Opera Software ASA has just released their Opera 10.5 web browser, boasting it to be “the fastest browser on Earth”.  While pre-release versions of the browser have been available for a while now, the final …

In a formal proclamation Monday, Bill Bunten, mayor of Topeka, Kansas announced his city will be known as “Google” – Google, Kansas.  Bunten says,”It’s just fun. We’re having a good time of it,” he said …

Google Buzz (our overview) the new social networking platform introduced by Google for all Gmail users (excluding Google Apps) has been out in the wild for nearly half a month (14 days). Since the launch of Google …

I have received this question a few times, “how much is my website worth?” and one of the most common misconceptions is to base your websites worth on traffic statistics alone. There are several …

Google is planning to launch an experiment that they hope will make Internet access better and faster for everyone. Google is looking to test ultra-high speed broadband networks in several trial locations across the …

Slicehost, which was acquired by Rackspace several months ago, is an excellent company that provides Virtual Private Servers (VPS). These virtual servers provide the owner unrestricted access for both application and web development. As a …

The use of Internet Explorer by Internet users has always been a burden on the web design community. With the expansion of Web 2.0 technologies such as feature rich CSS based designs and JavaScript …

The other day I wrote a post, “What Is A CDN?” where I explained what exactly a CDN (Content Delivery Network) is, how it works, and what it does.  I’d like to elaborate a bit …

A CDN (or Content Delivery Network) is a network of servers that delivers cached static content from websites and applications to an end user based on several factors including the geographic locations of the user, …

Let me preface this post by stating a few things: I’m well-aware that no one is entitled to anything on the Internet.  I know that these industry blogs (e.g. TechCrunch, Mashable, etc.) probably receive several …

It’s a question posed by many – will Google Wave make it into the mainstream?  And I believe the current answer is no it will not; and it will remain no until a few things …

Today is Google’s 11th birthday and to celebrate, the company has changed its logo accordingly and turned the letter “L” into the number 11.  I’ve been thinking about the past 11 years online and how …

Dear Webmasters,
I just thought I would let you know requests for link exchanges are so 10 years ago.  I’m seriously tired of receiving all of these bogus requests via email to exchange links.  First of …

The word “fail” has become somewhat of an Internet meme over the last year or so. Fails ranging from the Twitter “fail whale” to the recent CNN and Rackspace fails are not going unnoticed. …

Swedish software firm Global Gaming Factory X announced this morning it has agreed to buy file-sharing service The Pirate Bay for 60 million Swedish crowns (which currently converts to approximately $7.7 million). This news …