Internet Explorer 9, I've seen that before, didn't I?

Microsoft will put a beta version in internet explorer 9. It promises to be a new experience for IE users. However, once we see it I can tell that I've seen that before somewhere. According to the previous provided by Microsoft on Marc, my guess is that it looks just Chrome browser as it includes many of the features of Google's browser.

Basically it's going to be presented making emphasis on no toolbars and no extra features. It is suppose to take HTML 5 without any problems and CSS3. Which is going to allow it to display the latest advances and techniques for web developers and designers.

From my stand point looks like Microsoft is playing the catch up game, it not only plans to look like Chrome but also is making some huge advances on launching a tablet PC developed by Microsoft completely.

If you want to see a screen shot of Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) visit the following link:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/191640/microsoft_releases_internet_explorer_9_platform_preview.html

e-books on portable devices are the students future?

While many schools across the country are heavily promoting the usage of e-books to make reduce the costs and make it easy for students, the hard copies of the same books are still outsold.

As a current student I have to say that is better for students to use e-books. I completed my first degree using hard copies which is still ok for me. With e-books students save money and can carry around all their library without the actual need of carrying something in their bags because most of this systems are internet based.

However, I also have to say that e-books from certain developers and publishers are just simply not good. As the school I attend is Devry, I will expose some of the weaknesses of the company MyScribe:

1. It takes ages to load
2. I doesn't allow students to export the books to portable devices such iPad, Kindle, iPhone, Palm and other devices
3. Browsing the book is a process that can take up to minutes instead of seconds, slow system.
4. You need an specific software
5. Source like amazon are up to 80% cheaper.

Other systems and schools have similar problems. Therefore I consider the future is with devices like iPad and Kindle.

Finally flash made it into Apple?

As dreamed by flash users and longly waited by most of the apple product users, flash made it to the Apple devices. However, it wasn't precisely Adobe's who brought it in. It was a software company who thought, well why not we start solving the flash issue for Apple products. The name of the company is Comex who are the developer if the browser Jailbreak.

Comex has included in their latest browser version the possibility of viewing flash content in its very early stages. It might no be the same quality that flash can reproduce in a computer but from now flash pages made into the big wireless devices market.

For sure new companies, including adobe itself might start producing flash player for Apple devices. All the market needed was the brave to show everybody that including was possible. The application works with iPhone 4, 3GS (with iOS4), third-generation iPod Touch, and iPads with the latest software (3.2.X)

Is Facebook hierarchy over?

Not that it is going to happen in the near future but there is a fair amount of new social media networks gaining new active users involved. However, for facebook it is important to understand the there are many companies fighting their position.

I consider it is too early to say that facebook's position in the market is going to threaten by small companies, in fact, I would say that small social networks are no significant danger for the Mega-Social network, but small companies are making interested joint ventures and are being purchased by big companies (Google on of those buyers). For sure Google, is not going to compete in the social media market, but acquiring small companies specialized on social networking to boost their revenue.

This new trend empowers small social networks, enhancing companies to be more creative and start catching new adepts.

The future for internet social media looks interesting, stay tune and enjoy what the market has to bring in as result of the its current conditions.

Jolicloud, Linux saved the day!

Once again, Linux saves the day. Notebooks and Netbooks were in the markets target because of the windows operating system they were running which made them slow after using them for a while. The best operating system for some, now has develop an operating system that works as mobile operating system, via apps, and that is "WAY" faster than any windows OS.

This operating system is the future of OS's for Netbooks I guarantee. Is fast free and entirely reliable and stable. Moreover is ready for cloud computer which is the future of course of technology and servers world. I encourage you visit their website http://www.jolicloud.com/download#jolicloud-express and check this video review about the Jolicloud.

What happend to Google Wave?

It was supposed to be next generation of how the people would communicate. However, all of the sudden Google has called the plan over, without being finished. It was meant to be the largest project ever created to develop a software, with tons of collaborators and millions of new ideas.

Critics of it, say that Wave was simply to ambitious to what's already available in the market. People also said that is was so different from was it is available in the market right now, getting people to switch to it would have taken unmeasurable hours and efforts.

This is my version and the reason of why Wave didn't make it:
Even though it was too ambitious I think it was unveiled to early to the public, it was really frustrating for user like me, to not being able to have access to it in its early stages and being kept of having it for more than 6 months. When it was finally opened to everybody in May, most of the people who requested access to it wasn't informed about it. People like we had to find out by ourselves.

I think the idea is still doable and I think it will catch on, very easy as the time goes by, which will give google and its collaborators the time to make improvements.

Now nobody is using it because its access was limited given the expectation created over it, I think Google relaunch it redefining its strategy.

What's going to be the future of tablet pc's?

As Android is going to release their first version of the tablet, and other brands had announced their own version of the tablet PC. The future of tablets is uncertain, but for sure end users are going to be the beneficiaries of the competing market.

The future for iPad is not so clear after all, now that internet's big boy just decided to play in the market with its until today successful mobile operating system, Google. My hope is that Apple is about to meet some bumps in the road, however as of now Apple is leading the race and they are working already on the third and second generation of iPad which are promises to be more business friendly.

If you are interested in reading more about this topic, please follow the link:
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/201828/sneak_peek_android_tablets_to_rock_the_market.html?&tk=hp_fv