Archive for October 10th, 2008
Firefox to get “porn mode” in 3.1
Friday, October 10, 2008 10:37 No CommentsTweet Firefox to get “porn mode” in 3.1 Mozilla has announced it will add a private browsing feature to Firefox, after just four years of debate. The development team announced last month it would be delaying the launch of version 3.1 in order to add additional features, as a reaction to the launch of Google [...]
Scary Weber starts Devil’s Trilogy at Geneva opera
Friday, October 10, 2008 10:35 No CommentsTweet Scary Weber starts Devil’s Trilogy at Geneva opera Geneva’s Grand Theater has kicked off an ambitious trilogy featuring diabolic themes in opera with a scary new production of Carl Maria von Weber’s Der Freischuetz. Over the next month Geneva will premiere new productions of Hector Berlioz’s Damnation of Faust and Jacques Offenbach’s Tales of [...]
Opera promises faster surfing with new browser
Friday, October 10, 2008 10:32 No CommentsTweet Opera promises faster surfing with new browser Techworld.com — Opera Software, which is battling hard for market share with Google’s Chrome, is promising users a faster surfing experience, an improved email client, and better browser-synchronisation capabilities, with the latest version of its browser launched this week. The Norwegian developer says that Opera 9.6 contains [...]
Two music lives better than one for conductor
Friday, October 10, 2008 10:28 No CommentsTweet Two music lives better than one for conductor Conducting may be the last bastion of male dominance in the classical music world, but its ramparts are being regularly, and often brilliantly, breached. Victoria Bond, who will conduct Chamber Opera Chicago performances of Samuel Barber’s “Vanessa” on Saturday and Oct. 17 and 19 at the [...]
No, It Is Not Web 2.0’s Fault–Not That It Matters When It’s Time to Move On
Friday, October 10, 2008 10:24 No CommentsTweet No, It Is Not Web 2.0’s Fault–Not That It Matters When It’s Time to Move On As the economy continues its very drastic downward slide–part of a binge and purge cycle that is almost classic in its psychology–it is, of course, no surprise to see Web 2.0 finally wise up. While the quarter-dropping-in-the-slot was [...]
