Why Does the Internet Depress Teenagers?

Aug 6, 2010 | 3 Comments

According to a recent study, spending too much time on the Internet can lead to depression in teenagers. Those who use the Internet pathologically are 2.5 times more likely to become severely depressed. More than a thousand Chinese students were evaluated in this study. Those who spent more than five hours per day (some spent [...]

Sync Google Chrome Browser Features

Jul 5, 2010 | One Comment

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I told you that I was considering making a browser switch from Safari to Google Chrome / Chromium Nightly. Well, thanks to newer builds, I’m inching ever-closer to making the leap. Being able to sync extensions is something I’d want to [...]

It’s Time to Use a Different Browser When…

Jun 18, 2010 | 8 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Over on Lockergnome.net, Michael asked people which web browser they prefer, and why. This is something I am asked constantly. It certainly seems as though everyone has a definite preference: there are over a thousand views on that question alone, and [...]

Social Pains or Social Panes?

Feb 13, 2010 | 13 Comments

I don’t know where this is going. All I know is that what I need on a typical day is a quick overview of what’s happening on Facebook, Twitter, and now Google Buzz. Having three tabs open is impractical – and I simply can’t stand third-party apps that either (a) suck or (b) suck. I’ve [...]

How Does Your Web Browser Handle JavaScript?

Oct 16, 2008 | 4 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Google Chrome has been officially in beta for about a month now. Many of you are using it for your default browser already at this point. I wrote about Google Chrome this month for my CPU Magazine article. I want to [...]

Safari on Windows

Aug 13, 2006 | 12 Comments

It’ll crash if you look at it wrong, but at least we’ll soon have Safari on Windows (no thanks to Apple). Get Swift if you’d like to take a look, but don’t hold your breath for an amazing experience. It’s going to take a year or so before Swift gets stable enough to use as [...]