ATI stumbles with CrossFire

[H]ard|OCP – ATI Radeon X850 XT CrossFire Review

While ATI’s new dual-card solution will offer better performance in some games, the lack of supply and the performance bottlenecks in the product make this a poor choice for gamers looking for the ultimate in gaming performance.

“Interestingly, a single GeForce 7800 GTX was able to match the X850 XT CrossFire and 6800 Ultra SLI platforms.”

My advice, get a GeForce 7800GTX, or wait for ATI’s next generation card.

Firefox not blocking all popups?

Asa Dotzler – Firefox and more: blocking those flash pop-unders with firefox
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It seems like advertising agencies never stop looking for ways to force their products on us. I had begun to notice some sites exploiting what I thought was a bug in Firefox’s JavaScript engine to generate pop-ups. Turns out they’re using flash to spawn the new window. Thankfully there’s a way to stop it, but you may run into problems with some sites. Works great for me so far… give it a try and see what you think.