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Google and open source, who needs who more?

Many important open source projects, like Firefox, are dependent on Google. The Mozilla Foundation draws most of its budget from the Google box on its software, even after Google has gone into competition with its Chrome browser. Google is proof that the open source way is the profitable way. It has aggressively pushed code out [...]

Do you feel secure and satisifed with Facebook’s privacy settings?

I read some interesting articles this week about Facebook’s privacy settings. Specially an interview with an anonymous Facebook employee: Here are a few Q & A from it: Rumpus: You’ve previously mentioned a master password, which you no longer use. Employee: I’m not sure when exactly it was deprecated, but we did have a master [...]

Apple Juice Tablets – Are they for Real?

Peace, guys. This is the biggest ‘rumor’ since the iPhone was getting ready to launch in 2007. January 27th, 2010 or so they say, is the day when the world shall see Apple tablets – and i’m not talking about ones with vitamins. Before we go searching for a price tag, lets get the facts [...]

Google Goggles: will we finally ditch the travel guidebook?

Now that Google is translating the world through our smart phones, is there still a need for a travel guide? The death of the travel guidebook has long been prophesied because of the explosion of travel information online, but travel blogs and forums have not had the swingeing impact that the doomsayers foretold. In fact, [...]

Will ‘Windows’ be ‘shown the Door’?

Nov -13 2009 – TechCrunch says Google’s Chrome OS will be available for download within a week (2 to 3 days from now). Targeting netbooks and cloud computing, this BETA version will probably be a bit weak on the ‘drivers’ side, as anticipated. A substitute for windows, one that’s for real (and free), is quite [...]

Has Firefox Peaked?

It was exactly five years ago Monday that Mozilla released version 1.0 of its open source Firefox Web browser, and fans around the globe marked the occasion with a multitude of special events held as part of the “Light the World with Firefox” campaign. Celebration ideas were plentiful at the Spread Firefox Web site, while [...]

Is There a Dark Cloud Over SSL’s Green Glow?

Just about any major browser to sign on to a secure Web site like a bank’s or credit card company’s, and chances are the URL bar will glow green. Thats the mark of extended validation SSL protection, a widely used security system. The effectiveness of that system, however, has come under scrutiny by security researchers [...]