Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category

15
Dec
2008

New Major Version of WordPress Released: 2.7

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The much awaited 2.7 was released.
Much-awaited because it is a giant leap for the backend admin interface, which should make it easier than ever to introduce newbie clients to updating content.
Also it has a built-in upgrade function for both the WP install and the plugins, saving a lot time. Talking about plugins, you can search and …

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28
Aug
2008

Firefox 3 – The Good, The Bad, and a Few Tips

Firefox Downloads

Firefox 3 (FF3) launched on June 17 2008 with much excitement and fanfare. On launch day (Download Day!) the Mozilla foundation, creators of Firefox, set a new Guinness World Record for the most software downloaded in 24 hours with more than 8 million downloads. A few weeks later that number nearly quadrupled with over …

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01
Apr
2005

Why you should switch browsers if you still use Internet Explorer

Since the beginning of the internet in the early nineties, browser market share has wildly fluctuated. As an excellent article on the browser wars at evolt.org explains:
In the First Era of browser history Mosaic and the other early browsers ruled. The Second Era was that of Netscape dominance. Microsoft's challenge to Netscape marked the beginning …

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29
Mar
2005

Startups are coming back!

I live in Palo Alto, which is in the middle of Silicon Valley, about 40 miles south of San Francisco. Just a few miles from my house are Google, Yahoo, eBay, Apple and many other cutting edge technology companies. Plus there is Sandhill Road, also know as Venture Capital Central, and Stanford University, which provides …

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