Let’s face it: Microsoft Internet Explorer is the standard browser for 98% of this world. But there are a lot of issues I have with MSIE in regards to what other browsers have to offer. For instance: I’m completely addicted to tabbed browsing (something I started to like once I tried out Opera). Also, built-in ad-blocking and pop-up blocking (also something Opera offered years ago) is a nice option. For those looking for an alternative to MSIE, look no further: just download Avant Browser, a tabbed browser with Flash Filter, Popup Stopper, Cleaner, Web Search and more. It just does […]
The Dutch trauma of ’74
With the European soccer cup in full swing, some memories pop up about the famous – or should I say: infamous – World soccer cup final of 1974. Ever since WW II there has been some animosity between the Dutch and the Germans. It’s the same kind of animosity that exists between the British and the French (although their history goes farther back then ours). Back in ’74 the Dutch soccer-team definitely was the underdog of the tournament. We never got far and usually we stranded way before the semi- or quarterfinals. But that year it was different. We had […]