approximate period of the sun/moon. Why would I want one? Because it works based on YOUR time zone, it will visually show your blog readers what your local time is, and it's kinda cute. How do I get one? Click here, enter the width you ... http://www.techizr.com/general/sundial-widget/ The most obvious change is that Mandriva now includes KDE4 as default, this means you get a new style desktop, a new file manager (dolphin) and desktop widgets (plasmoids). [caption id="attachment_249" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Mandriva Installation"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_250" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Mandriva 2009 KDE4 desktop"][/caption] Redesigned MCC Mandriva control centre has been given a facelift, and ... http://www.techizr.com/linux/mandriva-linux/mandriva-2009-released/ You know you're addicted to WoW when... [caption id="attachment_234" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Wow command centre - running 36 WoW accounts"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_239" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Wow army"][/caption] I thought WoW had run it's course by now, but I guess if you're spending $5711 per year on subscriptions, you're gonna want to get your moneys' worth. It ... http://www.techizr.com/games/gaming-serious-business/ Within a few days, the site should be on the new server, hopefully it should all go smoothly. If you see this, then we've landed! (new server). My new provider gives me more disk space, more bandwidth, but a few less features. Hopefully it will still be as fast as the previous ... http://www.techizr.com/general/techizr-is-moving-servers/ Most people probably know of FileZilla, one of the better free FTP clients. If like myself, you like to multitask and keep lots of windows in your taskbar, sometimes you just don't want to add a new window (more clutter). [caption id="attachment_218" align="aligncenter" width="128" caption="FireFTP logo"][/caption] FireFTP is a Firefox addon that ... http://www.techizr.com/firefox/free-ftp-client-fireftp/ Unique Visitors up Since I started using Entrecard just over a week ago, I've seen my daily unique visitors double to just over 100. Great? Well, not really. Only 50 people have clicked one of my 25 1-day adverts; on average 2 clicks per advert. [caption id="attachment_212" align="aligncenter" width="125" caption="Techizr Entrecard logo"][/caption] Nearly all ... http://www.techizr.com/internet/entrecard-is-it-worth-it/