Internet related articles
Increasing numbers of links point to web pages, servers or other resources that have become permanently unavailable. The phrase also describes the effects of failing to update out-of-date web pages that clutter search engine results. A link that does not work any more is called […]
Beware, iTunes users! There is a new phishing campaign aimed at you! As described in Intego’s Mac Security Blog, the email tries to direct you to a bogus website to confirm your billing information. The email is from applied@id.apple.com. Delete it!!!! For more information, see
As previously intimated here at DCT, Mozilla and Google have now agreed to terms and a new search agreement has been duly signed. Mozilla CEO Gary Kovacs confirmed the signing of a new three year deal in a recent announcement – “Under this multi-year agreement,
Firefox fans can relax – Mozilla and Google sign new deal Read More »
I guess most users would now be utilizing at least one of the common site advisory services to augment security when browsing. These services are generally installed as browser add-ons or plug-ins and help identify rogue sites per medium of a ratings system. Because of
Ah capitalism, the wonderful economic system wherein you can go broke saving money. Think about it. How many people spend the rest of the year eating ramen noodles after “saving so much money” shopping in the pepper-spray laced stores on black Friday and clogged webstore
On October 1st we reported predictions that Chrome would likely overtake Firefox as number 2 browser as early as December this year – HERE. The number crunchers at StatCounter Global Stats are declaring this has now actually happened: Google’s browser Chrome overtook Firefox for the
Firefox: Number 2 spot almost gone – revenue concerns Read More »
Wow, I do like this one – lots and lots of instant links to a plethora of interesting and useful sites, all nicely categorized and available from a single source. AllMyFaves includes so many categories and sites it’s impossible to itemize them all here. The
AllMyFaves: myriads of links to useful/interesting sites Read More »
There are several aspects of the Internet Explorer development pattern which have mystified me; primary among them has been why Microsoft would continue pouring millions of dollars into developing a browser which was no longer intrinsically connected with the Windows operating system anyway. The impending
Internet Explorer 10 – well on the way and integral to Windows 8 Read More »
If you are not yet aware of the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) then you should be. This abominable piece of legislation has the potential to effectively cripple the internet and pretty much render it impotent. Wikipedia: SOPA SOPA has been universally condemned, there
Don’t know how many times I have been part way through typing a comment/post on a blog or forum and inadvertently clicked on a wrong button, losing everything I have written to date and having to start all over again. Far too often would be
Textarea Cache – never lose incomplete comments/posts again Read More »
Mozilla, the developer of the popular Firefox browser, are about to announce an increase in revenue for 2010. Mozilla’s gross income grew 18%, from a recorded $104 million in 2009 to an anticipated $123 million in 2010. A significantly large portion of that revenue being
Speculation is rife that Google Chrome will soon replace Firefox as the the No. 2 browser of choice, behind Internet Explorer – and statistics tend to confirm that as a likely scenario. Some are even predicting Chrome will overtake Firefox as early as December this
Continuing with their enhanced development cycle Mozilla has released version 7.0 of their popular Firefox web browser. The changelog show the following improvements: Drastically improved memory use Added a new rendering backend to speed up Canvas operations on Windows systems Bookmark and password changes now
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