From ExtremeTech.com news there are several interesting items with write ups this week. NASA has apparently placed a solar sail device in orbit (see here and here). As most of you know, a solar sail is a thin sail which catches solar particles the way a conventional sail collects wind. Extreme Tech says this may…
Category: Technical
Fool Born Every Minute
This seemingly helpful warning sent via Skype messaging is designed to scare you into clicking the link, and thus downloading viruses into your computer.
October 2010 OS & Browser Use Stats
Statistics: Operating System and Web Browser use April through October 2010
HTML 5
It looks as if <forms> will be improved in HTML 5. http://articles.sitepoint.com/article/html5-forms says there are several new <input> types and client side validation of field content with improved CSS hooks (the new “:invalid” pseudo class) which will help. The major thing most people know about HTML5 is that it serves up video without needing Adobe…
Wi-Fi data Collection continues: using YOUR CELL PHONE
Google stopped using their wi-fi “Street View” cars to log wi-fi locations, but they then switched to using peoples Android phones and location-aware mobile apps to collect the same info.