Items by Scott Loganbill
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Palm Pre Hackers Prep Geek Gatherings
Posted: February 4th, 2009, 7:30pm EST by Scott Loganbill
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The PreDevCamp unconference, which aims to bring together software developers to hack together apps for Palm's Pre smartphone, was announced Wednesday. Over 60 cities are hosting simultaneous events, which will take place a week after the Pre's release. -
Evidence in MySpace's Code Suggests OpenID Support Coming Soon
Posted: October 23rd, 2008, 1:45pm EDT by Scott Loganbill
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Social networking site MySpace is getting ready to roll out support for OpenID, as hinted by some OpenID-specific links popping up in the code of members' profile pages. If MySpace begins offering OpenID to its 120 million users, it would be a huge boost for the fledgling standard.
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Google Delivers Android Mobile OS to Developers
Posted: October 21st, 2008, 5:30pm EDT by Scott Loganbill
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The Android operating system for smartphones was released Tuesday, one day ahead of the launch of the first Android-powered phone, the T-Mobile G1. Google's decision to release its software under an open source license marks a shift in the mobile-phone software industry, which has relied largely on proprietary code.
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Opera's MAMA Search Tool Exposes Sorry State of Web Standards
Posted: October 15th, 2008, 9:00pm EDT by Scott Loganbill
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Browser maker and web standards gadfly Opera Software has launched a new search engine, nicknamed MAMA. The tool provides stats about web standards and technology usage on the web, including the troubling fact that only 4.13 percent of websites pass the W3C's validation test.
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Use the Web to End Poverty
Posted: October 15th, 2008, 12:00am EDT by Scott Loganbill
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Poverty isn't a problem you can solve overnight. There are solutions to help fight the causes of poverty and provide help to those suffering from it. All you need is a web connection and a healthy dose of good will.
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How to Optimize Your Web Connection
Posted: October 14th, 2008, 5:30pm EDT by Scott Loganbill
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We feel the need ... the need for speed. Your internet may be chugging along fine, but armed with a few networking shortcuts, your browser can roar. It doesn't matter what network connection you're using, there are a few tweaks you can use to streamline your uploads and downloads. Soon enough, you'll be leaving tire tracks on the information superhighway.
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Flash Clickjacking Vulnerability Exposes Webcams and Mics
Posted: October 10th, 2008, 12:10am EDT by Scott Loganbill
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Click once in the wrong site and hackers will be able to both see and hear you through your own webcam and mic. The vulnerability is caused by clickjacking, a method of highjacking your mouse clicks. Creepy? We'll show you how to avoid it.
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The Tanking Economy Can't Slow Down Innovation on the Web
Posted: October 10th, 2008, 12:00am EDT by Scott Loganbill
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The entire tech industry is preparing for tough times, but what does the current economic downturn mean for innovation on the web? Will the momentum that drove the defining advancements of the Web 2.0 era fizzle out? We say it ain't so -- the web has never stopped evolving, and a dearth of cash won't lead to a drought of creativity.
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How to Understand the Financial Crisis
Posted: October 6th, 2008, 3:15pm EDT by Scott Loganbill
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There's a lot of hype surrounding the financial crisis, but what does it really mean? To get acquainted with the financial crisis and what it means to you and me, we've pinged several sources on the internet for economic explanations even we could understand.
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Webmonkey Maps iPhone App Developer's Frustration
Posted: September 26th, 2008, 4:45pm EDT by Scott Loganbill
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Apple hasn't been at the top of its game lately in developer relations. There's a lot to complain about: the expensive developer fee, the nondisclosure agreements, the arbitrary iPhone app process, iPhone apps dropped inexplicably from the App Store, the secrecy. Long story short, developers are mad but fear retribution based on very temperamental Apple policies. Webmonkey maps out the story and the ongoing developments and invites your contributions.
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Searching for Value in Facebook's 'Internet Lite'
Posted: September 22nd, 2008, 11:41am EDT by Scott Loganbill
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Facebook is the belle at the social network ball right now, but we're scratching our heads searching for meaning. Why are people flocking to Facebook? Is it a another fad or another example of how social networking sites carries the pulse of internet culture? We look into what Facebook has that the open web doesn't.
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How HTML 5 Is Already Changing the Web
Posted: September 12th, 2008, 12:00am EDT by Scott Loganbill
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It's experimental, full of left-field ideas and it still has a long way to go before it's complete. But the fruits of HTML 5 are starting to show up in the latest browsers, and the emerging standard is already altering the way we interact with the web.
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Take Your Web Apps Offline
Posted: August 29th, 2008, 9:00pm EDT by Scott Loganbill
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Ever want to run Google Docs or Zoho from your desktop? Unfortunately for travelers, web apps by nature are shackled to its internet connections. Now, you can cut the ethernet cable and free web apps from the web using Fluid and Google Gears.
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What Works, What Doesn't, on Mobile Web
Posted: July 22nd, 2008, 9:00pm EDT by Scott Loganbill
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Remember when your phone couldn't do much more than make phone calls and send text messages? We've come a long way in a short amount of time, but, as Webmonkey Scott Loganbill explores in this analytical essay, we still have some work to do before we can ditch our desktops for good.