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SEO: algorithms aren’t important? {0}

Read an article about Search Engine Optimization and how Algorithms aren’t as important as the content itself. Many luxury travel companies got together in a meeting to discuss the growing importance of SEO. Since most people nowadays primarily uses Google to do their searches on anything, studies have shown that 95% of the users look [...]

HTTPS under Attack {0}

HTTPS might not be as secure as it claims to be according to a news article by informationweek early September. Apparently, attackers can abuse a exploit in SSL/TLS implentation and issued false credentials for many popular sites like Gmail and Windows update. Luckily, these exploits were built by security reseachers to illustrate the safety of [...]

Mass SQL injection attack affected millions of ASP.net websites {0}

A recent article on Hacker News informed that a global attack done using SQL injection affected millions of outdated websites without the latest version of adobe PDF, Flash, or Java. Attackers planted malicious JavaScript on ASP.net sites causes the browser to load an iframe with one of the two remote sites: www3.strongdefensiez.in and www2.safetosecurity.rr.nu. From [...]

Apple ditches Java programs {0}

This article I read on pcpro.co talks about apples bold move on rejecting any java apps from there iOS app store. Apple announced that java related apps will no longer be approved of use in the app store. Furthermore, apps that are in demo stage, with exhibiting bugs, betas, trials, pornography, or excessive violence will [...]

The importance of CSS {1}

Back in the days when there was no Cascade Style Sheet, web designers had 2 options: create a simple web page that contained little more than a few pictures and lists, or create an HTML and place contents within each cell of a table. Clearly, both of these lack creativity and very and is major [...]

HTML 5 transition, in progress. {1}

Just read an article related to the slow transitioning to HTML 5 from many big companies like Pandora online service. Pandora claims that the transition to HTML 5 will drop the traditional Adobe Flash technology and will no longer require the use of plug ins and improve overall performance and faster user experience. A new [...]

User Interface design will affect efficiency and experience {1}

I read an article on Design Shack talking about the UI designs on of Apple’s products not very efficient and create problems for users. One design was the Ibooks User Interface being too spaced out and letters too cramped comparing to its competitors Amazon Kindle’s simple and intuitive design interface which gives much free space [...]

Web 2.0 may be riskier than ever {3}

With the emerge of web 2.0 seem promising and full of excitement, it is however, not without risks involve. This article points out the risk factors involve in this new technology and how it might be too risky to adapt. It talks about how web 2.0′s interactive nature creats new avenues for information leakage, making [...]

Wikipedia introduces QRpedia as a way to increase usage of QR technology {0}

QR codes have recently been popular among smartphones to be used in many areas such as shopping centers to museums and even DMV. Although this technology has been around for nearly a decades, it was never really proven to be useful enough to adopt and switch. However, that much change soon as Wikipedia rolled out [...]