Location seems to have become all the buzz around the Internet world for the past few weeks, so I wanted to chime in with some of the interesting tidbits and long-lasting effects that this will have on Internet culture. Basically, I intend to show you all the happening places for happening places. Smart Phones It would be almost impossible for you to not have heard of … [Read more...]
What’s the Harm in McAfee SiteAdvisor?
I'm torn on what stance I want to take on this issue I stumbled across today regarding McAfee SiteAdvisor. The IT security side of me says that any tool that prevents people from stumbling upon bad sites and malicious downloads is a good thing but the webmaster side of me says that any tool that is not moderated well and does not update frequently is bad for websites and thus … [Read more...]
Internet Explorer 9 Preview Available
Microsoft has released its Platform Preview of Internet Explorer 9. It's touting a lot of cool features like faster Javascript, HTML5 compatibility, and GPU-rendered HTML5 graphics. From the Internet Explorer Team's Blog: The Internet Explorer Platform Preview is a light-weight frame around the core IE platform which includes the rendering and layout, object model, parsing, … [Read more...]
WinMerge – How to Diff Two Directories
I was looking for a tool that would allow me to diff two directories last week, so I could try to see what a patch was changing. The top result and a quality product was WinMerge, an open-source application that can find differences between directories and then merge them together if you want. WinMerge is hosted by SourceForge and has its own webpage at WinMerge.org where you … [Read more...]
HTML5/CSS3 Browser Compatibility Table
The Browser Wars are in full swing with the new standards of HTML5 and CSS3 making their way into use. Some of the fiercest competitors are lingering old versions of the browsers. If you're wanting to use a cool new feature, this site can help you understand which browsers will support it. The site currently lists compatibility for Firefox 3.5 and Safari 4 on Mac and these … [Read more...]