Have you ever thought that it would be really cool if you could combine multiple RSS or Atom feeds into a single feed? I have, and I now know that it’s possible with an awesome cross-platform web application called FeedMingle, available at www.feedmingle.com. For years now I’ve relied on my RSS feeds for getting news […]
By Jimmy Rogers (@me) Contributing Writer, [GAS] It seems that every time a new technology comes out, we hear about a special “secure” version of that technology close on its heels. First we had HTTP, followed by HTTPS. Similarly, a lot of protocols like IM, VOIP, and FTP have secure or encrypted versions of themselves. […]
Imagined by Canadian cartoonist John Martz for momentile.com, this humourous scene appears to visitors of the site who still run IE6 as their browser. Thanks to John for releasing the picture under CC. Merci Carl! [Source: Flickr (CC)]
Chinese internet users are planning a one-day boycott of the web on July 1st to draw attention to the introduction of the controversial government-mandated internet filter on all new machines. The boycott has a high-profile supporter in Ai Weiwei (pictured), who helped design the Bird’s Nest stadium used in last year’s Beijing Summer Olympics. Writing […]
When Jammie Thomas-Rasset (pictured) was granted a retrial in the first (and to date only) US federal filesharing copyright case, she was likely relieved that it put aside her original punishment of a $222,000 fine. After the court ruled against her in the new case, that relief will be utterly shattered. Jammie Thomas-Rasset, found guilty […]
By Sterling “Chip” Camden Contributing Writer, [GAS] Well, paint me in a two-tone pattern of “smug” and “disappointed”. I correctly predicted that Opera’s self-styled “reinvention of the web” would have something to do with breaking the traditional model of web client/server that we’ve all come to know and curse. But their execution on that grand […]
Broadband use in the United States has risen sharply despite increasing prices and the recession. However, one in six people say they aren’t interested in getting high-speed internet. The headline statistic from the Pew Research Center report is that the number of homes with broadband was 63 per cent in April this year, up from […]
Even though Comcast has done some stupid things in the past, you have to agree that this ad promoting the company’s high-speed internet access is absolutely brilliant.
By Sterling “Chip” Camden Contributing Writer, [GAS] In the David vs. Goliath battle of the browsers, Opera has always played the part of the mosquito – it preys on both of the major contestants, but it doesn’t eat much (although it has chewed out a nice niche in the mobile browser market). You’ve got to […]
One thing I’ve found with respect to The Sims over the years is that it’s really, really hard to explain why the game is fun to someone who doesn’t get it. “Right, and then you make them shower! And you send them to work! And don’t forget that they have to clean the toilet!” So […]