Will Owen’s blog return? As you may notice, my diminished upkeep of this blog coincided closely with the start of my first full time job. Interestingly enough, its initial launch was eerily close to the timeframe where I was putting the finishing touches on my master’s thesis. Coincidence?
The truth is that blogs [...]
A subject of much debate recently is the internationalization of the organization that controls the DNS naming system and IP address mapping infrastructure of the internet. Currently, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is responsible. However, one problem that many foreign nations have is that it is a US based [...]
A recent article from CNet.com outlines potential efforts from Congress to legislate file swapping services, suggesting that the services may need to be completely banned (?!):
A California senator [Sen. Dianne Feinstein] has suggested that because file-sharing networks continue to house illegal files, they should be shut down. … Pointing to what she called a “rise [...]
Now this is certainly big news. I mentioned the other day that Opera was giving away free registration codes for their 10-year anniversary. Well it appears that they’ve gone one step further now and have released the other other browser as freeware. Certainly superior to Internet Explorer, and comparable in features and [...]
If you’ve ever used a blog search engine such as Technorati, Feedster, or one of the many other blog search tools out there, you may be interested in Google’s newest offering: Google Blog Search. Unlike traditional web search services, blog search systems operate using a “push” mechanism rather than a “pull” mechanism. What [...]
Apparently eBay has worked out a deal with Skype to buy out the VoIP provider for $2.6 billion!
Company executives said Monday that eBay plans to pay $1.3 billion in cash and $1.3 billion in stock to the global communications company. It has agreed to hand over up to an extra $1.5 billion, for a total [...]
It’s turning out to be quite the busy week for me. There’s a lot of activity picking up in my job search including interviews every day this week as well as many of the emails, phone calls, and follow-ups that go with them. I would say that things are looking very promising and [...]
Here’s an interesting bit of news. The state of Massachusetts has decided to completely stop using Microsoft Office products for all of its official documents. The story is also available at pcworld.com. From the former forbes article:
The state of Massachusetts is proposing to make all its workers stop using Microsoft’s Word, Excel [...]
Many recent blog posts have referenced this dated article from Popular Mechanics. It’s a bit eerie. Not only was it published on September 11, 2001, but it also accurately predicts the tragic, worst-case scenario that New Orleans is currently facing:
During a strong hurricane, the city could be inundated with water blocking all streets [...]
If you’re interested in trying out the other-other web browser (a.k.a. Opera), they are offering free registration of their ad-free browser today only as part of a promotion to celebrate their 10-year anniversary. From the download.com Opera download page:
For one day only, you can get an ad-free version of Opera. Simply e-mail registerme@opera.com to [...]
