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Is Google’s Android Initiative Going Down?

Last year, Google was at the center of much speculation that it would be making a gallant entry into the mobile devices space with a device tailored towards openness and flexibility of use. The rumors were confirmed to some extent when Google announced that they were working on a mobile operating system (Android) that would finally bring openness in its true meaning to all mobile users.

Arun on July 22, 2008 | Filed Under Mobile | 5 Comments

100 Cool Things to Do with RSS

I am a big RSS fan. Not sure if you noticed last May 1st, but we had an RSS Awareness Day going on. I started it.

Anyway browsing on the web today I came across an interesting article outlining 100 cool uses for RSS.

Daniel Scocco on July 18, 2008 | Filed Under Internet | Leave a Comment

Best Online Flash Games: The Last Stand

If you ended up wasting too much time with the previous two games that we covered (Helicopter and Desktop Tower Defense), this one might be the solution. The Last Stand is a cool game don’t get me wrong, and it is very graphically appealing for a flash game, but it is not that challenging.

Daniel Scocco on July 16, 2008 | Filed Under Funny Stuff | 1 Comment

Security Trends of 2008 Part 4: The Dreaded Storm and MPack

Picking up from the last time after my two-month long hiatus, I bring you now the greatest security threats of 2008: Storm and MPack.

Loki on July 14, 2008 | Filed Under Security | Leave a Comment

Should Your Blog be Licensed by Creative Commons?

This is a guest post by Heather Johnson.

Even if you aren’t familiar with Creative Commons (CC), you have no doubt spotted one of its various badges at the bottom of Websites. CC is a non-profit organization that allows you to license your work with very specific attributions. Rather than the standard “All Rights Reserved,” your creative work can allow some rights to others, such as non-commercial distribution. Many bloggers have embraced CC licensing, though others have wondered how useful it really is.

Daniel Scocco on July 10, 2008 | Filed Under Media | 2 Comments

Hilarious Video of Tech Support

I never worked inside a tech support department, but I do imagine the crazy stuff that must go on there, especially when these guys need to interact with clueless people from non tech-savvy departments.

I came across this video last week, and given its popularity you might have crossed it already. If you not, please take 10 minutes to watch it, it is just brilliant!

Daniel Scocco on July 8, 2008 | Filed Under Funny Stuff | 2 Comments

Microsoft Backing Up Carl Icahn?

If you still can digest some news about the Microsoft Yahoo deal (for some people its getting tougher and tougher, and I can’t blame them…) TechCrunch is claiming that Steve Ballmer might be talking directly with Carl Icahn to see how they could make things work around.

Daniel Scocco on July 7, 2008 | Filed Under Internet | Leave a Comment

Take It From AjaxDaddy!

Do you want to incorporate some cool Web 2.0 interactive widgets in your website? How about having interactive widgets in your website without sacrificing bandwidth? Then maybe, you would want to consider using Ajax. But since Ajax is not really our main topic today, here’s an excerpt from Wikipedia’s entry on Ajax to explain it a bit:

Loki on July 2, 2008 | Filed Under Programming | Leave a Comment

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