doppnet http://doppnet.com Tue, 12 May 2009 08:21:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en Hate Your Cable/Phone/Broadband provider? http://doppnet.com/hate-your-cablephonebroadband-provider http://doppnet.com/hate-your-cablephonebroadband-provider#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 08:21:26 +0000 DoPPler http://doppnet.com/hate-your-cablephonebroadband-provider Well I do… http://www.pcworld.com/article/164381-2/10_things_we_hate_about_isps_and_cable_and_phone_companies.html

]]> http://doppnet.com/hate-your-cablephonebroadband-provider/feed Geek Exercises http://doppnet.com/geek-exercises http://doppnet.com/geek-exercises#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:43:42 +0000 DoPPler http://doppnet.com/geek-exercises That must be one of the best posts I have seen lately. Have a look what are ten exercises to be a better geek.

]]> http://doppnet.com/geek-exercises/feed Stackoverflow - destination for troubled programmers http://doppnet.com/stackoverflow-destination-for-troubled-programmers http://doppnet.com/stackoverflow-destination-for-troubled-programmers#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:39:21 +0000 DoPPler http://doppnet.com/stackoverflow-destination-for-troubled-programmers Just announced by Jeff Atwood, the Stackoverflow opens for  public! Stackoverflow is a programming-oriented, collaboratively edited questions-and-answers type of site - but this one has quite an original style. I had a quick play and it looks, works and feels very professional. Plus its truly web 2.0 and already has quite nice community on the board! Definitely worth having a look.

]]> http://doppnet.com/stackoverflow-destination-for-troubled-programmers/feed Google changes Chrome EULA http://doppnet.com/google-changes-chrome-eula http://doppnet.com/google-changes-chrome-eula#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:09:02 +0000 DoPPler http://doppnet.com/google-changes-chrome-eula When Chrome was first released I’ve posted a quick note about suspicious EULA, and so did many other bloggers. Good for us Google is not MS and cares about community. They have reacted quickly by posting a note and amending section 11 that caused all this outcry.  Furthermore Google have recently posted another note on terms giving us some further explanation on their terms in general. Well I guess it’s ok now to use their new browser. Thank you Google!

]]> http://doppnet.com/google-changes-chrome-eula/feed MS new commercial and $300 million plan http://doppnet.com/ms-new-commercial-and-300-million-plan http://doppnet.com/ms-new-commercial-and-300-million-plan#comments Sat, 06 Sep 2008 11:19:01 +0000 DoPPler http://doppnet.com/ms-new-commercial-and-300-million-plan Did you had a chance to see this new weird Microsoft commercial featuring Bill Gates & Jerry Seinfeld (American comedian, actor and writer)? Apparently, some people didn’t get it, so Microsoft officials were calling reporters Friday to explain it. It turns out that Microsoft plans to hire 155 “gurus” by the end of the year to work in Circuit City, Best Buy and other retailers to help customers pick out PCs, said Eric Hollreiser of Microsoft. Nothing exciting. Ohh and when it comes to IT commercial, you need to see this one.

]]> http://doppnet.com/ms-new-commercial-and-300-million-plan/feed Photosynth - go see Venice in 3D with MS! http://doppnet.com/photosynth-go-see-venice-in-3d-with-ms http://doppnet.com/photosynth-go-see-venice-in-3d-with-ms#comments Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:25:17 +0000 DoPPler http://doppnet.com/photosynth-go-see-venice-in-3d-with-ms Completely by accident I have discovered quite exciting, new (well released almost 2 weeks ago) service from Redmont Giant today. Photosynth is a web 2.0-style site that offers entirely new way to watch photos. Photos are divided by places, so we can go ‘visit’ The Grand Canal in Venice or have a quick look at Big Ben from each possible angle. When browsing pictures user is given 3D like navigation, so he can ‘move around’. And since it is all about web 2.0 now,  we are given option to fill in blank spots with our own photos.  It’s quite fun!

