Monthly Archives: May 2005

Just when you thought the browser wars were ending

Firefox about to get IE on its knees – Softpedia News It seems tha Firefox is maintaining a strong grip on its impressive 25% market share.. also IE are having problems with Netscape… And I thought we were nearing the end of the browser wars with the upcoming release of IE7… Shows you never to [...]

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Are they no longer my documents?!

Microsoft takes the ‘my’ out of computing It seems that in the upcoming Microsoft ‘Longhorn’ OS, ‘my documents’ will be just ‘documents’, ‘my music’ just ‘music’, ‘my pictures’ just… yeah, you get the point. But then, who’s is it? Microsoft’s? Everybody’s? Does this mean we can share? So many questions…

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AutoBlogger – tempting as the summer sets in…

AutoBlogger – Watch the Ad Hillarious stuff this autoblogger… do watch the ad

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Wireless, open source-based, pocket sized web access

Open source hooks Nokia: ZDNet Australia: News: Software The new Nokia 770 Internet Tablet was revealed this wednesday. Nokia have chosen to go with Linux as their OS – bold move… good to see open source cathcing on, even with the major players.

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Some things are worth shutting down your computer for…

The Globe and Mail: Liverpool wins European championship in shootout Wow! What a game – I’m not the world’s greatest Liverpool fan, nor do I have shares in AC Milan, but none of that mattered last night! For those who don’t get why football is fascinating: you should have seen it! 3 goals in each [...]

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No, officer…

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French fileswapping treated leniently

Wired News: Volez ce MP3! Good news for French fileswappers. French judges show leniency and refuse to go along with the harsh penal demands of the entertainment industry. In the words of judge Dominnique Barella: We are in the process of creating a cultural rupture between a younger generation that uses the technologies that companies [...]

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Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox on intranet design

Canonical Intranet Homepage (Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox) In his new Alertbox Jakob Nielsen points out that even though intranets for the most part are similar in appearance and software, it is still essential to have knowledgable employees working with the strategic side of a company’s intranet development. “So, even when company branding determines an intranet’s visual [...]

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Reminiscing on a WHOLE new level

The Observer | UK News | 2050 – and immortality is within our grasp As it is, I can hardly remember a date or a phone number without my laptop or my phone – it’s been that way for a while – probably because I don’t have to go around remembering stuff, once its stored [...]

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Road trippin’ on a beautiful day…

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