Category: Computers


  • WebRunner

    Linux.com :: Mozilla begets WebRunner, a site-specific browser: Nowadays, people are turning to Web-based applications as replacements for desktop applications. Web-based office suites, mail clients, multimedia apps, and general productivity tools are all extremely useful now, but standard Web browsers aren’t always the best option for running applications. To provide a more suitable tool for…

  • NPR : Bosses Do Not Always Make Best Online Pals: The era of social networking Web sites makes it a lot easier to cross the line into friendship with superiors. Lucy Kellaway, a Financial Times columnist, describes the problems with befriending the boss in the real world and online. Kellaway spoke with Renee Montagne. Really……

  • This map of the 200 most successful sites. (Web Trend Map 2007 (GIF Image, 1600×1024 pixels) TechCrunch on it.

  • Worm Food

    My next personal computer probably will be a Mac. However, I’m not sure whether I should be amused, terrified, or ambivalent about this Mac worm author receives death threats story. The beef over news of a worm targeting Macs, and the identity of the researcher who claimed to have created the malware, took an even…

  • 12 IT skills that employers can’t say no to: [T]he market for IT talent is hot, but only if you have the right skills. If you want to be part of the wave, take a look at what eight experts — including recruiters, curriculum developers, computer science professors and other industry observers — say are…

  • Banner, originally uploaded by Ezra F. Presenters were encouraged to join a web site and post a picture. People recognized me. Presentations: 2007. Edwards, A., Hernandez, G., and Freelove, E. Capacity Planning and Predicting Growth for Vista. 2007. Hernandez, G., Edwards, A., and Freelove, E. Database Administration for Vista: Lessons Learned. 2007. Freelove, E., Edwards,…

  • In the last throes of the BbWorld ’07 Developer’s Conference (the regular conference ended yesterday). Some pictures are in Flickr in my “BbWorld 2007” set. I’ll likely post the rest tonight. Our presentations should be posted soon on the conference site. Some important ideas of keynotes: EdVentures in Technology » Notes from BbWorld 2007 in…

  • Over on kottke.org is a link to NameVoyager (a Java Applet). Type in a name to see how often its been used. I was stunned to see Ezra is surging. It was ranked in the 275th to 390th in the late 1800s (aka 19th century). Through the 20th century it reached its least popularity about…

  • Dear computer software companies, Its a waste of my time and yours to bring to your attention a bug in your code of which you are already aware. Several of you are good about disclosure. Several of you really annoy me. You know who you are. Ezra