Private Data in Browsers

This is a going back to the basics post, but the private data you allow your Internet browser to save is an important topic.

Today my browser was acting up.  So, I decided to completely uninstall it and start from scratch.  I knew that one of the things that I would have to tackle is remembering passwords and usernames for several sites that I have registered for that I allowed my browser to simply remember for me so that I didn't have to enter this information in every time I visited the sites. ...

Facebook Applications Analysis – Part 4

This is the final part of my four-part analysis of Facebook applications.  (For the preceding part, click here.)  In this section, I will attempt to make some conclusions and predictions from all of the data that I collected.  For a complete list of every single one of the Facebook pages that I analyzed,...

Craigslist Goes International

I owe a lot to the website craigslist.  It helped me find my current townhouse and housemates; it helped me find my current job; and it helped me find a great (and cheap!) dining room set.

The site began in 1995, with a very simple design.  Since that time,...

High Quality YouTube is a Thing of the Present

If you've got a computer, you know what YouTube is.  In fact, most people, including myself, have uploaded videos to YouTube at one point or another until our accounts have inevitably been suspended.  It's the circle of life on the Internet, and I am very pleased with it.  Without YouTube after all,...

“Ted”: Not Just the Name of that Dumb Guy in Your History Class

"Ideas worth spreading" is the motto of a growing annual convention that is held in Monterey, California.  The Technology Entertainment Design (TED) conference covers a wide range of topics, from science to the arts, and nearly everything in between.  My fraternity brother, Chris, recently made me aware of this conference,...