Whole lotta extensions going on

Not related to this topic but I love this song anyway… The session “There’s an Extension for That” was given by these ladies at the Bring IT, Together Conference. I’m a sucker for sessions like these. I firmly believe that owning a browser is just a starting point. You make it “yours” by customising the

Getting serious about privacy

I think we’ve all heard of the stories – I mention that I was looking to buy this or I did a search for that product and then, lo and behold, advertisements for that product appears on your desktop. Coincidence or not, it’s pretty freaky when it happens. A long time ago, I took action

Who’s laughing now?

I get a number of strange looks when people realize that I have a number of web browsers on this computer. I agree that it can be a bit of overkill. In addition to learning the nuances of each, there’s the challenge of keeping them up to date. It could have paid off this weekend

For those big files

I remember once a tirade an email administrator went on one about sending attachments to messages. We’re not a file transfer service And yet, it was something that I need to do periodically.  So, I ended up setting up an FTP server on a disposable computer and sent the link to people who needed the

Building the Perfect Browser

Baby, we’ve come a long way.  I remember working with Internet Explorer or Netscape, browsing the web when it was just a matter of “looking for stuff”.  Being connected to the internet today means so much more. Recently, I shared my browser with another person who looked at the layout and said “What’s this stuff?”