microsoft is at it again

You ditched IE because it just wasn’t safe to use and now that you are safe(r) in your Firefox world… errr. At least thats what you thought until now. Read up and make sure your not one of the many that have been force feed more of the Microshaft handy work.

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I recently came across a post on one of the user forms that I visit frequently and notice a discussion on the use of the CSS clip function. Most everyone posted that they had either never used it or didn’t know about it. The comments ranged from why would you need to use the clip function to what is the clip function and how can it be used.
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For those of us that have to administer email servers I’m sure you have had moments of “Why did I ever switch from my old email server” moments. Well, I have one of those last week and thought I would share what it took to fix the problem with hopes that it may help someone else keep from kicking their mail server to the curb.

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Apple recently dropped the iPhone 3.1 update on the world and many users did the MINOR .1 revision update. I say minor because it is customary to have any .x updates be bug fixes and minor tweeks to the system. However, this was a little more then just a tweek if you look at it from the IT/Security/You Should Have Told Us perspective.
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I recently wrote an article on Social Media but I know that there are so many articles out there on this subject that no one person can write about it all. It would basically take all of your time and then some to not only keep up with the research but to also do your write ups. So I would like to point out a great mash up of 25 articles that talk about Twitter and how it can be used the correct way.

Read up and enjoy.

Social Meida 101

As with any technology the most important step is to first learn as much as you can about your client and their business before you can fully utilize these Social Media tools.

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Ever wanted to drive around on Google maps? Well now you can. Check it out here>>.

As a web developer I am always testing everything I build in as many browsers as I can in order to reach as many people as I can while keeping the design and functionality of my site intact. So when Google launch their browser I wasn’t really that thrilled to be honest. I was and still am more of a Firefox user then any other browser. I will say that with each release of Chrome I want to give it a shot. And when reading about a 30% increase in speed while browsing I have to wonder if I should try using it instead of just testing to make sure my sites work in it.

Still on the fence but for those interested, a new beta release dropped on the 5th and you can read about it here>>.

Google may have made some noise when they released the Google Chrome OS but in the background they were and have been working on a remote X protocal that they quietly released on July 7th called NeatX. Check out the full scoop here>>.

In a bold move, Sony Imageworks moves to open source some of their programs. This is a great shift in the market for those of us that use Linux but are still ham-strung by a few apps that just don’t play well in wine or have an Open Source alternative. Now if we can just get Adobe to hook us up. Check out the full story here >>.