Nov 28th, 2005 - The Mozilla Corporation announced tonight in a media alert that tomorrow it will be releasing an updated version of its Firefox web browser, which has sent for-profit rivals, including Microsoft, scurrying to hang onto market share. Although Mozilla Corp says that official details of Firefox 1.5... (Read More)

Nov 12th, 2005 - iNet Interactive, a company that holds the titles on some of the largest web development and discussion communities on the net, was acquired this week by a group of investors, a company press release reports. Stoddard Hill Capital bought iNet from Aberration! Ventures, and terms of the... (Read More)

Sep 15th, 2005 - If you are the GoogleBot, you are probably reading this. Why? Well, your creator, the rapidly evolving Google Inc, who might I add has prevented many execs at Microsoft and Yahoo from sleeping well at night, released its Blog search feature today, which indexes RSS and Atom feeds. It’s a... (Read More)

Sep 4th, 2005 - Maybe those white shiny little boxes aren’t so great after all. That’s the message I got after Apple Computer pulled its free 30 day trial offer of its Mac Mini personal computer. On Tuesday, the computer maker posted an offer that allowed its customers to try out a Mac Mini free of charge for a... (Read More)

Sep 2nd, 2005 - A group of high school students from Kutztown, PA who were charged earlier this month with felony computer trespassing and computer theft have been offered a deal to drop charges. They have agreed to do 15 hours of community service, write letters of apology, and attend a class on personal... (Read More)

Aug 31st, 2005 - Several internet news organizations are reporting that Microsoft has leaked several release dates for its highly anticipated Windows Vista operating system, formerly known as codename Longhorn. According to reports, Vista Beta 2 will be released in December 2005, not in early 2006 as previously... (Read More)

Aug 31st, 2005 - We’ve been doing blog entries lately regarding the addition of VoIP services to instant messenger clients –- a market that has been reaching unprecedented growth as telephone customers switch from traditional landlines to new internet powered phones. Skype, AOL, and Yahoo are among the leading... (Read More)

Aug 29th, 2005 - Telephone customers who use the relatively new Voice over Internet Protocol technology to power their phones need to understand how 911 dialing works. If they don’t, they’ll lose their phone service, according to the Federal Communications Commission. Here’s the reason: In the past, when... (Read More)

Aug 29th, 2005 - I don’t like doing blog entries on subjects like this, but it’s time to face reality. The “Big Easy� -- the heart of the Marti Gras celebration and Bourbon Street, is going to see destruction in the next few days that may be far worse than anything we’ve seen happen to a United States city in... (Read More)

Aug 24th, 2005 - As accurately predicted by several major news organizations yesterday, Google has not surprisingly unveiled “Google Talk,� a voice and text instant messaging service. It’s a move that’s going to slowly and painfully drive a knife into the backs of industry rivals Yahoo and Microsoft. Here’s how... (Read More)

Aug 23rd, 2005 - It seems as though Google has done it again: released a product that is sure to send ripples through the software development and web development communities. Wall Street didn’t care -- Google stock is down, but that’s not the point. The new “intelligent� desktop standalone application that... (Read More)

Aug 19th, 2005 - The internet corporation for assigned names and numbers, a non profit group that oversees the assignment of domain names, top level domains, and other addresses, has caved into pressure from “ignoramuses� – and delayed the approval of the .XXX top level domain. ICANN’s new TLD was designed to... (Read More)

Aug 16th, 2005 - I love CNN – it’s a great network, and although all Cable News Networks slant their news, it’s still very entertaining to watch. But today, I lost a great deal of respect for the network. Wolf Blitzer’s, “Situation Room� TV show, which itself is designed to hype meaningless news, is currently... (Read More)

Aug 16th, 2005 - Being a website owner, and developer, I often get emails from companies looking to promote their new product, have me enter into their affiliate programs, or other offers. In most cases, I don’t respond, and I didn’t in this particular situation. I was, however, interested in their product. ... (Read More)

Aug 15th, 2005 - I never realized how much publicity a handful of software developers could create with the release of one application. But they sure have made waves. SpreadFirefox.com, the Mozilla Foundation’s official promotion site for its Firefox web browser, reported today that over 80 million downloads have... (Read More)

Aug 13th, 2005 - In response to the moaning and groaning of book publishers, the world’s favorite search engine announced it won’t be scanning copyrighted books for a while. Last October, Google announced that it had launched its “Google Print" program. The program entails scanning books, and making their... (Read More)

