New IE8 beta 1 tantalizes, rough edges and all..

To coincide with the first day of MIX08, the first beta of Internet Explorer 8 has been released. The big feature is, of course, better standards compliance, and to this IE8 adds a few small bells and whistles. This release is aimed squarely at developers so that they can get a head start on preparing their pages for the new browser.

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New IE8 beta 1 tantalizes, rough edges and all..

To coincide with the first day of MIX08, the first beta of Internet Explorer 8 has been released. The big feature is, of course, better standards compliance, and to this IE8 adds a few small bells and whistles. This release is aimed squarely at developers so that they can get a head start on preparing their pages for the new browser.

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20+ Excellent Resources for High-Res Desktop Wallpapers

If you have to stare at something for 8 or more hours a day, why not make it something interesting? Divided into five helpful categories, with introductory descriptions and sample screenshots, here are over twenty of the best collections, communities and other resources on the web for finding excellent desktop wallpaper.

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Firefox 3 goes on a diet, eats less memory than IE and Opera

Benchmarks show that Firefox 3 uses less memory than Internet Explorer 7 and Opera. A number of significant fixes and improvements have brought down the open-source browser's memory footprint and could make it a more viable choice in mobile environments.

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The Ten Legal Commandments of Photography

You're sure you haven't done anything wrong, but you don’t know whose side the law is on. Fret no more

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The Most Redneck Phrase Ever Captured On Paper

They... they should have sent a poet.

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New Nine Inch Nails record available for download RIGHT NOW!

NIN surprises us with an unexpected self-released album: almost 2 hours / 36 instrumental tracks described as "music for daydreams." Available as a $5 download, or a FREE album-length download, as well as a variety of physical configurations. The new business model done right?

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It's official: HD DVD is dead, the format war over

Toshiba just made a statements saying, "It will no longer develop, manufacture and market HD DVD players and recorders." Finally.

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Ever Noticed This While Playing Super Mario?

In all the years I've played the game....I can't believe I didn't notice this. Can anyone confirm if this is true?

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JK Rowling All Narky About Other Harry Potter Books

Harry Potter has made JK Rowling richer than her wildest dreams - but if you try to make money out of Harry Potter, JK Rowling will crush you in her mighty fist.

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IE8 will render standards-mode pages as best it can

"We’ve decided that IE8 will, by default, interpret web content in the most standards compliant way it can. This decision is a change from what we’ve posted previously."

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