Not so long ago, the question I’m asking in this column would be considered downright insane, and maybe it still us. But please take a look at the facts and maybe you’ll see where Microsoft needs to consider this matter very seriously. In 1995, Microsoft released version 1.0 of Internet Explorer, an application derived from […]

Although I remain skeptical how it’ll all turn out, the top executives at Microsoft must be freaking upon learning that Google plans to build the Chrome operating system. Worse, that it’ll be deployed first for netbooks and eventually to regular note-books and desktop computers as well. Most of the online chatter doesn’t really mention Apple […]

After reports that Apple was readying a major update to its Safari browser, it finally made its debut on Tuesday morning. Version 3.1 promises greatly improved performance and compatibility plus support for video and audio tags in HTML5, CSS animations, and CSS Web fonts. On the surface, I suspect your eyes will glaze over when […]

Holy nostalgia! Isn’t it strange how things sometimes go full circle? Take Netscape Navigator, the browser that I adopted and used on my Mac until Microsoft’s Internet Explorer came along and blew it away. That’s the price the erstwhile Netscape company paid for developing fat and buggy software and allowing a competitor to pull the […]