I was a bit quick with my tapping the iPhone and the post was published without text. Oops!! Time for me to flog myself and repeat: I will be more careful when I post. I will be more careful when I post. I will be more …
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Testing wordpress for iPhone. Blogging on the go!!! Update #1: With post-editing capabilities, too. Update #2 (using the macbook, not the iphone): Nice, but still you need some extra post-processing in order to add more stuff in any posting, such as related articles, more than the occasional photo etc.  Otherwise, a solid product. I.
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This week saw the release of Google chrome, the new browser developed at Google labs. Touted as fast (faster than other browsers), convenient etc, the browser has already staked out a sizable chunk of the web market. As for this corner of cyberspace (and cyber market), here are the stats as reported...
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Image via Wikipedia Tomorrow Tuesday June 17th, the 3rd version of Firefox will be available to the web.  Firefox, the browser that was reborn from the ashes of Netscape and came to occupy a significant portion of market share (there is no doubt that Internet Explorer has the largest share) has reached a major milestone. The...
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You must read “When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth” (link to full story text), a fantastic, and scary, and grab-you-by-the-throat, and not-want-to-let-it-until-it’s-over story authored by Cory Doctorow.  As Cory writes in his site, he started writing the story just as London was being bombed by terrorists in July 2005.  The story chronicles a doomsday scenario...
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this is just a test posting using the scribefire extension for the firefox browser. It is neat and allows multiple blogs. I. Powered by ScribeFire.
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Update: I have left tellas for ote, the state telecom company. Much better, more reliable service, though slightly more expensive.Update ends. No, it’s not a mythical Greek monster or literary creation, but my isp. And since yesterday, the host of John’s Rented Corner in Cyberspace. Apparently, portland communications either have troubles or have...
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I don’t know if it is something firm or something that will go through the motions of EU bureaucracy, but according to the following link, the European Commission has suggested that software is not patentable. This, of course, is wonderful news for all those who actively campaigned and supported the freedom of software from corporate...
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I was reading Wil Wheaton’s excellent blog this morning and came across this amazing posting about Net Neutrality Basically, a scheme to transform the entire internet into categories based on fees and moneys paid to and from players who have money. You have money, your site gets preferrential treatment. You don’t have money to...
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Updates galore at the home of my site. Pages were re-written, re-designed or merged with others. In all a more streamlined website. However, netcraft still gives is a risk rating of “7″, much higher than the low of “4″ a few weeks ago. If you are concerned about visiting a...
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