Archive for May, 2006
No wonder it seems crowded
An article at cNet reports 694 million people ages 15 and older used the Internet in March. They also report
The study also found that the U.S., which represented two-thirds of the Internet user population 10 years ago, now represents less than one-quarter. Israelis spend the most time online, averaging 57.5 hours during the month of [...]
The next ten years on the Internet
Yesterday (Friday) the Wall Street Journal joined the discussion of the future that seems to be going around. Normally, the WSJ requires a subscription but it is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Web site and is making the articles free until May 10. That means you can all read the exchange of views on [...]
Running out of room on the Internet
Speaking of the future, the current system of Internet addresses (called IPv4) has room for 4.3 billion addresses. According to a story in Internet Week, one-third of these are already used up, another third has been reserved, and by 2012 there won’t be any left. A much more capacious address system, called IPv6, has been [...]
Back to the future
They’re at it again, making predictions about what’s going to happen next in technology. Internet Week has an article Five Technologies That Could Change The Future. Nobody ever gets these predictions right but people love to keep trying.
The article does hint at the poor track record by beginning with the well-known aphorism, “Prediction is [...]
Firefox patch; another IE problem
Firefox issued a patch today (version 1.5.0.3) for a recently discovered security hole. If you use Firefox, you may already have been automatically updated. I have installed it and there haven’t been any problems so far. All my extensions continue to work just fine.
This quick response from Mozilla to the recent discovery of a security [...]
Browser information
The latest edition of Scot Finnie’s Newsletter has an item on his opinion of Internet Explorer 7 (still in beta). He says
I admire Internet Explorer 7, but I don’t think I could ever learn to love it. It’s like the minivan of Web browsers. It’s a model of great engineering, but it’s just not [...]
The best places to buy tech stuff
PC World does consumer surveys and a recent feature called All-Star Tech Stores may help you decide where to shop for computer-related things. The summary says
Who’s got the best prices, selection, sales help, and return policies among online and brick-and-mortar stores? We surveyed more than 5000 readers to find the best places to buy tech [...]
Are we lazy and ignorant?
Here’s a blog with a blast to start your Monday, David Berlind’s article Why Americans are technology, political, and educational laggards and how it will doom them.
Compared to other parts of the world, we’re a relatively unsophisticated bunch, us Americans. And that culture of convenience, laziness, and ignorance is going to doom the [...]