INTERNET EXPLORER 8

At 9am PDT on Thursday, March 19, Microsoft is scheduled to release Internet Explorer 8, with a number of new features and under-the-hood security improvements. I’ll let you know if I find anything exciting in the next week or so, after I’ve had a chance to check it...

BACKUPS – ONLINE BACKUPS

Previously:BACKUPS – INTRODUCTIONBACKUPS – DATA vs. DRIVE IMAGEBACKUPS – EXTERNAL HARD DRIVESBACKUPS – SOFTWARE FOR DATA BACKUPS There are dozens of services to help you back up your data online. Some programs include built-in services for online backups of the...

NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE SKIMMER

You can take a peek at one of the experiments by the New York Times as it tries to deliver an online experience that is as satisfying as holding a newspaper in your hands. The “article skimmer” is a work in progress, not a finished product. It presents a single screen...

GOOGLE: THE WHOLE INTERNET IS MALWARE

From the official Google blog today: “This site may harm your computer” on every search result?!?! 1/31/2009 09:02:00 AM If you did a Google search between 6:30 a.m. PST and 7:25 a.m. PST this morning, you likely saw that the message “This site may...

THE TIES THAT BIND (AND BREAK)

This doesn’t affect you directly but it’s an interesting glimpse at How Things Work. The vast bulk of international voice and Internet traffic travels through underwater cables. There were several reports in 2008 of broken or cut cables in the Mediterranean, giving...