The Week in Review
May 30, 2008 at 8:30 am by Chris| This post is a collection of things that caught my attention this week, most of which came to me via RSS feeds and blogs that I read myself. Now I'm passing them on to you (in the order in which I bookmarked them). Enjoy! What we just learned about Windows 7 This is an abridged version of Ina Fried's interview with Windows engineering head Steven Sinofsky on Windows 7 Miasma computing The metaphor of "the cloud" is a dangerous one. It not only suggests that our new utility-computing system is detached from the physical (and political) realities of our planet, but it also lends to that system an empyrean glow. Google Fights for the Right to Hide Its Privacy Policy What’s one way that Google is different from AOL, Yahoo and Microsoft? It’s the only one of the big Internet companies that doesn’t put a link to its privacy policy on its home page. Ever link an image to another website? Make your check payable to Singapore firm... Singapore company says it owns patent to technology used by millions of online sites worldwide to link graphics and pictures to other Web pages. OK-Cancel or Cancel-OK? Should the OK button come before or after the Cancel button? Following platform conventions is more important than suboptimizing an individual dialog box. EU may regulate social networking sites over security issues Social networking sites need more regulation in order to ensure that they won't pose major security risks to users, according to the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA). NASA employee suspended for Blogging at Work A NASA employee has been suspended for soliciting donations and writing politically partisan blog posts and sending e-mail messages while at work, violations of the Hatch Act. Google Pushes to Make Browser Applications More Powerful Google has been a leading proponent of Web-based computing — software that is delivered over the Internet and typically runs insider a browser. But most browser applications cannot do many of the things that more powerful PC-based software can. Google unveils a bevy of web developer treats at Google I/O Google is in the process of wooing an untold amount of web developers (including our very own Mike Boulet, Dave Mello, and Nolan Caudill) this week at its first Google I/O Conference in San Francisco. Web Start-Up a Joint Israeli-Palestinian Venture G.ho.st wants to give users a free, Web-based virtual computer that lets them access their desktop and files from any computer with an Internet connection. The State of the Internet: 2008 During the first quarter, Akamai observed attack traffic originating from 125 unique countries around the world. China and the United States were the two largest attack traffic sources, accounting for some 30% of this traffic in total... Anger Simmers, As Some Democratic Bloggers Are Shut Out From the National Convention Floor After the Democratic National Committee announced last November that it was expanding its blogger-credentialing program to include those covering state and local politics, more than 400 applications poured in. 5 foods it's cheaper to grow If grocery prices have you thinking about cutting costs with a garden, you may be on the right track. But be careful what you plant; a garden could raise your food costs. |
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