Aug 12, 2008 | backup, business, Internet, web_services
Take a look at Jungle Disk, a service for online backups with a good reputation. I’m testing it now and finding a lot of things to like. The idea is simple – back up folders to a secure place online at regular intervals, and retrieve them any time but...
Aug 11, 2008 | business, games, Internet, video
By the close of the 2008 Olympic Games, NBC will have broadcast 2,900 hours of live coverage – more than the total number of US television hours for all previous summer Olympic Games combined. In addition to the broadcasts on the primary NBC channel, video...
Aug 10, 2008 | IE, Internet, security, spam
There is a massive spam attack underway masquerading as messages from CNN.com. The first set of messages had links to the “Top 10 Headlines” and “Top 10 Videos”; now there are new variations presenting a “custom news alert.”...
Jul 15, 2008 | Internet, Microsoft, mobile, search
Few people browse Internet pages on a mobile device with a three inch screen. A few sites have pages that are optimized for a mobile device but they’re pretty hard to come by. (The iPhone does better with its ability to zoom in and out on a page but it’s...
Jun 18, 2008 | IE, Internet, Microsoft, software
Mozilla released the Firefox 3 Internet browser on Tuesday and is working on setting a Guinness record for the most software downloaded in 24 hours. There are a lot of people who like Firefox a lot. If you haven’t been following along, Firefox is an Internet...
May 23, 2008 | domains, Google, Internet, Microsoft, web_services
If you’re looking for a quick way to get something online, take a look at what Google is doing.There’s no shortage of ways to get started online with a web site, a blog, a place for collaboration, a shared calendar, a shared photo gallery, or any of a...