Brown Thoughts

Sunday at Brown Thoughts is all about the community. If this is your first visit, Sunday means no regular articles, just one open post where everybody gets to talk about anything they want. If you’ve never left a comment here, now is the time.
Nothing is off-topic.
November is coming to a close. Is the year really […]

It’s Sunday and you know what that means. Today we focus on great posts by other bloggers. Go and visit each one. You might just discover a new feed to add to your reader .

Anyone who spends a lot of time using the computer goes back and forth between different programs that they have open. One of the most common ways of switching between applications, is to use ALT+TAB. While this is a fast and efficient way of switching apps, I’ve always wanted something that had a few more […]

So you’ve finally gotten that monster rig you’ve been saving up for. You have your desk set up just the way you like it. Everything is perfect except for one thing, you wish you could use your sofa as your computer chair when you’re watching videos or playing music.

For those of you who are tired of the way Windows XP looks, there are a few options you can try. You can download and install transformation packs if you have a lot of memory, or you can use visual styles.
The following is a list of great looking visual styles for Windows XP that’s sure […]

Can you imagine what would happen to your well-designed site if it was taken over by lolcats? If you want to see what your site would look like if it was ‘lolinated’, head over to LOLinator to see how any site would look. Just enter the url and you’re set.
I was curious to see how […]

For anyone who spends a considerable amount of time on the computer, this situation should sound familiar. You have at least half a dozen applications running like your media player, windows explorer, your browser, notepad, instant messaging client, and your desktop feed reader. If you’re like me, you’ll probably open a few more programs and […]

Straight from the Mozilla Developer Center, Firefox 3 Beta 1 is now available for download. The official announcement states that the beta is recommended only for those interested in testing the core functionalities. It’s a fair enough warning as there are likely to be people who’ll download the beta expecting a final version.
I installed the […]