Microsoft Awarded ‘Super Cookie’ Patent
A new Microsoft patent is causing a little heartburn in some quarters, but the patent for a so-called “super cookie,” may have come so long after Microsoft’s application that it’s been superceded by newer technologies. U.S. Patent 7,039,699, or ‘699, will provide developers with a permanent cookie that can contain bits, counters, dates and strings […]
Design Quiz
Andy Rutledge has written an excellent design quiz I invite everyone to take a look at. In order to help spark a bit of interest in fundamentals and/or inspiration for readers (I hope) I?ve put together a little multiple-choice quiz to help test your understanding of design. While I do provide the answers for checking […]
TheOpenCD project
TheOpenCD project aims to introduce users of MS-Windows to the benefits of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). We include only the highest quality programs, which have been carefully tested for stability and which we consider appropriate for a broad audience. We provide a description and screen-shots of each program, so you can get an […]
Section 508 Law
In 1998, Congress amended the Rehabilitation Act to require Federal agencies to make their electronic and information technology accessible to people with disabilities. Inaccessible technology interferes with an individual’s ability to obtain and use information quickly and easily. Section 508 was enacted to eliminate barriers in information technology, to make available new opportunities for people […]
Three rules for safer Wi-Fi away from home
Almost everyone has heard about wardriving, the geek sport in which you drive around and see what wireless access points (WAP) you can find and access. Because of the ink wardriving has received over the years, many home and business users have wised up and added security to their WAPs. But how about the busy […]
New Keyword Optimization Rules
Maintaining and marketing a website can be a difficult task especially for those who are inexperienced or who have very little experience. SEO rules are constantly changing and even then, many SEO professionals disagree on the actual specifics required to optimize a website. This is in no small part due to the search engines themselves. […]
Google PageRank Explained
PageRank relies on the uniquely democratic nature of the web by using its vast link structure as an indicator of an individual page’s value. In essence, Google interprets a link from page A to page B as a vote, by page A, for page B. But, Google looks at more than the sheer volume of […]
The A to Z Guide to Getting Website Traffic
n September of 1999, Brett Tabke wrote “26 Steps to 15k a Day” in the Webmaster World forum. A lot has changed since then, and now is the time to consider a new 26-step plan that meets the current needs of webmasters in 2006. Some of the old ones still apply (writing new content everyday, […]
Are Google Results More Relevant?
Apparently Google isn’t just the most trafficked and utilized search engine; it may also well be the most relevant as well. A panel at the Search Engine Strategies Toronto conference revealed that people perceive Google provides more relevant results than other search engines. Gord Hotchkiss, president and CEO of search research firm Enquiro, kicked off […]
You can now create accessible slide shows with ease
This slide show can be driven in the same way as Power Point. To advance to the next slide click anywhere on the page with the mouse, or press the space bar. You can move forwards or backwards through the slides with the Cursor left, Cursor right, Pg Up and Pg Dn keys. The font […]
