WordPress 3.2 was released today bringing with it many new features and stricter requirements. Version 3.2 of the WordPress software will require a server to be running more recent versions of PHP and MySQL as well as requiring the administrator to use a more recent browser than Internet Explorer 6 with Internet Explorer 7 beginning its end-of-life cycle for WordPress … [Read more...]
Enjoy Your Independence Day Playing Custom Maps In Portal 2
If you have the day off today, why not revisit Portal 2. You've already finished the single player and played through the co-op? Well, how about trying some new maps! Thinking With Portals just finished a Summer mapping contest and announced the winners. The Top 5 prize winning maps include: Patent Pending Infinifling Edifice Delta Bunsen Cubes 'n' Funnels In addition … [Read more...]
Dropbox Terms of Service Updated Twice. Are Cautious Users Switching Backup and Sync Services?
Dropbox sent out an e-mail late last night informing users of the popular file syncing service that it has updated the Terms of Service. Dropbox had just updated their ToS in April and garnered some publicity across the web for adding a section that stated they would hand over your files at the request of law enforcement. As set forth in our privacy policy, and in compliance … [Read more...]
Google+, Google’s Next Big Foray Into Social, Marks The Launch of Web 3.0
Did I say big? This seems big. While Google's last attempt at social, Orkut, might have been a flop everywhere except Brazil, the Google+ Project is making Facebook look old and stale. Web 2.0 gave us the database-driven webpage and the launch of the social web. Sure, we had AIM, IRC, and tons of other social interactions on the web each day but Web 2.0 made it even larger. Web … [Read more...]
Microsoft Meets The Cloud With Office 365 or “Microsoft Apps”
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer led a presentation today that announced Office 365 was no longer in beta and is now available to purchase. The beta of Microsoft's Office suite as cloud apps was launched last year and has now been released to the web. … [Read more...]