Statistics: Firefox 3.5 surpassed IE7 in global usage share last week

Statistics: Firefox 3.5 surpassed IE7 in global usage share last week:
http://www.betanews.com/article/Statistics-Firefox-35-surpassed-IE7-in-global-usage-share-last-week/1261428919?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bn+%28Betanews+Full+Content+Feed+-+BN%29

That FF use spiked during the holiday jibes with reports that IE usage is strongest in corporate work environments (particularly IE6 usage).

Webinar of new Google Analytics features

Webinar of new Google Analytics features:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWwVj_X0WxY

NirCmd v2.37 - Freeware Windows command-line tool

NirCmd v2.37 - Freeware Windows command-line tool:
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd.html

JAWS has a weird way of detecting data tables

JAWS has a weird way of detecting data tables:
http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200912/jaws_has_a_weird_way_of_recognising_data_tables/

EarthMine - accurate positioning in augmented reality

EarthMine - accurate positioning in augmented reality:
http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/12/3d-maps-camera-phones-put-reality-in-augmented-reality/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29

Google Url Shortner

Google Url Shortner:
http://goo.gl/
Integrates with Google toolbar, but not yet working correctly in FF (works in IE)

NPD press release on US media consumption

NPD press release on US media consumption:
http://www.npd.com/press/releases/press_091215.html

Facebook's new privacy settings: 5 things you should know

Facebook's new privacy settings: 5 things you should know:
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/GadgetGuide/facebooks-privacy-settings-things/story?id=9312771

Best sites to help you manage your bookmarks

http://www.qualitylogoproducts.com/lib/sites-to-help-you-manage-your-bookmarks.htm

Blummy - bookmarklet manager

http://www.friedbeef.com/top-10-bookmarklets-and-the-best-way-to-manage-them/

Browser compatibility support

Browser compatibility support:
http://a.deveria.com/caniuse/

Zeus bot uses EC2

Zeus bot uses EC2:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/09/amazon_ec2_bot_control_channel/

Memorandum.com (via Gene Weingarten)

Memorandum.com (via Gene Weingarten) - news and commentary aggregator:
http://www.memeorandum.com/

Instant search on Google Trends

Instant Search on Google Trends - searches breaking news headlines:
http://www.google.com/trends

Webkit doesn't display alt text

Webkit doesn't display alt text:
http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200912/safari_webkit_and_alt_text_for_missing_images/

FCC sends letter to Verizon

FCC sends letter to Verizon:
http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/12/fcc-verizon-letter/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29

Share a folder on your Mac with Windows clients

On the Mac:

1. System Preferences > Internet & Network > Sharing.
2. Click "Options".
3. Un-check "Share files and folders using AFP".
4. Check "Share files and folders using SMB".
5. Check the box next to the account name you want to enable.
6. Click "Done".
7. Check "File Sharing".
8. Under "Shared Folders", click the plus "+" sign and select the folder you want to share.
9. Click "Show All".
10. Internet & Network > Network.
11. Make sure the correct connection type on the left is selected and it says "Connected".
12. Click "Advanced" in the lower right.
13. Click "TCP/IP".
14. Note the "IPv4 Address" value.

On the Windows box:

1. Click Start (or Start > Run on older systems).
2. Type "\\the.mac.ip.address" and hit Enter.
3. Enter the short username and password of the Mac account when prompted.

An Explorer window will open to the shared folder on the Mac.

Sandboxie

Sandboxie - cool software sandbox for running programs
trying out software, etc.:
http://www.afterdawn.com/software/desktop_software/desktop_security/sandboxie.cfm?utm_source=newsletterENG&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20091204

oubleCommand is software for Mac OS X (a kernel extension) that lets you remap keys

http://doublecommand.sourceforge.net/features.html

10 Web Design tools

http://visualrinse.com/2008/10/12/10-web-design-tools-i-cant-live-without/

Chromium Projects - Early Access Release Channels

http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel

Fixing Google Chrome Compatibility bugs in WebSites - an FAQ

http://code.google.com/p/doctype/wiki/ArticleGoogleChromeCompatFAQ

WinMo vs. Android

http://jkontherun.com/2009/11/23/windows-mobile-vs-android-winmo-is-better-than-you-think/

