Data collected by the online analytics site StatCounter published this week highlights Firefox 3.5 and the most commonly used browser on the web today. The stats, based on aggregated browser usage data over the second half of the year, pinpoints the specific 3.5 version of the application as the reigning winner. According to the site, [...]
40 years ago today, the first ever inter-network message was sent between two computers: “lo”! And that became the internet. This first message, between the University of California, Los Angeles, and the Stanford Research Institute, fell a bit short of its original intent, however. Len Kleinrock and his team at UCLA were actually trying to [...]
It’s the official end of an already bygone era: GeoCities, the online, free web building and community site will be shuttering its doors before the end of the month. New accounts are no longer available, and users are encouraged to download their data from their server to their own personal computers or to move to [...]
Commentary and layman’s explanation of Google’s new Sidewikie product release for Firefox and IE.
by Shiaw-Ling Lai Blue is a popular color. It’s the color of our skies and the reflection of the ocean. Bedrooms are often decorated in this color. It’s consistently polled as the favorite color of most of the people in the world. And there’s a reason why. The same reason why so many of our [...]
by Shiaw-Ling Lai In a press release published through their website, openid.net, Open ID has announced a large scale pilot project to bring Open ID to the government. No starting date has yet been announced, but once implemented, users will be able to take their Open IDs and log in to pilot programs at the [...]
by Shiaw-Ling Lai Jack Marshall of Clickz.com recently posted a fun list of the top hits on the internet in July 2009. Statistics were provided by the online competitive intelligence agency, Hitwise whose “Top 10 Search Terms in 10 Categories” provides monthly insights into internet user behaviors and thoughts. Not surprisingly, Facebook rules the social [...]
by Shiaw-Ling Lai Drop the words, “software engineer,” into a dinner table conversation and it’s unlikely you’ll get anyone gushing over the amazing creativity of your work or the awesome artistry involved in designing computer applications. One stereotype that might come to mind instead is the white-collared, khaki-wearing man with poor social skills and painfully [...]
The writer dismisses Google Chrome for its lack of user friendliness and crashing interface.
“Hello world!” is the traditional greeting that programmers first learn to program to appear onscreen. It’s become something of an inside joke in geek communities, and is celebrated by geeks worldwide. I find the message poignant in light of the ways in which the internet and technology have developed in the years since this tradition [...]