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Mozilla Firefox - Add Colors To Your Tabs

I stumbled onto a web site that was recommending a add-on for Firefox which added colors to the browser tabs. I decided to give it a try and I liked it, so I thought I would share this with you. The add-on is called ColorfulTabs 3.9.4 and the author describes his program [...]

Who Is Winning The Browser Wars? We Are!

The browser wars are of no concern to me since I couldn’t care less how much market share any of them command. What is important is that this newest browser war is going to benefit all of us. This new crop of browsers are faster and hopefully more secure.
During the past week I have been [...]

Netscape Revenge? Or Just Another Browser?

For those of us who have been using the web for awhile, we are familiar with the browser Netscape. Netscape was the vehicle that many of us used to first venture onto the World Wide Web. We also know the story on how Microsoft killed off Netscape, not by having a superior product, but by [...]

Google Kicks Up The Speed In Its Chrome Browser + More

I’ve been playing with the new Google Chrome browser since it was first released. But to be honest I just keep going back to my trusty Firefox because I like the add ons that Firefox offers. But this morning when I downloaded the new Beta version of Chrome, I must admit that this puppy is [...]

EU To Microsoft - Users Need Browser Choice - But There Is More

The vultures are circling as the EU may require Microsoft to make other browsers available in the upcoming Windows 7. There seems to be an element around us that has the opinion that once Microsoft loses the browser market, the company is finished. In one opinion I read it all revolves around how Google is [...]

DOJ vs Google - Another Microsoft Fiasco?

Here we go again. The DOJ is looking at Google as a monopoly, just like they did once before when they looked at Microsoft. But is Google really a monopoly if people like their stuff better than the competitions? This is what really needs to be looked at. Not just a dictionary term of what [...]

Still Using I.E. 6? It Is Time To Upgrade That Browser

Last night I awoke at 3:00am in the morning drowning in a cold sweat. The nightmare I had just experienced had scared me to death. Thankfully I woke up and tried to recall the dream. Oh yes, it was about those that are still using Internet Explorer 6. Naturally the question that popped into my [...]

How Much Of Your Computer Time Is Spent On The Web?

I read an interesting article which covered what Steve Ballmer had said about Google and their new Chrome operating system. The interview took place at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in New Orleans and the following sentence caught my eye:
As for Microsoft’s own plans, Ballmer said the company did not see a need for a [...]

Screenjelly - Record Your Screen And Voice

This is a great way to record your screen and voice at the click of a button. This simple to use software works with all major operating systems and popular browsers. It is also optimized to work with your Twitter account which is a nice touch. But here is the best part. It is 100% [...]

Google Chrome Operating System Is Kind Of An Anti-Operating System

For the past few days we have been reading about the new Google Chrome Operating System and I believe many of us thought it would be a full blown operating system similar to Microsoft Windows or Linux. This may not be the case. In what is being described by one of the Google co-founders, it [...]

Google - FAQs About Chrome Operating System

When Google announced that it would be introducing its Chrome Operating System next year, it was only a matter of time before questions arose. The Google Chrome Blog team immediately set out to answer some of the most popular questions.
Here are the FAQs as answered by the Google Chrome Team:

Is Google Chrome OS free?
Yes – [...]

Internet Explorer Continues To Lose Market Share

How times have changed. About a decade or so ago, when Netscape folded, Microsoft was basically the only browser left. But today we have a wide assortment of choices and people are seem to be taking advantage of those choices. Since March Microsoft has lost over 11% more market share to Firefox, Safari and Chrome. [...]

TechCrunch Founder Says Hardware Is His Next Venture

The darling of silicon valley and head blogger Michael Arrington, is venturing out into the hardware field. As I have previously reported Arrington has started a new company called Crucnhpad and is in the process of introducing his first prototype this month. His new Crunchpad will be a touch screen tablet device in which the [...]

Using Internet Explorer 8 Prevents Puking

Do you suffer from OMGIGP ? Well you won’t if you use Internet Explorer 8. According to a advertisement, which Microsoft has pulled, using another browser could make you puke. You have to see the ad.
Microsoft puke ad is on YouTube here.
Comments welcome.

Opera Unite - The Browser That Wishes It Could & Still Does

Opera reminds me of the children’s story about the little engine trying to pull a long train over a mountain. The little engine keeps saying ‘I think I can’. Which should become Opera’s slogan. While the other engines like IE, Safari, Firefox and Chrome continue to be the market leaders, Opera just fails to be [...]

Microsofts Explains European Version Of Windows 7

just finished reading a press release from Microsoft which explains why Internet Explorer was removed from Windows 7, when it is released in Europe. Though the description of what and why Microsoft is doing explains their attempt to comply with the European Unions request, what I found of interest were some of the comments.
Like this [...]

Safari 4 - First Look

Apple is touting their Safari 4 browser as fast, Faster than any other browser. Yes, faster than Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, you name it. Fast is the name of the game and Safari 4……… well, is fast. It is not just hype, smoke and mirrors fast, but pages jump to the screen. I took this [...]

Google To Advertise Chrome On TV This Weekend

Google is announcing their plan to advertiser their browser, Chrome, on TV this weekend. The search giant will be showing an ad which was originally developed by their team in Japan. On the Google blog site they have the video available to take a sneak peek at the ad. According to the Google team it [...]

Google’s Chrome Browser Comes Under Attack For EULA

Over at Slashdot they have created a stir about the EULA that Google provides for their Chrome browser. One sentence:
‘7.3 Google reserves the right (but shall have no obligation) to pre-screen, review, flag, filter, modify, refuse or remove any or all Content from any Service. For some of the Services, Google may provide tools to [...]

Ford Using Opera Browser For Their In Dash Computer

Ford Motor Company is going to be installing in dash computer systems that will incorporate a host of new features. On of the features is the ability to search the Internet for stuff. What is surprising, at least to me, is that the Ford system will use Opera for the browser. In a statement from [...]

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