Personal computers are a relatively new development, yet the pace at which things change in this space make the computers and software of even 10 years ago look antiquated. CPU speed, memory size, everything that has to do with hardware is several times faster and the software has, for the most part, evolved to take advantage of the new capabilities. Yet, for the last 30 years or so since the PC became a reality, something stayed the same, there was the hardware, there was the operating system and the software stack built for it and that's what you had to work with. Even after the internet came along, most of the work was done on the ... [read more >>] This is the third and final part of the Top Web Trends for 2010 editorial in which we previously discussed, analyzed and presented some of the rising general trends taking place in web-based sectors. We first analyzed the top industry trends that have a big chance of changing the way the Internet influences our lives, and we continued with a short insight on what's going on in website design and web graphics.We are now concluding with a list of major events happening this year in web development and programming, adding some personal opinions and thoughts.10 Top Programming Trends for 2010More Control over Flash AppsAnyone that knows a ... [read more >>] This is the second part of the editorial “Top Web Trends for 2010.” The first part was dedicated to industry news and some of the things we believe will happen in general. We left the more accurate details and predictions to more serious and qualified experts.In this part, we will deal with some trends that have influenced a part of the design market toward the end of the year and are expected to make a big impact at the start of 2010. This part will deal only with design-related issues.10 Top Web Design Trends for 2010Simpler Login FormsIt has always been a hassle and annoying task filling-in web forms. But since I've been... [read more >>] We resisted the temptation of putting together a “Top of 2009...” article, but the excitement of what 2010 has started to bring made us take a look at the most anticipated events and trends about to descend upon us this year. Important things will happen on the web this year too, and some of them will change it forever.The last decade was very fruitful, bringing us inventions and applications like free email (thank you, Gmail), touch technology (hail the iPhone) and many friends (aka social networks). Websites like Wikipedia, Facebook, YouTube, Google and Yahoo revolutionized the Internet, taking small steps in digitizing and in... [read more >>]
I'm sure you may have heard the growing claims that the course of events in motion in the United States offer excellent premises for the installation of a Fascist rule and a police state. In this piece, I will not attempt to persuade anyone that this is or is not the case, but provide a view of status-quo from a legal perspective. A comparison between the new and old America may perhaps also be in order. Again, the goal is not to offend, but to provide a few bases for events that some people already construe as worrying, and detrimental to their freedoms. A few definitions According to Oxford University Press' A Dictionary o... [read more >>] I think no one can honestly say that 2009 was an “empty” year. There were significant developments around the world, politically, economically, socially and scientifically. Undoubtedly, the year was marked by the economic crunch, by people losing their jobs across the world, but the upside to this is that many people learned the true value of money, and stopped spending what they did not have. As far as Science goes, the past 12 months have been remarkable. The pace of progress has quickened, and fortunately it looks like it will continue to do so over the coming year as well. Politics This field saw some pretty heavy turmoil t... [read more >>] It is the right of every company to defend its copyright. And so is the case of Hollywood studios that have been fighting the “good” fight since the Napster scandal first shed light upon the new phenomenon of P2P file sharing. At least in one moment of our lives we face an event in which our copy or legal rights are broken, and so we can understand their constant and aggressive fight toward P2P. What we “universally” don't like is lying.For a couple of years now, studios (movie and music alike) are accusing piracy and file sharing of destroying the movie and music industry. They're stating that with the inc... [read more >>] I don't think it's a secret that I have something against organized religion. I've never tried to keep that a secret, and I've struggled to explain why throughout my articles. In my quest to discover people with similar points of view to my own, I came across some fairly interesting speakers, as well as upon some conspiracy theorists that believe everyone is out to get them. This duality in people who shun religious beliefs resembles the duality of religious people as well. More accurately, the duality of various religious groups. We shall call them the moderates and the fundamentalists, or fanatics. The former group is ... [read more >>] I wrote this editorial after the recent nominees for the Open Source CMS Award from Packt were released to the public a few weeks ago. After passing through a testing, updating and indexing process with all the nominees, some useful tips, details and conclusions can be presented to help readers in their voting process and maybe in choosing one of them for future projects.Open source has long been the darling of all developers. Even if money is scarce, and mostly missing in these projects, developers continue to commit their work force to projects that sometimes end up revolutionizing the web. You don't think so? Well, then you probably... [read more >>] All of you have at least one friend who is crazy about music. They are not one of those people caught up in a single band, or music style, but rather the persons you and your friends go to when you need to know the name of a certain song or band you can't remember. You know that, even if you sing a few notes from that song, even if completely out-of-tune, they will recognize it, and give you the answers you seek. This kind of people, the music fanatics, simply live their lives through music, and know precisely which type or genre of song they should listen if they want to go into or exit a certain mental state. And they are close to yo... [read more >>] | 
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