Sites that fail the IE8 test
With the release of Internet Explorer 8 due, it is supposed to be weeks, but we all know how that works with Microsoft. However, this is not the problem at the moment, what is, are the amount of famous websites that are not yet ready for the IE8 experience.
Here are just a few:
Techmeme
Dell Support
The New [...]
Cutting down on web development time
Today some websites are so complicated that for many users they just take far too long to load, for some visitors this simply means pressing the back button, but for the website owner this means a lost visitor.
However, for many developers the pursuit for perfection this is a price that they are willing to pay. [...]
Microsoft launches Oxite
Oxite is a new open source blogging platform offered by Microsoft, the product is being target towards developers rather than trying to competing with the likes of wordpress and other favourite publishing platforms.
Oxite is available on the codeplex website it has been designed to offer support to blogs and websites as the users will be [...]
Now Gmail offers auto response
At last for some users of Gmail they can sit back knowing full well that their email account will be looking after their friends and colleagues with an auto responder with attitude.
In the same way, that Gmail will not allow you send an email when you have had a late night out, this service allows [...]
Free website tools
One of the main questions that often appear is from people who would really like to have their piece of the web, but have no idea where to start. Well of course, there are many places out there, which offer free hosting and more importantly for some people hep with design.
These applications can in fact [...]
Linux gets Google gadgets
For the first time Google are providing their famous gadgets for the Linux operating system, this is great news for most Linux users who could be forgiven in thinking that they have been left out by Google in the past.
From now on Linux users will be able to use the gadgets that have been initially [...]
Boys Google logo a big hit
When Google announced that they would be holding a competition for youngsters aged between four and sixteen to design one those logos, which Google occasionally use to show different celebrations or events.
The theme for this Google logo was “My Community” and the winner was a schoolboy from Surrey called Daniel Thorne who is aged fifteen. [...]
The under 18 button, clicked
This is a strange thing because most of the sites that would have the “I am under 18” button right there next to the “I am over 18” button the temptation to click the later must be over whelming because of the content of these sites would anyone actually click the other button and get [...]
October 14, 2008What is Windows 7 going to be called?
There are thousands if not millions of Windows users who have been waiting with baited breath for the news of Windows 7, many of these people are users of Windows Vista and to be honest have not been too pleased with the operating system.
Therefore, with Microsoft preparing to release the beta version of their new [...]
What to do after a Google update
Every time a Google make a page rank update, most website owners and webmasters hold their breath to see what the outcome is going to be. However, it is always going to be a nightmare for some and a disaster for others, so what can be done about it?
Bookmarking
Link Development
Leave Comments on Other Blogs
Write Better [...]
Apple sues over logo
The problem with using a fruit as your name and logo is that you cannot really copyright a fruit or can you? It would appear that the power of Apple Corp goes well beyond the confines of the technical world as a college in Canada has recently fund out.
The logo of the Victoria School of [...]
Just what is Linux?
There cannot be many people who have not heard of Linux, but simply because although there is so written about Linux but people rarely look at things that do not bother study things like this because they already have an operating system.
Nevertheless, there is a fascination with Linux and how it operates, however there are [...]
Artefacts to go online
Museums seem to be those old fashioned places where tourists go, whereas these are places that often chart the history of the country and contain many references to the social growth of the people.
Yet these fabulous buildings and contents are virtually wasted because schools no longer visit them because it is too far to travel [...]
First Chrome update available
As the Google browser Chrome is open to developers, it should come as no surprise that the first update has been released.
The way that Google have done things is quite interesting, users get the choice of test the Beta version which is going to be more user friendly or the Chrome developer channel, this is [...]
Why open source is not on all computers
With so many computer users complaining about the way that Microsoft Vista runs and of course the associated costs too, it little wonder that free operating systems are not use in more abundance they are.
Take Ubuntu, this is as good as Vista if not better and can offer an easy to use operating system which [...]
Things to add to Chrome
So far, there have been a mixed bag reviews and complaints, some have been positive and others have been well positively against the new browser. However, forgetting about the complaints and dislikes of the browser, there has been a list created of things that Google Chrome appears to left off.
The problem for users is that [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]