http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/category/technology/ News, information, tips, and links about technology and the impact of new technologies on the Web, Web design and development. Examples: Wi-Fi and wireless technology, GPS, cameraphones and moblogging, PDAs, cell phones, and other alternative technologies for Web and Internet access, speech recognition technology, computers, software to support and utilize new technologies, and trends. en-us Technology Copyright 2000-2008 Shirley Kaiser, SKDesigns. All rights reserved. Shirley Kaiser 2008-01-01T21:36:51-08:00 720 daily 2 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://backend.userland.com/rss http://brainstormsandraves.com/xml/brainstorms88.gif http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/category/technology/ 88 31 News, information, tips, and links about technology and the impact of new technologies on the Web, Web design and development. Examples: Wi-Fi and wireless technology, GPS, cameraphones and moblogging, PDAs, cell phones, and other alternative technologies for Web and Internet access, speech recognition technology, computers, software to support and utilize new technologies, and trends. I have a couple of old computers to donate or take to a recycling facility, but first I want to remove the hard drives and destroy them. Researching the current best approaches to destroy old hard drives led me to some downright scary stories of identity theft or potential identity theft from consumers just following requirements for hard drive warranties or computer store repair policies. I thought I'd share a sampling of stories and recommendations on how to safely physically destroy those old hard drives. In addition, I'm including some humorous, light-hearted, and creative approaches to destroying those old hard drives. (2029 words, 28 links) http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2008/01/01/harddrives/ http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2008/01/01/harddrives/ Shirley Kaiser 2008-01-01T21:36:51 Fascinating reading to be had about the upcoming IE8 via a new interview of Bill Gates by Molly Holzschlag: Conversation with Bill Gates about IE8 and Microsoft Transparency. Not long after the interview, the official IE Blog also announced the upcoming Internet Explorer 8. Check out the complete post that covers that interview, the IE Blog's announcement, an earlier interview with Chris Wilson (IE's platform architect), other information about the upcoming IE8, and IE's current CSS support. Also included are links to lots more resources. (907 words, 26 links) http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2007/12/06/ie8/ http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2007/12/06/ie8/ Shirley Kaiser 2007-12-06T08:31:24 Tuesday, October 9th, Google announced the availability of Google AdSense ads within YouTube videos. Perhaps this is one of the things in mind when Google purchased YouTube last year. Today's post covers Google's announcements about Google AdSense for Video, online advertising trends, a video demo of Google AdSense for Video, and links to more on Google AdSense, YouTube, and Google AdSense for Video. (706 words, 15 links) http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2007/10/10/adsensevideo/ http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2007/10/10/adsensevideo/ Shirley Kaiser 2007-10-10T10:44:00 Many of you have probably seen references to "Web 2.0" around the 'Net. Tim O'Reilly has taken on writing about what this term means in his recent article, What Is Web 2.0, Design Patterns and Business Models for the Next Generation of Software. It's not just a boring article defining the term or written so that only programmers would understand it, though. Tim's new article overviews how the Internet arrived where it is today, comparing the past with comparables today in a way that even a non-programmer like myself can understand. Today's post provides an overview of this fascinating new article. (389 words, 3 links) http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2005/11/07/web20/ http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2005/11/07/web20/ Shirley Kaiser 2005-11-07T14:23:42 First, Brainstorms and Raves is not and doesn't plan to be a weblog covering current events or politics. I'm compelled to write about Thursday's terror attacks in London, but my writings here cover how people are using the Internet, especially weblogs, to stay in touch, share stories, and write their thoughts about what happened. Read the complete post for links to quite a few interesting weblogs, photoblogs, and BBC pages with personal accounts. (872 words, 43 links) http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2005/07/09/london/ http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2005/07/09/london/ Shirley Kaiser 2005-07-09T16:26:11 WebVisions 2005 is coming up next week already in Portland, Oregon. I attended this fabulous conference a few years ago, so I can speak from firsthand experience that it's a terrific time to learn a tremendous amount, meet fascinating people with common interests, and have a lot of fun. (177 words, 18 links) http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2005/07/07/webvisions2005/ http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2005/07/07/webvisions2005/ Shirley Kaiser 2005-07-07T17:34:24 This morning Opera Software announced the integration of BitTorrent into their Web browsers. It's now currently available for download as a technical preview for (TP) Windows, Linux and Mac. Read the complete post for more details, including their press release. (602 words, 7 links, 1 image) http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2005/07/07/opera/ http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2005/07/07/opera/ Shirley Kaiser 2005-07-07T15:21:20 Earlier today I was looking for information design tips, so naturally I went to visit Beth Mazur's IDBlog. While there I got sidetracked with one of her recent posts, Blogs, Power Laws, and Assault Weapons, about Tom Mauser's Petition to Renew the Assault Weapons Ban. The animated map of Tom Mauser's Petition showing relationships of people who've signed the petition is fascinating to see. (175 words, 9 links, 1 image) http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2004/07/21/infodesign/ http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2004/07/21/infodesign/ Shirley Kaiser 2004-07-21T19:00:07 Eric Meyer's comment Friday about Microsoft's next OS, Longhorn, may have actually been a little generous: (Yes, I can count: Microsoft's Longhorn launch date of 2005 says to me it'll actually launch in 2006. I'm just drawing a historical inference here.) Today Mary Jo Foley reported in her Microsoft Watch weblog: It's Official: No Longhorn Until 2006, by Mary Jo Foley, October 11, 2003. (213 words, 2 links) http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2003/10/11/longhorn/ http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2003/10/11/longhorn/ Shirley Kaiser 2003-10-11T18:28:33 Absolutely not to be missed are Tantek Çelik's review and comments about Weaving the Web, by Tim Berners-Lee: 1. First, Tantek's initial review, Weaving The Web reviewed, followed by 2. a fabulous commentary, Weaving The Web quotes and commentary. (242 words, 13 links, 1 image) http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2003/09/09/weaving_the_web_review_comments/ http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2003/09/09/weaving_the_web_review_comments/ Shirley Kaiser 2003-09-09T21:11:35