Is Google's Change in Browser Support the Equivalent of a Virtual Hit on Internet Explorer 6?

On an official Google Enterprise Blog post, published January 29, 2010, Rajen Sheth, Google Apps Senior Product Manager, announced the company will cease to support Microsoft’s nine-year old Internet Explorer 6 browser in the delivery of Google web-based services beginning March 1, 2010. Specifically, certain embedded features of Google Docs will no longer . . . → Read More: Is Google's Change in Browser Support the Equivalent of a Virtual Hit on Internet Explorer 6?

What the Apple Tablet needs to sell the purchase to your significant other.

Cross your fingers and hope for these key features to garner much-needed, significant other support.

Okay, every techie, geek, and gadget junkie knows what today is. Supposedly…and hopefully…Apple will debut the long-fabled and much-speculated version of their tablet. Will it be called iSlate, iTablet, or iCostalot? No one knows for sure, yet. To . . . → Read More: What the Apple Tablet needs to sell the purchase to your significant other.

An MWD Appeal to Decency: Don't steal hope from Haiti

On January 22, 2010, the Apple iTunes Store made available for purchase the Hope for Haiti Now album. Included in the $7.99 purchase are 20 songs, from various artists who participated in the January 22nd Telethon. Airing simultaneously, on over 60 major and cable networks, performances included notable artists, such as John Legend, . . . → Read More: An MWD Appeal to Decency: Don't steal hope from Haiti

U.S. State Department shifts focus from freeing Tibet to work on "Free Internet"

On January 21, 2010, U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton, spoke at the Newseum, in Washington D.C. The topic? Free internet of course! Unfortunately, for most of the techie crowd, she was not referring to the demilitarization of Internet Service Providers and the eradication of the overpriced monthly fees they demand in . . . → Read More: U.S. State Department shifts focus from freeing Tibet to work on "Free Internet"

iPhone Apps by Apple Inc.

The iTunes App Store is full of fantastic apps for the iPhone and the iPod Touch. Here are five that are made by Apple Inc. themselves:

MobileMe Gallery – Easily view MobileMe gallery photos and movies on your iPhone or iPod Touch.

MobileMe iDisk – View and share the files on your . . . → Read More: iPhone Apps by Apple Inc.

Decrease in Youth Activity Blamed on New-Fangled Smartphones

The technologically-challenged are sure to be overjoyed with the findings of a newly released report, entitled “Generation M2: Media in the Lives of 8- to 18-year-olds,” published by the Kaiser Family Foundation. According to the report, young people from ages 8 to 18 devote an average of 7 hours, 38 minutes a day . . . → Read More: Decrease in Youth Activity Blamed on New-Fangled Smartphones

Alleged Employee Role in Google Attack Highlights the Importance of Computer Security Education

According to a USA Today report, a Google employee may have unwittingly initiated the chain of events that led to the culmination of Chinese efforts to hack into the company’s cyber-infrastructure. While no formal confirmation has come from the company, itself, George Kurtz, Chief Technology Officer at McAfee, indicated that the method of . . . → Read More: Alleged Employee Role in Google Attack Highlights the Importance of Computer Security Education