Google’s decision to shut down its popular RSS client service, Google Reader, has some people in an uproar. Dave Winer, one of RSS’s creators, has a different reaction: “I won’t miss it.” Winer, who created the first version of RSS in 1997, continued, “Never used the damn thing. Didn’t trust the idea of a big [...]
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RSS inventor doesn’t see what all the fuss is about closing Google Reader
March 15th, 2013 · Comments Off
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Evernote hacked, forces password reset
March 2nd, 2013 · Comments Off
2013 may become known as the year of hacker. Following sucessful hacks of Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, and NBC‘s Web sites and servers, the popular multi-platform, note-taking Web application Evernote servers have been hacked. Evernote hacked, forces password reset. More >
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Vendors just can’t stop trying to lock us all in
January 14th, 2013 · Comments Off
What do Apple’s iOS, Microsoft’s Windows 8 and Google’s Android all have in common? None of them works that well without the Internet. This trend has been developing for years and is now accelerating. Don’t get me wrong. I love the Internet and I like operating systems, such as Google Chrome OS, that require it. [...]
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Wikipedia moving from MySQL to MariaDB
December 17th, 2012 · 1 Comment
For years, MySQL has been the dominant open-source database management system (DBMS). Recently, MariaDB, the MySQL fork created by MySQL’s founder, has been making in-roads and Wikipedia, the world’s sixth most popular Web site, is shifting over from MySQL to MariaDB. Asher Feldman, Site Architect at Wikimedia Foundation (WMF), the group behind Wikipedia wrote recently, [...]
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5 reasons why the Roku is the best Internet TV streaming box choice
November 30th, 2012 · Comments Off
There are lots of ways to get Internet streaming TV networks, such as Amazon Prime Instant Video, Hulu Plus, and Netflix. But the single, best way is with a Roku. Obviously, there are plenty of alternatives vying for your attention – and your hard-earned money. You can buy a Smart TV . But I’ve yet [...]
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