Archive for October, 2006

Got The ‘Urge’ For Windows Media Player 11?

By Andy Patrizio

Microsoft has released Windows Media Player 11, the latest update to its Windows multimedia playback device, and it could be the last for some time, according to one analyst.

One of the hallmarks of Windows Media Player 11 is its integration with Urge, the digital music service from MTV Networks. [...]

Will Oracle Linux Kill Red Hat?

By Sean Michael Kerner

Reporter’s Notebook: So Oracle isn’t going to create its own Linux based on Ubuntu to fight Red Hat. Oracle is going to have its own Linux based on Red Hat’s own binaries to fight Red Hat.

Sort of like using a person’s own hands to choke them with.

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Firefox 3.0 Already?

By Sean Michael Kerner

Mozilla is pushing ahead on work and planning for its next two major browser releases, Firefox 3.0 and 4.0. Firefox 2.0 was just released yesterday.

Firefox 3.0 is currently being developed under the code name Gran Paradiso and the current alpha release is code-named Minefield.

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Yahoo! MSN, Who The Hell Are They?

A webmaster’s look at the dominance of the Google search engine. Nelson/NetRating says Google owns 50% of all searches, but I’ve yet to a see a site where Google accounts for less than 80% of all search traffic. Is Nelson/NetRating full of it, or does our sites just don’t attract other search engines?

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