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Why CIOs aren't nuts for Chrome
Google's recently launched web browser, Chrome, will have to overcome a number of major obstacles before it can break the business ubiquity of Internet Explorer and counter the rise of Firefox. Read more »
Google: No Web browser plans
Google executives said they have no plans to build a browser and downplayed threats from Microsoft's new advertising system and plans to bundle search into Vista. Read more »
Mozilla updates Firefox again
Mozilla on Friday released the third update to Firefox this month, version 2.0.0.11, to fix a stability problem in the previous version. Read more »
Microsoft hopes 7 is lucky number for IE
The software maker launches its first major update to the browser in years, offering tabbed browsing and security additions. Read more »
Opera hints at version 8 with latest beta
With voice commands, shrinking Web pages and improved RSS tools, Opera is confident that the beta of its new browser has enough new features to merit a jump to version 8.0. Read more »
Minor issues surface after IE 7 launch
Reports of a security bug are flawed, Microsoft says. However, there are some compatibility woes and Microsoft servers are buckling under high IE 7 demand. Read more »
Firefox tool gets slick
Rip, mix--get burned? Read more »
Netscape fixes 44 holes in 'security' browser
Netscape has fixed 44 vulnerabilities in the latest version of its browser less than 24 hours after its release. Read more »
Microsoft to offer Office online
Microsoft announced at the Professional Developer Conference today that it is finally putting Office apps Word, Excel, and Powerpoint online, but not killing the traditional versions. Read more »
Firefox and Chrome speed up
With new beta versions out for Firefox and Google Chrome, it's time to see how things have changed when it comes to testing the speed of JavaScript, the programming language that powers many cutting-edge Web applications such as Gmail and Google Docs. The answer: both browsers made big strides, but Firefox still beats Chrome on one widely-used performance test. Read more »
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A print alternative without the extra work
Providing printer-friendly versions of your content used to mean creating a separate copy of the content designed specifically for the print device. Thanks to cascading style sheets, there's a better way. Read more »
Tips for creating CSS styles for print
You don't always have to create a seperate printer-friendly page on your Web site. Michael Meadhra shows you how using XHTML and CSS. Read more »
Adapt to your audience with CSS media types
The CSS media type provides the functionality to build Web applications whose presentation may vary with its target media. Read more »
Checking Web pages with HTML::Lint
If you want to ensure consistent pages across multiple browsers, it's a good idea to check the syntax. We'll show you how to use this powerful syntax-checking tool. Read more »
Using Perl to take control of HTTP caching
This article shows how to take advantage of HTTP caching and expiry features with the help of Perl. Read more »
50 significant moments from internet history
We take you through 50 defining moments of the internet. Read more »
Visual Studio 2008 simplifies JavaScript debugging
One of the more cumbersome development tasks is debugging client-side JavaScript code. Tools such as Firebug are helpful, but in the case of Firebug, you're forced to use Firefox. Thankfully, Visual Studio 2008 provides a robust and developer-friendly environment for debugging JavaScript. Read more »
How do I ... recursively scan directories with PHP's DirectoryIterators?
One of PHP5's most interesting new features is the addition of Iterators, a collection of ready-made interfaces designed to help in navigating and processing hierarchical data structures. Read more »
HTML 5: A change in course... straight for the iceberg
The W3C recently released a working draft specification for HTML 5. In its current iteration, this is the worst specification I have ever read. Read more »
Getting started with Windows Server 2008 Core edition
The Windows Server 2008 Core edition comes with significant changes. This article provides a quick rundown of the Core edition's capabilities and limitations. Read more »
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Space pr0n, patent karma and Yang out -- Club Builder
On Club Builder this week: how NASA plans to get the Internet into space, Jerry Yang is out the door at Yahoo and Brendan Eich discusses javascript engine competition.