internet: Sites Unite Against IE6
- 08/07/09 08:07 AM
IE6NoMore.com is attempting to organize a movement to finally kill Internet Explorer 6 (which was released in 2001). IE6NoMore is asking sites to include code that detects the use of IE6 from visitors and encourages them to upgrade to Firefox 3.5, IE8, Safari 4, or Google Chrome. On Tues the movement composed of around a dozen sites, today that number has reached 72 participants. The motivation for the movement is two fold. 1. Developers have found IE6 very difficult to develop for and accommodate for years and the absence of the outdated browser would make life easier for everyone. On … (1 comments)
internet: We are Looking for Beta Testers in the Twin Cities Area
- 08/06/09 08:20 AM
Are you actively promoting your listings online? We are looking for Beta testers of a new product! What you will receive? Only a limited number of people will receive access this new and exciting tool so you will be one of a few marketing your listings in a unique way on a very popular platform. Oh, and did we mention during this time it will be FREE to use! What's the catch? The catch is that it will be for a limited time and you must agree to provide us feedback so we can improve the product. The number of spots … (0 comments)
internet: Firefox 3.5 Officially Released
- 06/30/09 04:16 AM
Firefox 3.5 was officially released this morning. New and improved features include: Awesome Bar - Improved - Find the sites you love in seconds and without having to remember URLs. One-Click Bookmarking - Bookmark, search and organize Web sites quickly and easily. Super Speed - New Feature - Vew Web pages much faster, using less of your computer's memory. Private Browsing - New Feature - Surf the Web without leaving a single trace. Forget this Site - New Feature - Remove questionable sites from your browser history. Easy Customization - Improved - Thousands of add-ons give you the freedom to customize … (0 comments)
internet: iPhone 3GS and Palm Pre News
- 06/22/09 09:11 AM
Medialets released statistics regarding the Palm Pre showing that the Pre racked up an impressive 700,000 application downloads it's initial week of release. This may not appear many when compared to the Apple Store but when the Pre only had a mere 30 applications it becomes a much more impressive number. Although the lines for the new iPhone was no where near what they have been in the past Apple managed to grab bragging rights again by moving a cool 1 million iPhone 3GS units during its release weekend. … (0 comments)
internet: Palm Pre WebOS Update
- 06/19/09 08:49 AM
Palm isn't wasting any time and backed up their promise in "aggressively updating" WebOS by pushing it's first update since launch. The update promises the follow updates: Version information New applications No new applications in update 1.0.3 Feature changes to existing applications Calendar Events created in your Google calendar—either in Calendar on your phone or in Google online—that contain a symbol or accented character in the event name can now synchronize. Previously, including a symbol or accented character in an event name prevented the event from synchronizing. Changes made to Google events on the phone now sync with Google online within … (0 comments)
internet: iPhone OS 3.0 Update Released Today
- 06/17/09 03:26 AM
As many of the iPhone users probably already know Apple should be releasing the big iPhone 3.0 software update today. Some of the more worthwhile feature updates include: MMS coming to AT&T later this summer. Tethering which will also come to AT&T user after launch. Safari is new and improved running JavaScript 3X Find My iPhone will help users locate their phone through a MobileMe account through any web browser. Cut, Copy, & Paste is finally here. Improved Calendar with Microsoft Exchange To see more details you can view them on Apple's website. … (0 comments)
internet: Opera: The Little Browser That Could
- 06/16/09 01:38 AM
The browser credited for many of the innovations we now take for granted within Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari (tabs anyone?) has surprised everyone this morning by announcing Opera Unite. Opera Unite is a cloud based promise to "reinvent the web". The browser based application is now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux and allows a user to easily do a number of tasks that normally wouldn't be available to the tech savvy. File sharing -- securely share files direct from your computer Web server -- turns your home computer into a web server via Opera Unite URL Media player -- … (0 comments)
internet: Microsoft Sets A Record in Patch
- 06/09/09 03:08 PM
Microsoft broke it's own record which stood since August of 2008 when it patched 26 vulnerabilities on Windows. Tuesdays patch took care of 31 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Exporer, Excel, Word, Windows Search and other programs. Many of the updates are considered critical and should be applied to systems as soon as possible. Microsoft has been released updates to it's software on a regular basis since 2006 making the update process more frequent and expected. … (0 comments)
internet: Apple's 2009 WWDC Announcements
- 06/09/09 04:19 AM
Apple made some big announcements yesterday during the WWDC Keynote some of the more notable would be: Laptop specs have been beefed up with price cuts across the product line Apple's new Operating System Snow Leopard will be available in September and will be a $29 upgrade for current Leopard users ($49 Family Pack) iPhone 3.0 will be released in July Free to current iPhone users $10 upgrade for iTouch users Exchange Support MMS will be available later this year iPhone 3GS will also be released in July Improved Camera Adds Video recording Apple really took the game up a notch … (0 comments)
internet: Palm Pre
- 06/04/09 04:10 PM
The Palm Pre will finally be unleashed to the world on Saturday and many reviews are coming in with a fairly wide range of opinions. For the most part the reviews seem to agree that the new WebOS (Operating System) is very strong and rivals or exceeds the iPhone in many ways. Some of the reviews are even complementary of the Sprint Network (at least where the reviewers are located it wasn't an issue and is priced rather attractively compared to other carriers). Where the mixed reviews come into play is the hardware ranging from complete dislike to others saying the device … (2 comments)
internet: Microsoft Tries Search Again With Bing
- 06/02/09 07:12 AM
Microsoft throws it's hat into the ring again with yet another re-engineered "decision engine" named Bing. Bing jumped to a 6% market share just a few hours after it's launch, most of the traffic comes from Microsoft redirect all it's old search properties to Bing such as MSN Search and Live Search. Reviews have been mixed but majority agree that this is Microsofts best search product to date wither it takes any share away from the dominate Google is yet to be seen. … (1 comments)
internet: Google Wave - The Next Big Thing?