Aug 12th, 2005 - Advertising a website just got a whole lot cheaper. A new trend has emerged in Washington, where an entrepreneur has begun offering bums food and small amounts of money, in exchange for them advertising his poker match up site. The ******* behind the scheme is Ben Rogovy, a 22 year old aspiring... (Read More)

Aug 9th, 2005 - It’s finally here. The company that brought us Flash, Dreamweaver, Cold fusion, among others – announced that it will be shipping Macromedia Studio 8 in mid September. Absent from the new software suite will be Freehand, but two new other components will be added. Here’s what is included: Flash... (Read More)

Aug 8th, 2005 - As I write this article, there’s no way to know the fate of the seven crew members aboard NASA’s STS-114 space ship, commonly known as Discovery. Will they return alive? Or will their heat-shield clad capsule disintegrate in the atmosphere like their predecessor did, Columbia. The crew is... (Read More)

Aug 7th, 2005 - It looks like internet access prices will remain steady, and could even rise, in the near future. The Federal Communications Commission ruled in favor of corporate America today, saying that phone companies no longer need to share high speed data lines with independent internet service providers at... (Read More)

Aug 5th, 2005 - There’s a lot happening in the offices of Microsoft, the world’s most popular, and universally loved software company. Microsoft said Thursday on its TechNet website, that it will be releasing six new security bulletins that affect its Microsoft Windows operating system – one of which is... (Read More)

Aug 5th, 2005 - There has been a lot of hype about former Vice President Al Gore’s revolutionary television network – Current_. In late July, Current_ went live after being anticipated since early April. The network is said to be like no other TV network around; it’s not news, it’s not fiction, and it’s "not... (Read More)

Aug 3rd, 2005 - The Mozilla foundation, the makers of the Firefox software that has been downloaded on over 77 million computers, announced that they’re launching a corporate subsidiary of the foundation. Mozilla’s new revenue-generating taxable subsidiary, which the organization will call the Mozilla... (Read More)

Aug 2nd, 2005 - The Associated Press is reporting that US lawmakers are considering whether or not to allow cellular telephones onboard commercial airline jets. A subcommittee of congress debated the issue in July, but many members of the panel quietly voiced their disapproval of the measure. The Federal... (Read More)

Jul 29th, 2005 - High performance gaming and media center computer systems manufacturer Alienware announced today that it has made available a new product line of high performance rack mountable servers. Dubbed the Hivemind series, the servers come in both single and dual processor configurations, and can... (Read More)

Jul 28th, 2005 - Redmond, Washington based Vista, Inc – a custom software developer and e-commerce solutions provider, said in a recent news article it is considering all options against Windows creator Microsoft Incorporated. Microsoft, which is also based in Redmond, said it does not feel it has violated any... (Read More)

Jul 28th, 2005 - The return to space by the United States’ aeronautics and space administration shuttle program this week was a certainly popular event, shattering records for the number of visitors viewing video streams of NASA TV during the launch. Yahoo and Akamai Technologies – both NASA media partners –... (Read More)

Jul 28th, 2005 - Sun Microsystems, the pioneers of the Java technology, announced today that auto maker General Motors has chosen the Java ES to provide an “integrated software environment� for the company’s global information technology infrastructure. The Java software, which is designed for large scale... (Read More)

Jul 26th, 2005 - For the first time since the 2003 space shuttle Columbia disaster, which killed all astronauts on board after the shuttle disintegrated during re-entry over Texas, the United States has sent a manned space shuttle into space – but not without a hitch. Discovery’s launch, which was delayed... (Read More)

Jul 26th, 2005 - In a recent survey conducted by ACNielsen International Research, record numbers of entrepreneurs are using eBay (http://www.ebay.com) to supplement or earn their living entirely on the site. According to the survey, over 724,000 Americans use the site to earn their primary or secondary source... (Read More)

Jul 25th, 2005 - Computer programmers from around the world will soon flock to Mountain View, California, to participate in Code Jam, a competition run by search giant Google Inc. Registration for Code Jam 2005 officially opened today. No limits on registration have been set, but only 500 contestants will move... (Read More)

Jul 24th, 2005 - One of Google’s most promising features is its brand new global mapping software, dubbed Google Maps. New API access is taking it to the next level. The web-based interface to Google Maps allows users to perform powerful mapping functions – locating points, creating driving directions, viewing... (Read More)

Jul 23rd, 2005 - Redmond, Washington based software giant Microsoft Corporation unveiled to the public yesterday the name of its highly anticipated next generation operating system, Microsoft Vista. Formerly known as codename “Longhorn,� the new system will dramatically change the way users interact with their... (Read More)