Entries from February 2009

February 25, 2009

Apple: Can I run Safari4 and Safari3 side by side?

I know that Safari 4 was just released, but I couldn’t stop wondering if there is any way I can try it out without having to give up my stable Safari 3. So, is there a way to run Safari4 and Safari3 side by side or is there a portable Safari?

While I don’t know the [...]

February 24, 2009

Python and Text Processing

During the Christmas vacation, I’ve played some more with Python as I really like its simplicity and consistency (as a side note I really wish other languages would have the same level of consistency).

I’ve put together a short list of Python resources for text processing. While, I haven’t used all of them, in most cases [...]

February 7, 2009

Google Desktop Breaking Privacy and More ‘Good’ Things about Google

Google and Privacy

This last week, I’ve decided to install Google Desktop for Mac, as I wasn’t very satisfied with how my PDFs are indexed by Spotlight and/or Yep.

While, so far I’m pretty happy with the way Google Desktop has indexed my PDFs, I have noticed one thing that makes me feel completely unsecure about Google [...]

February 1, 2009

Update on Commenting Services Face-off

After my post on the 4 commenting services Commenting Services Face to Face: Disqus vs IntenseDebate vs JS-Kit vs SezWho, I have started to receive back a lot of feedback. I’d like to thank all the people that took their time to go through the article and send me their feedback.

Based on this feedback, I [...]