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What Five Years can do to Internet Explorer

As I unwind from a long day of educational mind-molding and customer-service mind-turning work, I am reminded thanks to the crew of fellow geeks and tech enthusiasts over at Gizmodo that today, or thereabouts, marks the fifth anniversary of a little thing many of us call Firefox. Call it insignificant, call it game-changing.  Whatever you call it, whether you use it or not, Firefox has become the big dog of the little dogs.  No longer do we have to browse the Internet in the bloatware that co...

It’s Vista, but Works

The boys in Redmond finally seem to have figured things out. Maybe it just stopped raining all day, every day on the big giants campus up North, maybe not...probably not. The bottom line is, Windows 7, the successor to the clumpy, bloated, and obnoxious Vista that just seemed to never work, seems to do just the opposite - that is, it works. Every major new OS release seems to bring its problems. Remember when XP came out with some major security flaws? By Service Pack 2, though, XP has been a s...

One People, One World

In our ever globalizing world, news and information is available to those "connected" folks worldwide within seconds. This most recent presidential election proved that technology is what we rely on. And if one things for sure, those that know how to effectively utilize the mediums of technology that interconnect us all can rapidly spread information, gain support, and share information. President Obama realized the importance of social networking in America and around the world. Contrastingly S...

Golden Gate Sunset.

Golden Gate Sunset. Originally uploaded by iBichon in Studio Beautiful capture. As today marks 300 views to this blog, a small number, but a milestone nonetheless, I wanted to share a picture I found on my Flickr homepage. It's linked back to the creator's Flickr for larger viewing. This image has creative composure and captures the sunset at one of America's landmarks perfectly. I'm diggin' the bokeh.

A Google Story

After spending a week talking about Google in class, my fascination with the company was confirmed. This is a company that truly cares about its employees, and in turn, furnishes great products. It begins at the top and the operating atmosphere manages to filter its way down to even the lowest level employees. Meals are free, that’s a rule. Common services are provided including dry cleaning, massage therapy, outdoor athletics, etc. All available to Google employees for free. And they get util...

Life without the Internet

Spring Can Only Mean One Thing…

"It's time for Dodger Baseball!" - Vin Scully Or whatever team you follow really...

Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish

Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish. This phrase, published on the back of the final publication of The Whole Earth Catalog, and repeated by Steve Jobs to the Stanford Graduating Class of 2005, speaks of adventure, of failure, and ultimately, of success. Whether this success is measured in terms of personal, monetary, of professional success, can vary, and much of this measure of success is left to the determination of one entity - you. In Jobs' commencement speech, he spoke of life and death, of love...

MC Yogi says It’s a Brighter Day

"We have chosen Hope." ~President Barack Hussein Obama Change has come to America as former Senator Barack Hussein Obama (D-IL) was sworn in by Chief Justice Roberts just past noon eastern standard time. Festivities filled and packed with supporters and hopefuls, Capitol Hill became the stage for this historic inauguration. The 44th President of the United States Barack Obama represents more than hope, more than change. He is the nation's first African American President. He calls out to the ...

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