How To Tweak Firefox 2.0 Beta 1
Firefox 2.0 Beta 1 is scheduled for release on Tuesday but there are some things that I want to show you before you start using it. Things like removing the red "X" from each tab or maybe only placin...
Why I support Rocketboom
It's pretty simple. — Rocketboom is bigger than two people. — It plays the role this weblog played in the early days of blogging. It distributes attention to all kinds of creative people doing co...
Google CEO on click fraud: 'let it happen' is perfect economic solution
Google CEO Eric Schmidt believes there is a "perfect economic solution" to click fraud: "let it happen." — Schmidt discussed how the pay-per-click advertising model is inherently "self-correcting" …
Venzero adds lilOne to the "One" collective
So you think the 8GB Venzero One is too bulky and/or expensive (289 Euro)? Not quite satisfied with the MiniOne's price point (119-169 Euro) or capacity range (1 and 2GB)? Well, apparently Venzero h...
Spyware developers net huge profits, outrage
With annual revenues of $2 billion, pop-up ads are a high-stakes game — Consumers have strong opinions about Direct Revenue's software. "If I ever meet anyone from your company, I will kill you," a...
Football World Cup: Some Online Numbers
The final tally on online and mobile viewers might take some time to compile by the research firms, but some revenues and other numbers from around the world: — In China, portal Sina.com generated 70...
Optical device could help read most disk formats
TOKYO — Trying to bridge the gap between next-generation optical disk formats, Ricoh said it has developed an optical component that reads and writes all disk formats—Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD, as well ...
Death by Wikipedia: The Kenneth Lay Chronicles
The surprise death of Kenneth L. Lay last week did more than throw a monkey wrench into the government's plans to jail and fine the Enron Corp. founder. It further exposed the critical weakness of Wi...
19 Rails Tricks Most Rails Coders Don't Know
When looking at my own Rails code and that of the community as a whole, I often see places where certain Rails techniques could have been used, but weren't. As much for my own memory as yours, I thou...
ON MEDIA ELITISM AND THE "DERIVATIVE" MYTH
I am, in full disclosure, a member of the Media Elite. I'm a Conde Nast editor, run a glossy mainstream magazine, spent much of my career at The Economist and consort with known journalists. But not...
dotMAC, Time For A Makeover?
Google, Yahoo, Microsoft... most technology companies are using newer technologies (collectively called Web 2.0) to enhance the consumer experience inside the browser. Apple, however, is yet to incor...
Yahoo! updates My Web with new look, more social features
Yahoo! has updated their del.icio.us-like My Web bookmarking service with a fresh new look (pleasantly devoid of the over-used web 2.0 pastel palette) and more social tools geared towards helping you ...
Ten signs you're tech obsessed
Most of us have a love-hate relationship with technology, but for some it goes beyond healthy admiration, writes Harriet Alexander. — Funny to think now how it all started so innocently. Then sudde...
New In Gmail: Apply Filters To Old Emails
Until now, Gmail allowed users to set filters only for the future emails. Now when you create a filter or update one, Gmail allows you to apply it to old emails (see Also apply filter to 160 conversa...
Spyware developers net huge profits, outrage
With annual revenues of $2 billion, pop-up ads are a high-stakes game — Consumers have strong opinions about Direct Revenue's software. "If I ever meet anyone from your company, I will kill you," a...
Optimizing AirPort Connectivity
Interference. It's the biggest problem these days with wireless ethernet and it will kill the speed of your connection. A 54Mb connection is capable of 6.9MB/s at 100% performance. You won't see 10...
Recon-X military-grade PDA is "everything-proof"
Intended primarily for captains of heavy industry, Tripod Data Systems' Recon X-Series pocket PCs are the toughest we've ever come across. Both new models, the 200MHz 200x and the 400MHz 400x, are te...
Google's Binary Search Helps Identify Malware
Thousands of malicious Web sites pinpointed thanks to a little-known capability in Google's search engine. — SAN FRANCISCO — A little-known capability in Google's search engine has helped security v...
Anaheim's first taste of EarthLink muni Wi-Fi
EarthLink's Wi-Fi network in Anaheim, Calif., offers a taste of the wireless broadband service that soon will be rolled out in several larger U.S. cities. But it also underscores the challenges still...
Joanne Colan confirmed
Andrew Baron confirmed via email this evening that the new interim host of RocketBoom is former MTV vj Joanne Colan. — He says that today (a weekend day on which RB doesn't run new content) there we...