Once upon a time, the Internet was an international network connecting universities. Then, it was used to connect other institutions. Finally, it hit homes and everything changed. I found this January 1994 recording from NBC’s Today Show over at Swiss Miss and it suddenly striked me: do you ... Read more
Sometimes, I think people either dream with their eyes wide open, or they’re just stupid. A Swedish firm, Global Gaming Factory, acquired The Pirate Bay for 4,6 million euros (about $6,4 million) “in a bid to legitimize the illegal file sharing service”. What does that mean? Because I ... Read more
Everyone talks about websites in terms of “beauty”, “interactivity” and other crappy terms no one cares about. Lots believe that Flash covers almost everything, lot others believe Java Script should do the tricks. I don’t really care about that. For me, the best websites are those with simple and elegant designs and really usable. And this is where the problem appears: cool websites with great design and hot content that don’t respect the simple necesities. ... Read more
I’m quite a Google fan. I use GMail for e-mail, Google Reader for reading my favourite RSS feeds, I use Google Docs to open documents I receive in my Inbox, I use YouTube and, most of all, I use the search engine. Though many people would say MSN’s search results are more relevant, I believe in Google. Maybe I use it because I’m used to it, maybe not. It doesn’t matter. But I’d really need a few more things from Google’s search engine. ... Read more