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Google Inc. turns 10 today - Happy birthday! ... UPDATED
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2008-09-07 08:31:25
Google was conceived by its two founders in the mid-1990s. But if you accept the date of incorporation as its birthday then today, 7th September 2008, is the 10th birthday of this amazing company.
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2008-09-07 08:31:25
Google was conceived by its two founders in the mid-1990s. But if you accept the date of incorporation as its birthday then today, 7th September 2008, is the 10th birthday of this amazing company.
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Anatomy of a modest web site - lessons for all
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2008-09-03 05:14:45
If you're the owner of a web site, or interested in web site design or maintenance or traffic analysis, here's a pictorial snapshot that shows some things to look for. Included are some current trends, including the state of the Browser Wars just as the upstart Google Chrome browser appears.
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2008-09-03 05:14:45
If you're the owner of a web site, or interested in web site design or maintenance or traffic analysis, here's a pictorial snapshot that shows some things to look for. Included are some current trends, including the state of the Browser Wars just as the upstart Google Chrome browser appears.
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Firefox browser goes Ubiquitous
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2008-09-02 19:00:44
On 26th August 2008 Mozilla Labs introduced Ubiquity for Firefox, described as an experiment into connecting the Web with language, and at first sight it appears very promising.
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2008-09-02 19:00:44
On 26th August 2008 Mozilla Labs introduced Ubiquity for Firefox, described as an experiment into connecting the Web with language, and at first sight it appears very promising.
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Opinion: Web 2.0 - an inedible Pie!
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2008-09-01 23:43:54
The pie-in-the-sky hype surrounding "Web 2.0" seems to have enticed some organizations to the honey pot with less than impressive results. Buzzwords abound: is Web 2.0 the same as Web Services or SOA, and does Web 2.0 have to be implemented using AJAX techniques? Where are we now with all this, and where's it all leading?
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2008-09-01 23:43:54
The pie-in-the-sky hype surrounding "Web 2.0" seems to have enticed some organizations to the honey pot with less than impressive results. Buzzwords abound: is Web 2.0 the same as Web Services or SOA, and does Web 2.0 have to be implemented using AJAX techniques? Where are we now with all this, and where's it all leading?
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Cloud Computing -- When will it be Good Enough? ... UPDATED
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2008-08-30 00:23:28
Should we already be thinking about leaving all our desktop system cares and woes behind and take supposed advantage of what cloud computing is tempting us with?
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2008-08-30 00:23:28
Should we already be thinking about leaving all our desktop system cares and woes behind and take supposed advantage of what cloud computing is tempting us with?
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Major feature missing from Adobe Reader 9?
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2008-08-14 01:35:40
Adobe Reader 9, part of the Adobe Acrobat 9 package, seems to have omitted an important user interface feature that was present in earlier Reader releases, making its usability worse rather than better. I hope this wasn't part of a nefarious plan by Adobe Systems, but just an amazingly clumsy oversight!
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2008-08-14 01:35:40
Adobe Reader 9, part of the Adobe Acrobat 9 package, seems to have omitted an important user interface feature that was present in earlier Reader releases, making its usability worse rather than better. I hope this wasn't part of a nefarious plan by Adobe Systems, but just an amazingly clumsy oversight!
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Useful desktop tools for Windows, Part 1 - MyVitalAgent
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2008-08-13 03:08:56
MyVitalAgent is a free PC utility that can help you to keep an eye on Internet traffic. At a glance, you can monitor activities such as FTP, e-mail and Web sites visited, via a nifty graphical user interface. Here's a summary of MyVitalAgent, together with a Flash video demonstration.
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2008-08-13 03:08:56
MyVitalAgent is a free PC utility that can help you to keep an eye on Internet traffic. At a glance, you can monitor activities such as FTP, e-mail and Web sites visited, via a nifty graphical user interface. Here's a summary of MyVitalAgent, together with a Flash video demonstration.
