Practical Technology

The last time Internet Explorer (IE) wasn’t the top Web browser in the world, late 1998, Bill Clinton was president; France was the World Cup champion; Netscape was IE’s top rival; and, oh yes, Google was founded. One anti-monopoly lawsuit, which was largely based on Microsoft’s illegal tactics against Netscape, and not quite fourteen years [...]

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You may have noticed that when I talk about TV over the Internet, I haven’t been talking about Google TV or the like. Instead, I’ve been focusing on “media extenders” like the Apple TV, Roku, and the various Internet-equipped Blu-Ray DVD players. The main reason is the elephant in the room: “When will Apple announce [...]

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I told you so. I told anyone who would listen yesterday that investing in Facebook’s IPO would be foolish and I was right. Facebook closed its high-excitement IPO day at $38.37 a share… mere pocket change over its initial price. On Thursday, Facebook had priced its shares at $38, giving itself a valuation of $104 [...]

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First, I am not a stock market maven. I don’t own a single share of any technology stock. So, when I say only an idiot would buy into Facebook’s $104-billion IPO tomorrow keep that in mind. On the other hand, I’ve been covering technology and the business of technology for closing in on 30-years and [...]

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better and better. The just released Chrome 19 is a perfect example of this. Besides fixing a slew of security problems, Chrome 19’s niftiest new feature is tab syncing. Chrome has long given you the power to sync your bookmarks, apps, extensions, history, themes, and other settings. Now, you can sync your open tabs as [...]

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