December 9, 2012
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Richard M. Stallman, aka RMS, creator of the Gnu Public License (GPL) and the Free Software Foundation has announced that as far as he’s concerned, Ubuntu contains spyware and that Linux supporters should shun Ubuntu for spying. Specifically, RMS hates … Continue reading
November 2, 2012
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Roku has long made great, easy-to-use Internet TV streaming boxes. Now it has set itself apart from the pack by adding cross-Internet streaming service searching. I think Roku has its killer app. If you’re old enough, you recall that VisiCalc … Continue reading
September 25, 2012
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Do a Web search on any popular product, event, company, person, whatever. What’s the first site that shows up? Chances are it’s Wikipedia. For better or for worse, people assume that anything they find in Wikipedia is Gospel truth. That’s … Continue reading
May 7, 2012
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When I started using the Internet in the 1970s, it didn’t look anything like it does today, and our search tools were primitive. But when all you have is stone knives and bearskins, you make do. Before I began writing … Continue reading
January 11, 2012
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Well, we saw this coming. Google is integrating its social networking site, Google+ and its photo-sharing site Picasa with Google search. What this means is that in “Search, plus Your World” when you do a Google search your results will … Continue reading
November 3, 2011
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If I hadn’t read it on Microsoft’s own Bing blog, I wouldn’t have believed it. The Microsoft Bing team has just released the new Bing for Mobile app for iPhone and Android… but not for Windows Phone 7 devices. Wow. … Continue reading