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The home of Douglas Stridsberg on the Internets. Read about me, about my friends, my rants and about international news.
Recent Posts
Mac MSN Messenger Loses Focus - Solved!
The problem with MSN losing focus after sending a message derives from the latest beta of Safari, believe it or not. Safari Beta 4 installed a version of WebKit which apparently caused the text-area inside MSN Messenger to behave erratically. Just u...
Satellite TV on your PC - Does It Work?
This guide involves acquiring a piece of software (PCSatelliteTV) that is not free - either you buy it or you get hold of it in some other way. I will not be held liable for your choice. Introduction This guide will cover just how easy it is to p...
Five Reaons Not to use Live View in a Camera
Battery power - why waste it? Using Live View drastically shortens the time you’re able to use your camera on its batteries, unless you plug it in to a charger. As new images constantly have to be rendered on the screen - many frames per second...
Selling a Newly-Built Computer
Specifications Intel Pentium 4, 3.0GHz (15 x 200) dualcore MSI PT8 Neo-V (5 PCI, 1 AGP, 2 DDR DIMM, Audio, LAN) VIA Apollo P4X533 1024 MB (DDR SDRAM) ATI Radeon HD 2400 Series (256 MB) MAXTOR S TM3160211AS (160 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-II) DVD-RW Drive Fi...
Organic Chemistry - Hydrocarbons
Definition The study of organic chemistry is the study of the chemistry of carbon compounds. Not all carbon compounds are counted as organic, the rule excludes carbonates (x-CO₃), carbon monoxide (CO) and carbon dioxide (CO₂). Hydrocarbons conta...
The European Union - History and Today
Introduction The European Union (EU) was founded in 1958 as the European Economic Community (ECC). In 1968 it changed name to the European Community (EC) and later to the European Union in 1993. Background After the Second World War Western Europe f...