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TechWords Interactive Wikipedia Crossword (Number 004)
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: TechWords Interactive technology crosswords
2008-08-08 04:15:23
One of the brightest stars in the firmament of the Web is Wikipedia. Whether you like it, distrust it, actively contribute to it or just make use of its vast knowledge resources, there's no doubt whatsoever that Wikipedia is a great boon. And you'll be hitting it hard in your quest for today's TechWords answers!
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: TechWords Interactive technology crosswords
2008-08-08 04:15:23
One of the brightest stars in the firmament of the Web is Wikipedia. Whether you like it, distrust it, actively contribute to it or just make use of its vast knowledge resources, there's no doubt whatsoever that Wikipedia is a great boon. And you'll be hitting it hard in your quest for today's TechWords answers!
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1300 reasons to avoid Skype Pro in Australia
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2007-11-17 23:51:28
There are examples all around us of misleading and deceptive advertising, inflicted upon us either deliberately or due to the lack of attention to detail or even the incompetence of the advertisers. Where does Skype Pro stand in this regard?
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2007-11-17 23:51:28
There are examples all around us of misleading and deceptive advertising, inflicted upon us either deliberately or due to the lack of attention to detail or even the incompetence of the advertisers. Where does Skype Pro stand in this regard?
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Firefox 2.0.0.8 woes with extensions continue for some
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2007-10-23 07:44:26
A few days ago I found that my Firefox browser's add-ons (extensions) all stopped working after version 2.0.0.8 automatically installed itself, and wrote about it under the heading of Beware: Major problems with add-ons caused by Firefox 2.0.0.8 update . A reader posted a sugested fix that worked for me, but unfortunately didn't for other ITWire readers. So, what to do?
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2007-10-23 07:44:26
A few days ago I found that my Firefox browser's add-ons (extensions) all stopped working after version 2.0.0.8 automatically installed itself, and wrote about it under the heading of Beware: Major problems with add-ons caused by Firefox 2.0.0.8 update . A reader posted a sugested fix that worked for me, but unfortunately didn't for other ITWire readers. So, what to do?
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Beware: Major problems with add-ons caused by Firefox 2.0.0.8 update
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2007-10-19 21:16:23
For the past few years, I have found the Firefox browser update process to work pretty much flawlessly. But not with today's automatic update to version 2.0.0.8 (20 October 2007). Not a single one of the installed extensions that I have come to rely on are working, and I'm very annoyed. And it seems that I'm not the only one affected.
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2007-10-19 21:16:23
For the past few years, I have found the Firefox browser update process to work pretty much flawlessly. But not with today's automatic update to version 2.0.0.8 (20 October 2007). Not a single one of the installed extensions that I have come to rely on are working, and I'm very annoyed. And it seems that I'm not the only one affected.
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IBM simplifies consumer Internet experience with CoScripter, a free online service
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2007-10-14 07:25:23
IBM recently unveiled CoScripter, a free and easy-to-use online service for recording step-by-step processes that Web users do on a regular basis, then automatically runs those processes, eliminating repetitive or mundane tasks for the user.
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2007-10-14 07:25:23
IBM recently unveiled CoScripter, a free and easy-to-use online service for recording step-by-step processes that Web users do on a regular basis, then automatically runs those processes, eliminating repetitive or mundane tasks for the user.
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The rainbow of horror
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2007-10-14 04:10:24
So, you think that you're using a strong, secure password do you? Well think again, and hope that you don't become the victim of Ophcrack and its use of rainbow tables.
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2007-10-14 04:10:24
So, you think that you're using a strong, secure password do you? Well think again, and hope that you don't become the victim of Ophcrack and its use of rainbow tables.
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Ageism, sexism and gender issues in IT
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2007-10-06 23:10:56
Having been in the Information Technology field for forty-odd years -- some of them very odd -- it's fair to say that I've seen a few things over the decades. Apart from technology itself, I've always been interested in the human-related aspects: training, giving effective presentations, interpersonal communication, usability, accessibility and the like. And then there are more dramatic aspects, such as ageism and gender issues.
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2007-10-06 23:10:56
Having been in the Information Technology field for forty-odd years -- some of them very odd -- it's fair to say that I've seen a few things over the decades. Apart from technology itself, I've always been interested in the human-related aspects: training, giving effective presentations, interpersonal communication, usability, accessibility and the like. And then there are more dramatic aspects, such as ageism and gender issues.
