Now this makes me smile a bit, especially after criticizing businesses for their lack of social responsibility.
Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft plus a bunch of non-government organizations are looking into the development of a Code of Conduct for search engines.
The parties involved said that they would develop a framework that would hold signatories accountable for [...]

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Sony does it again in 2007. Sony has constantly made history by releasing their own storage technologies that never became industry leaders. Let’s make a rundown. Betamax? Check! MD? Check! What next? Blu-ray?
In today’s world of HD (high definition) video, you’ve got to have something for the adult movie industry. Sony isn’t making it [...]

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So Microsoft continues to push ground in securing more Mac users as market. With Office 2007 set for public consumption this year, Microsoft slates the new Office release later this year.
For a sneak peak of Office 2008 for the Mac, visit The Unofficial Apple Weblog.
Source: The Apple Gazette

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Microsoft apparently made a minor booboo in their earlier release of a security update for Microsoft Excel. Some users of Excel with Asian language support were not able to open documents after the update was installed.
Here’s what Bob McMillan wrote:
Excel 2000 users will find that they cannot open some Excel documents after they install [...]

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Mozilla Firefox is more than meets the eye. Here’s one thing that novice users might not know or overlook. Configuring Firefox settings isn’t just confined to what you can find in the Options dialog box. If you want more control over Firefox’s behavior then you need this:

This the Firefox configuration page. It’s one of [...]

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It’s nearing a year since National Federation of the Blind filed a class action lawsuit against Target. The latest development is that the case will continue despite Target’s argument that websites are not covered by the American with Disabilities Act. But has the lawsuit triggered any reaction from online businesses to start designing for [...]

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Let’s describe the typical job interview. You might be the one looking for a job but there’s no reason to just sit there and respond to their questions. It’s your prime opportunity to get to know more about the position, the work, and the company apart from what you already know.
Most human resource officers [...]

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With the latest buzz on The Pirate Bay wanting to buy Sealand so that it could continue its operations without violating copyright laws, an idea pops into your head. “Hey, I want to buy me an island too!”
First of all, you need to be awfully rich to be able to have your own piece [...]

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Essay-type exams. Most people hate them; sadistic professors love to give them. They’re not like multiple choice-type tests where any lucky guess can get you the points. It’s what they would lovingly describe as “something that would test what you really know and understand.”
Sure it matters if you’ve studied a whole lot to prepare [...]

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Personally, I don’t get it why some bosses are so intent on keeping office resources to themselves not minding that a bit of allowance for employees for some breathing space helps. Surf a thing or two on the Web or play a little game of Minesweeper. Those things do help in keeping people sane [...]

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This tip maybe a bit late, months after Firefox 2 was released. Even Firefox 1 featured tabbed browsing. Well, just take this as a friendly reminder or for happen-to-be newbies there, here’s one for you.
In the days of the old IE 6, whenever you want to browse multiple websites at the same time, you [...]

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Here’s an interesting Windows download that can help you pass the time while exercising you creativity. It’s Pivot Stickfigure Animator by a guy named Peter Bones. It’s free. It’s quick. It’s easy.
So here’s a quick rundown of great features of this amazing little software.

Small It’s a mere 837KB installer (almost halved when zipped) so [...]

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I remember watching Reservoir Dogs a few days ago and I just marvel at how Tarantino philosophizes everyday things. I won’t go into too much detail and spoil it for those who haven’t watched it but there’s this part there on tipping. Mr. Pink (played by Steve Buscemi) refuses to throw in a dollar [...]

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I once rummaged through my old guitar accessories and found my old Washburn leather guitar strap. It was still in a good enough condition to keep for future use but I noticed that it was cracking in some places. I needed to remedy those quick or at least prevent the whole thing from cracking [...]

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Still getting unsuccessful results in Web searches in Google? It can be quite irritating knowing that there are tons of information on the Web and yet, you get gibberish results. Over the years, it has become more and more likely to find needed information online. Well if you still can’t, sometimes it’s just a [...]

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