According to Wikipedia, “The term “browser wars” refers to the competition for dominance in the web browser marketplace. The term is used to denote two specific periods of time: the competition between market-dominating Netscape Navigator and its eventual defeat by Microsoft Internet Explorer during the late 1990s, and the competition from 2003 onwards between the…
How does the latest leaked build of Windows 7 (7048) compare to the beta 1 (build 7000), Vista SP1 and XP SP3 in terms of performance? http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=3789&tag=nl.e589
Another week, another Google killer. This week it’s Wolfam Alpha, a “computational knowledge engine” targeting the big GOOG. The difference this time is that Wolfram Alpha has the pedigree, engineering heft and perhaps a better mousetrap to actually live up to the billing. http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=14108&tag=nl.e539
Officially googled by Facebook If it’s lucky, MySpace is the new Yahoo. If unlucky, and it is unlucky lately, MySpace is AOL. Facebook has supplanted it, and will continue to do so, in much the same way Google ran past Yahoo, and for many of the same reasons. http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2009/03/05/myspace-is-toast
Will you face all of these questions in one interview? We pray no interviewer would be that cruel. Will you face a few? Probably. Will you be well-served by being ready even if you’re not asked these exact questions? Absolutely. http://www.insidetech.com/benefits/articles/4149-100-interview-questions-you-should-be-prepared-to-answer?referral=20090226_IT_nlet_members
With Internet Explorer 8’s release to manufacturing in March looking like a distinct possibility, are Web site developers and owners really ready for Microsoft’s next browser? Thousands of sites still aren’t compatible with IE 8 — including Microsoft.com. http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=2067&tag=nl.e539
With the Confisker worm still running wild, tech companies are turning to some desperate measures. Microsoft just offered $250,000 to anyone who would help turn over the worm’s authors. http://www.insidetech.com/news/articles/3997-microsoft-offers-250k-reward-to-catch-worm-authors?referral=IT_nlet_20090216
Trust is defined as, “the reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc. of a person or thing.” In relation to Web design, it involves honesty and competence, and a subtle, yet powerful way to achieve that elusive trust factor is through the use of color. http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/pages/trust-and-the-theory-behind-color.aspx
Microsoft’s latest Windows deployment guidance for business users has morphed from the overly simplistic “Don’t wait for Windows 7” to become more nuanced — and more dependent on where users are currently in their deployment cycles. But the bottom-line message: Get off Windows XP. http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1979&tag=nl.e539
Wired editor and bestselling author of The Long Tail, Chris Anderson talks to ZDNet about the “free” business model and how businesses must survive in an economy where the default price is zero. http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=12534&tag=nl.e539