I have been a Firefox and Thunderbird fan for a little over 3 years now and, ok asides from the odd deviance to IE, I will never use Outlook again!
Mozilla’s open source projects have helped a great many of us in a big way – their technologies aided the development of other Web 2.0 technologies.
This week the browser turned 5 years old!
See this great video by a fan on youtube:
So in short – Happy Birthday to Firefox! (I even tweeted them a Happy Birthday!)
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I just completed my registration! I am now officially attending Wordcamp Orlando!
If you are unsure on what the event is…here is some more information:
WordCamp Orlando is happening December 5, at Rollins College, in Orlando, Florida. We’re bringing together a collection of developers and publishers from around the country to share in their love of words and WordPress. Follow us on Twitter, visit our Facebook page, and Register (it’s only $15 bucks and includes a snazzy after party).
WordPress has taken the the web to the next level and is here to stay. This site is powered by wordpress and it offers a great stable platform for content in a package which is user friendly and very customizable.
So I will see you there…be there or be square!
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Recently I read what I call my best quote of the month - “There is no future for online services aimed at domestic computer users” – Michael Collins, the department head of Prestel/Telecom Gold Business Services, stated in a meeting with Paul Needs. This was referenced in the Wikipedia article for the Micronet800, which was what we may call a very early internet-esque platform.
This quote, of course is one of those which will perpetually haunt its speaker for life as no one could have predicted the growth of technology and online services which has, for want of a better word, been a revolution.
There is a great Brad Paisley song which has the line: “…welcome to the future” while referencing the leap from Pac Man to Youtube! Even a not so subtle smart phone reference (a la my iPhone!) as well as a Video Chat reference – a la Skype! Everyone should listen to this song – regardless of their feelings for country music. It really sums up what alot of us forget! See below:
Sometimes we need to sit back and look at what has changed in the last 25 years. From Pong we now have all these high tech games, from MS DOS to now Windows 7. Even the Wide World Web, which has been with us for a relatively short time has changed every part of our lives! Now our TV’s are linked in, our phones, fridges and everything in between! With careful planning you can have a high tech home which is future proof!
Despite the lightness of this blog post it discusses a serious point – slowly we are becoming a more online economy and it is very easy for us now to not be able to avoid being online. So, in short, be part of the revolution!
Speaking of where we are going and Microsoft – I have just ordered my free Window 7 Upgrade..I will keep you posted on when I receive it and how the upgrade goes.
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With the news outlets constantly pumping out a huge volume of reports excitedly noting that the US economy is no longer in Recession, the UK Bank of England has pumped an extra £25 billion in to the economy as part of its quantative easing programme. Interest rates were kept at 0.5%.
The bank has already spent £175 billion on the programme.
“A number of indicators of spending and confidence, however, suggest that a pickup in economic activity may soon be evident.” Mervyn King, Govenor of the Bank has said.
The Federal Reserve Board here in the US has decided to leave rates untouched an has hinted that they will remain steady for a long time. The idea of course is to foster economic growth and help the economy to remain back on track until it is more solid.
What is interesting is that having clients on both sides of the pond, I can see both points of view – the US has always been a more optimistic nation, therefore the economic climate is more upbeat, that things are changing. Whereas the UK is wallowing in self pity, convinced that nothing is going to happen any time soon. However the mood need not be that bad there. One only has to look at how other countries have suffered from the downturn to realize that the UK has held up well.
I am reminded of a famous quote by Margaret Thatcher:
In short – things can only get better! (excuse the reference to the New Labour 1997 Election motto!)
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