Google is 10
Larry Page met Sergey Brin in the summer of 1995. They started their search engine named BackRub in 1996. On the 15th September 1997 they registered google.com. On the 4th September 1998 they file as a US corporation. The rest is history, as they say. But I don’t think the story is over yet. It’s an interesting read nonetheless. See more on this entertaining website:
http://www.google.co.uk/tenthbirthday
Google Chrome is a new browser. Do we need another one? Well, looking at the features and knowing the might of Google is behind it, it’s worth looking at. Google released a comic strip that explains Chrome in more detail. A fun way of releasing what could be a boring list of features. See it here:
http://www.google.com/googlebooks/chrome/
How to retrieve protected content and cached websites using 2 little known tricks.
As a reader of the excellent IT News site I receive daily updates. The following article caught my eye:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/22/accessing_restricted_sites
I like Firefox as a browser. I’ve got the feeling that it’s more flexible than Internet Explorer. I started using it when I saw the tabbed approach and was sold immediately. I hesitated a while when Firefox 3.0 came out as I like to keep my Bookmarks synchonised between all my computers. I used Google Browser Sync for that but from Firefox 3.0 it stopped working and will not longer be supported.
I found a great replacement in Foxmarks so I’m back using the latest version. So here is my list of top 10 Addons: Read the rest of this entry »
I’ve used laptops for work and home for quite a while now. I’ve always liked to use a mouse rather than the touchpad or even worse that ‘thing’ between the G, H and B key. Of course it helps if you have a desk. Does anyone use a mouse with a mechanical trackball inside? Optical mice are a major leap forward.
The next thing is a keyboard. It can be a bit awkward to use an external usb keyboard without an extra screen, because the laptop screen us normally too far away. So tha tbrings us to using an extra monitor. You can get an extra monitor for reasonable prices now. I’m using the extra monitor as my main monitor when I’m in the office. The keyboard is in front and everything is placed ergonomically (as far as I’m aware). The tingling in my fingers that I had a few years ago went away after I started using a wrist pad for the keyboard and mouse.