Firefox, an open source application that needs no introduction. A browser that has succesfully been eating away it it’s competitors market share since the early parts of the decade. Firefox with it’s theming and extenibility is an incredibly adaptible and customizable browser. As of version 3 a lot of work has gone into a set of new features, mainly for HTML 5 and CSS 3. read more… »
46 Firefox Features You Might Not Know About
Death to IE6, No More Google Support
Internet Explorer 6, the thorn in the side of many web developers and designers, through its rampant internet standards defiant rendering. Many developers will agree that the elimination of this decade old browser will most defiantly be a good thing. Internet Explore 6 support was dropped by Google as of 1 March, meaning that Google docs, Google Apps, Gmail and all other Google services will no longer support the ageing browser in an effort to introduce new features to these services. read more… »
The Inevitable Firefox vs Chrome debate
With the Chrome browser gaining market share, with it’s innovative feature set and interface, it is heating up competition for the open source giant, Firefox. Firefox, initially paved the way for an alternative browser lifestyle that many internet surfers enjoy today. It’s quite easily filled a need that Internet Explorer couldn’t, mainly being security and innovative ergonomics. read more… »
Google Maps Adds Experimental New Features
The Google Maps service just recently got a ‘labs’ section, much like Gmail and other Google Services. Along with the introduction of labs to their maps offerings, Google has released a collection of nine innovative labs features the Google maps service. read more… »
Useful Photo Orientated Chrome Extensions
With Chrome recently fully supporting third party extensions the flood gates are open to millions of developers around the world to build useful and innovative extensions that both enhance or improve online browsing with Google’s Chrome browser. A large part of Firefox’s awesome success is owed to extensibility, it would seem only natural that the Chrome which has proven to be an incredibly innovative browser would follow. read more… »
The Google Tablet Concept
Following the recent announcement by Apple to begin manufacturing and selling thier iPad tablet computer, Google decided to release some Google Chrome OS mockups illustrating how the Google tablet would look like, if it were to exist. read more… »
The Fail Whale Strikes
The Twitter Fail Whale Strikes again. It has been some time since the Fail Whale was spotted. For those who are unfamiliar with the Twitter Fail Whale, it is the whale that indacates Twitter’s servers are under strain from an overload in internet traffic or that the site is experiencing down time. read more… »
Firefox 3.6 – The review
I’ve had Firefox 3.6 installed on my system for a few hours now and I’ve been putting it through its paces, I’m ready to give you my thoughts and feelings on this new release. more…
The Breathing Earth
The Breathing Earth is an interesting web simulation that demonstrates quite clearly and impressively the human impact on our Earth. Designed by David Bleja, the simulation tracks the amount of CO2 in tonnes released be each nation and how often a death or a birth occurs. Bearing in mind that it is a simulation is not 100% percent accurate however the author states that the simulation was built using reputable data sources, read more… »
France joins Germany warning against Internet Explorer
France has echoed calls by the German government for web users to find an alternative to Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) to protect security. read more…
Another Blow To Internet Explorer’s Reputation
Another blow has been dealt to Internet Explorer’s credibility as a reliable and safe browser recently. Using an undocumented browser security flaw in all versions of the browser the Chinese government was able to hack into several Gmail accounts. read more… »
Unusually Creative Web Layouts
Web design has an unspoken rule of layout, sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worst. However it exists probably to ensure a semi standardized way of understanding and using the web. However ever so often these conventions are challenged, and while some may fail others will shine as designs of originality, worthy of mention. read more… »
Easily Funk Up Your Twitter Page
Easily customize your Twitter page, with help from Themeleon, compliments from colourlovers.com. One of the fun things about twitter is the ability to make it yours, by easily customizing your profile page design, from colours to background images. Though the stock background images on Twitter are quite beautiful, they are still generic, and chances are about 500,000 other Twitter users also make use of them. Now if you like many who insist on individuality, then you will understand the importance of creating a unique. personalized Twitter page. read more… »