Cracked Macs

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/24/apple_imac_flaws/

EU cookie legislation requires consent:

EU cookie legislation requires consent:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/25/cookie_law/

"English" executable shell code

http://it.slashdot.org/story/09/11/23/1837238/English-Shell-Code-Could-Make-Security-Harder

Javascript closures

http://jibbering.com/faq/faq_notes/closures.html

The real secret of feminism

http://www.slate.com/id/2236281/

State of Ruby VMs

State of Ruby VMs:
http://www.igvita.com/2009/11/20/state-of-ruby-vms-ruby-renaissance/

News Corp plans to move off Google

News Corp plans to move off Google:
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/11/23/am-google/

Wired: encrypt your e-mail

http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Encrypt_Your_E-Mail?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29

Microsoft finds security flaw Chrome IE plugin

Microsoft finds security flaw Chrome IE plugin:
http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/microsoft-finds-security-flaw-google-chrome-frame-111909

Google webinar on Chrome OS, nifty

http://investor.shareholder.com/googpr/eventdetail.cfm?eventid=75092

DynaTrace Ajax tool

http://ajax.dynatrace.com/pages/

Paul Thurott's guide to clean installing Windows 7 from an upgrade disk

http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/clean_install_upgrade_media.asp

Identengine

Javascript engine to collate profile data from social networking sites

http://identengine.com/

Gartner Identifies the Top 10 Strategic Technologies for 2010

http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1210613

HTML5/CSS3 browser support using Modernizer

http://www.deepbluesky.com/blog/-/browser-support-for-css3-and-html5_72/

"Beautiful HTML" png

http://css-tricks.com/examples/CleanCode/Beautiful-HTML.png

Should be noted that most of the points are not exclusive to HTML 5.  Also, this is a really really simple page - hardly a real world example.  Still, this is what we should be going for.

15+ handy bookmarklets to power up any browser

http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/07/09/15-handy-bookmarklets-to-power-up-any-browser/

10 handy Userscripts for Google Chrome

http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/09/02/10-handy-userscripts-for-google-chrome/

20 Do’s and Don’ts of Effective Web Design

http://webdesignledger.com/tips/20-dos-and-donts-of-effective-web-design

Windows 7: How to upgrade your computer

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8317005.stm

Google Code blog webcast: Doug Crockford: JavaScript: The Good Parts

http://googlecode.blogspot.com/2009/03/doug-crockford-javascript-good-parts.html

Fusion 3.0 gains Snow Leopard, Windows 7 Aero support - Ars Technica

Fusion 3.0 gains Snow Leopard, Windows 7 Aero support - Ars Technica

Finally!

Cloud computing and the developer

http://news.cnet.com/8301-19413_3-10367166-240.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

BumpTop for Windows 7

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/fastcompany/headlines/~3/y1MeWLogVOM/1390605

Google, Verizon plan Tuesday press conference

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-10368202-265.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5

Seriously, not a single mention of the fact that this last minute announcement just happens to coincide with the same day that Microsoft is releasing Windows Mobile 6.5 along with 30 new WinMo phones?

Adobe spells out iPhone apps limitations

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10368171-64.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5

Here's a thought - why not go with a mobile platform that already supports Flash, that's open enough to build any functionality you want, and that's been able to do everything the iPhone can do for the last 8 years, like, oh, say... Windows Mobile? Could the fact that Microsoft is the world's worst marketer of their own products possibly be a contributing factor? Ask any grandma walking down the street what an iPhone is and she'll be able to tell you. Ask her what a Pocket PC is and then bask in the blank stare you'll receive.

