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Google Plans Chrome-based Web Operating System

July 11, 2009 – 11:54 am

In December of 2008, Google introduced their contribution to the browser wars, Google Chrome. There’s also been a push for several years now toward online versions of the desktop applications you’re used to using every day when you’re not surfing the Web. One of the more successful has been Google Docs. One of the biggest [...]

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Newest Version of Firefox Up and Running

July 1, 2009 – 1:39 pm

Mozilla has released a newer version of our favorite browser here at the U.P. Web Maestro. Firefox 3.5 boasts some new features as well as some trends that other browsers have already begun, such as private browsing when you’re using public computers. Other improvements include 200% faster JavaScript speed over Firefox 3, the ability to [...]

By Kenric | Also posted in Software | Comments (1)

Opera Unite – Personalizing the Web

June 16, 2009 – 11:47 pm

With the release of Opera 10, the Norwegian browser makers are making an effort to personalize the Web. This has taken shape as Opera Unite. They talk about it being a radical change, though from what I’m able to make of things it’s more a consolidation of existing concepts and technology into a more unified [...]

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Google Wave Promises To Change Online Communication

May 31, 2009 – 3:55 pm

If you use email (or chat rooms, forums, etc.) to keep in touch with people, you should watch for Google Wave.  If it ends up being able to deliver on everything they’ve been working on, it will revolutionize the way we communicate. It combines the best features of email and social networking and pulls it [...]

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Michigan Business One Stop

May 6, 2009 – 2:43 pm

I attended a focus group at the E Loft this morning for the Michigan Business One Stop program. They’ve developed a website focused on making small business in Michigan easier, and are working on completing it. From their brochure… Michigan Business One Stop is a state-of-the-art online service that represents a whole new way of [...]

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