January 2, 2008
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Netscape, the Web browser that opened up not only the Web, but the entire Internet to mass use, is dead. It died after a long decline caused by its murderer, Microsofts Internet Explorer. It was only 15 years ago that … Continue reading
October 13, 2006
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Firefox 2.0 is almost here, and Microsoft is expected to start pushing out Internet Explorer 7 to users via the Windows Automatic Update software-distribution mechanism by year’s end. In short, the browser wars are about to begin again. Depending on … Continue reading
October 9, 2006
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I love free software. I use open-source programs and operating systems every day. But once in a while, I want to take some free software developers and shake them until their teeth rattle. At the moment, I’m ticked off because … Continue reading
September 29, 2006
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Would you believe that two open-source powers are battling over the Firefox Fox logo? Well, believe it. Mozilla Corp. is insisting that when a Linux distributor includes its own variation of the popular web-browser, Firefox, with its operating system, it … Continue reading
December 22, 2004
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The itsy, bitsy spider, climbed up the water spout. Down came the rain and washed the spider out. Out came the sun and dried up all the rain, So the itsy, bitsy spider went up the spout again. That was … Continue reading
June 28, 2004
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OK, I confess it: I’ve used Internet Explorer a lot. After being a die-hard Netscape user, I finally got fed up with the sheer bulk of that browser and started using Internet Explorer on my Windows machines. As time went … Continue reading