Keep it simple
Many websites are over complicated and hard to navigate these days, it is a sign of the times where a single webpage is used to hold the maximum amount of information; this especially applies to commercial websites.
Apple demonstrates this with:
A simple header navigation
One product in the body of the page
A few informational links about [...]
Web faster with FireFox
Well it is not going to be that easy; the fact is FireFox will not allow applications to run faster especially the likes of Gmail etc. However, for users who are feeling that they simply cannot wait the few seconds extra for certain pages to load, then there is solution just for you.
TraceMonkey is [...]
Sheryl Crow gives away music
The popular singer Sheryl Crow is offering copies of her political take on the current world situation to anyone who signs up to join the Rock the Vote web site, or for anyone who wishes to be on the organisations mailing list.
However, as an extra bonus, for the first fifty thousand people who take up [...]
US will be a victim of cyber attacks
It is being thought that the next major terrorist attack, will not be seen live on TV with bombs and aircraft, but a rather more subtle form of attack will be carried with the help of the internet.
Over the past week or so, we have all seen the Russian army in Georgia, but these military [...]
Olympics attack Pirate Bay
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has written to the Swedish Minister of Justice, Beatrice Ask, with regards to the amount of video clips of Olympic events being shared on the Pirate Bay.
But as in the true manner of the file sharing community the Pirate Bay have actually gone one step closer to really annoying [...]
Filesharing ok in Germany
Germany is set to become one of the world’s havens for filesharing activities. This comes as the German State Prosecution Service announces that they will no longer be following up most of the legal cases being brought up by copyright holder with regards to file sharing.
This means that individuals will be able to get away [...]
Torrent Privacy does just that
As the copyright holders and the authorities step up the campaign against file sharing, what can only be described as their worst nightmare has come to light, this is a tool, which actually hides the file sharers identity.
This new tool called TorrentPrivacy allows the user to bypass firewalls and even traffic shaping applications, while at [...]
Developer asks Pirates, Why?
It is a new trend flowing through the internet. This is where developers of games and software, along with the copyright owners of music, TV and film, are actually trying to sit down and talk to the pirates who upload copies of work to the internet in order for other to use.
The idea is to [...]
The Pirate Olympics
It is not always possible to watch sports events like the Olympics, simply because of the time zones from China, this means that the most popular heats and finals will be held during work times, so unless the boss allows a TV in where you work, then you are going to be missing out, or [...]
August 6, 2008YouTube cleans up
The video sharing site YouTube are preparing to make some sweeping changes in the wake of the high profile court case taken out by media giant Viacom.
It was through the court case that YouTube had to provide the court with a list of all YouTube members and their online activities. Although there was no possibility [...]
What is wrong with marketing to kids?
Kids today have so money to spend on crazy things that must come as no surprise that companies know this; they also know that the parent’s cash is also unlimited so therefore kids are being sold the idea of spending £100’s of your money.
So what are the worst marketing ploys to relieve money from kids?
Abercrombie [...]
Banking websites insecure
Research into online banking by the University of Michigan has found some fairly serious security issues that could at some point threaten the security of many users of this online service.
This is a wide-ranging issue and not just limited to a small number of banks, in fact the study is saying that around seventy-five per [...]