There are some interesting resources available within the Popular Science archive such as some vintage post war materials

and some nifty tutorials,hacks and gadgets

Source: popsci.com

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According to the Facebook Developers section;

“The Open Graph API will allow any page on the Web to have all the features of a Facebook Page – users will be able to become a Fan of the page, it will show up on that user’s profile and in search results, and that page will be able to publish stories to the stream of its fans.”

Facebook goes on to state that the…

“The Open Graph API will allow any page on the Web to have all the features of a Facebook Page. Once implemented, developers can include a number of Facebook Widgets, like the Fan Box, or leverage any API, which enable the transformation of any Web page so it functions similar to a Facebook Page.

For example, AwesomeTees might decide that strategically they would like to locate their brand identity at www.awesometees.com. AwesomeTees will install the Fan Box widget, which will allow any Facebook user to “Become a Fan” of AwesomeTees, thereby establishing an official connection to AwesomeTees. The user will then have AwesomeTees listed in their list of connections on their profile as Pages are represented today. Additionally, any content that AwesomeTees publishes on AwesomeTees.com will show up in the stream on Facebook like it normally would. And, any time the user searches on Facebook, AwesomeTees will show up in the typeaheads and prominently in search results.”

Currently the Facebook Connect service provides the various links between Facebook and third party websites, however this proposal makes the Friend Connect service obsolete at best. The social network will take a huge leap into the world wide internet base of users should these proposals be implemented, it would also boost the already massive company.

In light of Facebook’s recent controversial privacy blunders many would argue with scepticism and question the final value this may have to users as other issues regarding privacy will most certainly be unleashed.

Why would Facebook want to expand beyond Facebook.com, besides prospect of increasing its 400 million user base? It seems as though that the executives over at Facebook.com have greater plans for Facebook.com than just a social network. It has been speculated that Facebook is in the future looking to launch an online advertising network and offer ecommerce solutions which is speculated to be far more lucrative than the Facebook as a social network model

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South African consumers until now, have not had proper access to PayPal services as the service has not been fully supported by the South African monetary system. Consumers may now look forward to accessing and participating in more online commerce as access to PayPal will make it easier for international online payments and money transfers to be processed.Details regarding the FNB PayPal partnership will only be revealed on the 25th of March. It will be interesting to see how FNB will structure the PayPal service, will one have to be an FNB account holder to make use of PayPal, or will it interoperate with other South African banks??

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The Brand

Beginning with the logo the Ubuntu brand identity receives a remarkable upgrade, along with a brand new typeface.

Along with the Ubuntu community websites following the new look

Desktop

The new Ubuntu identity will also be carried into the upcoming release of 10.04’s desktop aesthetic. The lynx it set to receive a brand new default theme in both light and dark variations

Along with a brand new and fantastically stylish boot screen.

The Website

And last but not the least, the new Ubuntu website will also take on the new branding in a highly good looking manner.

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Paul Rouget over at Mozilla Hacks has decided to compile a list of  46 features that many may be unaware of. While this list is mainly aimed at web developers, it will still surely find use among the tech curious crowd. View the full list here

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There is no doubt that IE6 is the longest reigning browser in history, however for the sake of web evolution and computer safety it is time that this browser be disbanded from use. There are many ways to upgrade, one can either visit the Internet Explorer download page and upgrade to the latest version 8 of Internet Explorer, or perhaps try a more internet standards compliant browser such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.

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While Firefox has grown substantially in market share over the past few years, it has also managed to create a credible and solid reputation for the world of open source software. Then recently Chrome bounced into the browser scene, and has also shown considerable market share growth and introduced some very interesting and useful features.

The ‘versus’ argument, when comparing any two very good products in most cases has a negligible conclusion, which is the case with the Firefox vs Google Chrome debate. Both browsers offer similar features and are both developed with aggressive innovation and attention to security.

Firefox has grown a loyal user base who will most probably not just ditch the fox in a hurry. Firefox was a salvation to many for the Explorer 6 downfalls and with every new release of Firefox it just gets better. It is an extremely reliable and sturdy browser that allows for almost infinite customization through it’s wonderful extensibility.

Extensibility is a key feature to a successful browser and Google realised this quite quickly, and therefore later on in Chrome’s development the browser introduces add on features. The Chrome browser, like many other Google products demonstrates a certain level of creativity in its features as from early Chrome versions the browser had features previously unseen in any other browser, while it is true that Firefox has caught up and implemented similar functionality.

The main difference between the two is potentially the way Chrome is orientated, it is very online media friendly and obviously integrates well with Google Services. While Firefox tends to be a more one size fits all browser, as it performs well in all fields where Chrome is exceptional in certain.

After deep thought, a Firefox vs Chrome debate isn’t feasible as both these browser deserve merit for their efforts in constantly advancing the frontier of internet browsing technology. They both have their strengths and they both have almost identical features. The decision between the two, in most cases, has nothing to do with the operational aspects of each browser but the brand and identity that each browser carries.

We at Tecverse, absolutely love the Google Chrome however, Firefox will in the foreseeable future remain our default browser of choice!

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All nine labs features are available to try but are disabled by default as there are still beta services.

An overview of the new labs offerings for Google Maps:
Smart Zoom - Prevents a user from zooming in too close where no images are available for the zoom level
Drag ‘n’ Zoom - Provides a smarter method of zooming into specific areas of a map by dragging a square with your mouse which will then cause the map viewer to resize and zoom into that area
Rotatable Maps - Adds the ability to rotate the orientation of the map
Aerial Imagery – Enables high resolution aerial photography overlays
Back to Beta - This feature adds a beta label to the Google Maps logo, Most definitely for the Google hard core fans.
LatLng Marker – Add latitude and longitude markers
LatLng Tooltip – Display the pointer’s latitude and longitude
Where in the World Game – Play a game that test’s your geographical knowledge of the world
What’s Around Here - A secondary search result that enables you to perform searched within searches or searches of search results. Useful for searching within a specific area

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There is already a large library of Chrome extension available at https://chrome.google.com/extensions and http://www.chromeextensions.org including various excellent photo orientated extensions.

A selection of interesting Chrome imaging extensions

CoolIris

Cooliris is an extension that renders a 3 dimensional wall of online galleries for you to browse, it allows you to effortlessly scroll through all your images from Facebook, Flickr and more – download

Image Preview

This extension emulates the lightbox effect for every image link in encounters, for those who are unfamiliar with the lightbox effect, it is a javascript that is widely used in online galleries to open images above the original html page without opening any new pop up windows or leaving the current page. – Download

View on Flickriver

Flickriver is an online service that allows you to view Flickr images in an infinite river format, this extension allows you to easily initiate a Flickriver view for images views on Flickr via a simple browser button – Download

Facebook Zoom

An extension enabling you to quickly zoom in on images in your Facebook galleries without having to click on the images to view them larger and scroll through each one individually – Download

Slideshow

A simple extension enabling you to view a series of Picasa, Flickr, Facebook or Google images in an easy to use an non obtrusive slideshow interface – Download

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