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I have no love for Internet Explorer. Microsoft and Internet Explorer lost me as an user when 15 friggin applications and viruses got loaded on my machine in 10 seconds and I couldn’t do a thing to stop it and then it took me 5 hrs to remove the damage… Internet Explorer; it’s a polished turd that Microsoft passes out as their version of excellence. For all the efforts Microsoft has placed on it to wax it’s shell; it’s still hogwash. The latest update from the Global Web Stats from W3Counter you can see that not only is Internet Explorer slipping in the market share, so is Mozilla’s Firefox. The people are speaking… They’re stating that Firefox and Internet Explorer aren’t the innovators anymore, they’re not the forefront of technology when it comes to browsers; Chrome is… Internet Explorer is one of those browser that stay where they’re because of corporations and ignornace. There’s been an article roaming around claiming that if you use Internet Explorer, you’re dumb. I call bullcrap on that one; I say they’re simply ignorant or lazy. Ingnorant to the fact that there are options for surfing the web, options on what you can do while…

I’m quickly starting to realize that there’s not enough time in the day for both Facebook and Google+. I’ve been tearing myself apart over the last 2 weeks going from Facebook to Google+ and back again. And while I realize I could post to Facebook from Google+ I just won’t do it. Another surprising thing I’m finding out about Google+ is that I really like it; I like it better than Facebook. And in that lies the problem. Facebook is established and has millions and millions of users; everyone is on Facebook it seems. And I personally think it’s cool to think that I have contact with all my old school friend and contacts in a singular location, but the sad fact is Facebook is like an elementary school and sometimes just seems too darn dumbed down. I don’t trust Facebook on their privacy hogwash; forcing me to check the settings every so often to see if the mental rejects at Facebook have changed it again without telling, and the issue of the security and policy breaching applications and games from Facebook just turn me off completely.

Mozilla has finally wandered further in to Microsoft territory with this latest project. Mozilla wants to offer it’s own version of an OS that’s based on a web browser. And while it’s a great idea in theory, it not a good move for them… The playing field is fierce right now with mobile operating systems and each one wants to win the next ‘dominate operating system’ war; and clearly, the two leaders are Android and iOS from Apple. But my problem with Mozilla doing this is that they have so many other projects that they’re disburse thin and can’t put and strong focus on any one thing. But clarifying, they’re putting A LOT of focus on Firefox right now; it’s their most visible offering/project and sadly they’re not cutting the mustard right now. Internet Explorer browser market share is sliding, Firefox market share actually dropped about .7% on last report and Chrome is up like 6%. Mozilla has no time for this project, they don’t have the resources for this and while it’s a great idea, it’s going to turn in to nothing more than another failed ‘project’ from Mozilla. Evidence shows that Google is the clear front runner on…

These are some items that I notice, like to keep an eye on and also to notate any new programs/software that could be useful. As usual, I’m focused on things that are useful to the average user. LibreOffice is one of my new favorites, VLC is always an absolute must have media player. Firefox and Chrome are now on a blazing pace to see who can put out the most updates and jack up the highest version number. Soluto is a good application to make an attempt and help figure out what’s slowing your PC down. VirtualBox is a must have if you do a lot of testing and you don’t want to jack up your own system; it’s very easy to use. There’s a lots of others in this list, but you check them out for yourself… Check out these links…

I think it’s pretty obvious that tablet PCs are the ‘IT’ toy right now. The idea of having a small device that could have access to your e-mail, Internet and be able to do an abundance of other things is very attractive; not to mention the ability to touch the screen and have things happen. I think that’s the most novel thing that the tablet PCs bring to the public interest, and I think this is one of the biggest reasons why people purchase tablet PCs in the first place… And while tablet PCs have an abundance of functions and they can do lots of things, and they’re evolving every day, but the sad fact is that tablet PCs spark more curiosity than they provide practicality. In people’s minds, it’s cool to have this little thin device that has access to Internet and can browse the web and can play a few video games, but tablet PCs are not for everyone, and they’re not for everyday use; their purpose in life is to bridge the gap between carrying around a laptop and having a bigger screen than your smartphone… I’m not saying that tablet PCs are worthless, because they can…