What's Inside a Cup of Coffee?

http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/magazine/17-10/st_coffee

Flash Player Inches Closer to Smartphones

http://mobile.pcworld.com/htmlsite/html_article.php?id=1&CALL_URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pcworld.com%2Farticle%2F173084%2Fflash_player_inches_closer_to_smartphones.html%3Ftk%3Drss_news

Windows 7 Already Edges Vista

http://www.google.com/gwt/x?hl=en&ei=KJ_HSoiJCoTdgAeFzdBf&source=m&ct=res&cd=3&u=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.pcworld.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3Deea61f4fd06f9216e6101b94f7919cfb

ADsafe

ADsafe - Making JavaScript Safe for Advertising

Storing session variables on the client side without cookies

http://www.thomasfrank.se/sessionvars.html

go-tool

http://code.google.com/p/go-tool/

Microsoft Courier

http://gizmodo.com/5365299/courier-first-details-of-microsofts-secret-tablet

Waze: Free Turn-by-Turn Directions for Mobile Users

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/waze_free_turn-by-turn_directions_for_mobile_users.php

Browser Problems with the XML Prolog

http://www.webstandards.org/learn/articles/prolog_problems/

W3 Tutorial: Character sets & encodings in XHTML, HTML and CSS

http://www.w3.org/International/tutorials/tutorial-char-enc/

W3 - HTML Compatibility Guidelines

http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/#guidelines

Amazon announces next wave of Frustration-Free Packaging

http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/amazon-announces-next-wave-of-frustration-free-packaging/

Bob Dylan to mumble GPS directions?

http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/bob-dylan-to-mumble-gps-directions/

7 hidden Google Chrome pages

http://www.blogsdna.com/828/seven-hidden-configuration-pages-of-google-chrome-browser.htm

Microsoft "sdelete"

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897443.aspx

Some advice from Google on canonical urls

http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/seo-advice-url-canonicalization/

49 Free Windows Mobile 6+ Smartphone Apps and Services

http://speckyboy.com/2009/07/27/49-free-windows-mobile-6-smartphone-apps-and-services/

My Mac growing pains: Week 1

I've spent a week with a MacBook Pro (more or less), and so far it's love/hate, and honestly, mostly hate, but before I get flamed, a certain amount is due to my still thinking in "Windows mode", and a person will always become frustrated if they're used to doing things one way and then have to change. Also, it's been only one week, and in my experience it takes anywhere from a couple weeks to 2-3 months of day-to-day use before you can say you really know something.

I've got a stickie on my Mac desktop of things I miss from Windows, with a space below each for instructions on how to do the same thing on Mac, if it can be done. I'm really really really missing the Home and End keys, and the Page Up/Down keys sort of.

On the other hand, I LOVE the trackpad on the MacBook Pro, so there's some love, but honestly, after one week, whenever I discover a feature about the Mac that I like, rather than making me want a Mac, it makes me want to figure out how to add that feature to my Windows system.

So time will tell. Trying to keep an open mind, as best I can...

10 OS X Pranks That'll Get You Beat Up--or Fired

http://www.maclife.com/article/feature/10_os_x_pranks_reign_supreme_over_your_coworkers

My Mac growing pains - fixing the "zoom" button

http://www.switchingtomac.com/tutorials/make-the-os-x-maximize-button-work-like-windows/

On Expos, Flip3D, and Switcher

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000958.html

Introduction to RDFa

http://m.alistapart.com/articles/introduction-to-rdfa/

Ten Mac Apps That Make Windows Users Drool

http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/chris-dannen/techwatch/10-mac-apps-make-windows-users-drool

Verizon: Can You Hear Me Now

http://gigaom.com/2009/07/13/verizon-to-mobile-developers-can-you-hear-me-now/

Question that I can't seem to get answered - is Verizon going to somehow disable the ability to download and install software from anywhere but the Verizon App Store? I typically get the apps for my WinMo phone directly from the developer's site. Verizon can stick an app store icon in my Programs menu if it wants, but I want to continue to be able to open up PocketIE, type "windows mobile freeware" into Google, click the link to a developer's website, download a cab file, and install it. If I can no longer do that, then there's no point in staying on WinMo anymore.

Marketplace open to WinMo 6.0 and 6.1; accepting app submissions on July 27

http://www.wmexperts.com/marketplace-open-winmo-60-and-61-accepting-submissions-july-27

A Beginner's Guide to OS X Folder Actions

I'm moving to a new department at my company, where they've standardized on Mac, so I'm going to start learning geek stuff for Mac:

http://mobile.pcmag.com/device/article.php?CALL_URL=http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2350039,00.asp