Comment Re:don't save passwords (Score 1) 218
This is my scheme as well. It always seems to me to be blindingly obvious to do something like this, but it's never really mentioned anywhere.
Comment Re:Meh.. (Score 1) 258
I think that's not really a true statement anymore. Particularly because Opera has never really been slow and unusable. Firefox isn't fast and lean anymore either. There's more and more "out of the box" stuff that goes beyond a lean browser, and the functions, since they are extensions and not optimized for the core of the browser and integrated as tightly aren't really as fast as they could be... either from a raw performance/metrics standpoint, or from a UI perspective
Submission + - Opera Files Antitrust Complaint Against Microsoft (techluver.com)
Tech.Luver writes: "Opera Software ASA filed a complaint with the European Commission yesterday against Microsoft.
The complaint alleges how Microsoft is abusing its dominant position by tying its browser, Internet Explorer, to the Windows operating system and by hindering interoperability by not following accepted Web standards.
( http://techluver.com/2007/12/13/opera-files-antitrust-complaint-against-microsoft-with-eu/ )"
Submission + - Opera files EU antitrust suit against Microsoft
j.sanchez1 writes: According to PC World, Opera Software has filed an antitrust suit against Microsoft in the European Union, accusing it of stifling competition by tying its Internet Explorer Web browser to Windows. The complaint, which was filed with the European Commission on Wednesday, says Microsoft is abusing its dominant position in the desktop PC market by offering only Internet Explorer as a standard part of Windows, and hindering interoperability by not following accepted standards with IE.
The part about Microsoft not following accepted standards is the most interesting part. Grab the popcorn guys, this is gonna be worth watching.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,140528-pg,1/article.html
The part about Microsoft not following accepted standards is the most interesting part. Grab the popcorn guys, this is gonna be worth watching.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,140528-pg,1/article.html
Submission + - Opera Mini adds iPhone-like browsing capabilities
An anonymous reader writes: The new Opera Mini 4 beta phone browser, which was released today, sports browsing capabilities similar to those found on the iPhone. Specifically, Opera Mini added a new Desktop layout mode, where a thumbnail of the webpage is first show with the option to instantly zoom into a region of the page. Opera even created an 'Opera Mini guy vs. iPhone guy' ad.
Submission + - Free music to college students
vindimy writes: news.com.com reports that
Questions arise, how likely are students to use the free but DRM-guarded service? Is the music industry finally making steps toward gaining peace with its young audience? Do we have the next free sharing killer app?In one more attempt to counter music piracy, major music labels have agreed to support a service that will offer free music downloads — with some substantial restrictions — to any college student.
The service, from Ruckus Network, will be supported by advertising on its Web site and on the software used to download and play songs. The four major record labels and several independent labels have agreed to license their music to Ruckus at lower rates than they charge other mass-market music services on the theory that college students would rather steal songs than pay the $10 to $15 a month that such services normally charge.
Submission + - Microsoft PR Paying to "Correct" Wikipedia
Unpaid Schill writes: "Over on the O'Reilly Network, there's an interesting piece about how Microsoft tried to hire people to contribute to Wikipedia. Not wanting to do the edits directly, they were looking for an intermediary to make edits and corrections favorable to them. Why? According to the article the article (and I am not making this up), it was apparently both to let people know that Microsoft will not "enable death squads with their UUIDs" and also to fight the growing consensus that OOXML contains a useless pile of legacy crap which is unfit for standardization. In an unrelated note, does anyone happen to know what the going rates are? I think I'm being underpaid."
Submission + - Is iPhone the next Newton?
jside writes: "The iPhone and Newton are both rectangular, mobile devices with touch screens, but the similarities don't end there.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/tech/personalte ch/20070122-9999-mz1b22sidene.html"
