We like to think that the computers we use all started with the Apple Macintosh or Windows 3.1x.  Those systems built on an original technology.  The original Xerox Star User Interface. That’s right. Xerox had the whole package way back in 1981/1982. (Even farther back in 1973!) And, of course, over the years, many systems […]

Readers of this blog know that I’m a Linux user. Still, it would’ve been neat to have been in the audience for this interview with Steve Jobs and Bill Gates.

I was surfing the internet just the other day when web site popped up. It wanted to install the Connectbar add-on to my Firefox browser. I merely deleted the page and moved on. Connectbar is not a listed Firefox add-on.  But it does appear to be a legitimate website.  However, once installed, Connectbar takes over […]

Amazon.com’s new Tablet, Kindle Fire, uses an all new web browser to surf the web. It’s called Silk. You can see more information about it here. It’s cutting edge stuff and promises a new, improved experience in how customers receive their content. Essentially, you’re using the Amazon Cloud to speed up your tablet!  It’s a […]