Text is usually read from left to right (or right to left in some cultures); we then turn the page to continue. Now think of a website, any website….we read as before however we scroll down. Why? Is this wrong?
Apr 012013
Dec 082012
This is a Guest Post by Mike McLoughlin, a Systems Developer living in Devon, UK
I have been using a 3G Samsung Series 5 for over a year and it quickly became my ‘go-to’ computer due to its fast start times, instant resumes and very long battery-life when I am on the go. However, my boss gave me one of the new ARM Chromebooks to try out in my work environment and this is my attempt at making it through a single day.
Sep 142012
Google+ is not the only “plus” in the Google offering. Did you know that the humble + symbol can be used in your Gmail email address?
Using the + symbol before the @ sign allows you to create new email addresses at will. Anything sent to these addresses will appear in your usual email. But why bother….?
Aug 242012
There are probably tens of thousands of articles dedicated to the pros and cons of Apple’s iOS or Google’s Android mobile operating system. Everyone has an opinion, usually quite a strong one.
What I did however find interesting was a comment which I believe reinforces my own thoughts on the simplicity of the Apple devices.
Feb 172012
Google have started to deliver on their promise of building Dart into Chrome with the announcement that Chromium (developer release of Chrome) now features Dart, their replacement to the web standard JavaScript language.
Where are Google going with Dart? How will it impact on the web?
Dec 312011
As 2011 comes to an end I pondered on my last story of the year. I wanted to avoid looking back as we should always look forward. However I also wanted to avoid the trap of speculating on next years tech, and I am very anti-rumour. There are enough sites out there churning out the latest tech stories from un-named sources, or those familiar with the product !
Instead I leave you with a question….. What do those lovely people at the Mozilla Foundation (Firefox, etc) do with all the donations?
Dec 072011
Finally, after what seems like an eternity, Facebook are rolling out the new Timeline feature, but only in New Zealand to start with. Although it has been available to turn on for developers this will be its first public appearance.
The very controlled rollout does make you wonder how sure they are of the update, especially when they say “we are making Timeline more widely available as we measure speed and other types of performance”. Of course this could be viewed as sensible practise, however the more suspicious amongst us may be more sceptical.
Timeline was announced and demonstrated in September 2011 by Mark Zuckerberg, the social network’s founder.
Dec 022011
Do you ‘Chrome’ or ‘Firefox’? Let’s forget IE for the moment (well actually, can we forget it completely?!)
I’ve been a fan of Firefox since the early days — I think since version 2 in 2006. I’ve watched it grow from an obscure little browser, used by geeks into a mainstream browser, used and loved by millions.
Nov 292011
Those nice people at Microsoft are working overtime to encourage us all to move to Windows Phone 7.
Now lets’ be honest, I am sure many of us are intrigued by Windows Phone 7 — it seems that Microsoft have finally made a decent operating system for mobile devices and there are good review out there.
Cue the User Experience…..
Sep 162011
Today Google flicked the switch on Native Client with the launch of Chrome version 14. Last month it was enabled on the developer version but it has now made its way onto the stable channel for release.
Native Client has been three years in the development and is an open source project carrying some serious controversy. Basically Native Client (NaCl) allows C+ and C++ code to run directly within the Chrome browser. The objective to offer a robust platform for the development of more serious apps, such as web editing and 3D gaming, which JavaScript can not accommodate.