Good Software Development Ideas Google Chrome

Sometimes a good idea is so obvious you can’t help but wonder why no one had bothered doing it before. Webmonkey reports that Google Chrome has released a new beta version of the Chrome browser that runs ALONGSIDE of the regular full-release version of the Google Chrome browser. The idea is that instead of having … Read more

Support for NoScript JavaScript Disabled Browsers

I can’t help but wonder, considering the number of websites and web developers who insist on ensuring that their websites are still fully compliant with Internet Explorer 6, which was rendered obsolete long ago, should other non-standard browser configurations be considered as well? Has anyone ever tried to count how many users run Firefox with … Read more

Windows Live Sync Down Website Says

Update: Looks like Live Sync is working again and live.sync.com is up and running. However, there is a new bummer. Looks like a new version of Live Sync is coming. It is currently in beta. However, it looks like the new beta version of Live Sync will not support Windows XP. That wouldn’t be so … Read more

Google Experts WordPress Gurus SEO Professionals

Lately, I’ve noticed that there are actually far fewer experts out there than we are led to believe. There are numerous blogs, websites, and people who hold themselves out as experts on WordPress, or SEO gurus, or professional online designers, and so on. However, a collection of recent updates to the core platforms that these … Read more

Internet Explorer Flaws to Fix for IE 9

I was going to just leave Internet Explorer alone. Everyone knows that it is the bottom of the pile when it comes to browsers. The only people who use IE are those who are either not computer savvy enough to know that there are options and how to get them, and those who do know … Read more

Customize Windows 7 Sound Themes Personalize It

When installing a new theme, you probably look at the pretty background images, the colors, and maybe how it does or does not support Aero. But, don’t forget that different themes can also come with different sounds. After weeks of being annoyed by a banjo sound as my windows default beep, I finally went into … Read more

Best Firefox Addon For More Productivity

I usually don’t like to post stubs or preliminary articles like this, but I went all reviewer on Mozilla.org this morning and, of course, ended up writing a review of my favorite Firefox add-on of all time, Speed Dial. As that review got longer I felt myself wanting to show people how to really maximize … Read more

Better More Recent Google Results

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Need better search results on Google? Need more recent results for Google searches? Want to reduce irrelevant Google search results? Consider using the More Search tools menu located in the left toolbar on the Google search website. I’ve noticed a lot of Google search users arriving here on Best Hubris and other websites are trying … Read more

Microsoft Versus Apple Market Cap Is Not Everything

Mark Twain once said that there were lies, damn lies, and statistics. The more you know about math, the more you understand that what he meant was that one can lie with statistics, NOT that all statistics are lies. The trouble with statistics is two-fold. Number one, far too many Americans are math illiterate. High … Read more

Blocking Advertising Hurting Good Sites

The website Smashing Magazine published a take on whether or not ad blocking software hurts good websites and by extension those who make their living working with good websites. This time the article comes from the point of view of web designers. My conclusions remain the same. I will turn off my AdBlock Plus, actually … Read more

Firefox Personas Preview Feature

When you spend a lot of time in the world of technology it is easy to get jaded. New features that are promoted (self-promoted, and then echoed by lazy writers) are almost never as useful as they are supposed to be, and half the time, they are not even new. I almost ruined my eyes … Read more