The social network site of 2007 is?
Well it would depend on how you at it, for every user the sight that they use is naturally the best, or if you are inclined to take notice of other tracking sites like compete then My Space would be the highest and therefore the best, while Facebook was only 19th and as for Digg [...]
December 28, 2007What’s great about Firefox 3?
When a new version of any application comes out users are either fighting each other to get it before anyone else, or there is a little bit of sceptism on why an upgraded solution would be needed in the first place.
But with Firefox there are always going to be takers for an upgrade, so [...]
You Tube gets royal approval
We have all got used the “Queens Speech” every year at 3.00 pm on Christmas day, in fact our Queen has will be making her fiftieth speech this year, which is quite a feat indeed.
But more than that the Queen have given her royal seal of approval to the “Royal Channel” which is going to [...]
What’s next for Google?
The problem with success is that you have to keep moving forward. Bringing out new innovations and just generally taking over the world, this is what we have come to know about Google, but what’s in store for us in the future?
Here are some predictions:
1. ‘You’re Watching ABC Google’
2. Get Your Free Google PC
3. ‘Come [...]
Instant translation on IM
Instant messaging is great, unlike email if both parties are online at the time they can communicate in almost real time effect, but what about if the person that you are speaking to does not read or write in the same language as you, this could make things difficult is not impossible making it impractical [...]
December 18, 2007Firefox offers Personas
Having listened to the users of Firefox, Mozilla have developed some really cool additions to the browser, making the whole experience more exciting and more dynamic.
Features:
You can select a Persona from the dynamic menus and see results instantly without having to discover, select, download or install a separate bit of software or code.
Personas can be [...]
Great list of Linux services
As the season of goodwill gets into full swing its good get something for nothing, well obviously not entirely free but never the less Linux is booming in its many guises. But for newcomers there can be a problem with knowing exactly what they want or need, compared to what they are being offered.
However there [...]
Spam still dominates email
There was a time when spam as we have come to know it, was only taking up about 5% of all emails, mind you that was back in 2001! Since then the amount of spam has steadily taken giant steps, in 2004 the figure was up to 70% which was when everyone started to moan [...]
December 12, 2007You Tube expands its profit sharing
The reward for placing a video on You Tube is going to be more than just becoming famous, from now on video creators will be able to earn money too.
You Tube will be paying a share of the advertising revenue earned, user will be able to decide which of their videos will have the ads [...]
Police investigation of Pirate Bay ends
The Swedish police are said to have finished their investigation into the Pirate Bay, this follows the raid on the their premises where 180 servers were taken, but as it turns out that would probably not have done them any favours as most of them belonged to other people and businesses who happened to be [...]
December 7, 2007The problem with Gmail is:
There is a problem with gmail, and that is you cannot have a gmail account or your account gets cancelled which is causing some people so many problems to the point where they cannot even access their own emails, which could relate to jobs etc.
However this is fortunately an error, I say fortunately because that [...]
Digg users hit back a Facebook dumper
Dumping your boyfriend via Face Book is not normally a great idea, and yet as will know that is exactly what Sandra Soroka did, and some may say that she had actually got away with, after all she did accumulate over 1,600 votes on Digg.
But like with many a seal of approval could also mean [...]
Facebook admits ad tracking
As we mentioned in a previous posting Facebook are suspected of tracking their users online purchases, which in some cases could prove to be embarrassing for some members depending what their purchase have been!
This stems from the Beacon ad system, which tracks users on and off line activities and then broadcasts the results, well Facebook [...]
How to get more design work
In order to get a nice lot of work coming in you must first put the hours in and get the skills to be a decent designer. Once you are there then you need to practice your skills until perfected. Now you are ready to go after jobs, here are some tips to keep to [...]