Monthly Archives: October 2010

Avoiding tracking and profiling on the Web

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Wolverine

Today I wanted to share something about a topic that is really important for people concerned about privacy just like me. As many of you may certainly know, the Internet is crawling with advertisements. Advertising companies are using many advanced … Continue reading →

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Python RSVG not found under Mandriva

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Wolverine

Just another quick comment with solution to problems with rendering SVG vector images under Python in Mandriva 2010.1. I was testing Python Cairo (PyCairo) and Python wrapper around RSVG library, trying to render SVG image using PyGame surface. It seemed … Continue reading →

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Slow web requests in Firefox under Linux

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Wolverine

For some time now I’ve been wondering why each and every request to websites in Firefox is so slow. Pages opened with few seconds delay. I didn’t have time to check thoroughly what causes web page open requests from Firefox … Continue reading →

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