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Tag Archives: firefox

Testing Scribefire

Written by Piers Dillon-Scott on May 28, 2010 — View Comments

Just a wee test of scribefire – I might start blogging more with this…considering I live in Firefox anyway

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Browser Wars

Written by Piers Dillon-Scott on February 1, 2010 — View Comments

There was a marked decline in the use of Internet Explorer in 2009 according to the web monitoring company AT Institute. Use of the browser fell by 7.8% in the six months to December. Firefox also saw a slight decrease of about 1% in the same period. Chrome and Safari were the main beneficiaries with [...]

Posted in browsers, News | Also tagged browsers, Google, news reporting

Happy Birthday Firefox

Written by Piers Dillon-Scott on November 10, 2009 — View Comments

Firefox celebrates its’ 5th birthday this week and only five years after its’ shaky launch the browser has grown to become the main rival to Internet Explorer, reducing IE’s market share from over 90% at the start of the decade to below 40%. But Firefox should never have been, with a teenage developer, a parent [...]

Posted in browsers, Color, Social Web | Also tagged Color, Social Web

NASA recreates the original Apollo 17 Blue Marble image in amazing detail February 4, 2012
NASA has recreated, in HD, the original Blue Marble image, taken by Apollo 17 in 1972, using its Suomi NPP satellite […]
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The New York Times wants your second screen for the Super Bowl February 4, 2012
The New York Times has commissioned Livefyre to develop a custom social commenting app for the Super Bowl so it can target your second screen. […]
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Google to open ‘Google Docks’ in Dublin January 29, 2012
Google is preparing to expand its operations in Dublin as it opens its new building, to be called 'Google Docks’, says the Sunday Times. […]
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Watch asteroid 2012 BX34′s near miss of Earth on Friday January 29, 2012
Watch the double decker sized asteroid, 2012 BX34, as it passes between the Earth and the Moon on Friday. […]
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UK entertainment industry: consumers are confused by “array of legal & illegal” websites January 26, 2012
Consumers are being 'lured' into using illegal websites, according to a report by the UK's entertainment industry that recommends 'illegal sites' not be indexed. […]
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How to view the aurora in the UK and Ireland January 24, 2012
The northern parts of the UK & Ireland have been treated some amazing displays of the Aurora Borealis - here's how to get the best views of the Northern Lights. […]
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Multinational companies looking to hire at Dublin’s Career Zoo January 23, 2012
Some of the world's largest technology companies will be looking for highly skilled professionals and graduates at Career Zoo, a two day jobs and skills event to be held in Dublin's Mansion House in February. […]
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Twitter goes down within hours of Anonymous’ threat against it January 23, 2012
Twitter is down again after briefly recovering and the finger is already being pointed at Anonymous, who, threatened to take down the site days ago. […]
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Google shuts its cloud image editor, Picnik, integrates it into Google+ January 21, 2012
Google+ acquires Google Picnik's services as the cloud image editing application is shut down in Google's latest round of service closures. […]
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Mozilla, Wikipedia & Facebook thank you for protesting SOPA/PIPA, but warn that vigilance is needed January 21, 2012
As Mozilla, Wikipedia, Facebook, CheezBurger, and SOPAstrike thank their users for participating in Wednesday's "social disobedience" they warn users to remain vigilant. […]
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