Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 has been released. Some of the major features included (as stated on their website) are a new look, tabs (finally and obviously), improved printing capability, RSS feeds, Search tab and improved security.read more | digg story »
Google Inc. said Monday it’s buying No. 1 Internet video sharing Web site YouTube Inc. for $1.65 billion in stock. The deal is regarded as a largely defensive one that leapfrogs Google into a leading role in a burgeoning Internet marketplaceread more | digg story »
Ever wonder what rights you give up when using Windows XP? This article looks at the Windows XP End-Used License Agreement and takes it apart, paragraph by grueling paragraph, and turns legal-speak into plain English.read more | digg story »
Debian is ready to change the name of Firefox in its distributions, beginning with Etch. They say it can be done within a week. The reasons stem from Mozilla’s recent insistence on trademark fidelity and its preferences regarding Firefox patches. Ubuntu is also asking similar questions. There’s even a poll at Ubuntu Forums asking “What should Ubuntu do about Firefox?” »
From Slashdot.org: The GPL Violations Project, based in Germany, have won (subject to appeal) a court case against D-Link, who had allegedly distributed parts of the Linux kernel in a product in a way which contravened the GPL. D-Link had claimed that the GPL was not 'legally binding' but have now agreed to cease and desist, and refrain from distributing the infringing product, a network attached storage device. Expenses, including legal expenses, were received by the plaintiffs; they did not request any damages, consistent with their policy. »
Some time ago I made a module for Drupal called Stop IE. The purpose of this module was to detect if my site visitors were using Internet Explorer and if so, send them to a page that warned them that my site may not work with IE and about the dangers of using it as their webbrowser. Well, time passes, Drupal has had quite a few revisions since then, including the launch of version 4. »
A Liga Portuguesa dos Direitos do Animal vai comemorar, pelo 19º ano consecutivo, o Dia Mundial do Animal. Aqui fica o comunicado que recebi deles: Caros Amigos e Amigas: Vamos realizar, nos dias 07 e 08 de Outubro, pelo 19.º ano consecutivo, O “Dia Mundial do Animal”. O DIA Mundial do Animal – dia de S. Francisco de Assis, patrono dos animais e da ecologia, celebra-se a 4 de Outubro; porque acontece num dia de semana adiámos para o fim-de-semana a seguir, 07/08. »
Yahoo is releasing the new Ajax-powered version of Yahoo Mail to all users in the US and across 18 international markets. The interface has somewhat the same feel but is improved by several orders of magnitude. The launch of the renewed service has been reported on several websites, such as ZDNet’s Web 2.0 Explorer, PC World, Techcrunch, Slashdot, Ajaxian and dotnetjunkies.com Paul Mooney’s blog. To access the new version of Yahoo! »
An interesting point of view, on which I’ve been pondering for some time. I no longer see kids playing catch or hide-and-seek these days. They don’t play with marbles, they don’t fall and hurt their knees when running from the old lady they stole those juicy apples from. They don’t know what it is to be a kid. Did we kill childhood? I saw this one on Slashdot: Top children's authors, including best-seller Philip Pullman (His Dark Materials), have written an open letter to the British Government claiming that consumer electronics have brought about the death of childhood. »
This webdesigner made the switch from Windows to Linux a few months ago and chronicled the changes they went through in order to make it work. Part one covers the software he chose as well as the setting up process. Part two is an update on how things are going and on some changes made in order to successfully perform web development on Linux. The articles are aimed specifically at using Linux for Web development instead of average use. »