]]> http://doppnet.com/photosynth-go-see-venice-in-3d-with-ms/feed Chrome - shiny browser with an outrageous eula?! http://doppnet.com/chrome-shiny-browser-with-an-outrageous-eula http://doppnet.com/chrome-shiny-browser-with-an-outrageous-eula#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:14:49 +0000 DoPPler http://doppnet.com/chrome-shiny-browser-with-an-outrageous-eula Update: Google has change Chrome’s Terms of Service.

Yesterday I have posted about Chrome - new browser from google. It’s faster than any browser out there, it’s secure, looks nice, is free etc. etc. I would probably became happy Chrome user quite quickly, if not this small detail that my friend pointed out. Let’s have a look at section 11.1 Chrome’s EULA:

[..]By submitting, posting or displaying the content, you give Google a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free and non-exclusive licence to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any Content that you submit, post or display on or through the Services.[…]

Well, I’m not a lawyer, but this doesn’t seem right. Actually it something that prevents me (and I believe I’m not alone here) from switching to google’s new product. If you’re interested guys at tap the hive go bit deeper into this topic.

]]> http://doppnet.com/chrome-shiny-browser-with-an-outrageous-eula/feed Chrome - Google’s new browser to improve the web http://doppnet.com/chrome-googles-new-browser-to-improve-the-web http://doppnet.com/chrome-googles-new-browser-to-improve-the-web#comments Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:24:18 +0000 DoPPler http://doppnet.com/chrome-googles-new-browser-to-improve-the-web Announced yesterday google’s new browser is coming. There is an excellent (and quite entertaining too) comic book that explains most important features of newest google product as well as overall idea of ‘improving the web’. For those in rush, short summary of what to expect of Chrome:

  • Separate threads for rendering engine, javascript, plugins etc.
  • Simple layout and optimal set of features
  • Browser ready for modern needs (video, chats, animations, advanced editors, games etc.)
  • Open source
  • Single error crashes one tab, not entire browser
  • Better than ever memory usage for tabbed-browsing
  • Task manager
  • Each release automatically tested against websites from google index by chrome-bot
  • Webkit rendering engine (derived from Konquerors KHTML). It’s one to pass acid3!
  • V8 Javascript Virtual Machine (effectively semi-compiles javascript)
  • Precise garbage collector for Javascript
  • Detachable tabs
  • Opera-like ‘quick dial’
  • Incognito mode (prevents caching/storing data/history etc. for selected tabs)
  • Lite interface (minimal chrome)
  • Sandboxed tabs security model
  • Plugins support
  • Phishing-sites blacklisting
  • Malware sites blacklisting
  • Gears

Sounds quite exciting, does it not?

]]> http://doppnet.com/chrome-googles-new-browser-to-improve-the-web/feed what’s new in IE8: ‘broken’ standards compliant web sites http://doppnet.com/whats-new-in-ie8-broken-standards-compliant-web-sites http://doppnet.com/whats-new-in-ie8-broken-standards-compliant-web-sites#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:46:18 +0000 DoPPler http://doppnet.com/whats-new-in-ie8-broken-standards-compliant-web-sites Fancy a ‘broken page’ icon next to your website? No problem, just make it standards compliant!  Read article by Hakon Lie where he writes more about this issue here.

]]> http://doppnet.com/whats-new-in-ie8-broken-standards-compliant-web-sites/feed Copy-paste social network features straight onto your website http://doppnet.com/copy-paste-social-network-features-straight-onto-your-website http://doppnet.com/copy-paste-social-network-features-straight-onto-your-website#comments Wed, 14 May 2008 00:11:10 +0000 DoPPler http://doppnet.com/copy-paste-social-network-features-straight-onto-your-website Using open ID? Well, some bloggers out there do other don’t and many of us are not yet aware. Anyway imagine that every website out there can not only use your single, global login, but is also given access to your social networking accounts (hopefully with your permission). That means after you login on such a page, it may access data about you from facebook, gather your contacts from google chat and even posts an update on your hi5 profile page after you let’s say leave a comment. Let me add that installation of an applet that allows your users to do all that is based on copy-pasting code given by service provider, so even a 7-years old ‘webmaster’ can do it. Scary or interesting? Anyway, I have just presented in a very short and limited way what google’s newest feature called Friend Connect can do for you. More info on google’s campfire one or on video embedded below.

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