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Websites Declare War on IE 6

Several large websites in Norway, Sweden, Indonesia and Australia have launched a campaign urging Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 users to upgrade their outdated web browsers. Websites have got banners that urge users with IE6 to ditch the browser and upgrade to Internet Explorer 7. In a post by Joe Levi, he wrote about how to scare IE users into upgrading and the beauty of it is that its just one line of code. - Also an international wiki has been setup to track the progress. Google is also trying to push IE6 away. The latest attempt made is When you

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[ More ] March 2nd, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Digital News |

Insight into creating a profitable startup company without funding

David Heinemeier Hansson, creator of the Ruby on Rails framework and Partner at 37Signals gives insight into creating a profitable startup company. Its hardcore facts and hope that it would benefit you.

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[ More ] March 2nd, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Digital News, Web Business Life Strategy |

Get the product out early and learn as you grow

If you get to market later, thenn there are other players in the space. Also don't think too much about equity think about success and growth and take the right steps to hit your milestones.Teresa Phillips, founder and CEO of Graspr speaks with Bambi Francisco from Vator.tv

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[ More ] March 2nd, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Digital News, Web Business Life Strategy |

10 Things Every Software Architect Should Know

Richard Monson-Haefel, editor of the book "97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know," shares ten attributes of his own that any software architect can benefit from. This was a talk on the OreillyMedia Show

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[ More ] March 2nd, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Digital News, Web Business Life Strategy |

Microsoft make your vision a reality and I will love you :-)

This video is a clip from a presentation given by Microsoft’s Business Division president Stephen Elop at the Wharton Business Technology Conference. It made my heart skip a beat, it was as though Microsoft was finnaly listening. Not that my heart skipping a beat or me falling in love with Microsoft matters. This video made me realise that Microsoft actually is among the few that shares their vision for the next decade. If Microsoft wants to carry out that vision then they need to focus on things that matter and give up on those fights with Google on internet search

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[ More ] March 1st, 2009 | 2 Comments | Posted in Digital News, Web Business Life Strategy |

Bespin a Mozilla Labs experiment – web based framework for code editing

Bespin proposes an open, extensible web-based framework for code editing that aims to increase developer productivity, it enables compelling user experiences, and promote the use of open standards. Continue Reading

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[ More ] March 1st, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Digital News, Web Business Life Strategy |

Cloud Computing – Is it the New dotcom?

During TechCrunch Cloud computing event hosted by Steve Gillmor, around cloud computing featured many of the biggest names like Salesforce.com, Rackspace, Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Sun, Facebook, Ning, Amazon.com, Friendfeed. Each one spoke about how their product leveraged the cloud. But before we keep jumping into this top and latching ourselves to Cloud Computing we may have to tackle basic issues first such as issues relating to privacy, reliability, security of data. Co-founder Paul Buchheit from FriendFeed felt that people are not too concerned where their data is being stored. Errr not sure if that is in fact true. If we

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[ More ] March 1st, 2009 | 3 Comments | Posted in Digital News, Web Business Life Strategy |

The Holy Grail of comic books Superman auctioned

The auction of "Action Comics #1" begins on Friday and concludes on March 13. Currently the bid is valued at about $230,200. Its a rare copy of the first Superman comic. The unidentified seller bought the comic in 1950 when he was 9 years old after begging his father for 35 cents. "It's the Holy Grail of comic books," said comic expert Stephen Fishler. Fishler, founder of New York's Metropolis Collectibles, will manage the auction of the comic -- created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster. You can check what the current bid looks like at Comic Connect Source: Reuters

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[ More ] February 28th, 2009 | 1 Comment | Posted in Digital News |

Ways to Test Cross-Browser Compatibility

Yes if you are into building web applications and websites then testing cross browser compatibility is something you cannot afford to ignore. Testing in multiple browsers is not only necessary but is also annoying. Freelance Folder has written an article : "7 Fresh and Simple Ways to Test Cross-Browser Compatibility" These tools actually make testing pretty easy. Check the article at Freelance

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[ More ] February 28th, 2009 | 3 Comments | Posted in Digital News, Web Business Life Strategy |

ToysRUs bids for Toys.com at Auction – even in this economy?

ToysRUs bought the domain name Toys.com at auction for $5.1 million. The 2 companies that participated in the Bidding war were National A-1 (owner of domains such as free.com, boys.com, girls.com, and divorce.com) and ToyRUs To check the Bidding war transcript you could visit

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[ More ] February 28th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Digital News |