YouTube might be getting into the web gaming business if we can take anything away from this Nexus Contraptions game, beyond the fun time. The object of the game is to use the various contraptions around the lab to get the core apps like Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, and YouTube into the Nexus S phone. … [Read more...]
Has An Account Of Yours Been Compromised?
LulzSec hacks, the Gawker breach, and other database hacks recently have released a number of databases full of personal information, e-mail addresses, and account passwords into the public domain. A few sites have cropped up after the big releases to allow individuals to check if their accounts were included in the breach without having to download the .csv files themselves … [Read more...]
If Webcomics Had Downloadable Content… [Humor]
Dueling Analogs brings us a hypothetical look at What if Webcomics had DLC?. It is just hypothetical, right? Frickin' hats... … [Read more...]
Resetting Webpage Stats in Joomla Mod_Stats
I'm pretty spread out across different CMS's these days: Joomla, Drupal, and obviously WordPress. I'm hoping to remove Joomla by migrating sites to Drupal or WordPress. Today, I received a request to reset the default stat counter for a Joomla-powered site. The hit counter that comes with Joomla is mod_stats and includes mod_stats.php and helper.php. The front-end of mod_stats … [Read more...]
Google+, Google’s Next Big Foray Into Social, Marks The Launch of Web 3.0
Did I say big? This seems big. While Google's last attempt at social, Orkut, might have been a flop everywhere except Brazil, the Google+ Project is making Facebook look old and stale. Web 2.0 gave us the database-driven webpage and the launch of the social web. Sure, we had AIM, IRC, and tons of other social interactions on the web each day but Web 2.0 made it even larger. Web … [Read more...]