News

WGHubris on February 15th, 2011

The Apple iPhone and Apple iPad are some of the most revolutionary and beloved devices on the planet. So many people use them, in fact, that providing a user friendly, integrated means for publishers to sell and install content on these devices is a valuable service that Apple should be compensated for.  In fact, Apple [...]

Continue reading about Will Apple Subscription Demand Destroy the iPhone

WGHubris on February 9th, 2011

Is Chrome getting heavier, or is Firefox getting lighter? It doesn’t seem like Google Chrome is any heavier than it used to be, but Firefox seems a lot lighter on its feet these days.  Maybe it’s the Vacuum Places add-on or maybe it’s the latest software updates.  Either way, I no longer start Chrome to [...]

Continue reading about Firefox Feeling Lighter?

WGHubris on February 4th, 2011

If you use the "Recommended" privacy settings on Facebook (also the default privacy settings) then you can expect to see your picture, name, address and more taken and used in ways that you would not approve of.  The latest "proof of concept" is a dating site that scraped the publicly accessible data on user profiles [...]

Continue reading about Facebook User’s Identity Information Stolen Again

WGHubris on February 1st, 2011

Every few years a major "new" study is released by the auto insurance industry showing that red light cameras make intersections safer.  That is what the headline usually says, at least. Traffic intersections with signal lights can be enforced using cameras that detect when a car runs a red light.  The automated camera takes a [...]

Continue reading about Do Red Light Cameras Make Intersections Safer?