The Amazon Kindle is an interesting e-Reader, but it's too locked into Amazon's system and file formats. I prefer Sony's Reader as far as e-Readers go because they embraced open formats in response to Kindle's competition, but still it's a fairly limited function device. Apple's iPad does not interest me at all. HP's Slate is closer to what I would want, but it seems built for … [Read more...]
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Ask 404TS: What’s up with “Are you sure you want to navigate away from this page?” dialogs?
An interesting question has been posed on the 404 Tech Support forums asking about those pop-up dialogs you might receive every once in a while that start with "Are you sure you want to navigate away from this page?". The question also asks, "Are there any dangers related to this? Will it install malware? Is there a way to block it automatically?" These are very good questions … [Read more...]