2005 June

Could an episode of IT Conversations actually prompt folks to switch to Firefox? I think it is certainly within the realm of possibility.

I have heard of trackback spam. Heck, I have even had to remove my fair share of it! But for someone to create a Blogspot blog just to create posting spam…that is simply sad.

Well, this framework shootout was bound to happen eventually. Better to do it here on the Web instead of having programmer drive-bys!

OK, I will admit it. Editing XML by hand gives me a headache. But after looking into this program I have to wonder if there might be some help after all…

I’ve stumbled across a pretty cool script that makes the process of subscribing to RSS and Atom feeds a snap. quickSub is a javascript function that allows users to subscribe to feeds in one click by rolling their mouse over a button or link and selecting their preferred aggregator.
This is a great […]

Wait a minute! I though that Google had preventive measures in place to protect them and their clients against click fraud? Oops!

This about covers it if you are considering going head first into a company podcast. Both the pluses and the negatives are covered here.

This has to be bunk, right? Could Microsoft seriously be interested in buying Claira (Gator)?

Well folks, it would seem to me that Scoble has unleashed his wishlist for the future of Windows Media Player. The one thing that really caught my eye was the desire to see more API development. Go Scoble!

I am just lazy enough to consider a solution like this! Yes, the Easy Text To HTML Converter looks to me like a worthwhile way to get that text converted in a hurry.

Hey! Are you bananas for del.icio.us? How would you like an easy to publish their content on your site? Interested? Then read on to learn more…

If you are looking for a do-it yourself shopping cart for your PHP enabled Website, then this could potentially be one really great possibility. Check it out:

Since CSS still has a lot of apparent confusion surrounding it, this might be a good place to use as a reference if there are any lingering concerns surrounding the code that you spent the last five hours pumping out.

First off Steve Jobs is right about podcasting being the next generation of radio. Unfortunately I see no place on his iTunes site where people can submit their content for possible review. This is a real shame in my opinion.

You may have already heard or read about Google’s latest patent application regarding “information retrieval based on historical data”, but if you’re like me, you probably didn’t bother to read it all.
Patents are not easy to read, that’s for sure!
I had skimmed it and glanced at a few forum posts and articles that […]

I tend to be a bit leery when hearing the word ‘easy’ put into a sentence containing online business. Perhaps I am going to have to rethink those concerns when including the EZ Web Business Builder into the mix. Check it out:

With IE 7 offering the promise of specific support for the ever-elusive syndication method known as RSS, many folks are banking on this being the beginning of a second shift in RSS support in browsers and perhaps even better Windows support for the standard in general.

One thing can be said for Gnomedex this year, there seemed to be something for everyone. And to those who have opinions on Microformats, rest assure that this was discussed at great length.

This week on the Web Hosting Show we covered two important situations in the world of Web hosting. The first being the battle between domain name registers. The second topic covered was getting more disk space for your Web hosting account. Why are these two so important? The reason is they […]

No longer is portability limited to the Firefox Web browser. Now you can have portable Thunderbird as well! Check it out…