Scott Mallinson | Freelance Web Designer
Man, that takes me back!
If you haven’t already heard of Google Chrome then you must have had your head buried in the sand. Available to download on the 2nd September 2008, it was a bungled release caused by mis-communication within the Google camp. It didn’t matter much though as there was a rapid uptake of the new web browser and the immediate response from the early adopters was amazement at the speed of the thing.
So here it is. The partial reason for my blogging absense for the past month or so. Though it hasn’t been the sole reason why I haven’t blogged in a while.
Ryan Carson of Carsonified fame is getting his head shaved this Thursday. Show your support and donate what you can.
Microsoft sees end of Windows era. It’s all change since Bill G stepped down.
If you’re a regular reader of my blog, no doubt you will have seen my particle posted yesterday entitled “Microsoft backs open source work“. Since I read the original article on the BBC site it got me thinking. Why, now, are Microsoft interested in ‘making friends’ with the open-source software community when they have been rivals for so long? Well from what I can see there are 3 possible reasons; Bill Gates stepping back from Microsoft, the ongoing battle with the European Union regulators and Yahoo!
Wordpress for iPhone app allows you to manage your blog from your favourite mobile device.
As broadband speeds increase with technology advancements and coverage is getting increasingly better, not just in the UK but worldwide, more and more people have access to the internet and the information it carries. Information that was once restricted by geographic location no longer is, and it has never been so easy to find answers to the most complex or obscure questions.
For a long time I have wanted an Apple Mac. The want was initially a desire. I fell for the glossy looks even though there was little beneath the surface that put it at an advantage over a Linux or Microsoft box. Now however, with the adoption of the Intel processor and the ease of running Windows on a Mac, the desire is more a need.
Following the criticism and perceived failure of Windows VIsta, the latest operating system from Microsoft, it has made me think about the direction in which Microsoft are going and how they fair against competitors in their markets.