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Tales of the Forgotten (Part 2) -- Windows Explorer file filtering
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2007-09-30 01:20:19
Sometimes software developers bring out a new product version with lots of bells and whistles, while mystifyingly doing away with essential useful features that were frequently used in the old version. One such gobstoppingly glaring omission is wild-card file filtering in Windows Explorer. It's still not there in Windows Vista, and oh, how I want to see it reintroduced.
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2007-09-30 01:20:19
Sometimes software developers bring out a new product version with lots of bells and whistles, while mystifyingly doing away with essential useful features that were frequently used in the old version. One such gobstoppingly glaring omission is wild-card file filtering in Windows Explorer. It's still not there in Windows Vista, and oh, how I want to see it reintroduced.
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Stealth Windows update reportedly causes XP repair mode to fail
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2007-09-29 20:09:10
These days your everyday, commodity PC is in many ways more far more complex than the mainframes of the 1970s. It's a wonder that keeping them up and running is usually not all that difficult. Because today's desktop systems are quite inexpensive (even compared with just five years ago), they are in the hands of untold millions of consumers around the globe. Of course, things do go wrong with them sometimes, and it can be quite a challenge to unravel the complex underlying issues and get them operating again. All this is not helped when even an experienced player like Microsoft occasionally gets it wrong.
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2007-09-29 20:09:10
These days your everyday, commodity PC is in many ways more far more complex than the mainframes of the 1970s. It's a wonder that keeping them up and running is usually not all that difficult. Because today's desktop systems are quite inexpensive (even compared with just five years ago), they are in the hands of untold millions of consumers around the globe. Of course, things do go wrong with them sometimes, and it can be quite a challenge to unravel the complex underlying issues and get them operating again. All this is not helped when even an experienced player like Microsoft occasionally gets it wrong.
Read More About Stealth Windows Update Reportedly Causes XP Repair Mode To Fail...
Tales of the Forgotten (Part 1) -- Configuring CPU affinity in Windows
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2007-09-23 07:00:37
Okay, you're the proud new owner of a new desktop or laptop computer running Windows XP or Windows Vista. Whether you realize it or not, it's more than likely to sport a spritely multi-core processor, such as an Intel Core 2 Duo or Quad processor or AMD Opteron quad-core. But are you able to take best advantage of these CPUs under Windows?
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2007-09-23 07:00:37
Okay, you're the proud new owner of a new desktop or laptop computer running Windows XP or Windows Vista. Whether you realize it or not, it's more than likely to sport a spritely multi-core processor, such as an Intel Core 2 Duo or Quad processor or AMD Opteron quad-core. But are you able to take best advantage of these CPUs under Windows?
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Out of Africa -- and into Iraq, or was that Mauritius?
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2007-09-17 06:45:31
For sheer inventiveness, you have to hand it to some of the "darker elements" who use the Internet.
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2007-09-17 06:45:31
For sheer inventiveness, you have to hand it to some of the "darker elements" who use the Internet.
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IBM joins the OpenOffice.org community
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2007-09-11 16:21:03
On September 10, 2007, the OpenOffice.org community welcomed IBM as a community member. As well as immediate code contributions, IBM has pledged ongoing software engineering support to the community and plans to further leverage the open source technology in its own products.
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2007-09-11 16:21:03
On September 10, 2007, the OpenOffice.org community welcomed IBM as a community member. As well as immediate code contributions, IBM has pledged ongoing software engineering support to the community and plans to further leverage the open source technology in its own products.
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IBM's atomic art on display
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2007-09-08 05:23:25
IBM scientists in 1990 famously wrote the letters of the company name by very carefully arranging single atoms. Now an online gallery of such atomic images has been opened for our wonder and delight.
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2007-09-08 05:23:25
IBM scientists in 1990 famously wrote the letters of the company name by very carefully arranging single atoms. Now an online gallery of such atomic images has been opened for our wonder and delight.
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