- 06/01/09 07:12 AM
Google made an announcement of a new product that they will be releasing to the Open Source later this year. Google Wave looks to reinvent email by combining "conversation-type communication and collaboration-type communication." In an attempt to summarize what Google Wave it all about combine a little Twitter, with a dash of Friendfeed, and add some Facebook into one service allowing the user to send direct messages, share photos, share documents all in real-time. The below video is a long one but worth while if you want a more detail understanding of what Google Wave is all about and why the Tech … (0 comments)
internet: All Things Digital: Palm Pre
- 05/28/09 11:15 AM
Quite a bit of news coming out of todays All Things Digital Conference especially associated with the soon released Palm Pre. Today we learned that Verizon will be getting the device within 6 months, this confirms the rumors of Sprint have a very short exclusive deal on the phone. Another piece of news that some will be happy to know is that the device will be recognized by iTunes allowing music syncing to be similar to an iPod.
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internet: Goog411
- 05/27/09 04:48 AM
Google has a number of services but on of their less know is their 411 service. Goog411 is a free service to call (but will still cost you standard minutes) that provides a lot of information through your phone. Dial 1-800-GOOG-411 from any phone State the location and business type Connect to the business for free, receive text information to your phone, or even a map sent to your phone. For more information check out the video below:
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internet: 20 Hours of Video Uploaded to YouTube Every Minute
- 05/21/09 07:35 AM
The startling statistic was released today stating that over 20 hours of video content is being uploaded each minute to YouTube. The growth is quite astounding when compared to when Google purchased YouTube in 2007 the site was collect 6 hours of video per minute and this past January it had grown to 15 hours. In a relatively short amount of time it will hit 24 hours of content in a single minute, one full days worth of content every minute of every day. … (0 comments)
internet: Mozilla Labs Unveils Jetpack
- 05/20/09 01:51 PM
Mozilla's new Jetpack project gives us a peak into how Mozilla may be directing Firefox for future use. Jepack attempts to extend the web functionality by streamlining it's already robust extension system. Although the project is in early development the video below gives a fair demonstration of what Mozilla is attempting to accomplish. Mozilla Labs Jetpack - Intro & Tutorial from Aza Raskin on Vimeo. … (0 comments)
internet: Palm Pre Officially Available on June 6th
- 05/19/09 09:25 AM
Palm has officially announced that the highly anticipated Palm Pre will be officially available at Sprint, Best Buy, Radio Shack, and select Wal-Mart locations on Saturday June 6. The phone will be an launched as an exclusive on the Sprint network, at least initially, and will run $199 (after a $100 mail in rebate) and a two year contract. … (0 comments)
internet: WolframAlpha
- 05/18/09 01:41 PM
Don't call WolframAlpha a Search Engine you will be quickly corrected by the group behind the web startup. The WolframAlpha prefers to call it a computational knowledge engine. It's akin to a fact engine, a way to look for facts or stats. It's very difficult to explain what WolframAlpha is all about, it's best to experience it yourself. Head over to their website and try out a few of their sample inputs. … (0 comments)
internet: FREE ActiveRain & Twitter Badges for Websites
- 05/14/09 05:04 PM
Part of promoting yourself on social networks is driving people to your profiles on those networks. One of the better ways is to add badges to your current website. We created an ActiveRain and Twitter badges for our website and wanted to provide them to the ActiveRain community. Feel free to download and use them on your website. You can see them used on our website both are located in the bottom right corner of the home page.
Right click on the one and down load it to your desktop. We'd also be happy to email them to you directly, just … (3 comments)
internet: Google Outage
- 05/14/09 09:22 AM
Google explained why over 14% of users were affected by an outage earlier today. According to Google's blog Google re-routed some of its traffic to Asia and in doing so caused a massive traffic jam. Google released a statement through their blog:
Imagine if you were trying to fly from New York to San Francisco, but your plane was routed through an airport in Asia. And a bunch of other planes were sent that way too, so your flight was backed up and your journey took much longer than expected. That’s basically what happened to some of our users today for about … (0 comments)
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