As Justin Bills walked across his condo’s parking garage on a Sunday morning last fall, he noticed shattered glass surrounding his car. Through the empty window frame, he noted the iPod he left in a car charger the night before was missing. That same morning, two other tenants in the Provo, Utah, complex discovered their… Continue reading iPod – The Most Stolen MP3 Player

Open source software has spread far beyond Linux and is gaining enormous momentum, according to a newly released IDC study. The study, which analyzed IDC surveys from over 5,000 developers in 116 countries, finds the use of open source is increasing at a such a rate that it represents the most significant all-encompassing and long-term… Continue reading The Real Impact of Open Source

Our host’s server has crashed causing us to lose over a week’s worth of posts, comments, and important site updates, including our most recent ajax implementation. Things will hopefully return to normal during/after the weekend. Unfortunately the issue has not been resolved, however I’ve taken this opportunity to redesign the site completely and try out… Continue reading Server Crash! (Updated)

?According to the Univeristy of Toronto instant messaging does not hurt the grammar of the people who use it. From the article: ?With 80% of Canadian teenagers using instant messaging and adopting its unique linguistic shorthand, many teachers and parents are concerned about the medium?s potential to corrupt kids? grammar. But instant messaging doesn?t deserve… Continue reading Instant msg-ing messes with grammar? As if! lol!

Take a trip to the preview site for Microsoft’s new homepage and you’ll notice a nice shiny new layout with a fresher look and feel to it, provided you’re using Internet Explorer. In Firefox, Opera or a number of other third-party browsers the site simply redirects to the current homepage, even if you dress the… Continue reading Redesigned Microsoft.com Doesn't Support Firefox