// December 17th, 2009 // No Comments » // Google, Technology News
Over Google operating system blog, Alex chintu wrote about features he is awaiting on Chrome OS. I was about to post a comment on it. But I thought it would be better to make a blog post on the same. As a Google fan web developer and tech enthusiast, I wish Google Chrome OS should have these features. (more…)
// February 25th, 2009 // No Comments » // Technology News
Microsoft researchers are working on a new browser called Gazelle which it promises will have some impressive new features and capabilities. The firm released a research paper (PDF) late last week, saying that the new browser would offer significant security improvements compared to other browsers, including Internet Explorer. “No existing browsers, including new architectures like Internet Explorer 8, Google Chrome and OP, have a multi-principal operating system construction that gives a browser-based operating system the exclusive control to manage the protection of all system resources among web site principals,” Microsoft said in the report. (more…)
// July 2nd, 2008 // No Comments » // Technology News
Overnight, Google got a new face on the Web–one measuring 16×16 pixels. The search giant updated its favicon, the eensy little 256-pixel logo that appears in browser locations such as bookmarks, URL location bar, and window tabs. The old icon, a capital G in a multicolored box, has been supplanted by a cuddlier-looking blue lower-case g. It’s a minor change, to be sure. But coming from a company obsessed not only with design choices but also the effect those choices have, I can’t help but draw attention to it. And given how often most Web users see that icon sprinkled across their browsers, it’s probably smart to pay some attention to that aspect of branding. (more…)
// July 2nd, 2008 // 1 Comment » // Search Engine Optimization
According to a poll I conducted, just over 1 out of 10 people don’t think SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is mandatory as a designer; and what really surprised me is about 24% don’t even know what SEO is! If you’re among the quarter of people who don’t know what SEO is or understand how it can help you, you should really read this article. This is an SEO guide for designers who want to learn about making it easier for websites or blogs to be found by search engines. I’ll explain the common mistakes made by designers and developers. Then I’ll provide some basic tips that you should be practicing to optimize your site for search engines.
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