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• » (09/04/2011) Our "SoundStream Player"...

  with all - well, mostly - new and full album streams is now accessible in the top menu (look... up there, to the right). It will be updated regularly, so check it out and take it with you whenever you visit. All tips and suggestions are welcome HERE. It's a javascript popup so tell your popup blocker to shut up and allow it. There's no "nasties" in there.

• » (04/04/2011) New domain names. .eu and .be in addition to .net. ...

  Everything related to music blogs, that is the music blog directory and the blogstream pages, has been moved to the .eu domain.
  (http://www.totallyfuzzy.eu)

  The music videos and the news site will stay where they were, on the familiar .net domain.
  (http://www.totallyfuzzy.net/ourtube/) (the .be domain is just a redirect for now)

  Please update your bookmarks! (Is anybody still using bookmarks in 2011?) For the rest nothing changes really, I adjusted all the menus so you probably won't even notice the changes browsing our site, except in your browser address bar.

  For those that wonder why, in short: due to the recently displayed arrogance of some U.S. authorities that think they can just shut down a domain name without even a court order or even the possibility of the domain owner to defend themselves. The totallyfuzzy.net domain - .net being managed by U.S. DNS authority - from now on has nothing that could even remotely be considered "illegal". Of course the blog directory is not, and has never been, illegal either, but some think they can redefine the laws as it suits them, or their lobbyist corporate friends.

• » (06/11/2010) Site layout adjusted to the latest Fuzzy style...

  that is the look that originated on the video site and then was also used on the blog. I also fixed the facebook integration now that facebook has updated/changed their system again. Now both comments and like button are available on the site detail pages. The "Share on FaceBook" link will probably disappear soon, since it is no longer supported and according to Facebook it has been replaced by their like button.

• » (05/10/2010) Cleanup of the Popular Blogs...

  Thanks to DJ D, we had a cleanup of the Popular Blogs. We removed all deleted or abandoned blogs from that section so only still relevant blogs will get in there. Thanks Mate, greatly appreciated.

• » Blog Stream straight from the Google Reader API...

  And there is of course still our Blog Stream, straight from the Google Reader API, in real time, we grab the latest posts from thousands of Music Blogs. Google updates its feeds about once per hour, so there's plenty to browse through if you're interested.

• » Some Security Tips (before you start exploring)...

  1. Make sure to regularly check your Flash player plugin (Flash Player Version Check) and upgrade as soon as possible. The same applies to the QuickTime plugin.
  2. If you only occasionally need a pdf reader, don't install Adobe Reader, but use FoxIt Reader instead (also available for Linux). Uninstall Adobe reader if you have it already installed. Foxit Reader is a mere 5 Mb compared to Adobe's bloated Reader, nowadays over 25.5 MB. You can even choose the portable version. (click the More Download link and get the zip file) Adobe Reader has become a major security problem lately with all kinds of issues and vulnerabilities..
  3. Don't use Internet Explorer or Outlook (any version, including Express). Use Opera, Firefox, Chrome or Safari. The majority of infections with malware is targeting Microsoft product like Internet Explorer and Outlook. Avoid using those and you'll reduce your security risks by at least 90%.
  4. Always use a firewall, don't rely on the Windows firewall only, as well as an anti-virus program. Do a weekly/monthly check with an anti-spyware program. (Suggestions (all freeware): @ Geeks To )) If you ever run into serious trouble free help is available at Geeks to go and/or bleepingcomputer. Just be patient and polite and their volunteer experts will help you out.
     Do NOT download any free anti-spyware programs in any ads you might see online. People that give away decent free programs don't have any money to spend on advertising. Why would they? Since it doesn't make them any money?
  5. On the detail pages in our directory you can check the safety of the sites we link to using the links behind Security: Safe Browsing? - Purewire Trust - SiteAdvisor. (You can ignore the Norton one, since that doesn't work properly for the blogspot domain)
  6. Feel free to report any sites in our directory that are problematic. I will check them and if necessary remove them.
  7. Happy Surfing! ;)