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Updates From the Open-source Browser Front-line

I’m a firm believer that most of the innovation in browsers is coming from the open-source players. This week brings a number of interesting developments from the browser arena, especially if you use either of the two most popular open source browsers: ...

From SAMUEL DEAN, Web Worker Daily,  8 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Mariah Carey,  PC World,  Wes Craven

Google Wave Spreading to More Users

Google has apparently made enough progress with its pre-release Google Wave project that, starting today, the company is rolling out a preview version, although it’s only available to some users. Wave has been available for a small group of developers ...

From SAMUEL DEAN, Web Worker Daily,  30 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Google Inc.,  GigaOM

Microsoft’s WebSiteSpark Delivers Free Dev Tools — to Some

If you happen to work for a small startup business, and have the need for web development and tools, you may want to look into a new program that Microsoft has launched: WebSiteSpark. The specifics of the program are in this announcement. Essentially, ...

From SAMUEL DEAN, Web Worker Daily,  25 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation

5 Tips for Upgrading to 802.11n Wi-Fi

Last week, the IEEE’s Standards Board ratified the 802.11n Wi-Fi standard, which will increase the number of certified compatible products based on the standard, and is likely to encourage many businesses and users to upgrade from previous 802.11g ...

From SAMUEL DEAN, Web Worker Daily,  22 Sep 2009

USB 3.0: Finally Set For its Day in the Sun?

Sometimes, technologies that are ready for prime time don’t arrive in official, finalized form for ages. For example, although many of us have been using high-speed Draft 802.11n Wi-Fi technology for years now, it was only a few days ago that the IEEE ...

From SAMUEL DEAN, Web Worker Daily,  18 Sep 2009
Related Topics: GigaOM,  Intel,  Fujitsu

Browser Updates: A Faster Version of Chrome, and More

Chrome 3.0. Google’s announcement post on Chrome 3.0 provides walkthroughs of several of the new features in the browser. There are improvements to the Omnibox, which is the combination search/address bar in Chrome. You can now get drop-down lists in ...

From SAMUEL DEAN, Web Worker Daily,  16 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Google Inc.

For Visual Searches, Try a Few Different Approaches

I noted with interest that Microsoft has announced a new feature in its Bing search engine, focused on visual searches. You can try it here (note that it requires you to have Silverlight installed). Like some of the dedicated visual search engines, it ...

From SAMUEL DEAN, Web Worker Daily,  15 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation

Chrome Extensions Are Here — In Dev Channel Versions, At Least

The Google Chrome browser has been in existence for a little over a year now, and has close to three percent market share, according to NetApplications. Many people attribute its relatively low market share thus far to lack of availability of finished ...

From SAMUEL DEAN, Web Worker Daily,  11 Sep 2009

uberVU Web Conversation Tracker is Overhauled

There’s a much improved new version out of uberVU, a site that helps you track the flow of conversations on the web, whether they’re taking place on Twitter, Digg, Reddit, in the comments sections of blogs, or elsewhere. There are many tools available ...

From SAMUEL DEAN, Web Worker Daily,  9 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Twitter Inc,  Digg,  Melanie Oudin

LogMeIn Ignition Gives You Remote Access From Your iPhone

If you’re an iPhone user who needs remote access to one or multiple computers when you’re on the go, the folks at LogMeIn have a new application that will do the trick: LogMeIn Iginition. The application is actually specifically intended for IT ...

From SAMUEL DEAN, Web Worker Daily,  4 Sep 2009

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