Google has put out a new social network and early results show that it could be of serious interest to libraries so I’ve got a short collection of links for a quick start. First, with interesting educational ramifications, Professors Consider Classroom Uses for Google Plus. Next, my own first thoughts, A Quick Review of Google+. [...]

There’s a storm brewing among the knowledgeable Internet geeks about the problems with Facebook and privacy. Most Facebook members aren’t aren’t savvy enough and don’t care to keep track of these issues but libraries have made privacy an issue and this is a natural extension of those concerns. Libraries have authority with these members and [...]

The latest version of Microsoft’s browser has finally overtaken Internet Explorer 6, now accounting for 22.3 per cent of the global browser market in January 2010, according to market share measurements carried out by NetApplications. Interestingly IE8 only took 10 months to become the global browser leader. However, its recent boost can probably be attributed [...]

This has not been the greatest start to the year for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser. Days after news of the latest security flaw in Internet Explorer, Google is adding fuel to the fire by phasing out support for IE6 for two of its Google Apps products, Docs and Sites (which recently got an aesthetic upgrade). [...]

Today, the French government followed suit, issuing an advisory suggesting that all versions of Internet Explorer, which is included with Windows, are vulnerable to the attack that was used against Google, Adobe and an estimated 30 other western companies, by hackers originating in China. Google said the attacks were used to steal intellectual property and [...]

In a statement issued today, the German Federal Office for Security in Information Technology known as BSI recommends that all Internet Explorer users switch to an alternative browser. They may resume using Explorer after a fix is issued by Microsoft for a critical vulnerability that has been implicated in the Chinese cyberattack against Google.If you [...]

Atrae Pennae – My Letter to michael@dell.com One of my friends is getting royally screwed by Dell. His story is linked but basically he bought an ultra-expensive laptop with the super-warranty and Dell is refusing to honor it.

Internet Traffic Begins to Bypass the U.S. – NYTimes.com “Since passage of the Patriot Act, many companies based outside of the United States have been reluctant to store client information in the U.S.,” said Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center in Washington. “There is an ongoing concern that U.S. intelligence agencies [...]

Why women quit technology careers June 16, 2008 (Computerworld) What if half the men in science, engineering and technology roles dropped out at midcareer? That would surely be perceived as a national crisis. Yet more than half the women in those fields leave — most of them during their mid- to late 30s. In this [...]

Web Worker Daily » Archive 10 Tips for Working with the Not-So-Tech-Savvy «It’s easy to forget that the average web worker’s skills and knowhow is quite specialized, even though Internet use is growing gradually over the years. Your colleagues might have Facebook accounts, but do they know how to use it for networking? Likewise, a [...]