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03/02/2010

1. Microsoft gets nailed buy EU for Antitrust fines.

The EU has heavily fined Microsoft for only supplying Internet Explorer with their Operating systems. The EU wants Windows 7 to have a selection of browser options for the consumer, allowing the market to decide which browser to use. This is absurd since MAC only supplies Safari and Linux Firefox. Of all things they could get fined for, they should not get fined for this.

09/08/2009

2. Microsoft and Yahoo Merges and Monopolies reign.

Microsoft continues to Monopolize and Devour good companies. Microsoft and Yahoo came to an agreement on July 29 that they would merge. It's no surprise that Yahoo must turn over their search engine information to Microsoft. I am just waiting for the Yahoo Chapter 7 and asset liquidation sale that will com from this.

08/15/2009

3. Bing . . . formerly known as MSN search.

Microsoft comes out with the name "BING" as a replacement name for Live Search, Windows Live Search, MSN Search. Most people probably think Bing is a different search engine. In fact, it is just the same MSN search that nobody used before. Its the old bait and switch technique that Microsoft keeps using. They sell you the same thing under a different name. Junk is junk no matter how you package it.

07/30/2009

4. jQuery: the most powerful JavaScript library.

Get the newest JavaScript library from jQuery. jQuery is a fast and concise JavaScript Library that simplifies HTML document traversing, event handling, animating, and Ajax interactions for rapid web development. jQuery is designed to change the way that you write JavaScript.

06/01/2009

5. Intel gets fined by EU for monopolistic practices.

Intel was fined £1.45 billion dollars by the EU for monopolistic business practices. Evidently, according to sources, Intel paid major computer manufacturers to produce Intel chipsets instead of AMD chipsets. AMD suffered losses due to this immoral and unethical business practice. As an outcome of this, consumers choices were diminished, quality computer manufacturing was stifled, and better performing chipset manufacturers suffered loss in sales.

04/21/2009

6. Add interactivity to your site with Google Gadgets.

Google has some nice little applications for your website from video games to desktop calenders and chat rooms. All you need to do is copy the code supplied by Google and paste them into your website. Very easy to do and very fun as well. Go to Google and try them out. They are Free also, which makes them even more fun. Thank Google!

03/18/2009

7. Google uses underscores in URL's as word seperators.

For many years webcrawlers and search engines were treating the underscore ( _ ) as part of the word. For example, webmaster_services.html would be searched as one word, webmaster_services. Now, Google uses underscores in URL's as word seperators. Webmaster_services.html is searched as webmaster services, two words. This is a major advantage for many developers because of different sevices that have been built, like Typepad, that use underscores in the URL.

02/18/2009

8. Linux Operating Systems on the rise.

Linux servers are everywhere, and slowly, the Linux Operating System is creeping into the desktop market. With the user friendliness of the Debian, Suse, Ubuntu, and Fedora core Operating Systems, don’t be surprised if you see Linux operating systems in the retail market. With Microsoft producing inferior products and Mac not being "Geek" enough. With the rise of Free Open Source Software developers, Linux is becoming a perfect solution to PC building and desktop publishing needs

01/28/2009

9. Windows 7 Beta no longer available for download.

After Microsoft released the Beta version of Microsoft 7 and allowed people to download it, they now have stopped the downloads. They did this with Windows Longhorn Beta (Now known as Windows Vista). Too bad Microsoft will not allow their Operating Systems to be downloaded. Even if it is a Cheesy Beta version. This appears to be another act similar to their previous failure, Windows Vista. Maybe Microsoft could learn from the success of Linux.

12/02/2008

10. Nvidia SLI technology is coming to the forefront!

Nvidia has now made graphics cards at a new level. The SLI video card is cutting edge and requires an extra PCI Express video card slot to operate. They are used in pairs and boost the performance of you 3d graphics twofold.

11/27/2008

11. W3schools gets a fancy web upgrade.

W3 Schools broke their mold and changed their website design and look. W3 Schools has had the same site design for ages. Good job to Refsnes and his programming skills. Hats off to a job well done. W3schools has the best tutorials on HTML, PHP, CSS, JavaScript, XML, and a host of other programing languages. I highly recommend that anyone aspiring to be a developer or designer to take a gander at the W3schools website.

10/11/2008

12. Google Releases their browser. . . Chrome!

Google announces that they are going to release their own browser called Google Chrome. This browser is coded from the same components that Mozilla FireFox and Apples WebKit uses. Even though Mozilla Firefox has pushed Google’s market even further through FireFox’s Google homepage, the competition gets thicker. The benefits of Google Chrome is that it is an Free Open Source Software (Where Internet Explorer is not) and it has the most modern features that browsers need.

09/22/2008

13. Adobe CS4 is now released.

Just when you were used to CS2 came CS3. Then after a very brief product life cycle for CS3 came the CS4. The CS4 version is practically the same, except for a few little individual program alterations and a loss of a couple programs like Stock Photos, Device Central, and LiveCycle Designer. Unless you are independently wealthy or money falls out of the sky for you, I would just keep using the CS3 version.

08/15/2008

14. Apache 2.0, a robust web server application.

Apache has released the newest version of Apache web server in January of 2008 and continues to create a web server application that is far ahead of its competition. If you have not upgraded your Apache version, I suggest that you do it immediately. This version fixes security issues and other bugs that the legacy 1.3 version contained.

07/21/2008

15. Microsoft Windows 7 is coming soon.

Finally all of the complaining about Vista paid off. After the major flop of Windows Vista and a few million complaints from Windows users, Microsoft is now releasing a new version of Windows called Windows 7. This version is supposed to be better than Vista, although I have a funny suspicion Microsoft is pulling the old bait and switch on us and repackaging Vista into a different look.

06/06/2008

16. Harmful Win Antivirus destroys your PC!

In my PC life experience I never have seen such an intrusive, damaging spyware and virus as the WinAntivurus program. For those who do not know what WinAntivirus is, is is one of the most deadliest PC killing spyware programs on the market. If you see this any where near your computer, run for cover and start your AVG antivirus program. This heartbreaking program does the opposite of what the makers of the program claims.

05/22/2008

17. Sun Microsystems has aquired MySQL AB.

On February 26, 2008, Sun Microsystems acquired MySQL AB, which is the greatest Free Open Source database system in the world. Proof that Free Open Source Software is the way to go for your business. Now MySQL will just get better. This go against the current philosophy that gouging your customers is the only way to make money. Free Open Source is the future of business in the software world.

04/10/2008

18. Flock the newest Browser to replace Netscape Navigator.

Out with the old, in with the new. Flock is now the newest replacement for the Netscape Navigator. Flock is a "Social Web Browser" the was developed from some of the same people who developed the FireFox browser. Flock has built in capabilities that are different from other browsers like a people side bar and a blog editor. Flock has a different approach to web exploration that has people connecting with people as its focal point.

03/17/2008

19. AOL stops supporting the popular Netscape Browser.

After the series of "Browser Wars" between Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator, the Netscape Communications Corporation sold their browser, Netscape Navigator to AOL. After AOL laboriously tried to resurrect Netscape’s market share from Internet Explorer they announced that in March 2008, AOL will no longer be supporting Netscape Navigator.

02/05/2008

20. FileZilla 3.0 is better than ever!

FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is the fastest, easiest, and most reliable way webmasters can upload their files onto a server. Now, FileZilla has there 3.0 version of their FTP program and it is great. FilleZilla is a Free Open Source Software program that will make you webmaster life much more peaceful. If you do not have FillZilla, I highly recommend downloading it immediately.