Firefox 3.5 has been released. Click the logo above to get it now. If you don’t know why you want it, read my blog post from a few days ago about things you’ll love about Firefox 3.5.
Archive for June, 2009
Apple To Use Micro USB?
I mentioned back in September 2007 that cell phone manufacturers were looking to replace their varied connectors with Micro USB meaning most cell phones would use the same chargers and accessories. MacRumors points to a Reuters report that Apple has also agreed to go Micro USB in Europe, which presumably means the US as [...]
@font-face Hacks
I’m going to make a bold prediction on the night before a certain web browser is scheduled gets an upgrade. @font-face (MDC) will change web design, but not just for typography. As I suggested a few days ago, to use a font on the web it needs to sit on a webserver so [...]
Sitcom Homes On Google Maps
I always thought it would be fun to locate some classic TV locations and find them on Google Maps. Here’s some of the more interesting things I’ve found in my research. Each photo is a link to Google maps with the actual location should you want to pan around your favorite neighborhoods.
Data Center Power Consumption
It’s hardly a secret that there is a serious demand for saving power in data centers. In a recent Times Magazine article:
Data centers worldwide now consume more energy annually than Sweden. And the amount of energy required is growing, says Jonathan Koomey, a scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. From 2000 to 2005, the [...]
WWDC 2009 – OS X 10.6, iPhone 3GS, iPhone OS 3.0, MacBooks
I had the Apple WWDC keynote going in the background as I always do so I can follow the madness as it happens. Overall not terribly shocking. The biggest surprise just came a few weeks earlier than I thought.
MacBook/MacBook Pro/MacBook Air
So the big news in the MacBook world is that they are getting [...]
WWDC 2009 Predictions
As tradition goes, here are my predictions:
iPhone OS 3.0 Announced (100%) – Notice I said “announced” not released. Apple last released iPhone OS 3.0 beta 5 on May 25th. I’m suspicious that they won’t just go from beta to final on developers over the course of 2 weeks. I’d expect some sort [...]
