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Yahoo chief Mayer says she's pregnant with twins

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer says she's pregnant with identical twins.

Senh: Congrats to her, but why is this news? I don't like the latest trend of reporting on executives' personal lives. Celebrities, sure ... why not. But business execs? Who cares. Yeah, you can say it'll affect her work, but ...

Finally Upgraded Sites to Use New Hardware from Linode Cloud: SSDs, Double RAM, Faster CPUs

Tue, 11/11/2014 - 1:58pm — senh

Around April, my VPS provider Linode announced that they’ve just finished a major $45M upgrade to their hardware and network, which means free upgrades for their existing users. The new hardware uses SSD RAID drives and faster CPUs. I hadn’t bothered because Wopular and Movies With Butter have been relatively stable.

The Identical Look of Firefox and Chrome Caused Site Shutdown

Tue, 05/20/2014 - 9:56am — senh

In my previous article, I mention how the latest version of Firefox has a nearly identical look to Google’s Chrome web browser. When I’m working on new features for my sites, I use Firefox for testing and Chrome to see what the results look like to the users.

I knew one of these days, because both browsers look the same now, I would confuse one for the other and put up untested programming code that would cause havoc on my sites.

That happened yesterday, a lot sooner than I had expected.

Free Will Cost

Wed, 02/26/2014 - 10:43am — Sam Lee

The ongoing debate continues. Will the majority of online content remain free to consumers? Yes and no; if you really need a yes or no, then no. Imagine the internet as a self-contained, large emerging economy comprising of new business owners and customers in a new territory.

Microsoft Develops Set-Top Box

Microsoft has been developing designs for a simple set-top device for streaming video and other entertainment options.

YouTube launches pay channels with campy flicks

Roger Corman's campy B movies, children's shows like "Sesame Street" and "Inspector Gadget," and inspirational monologues by celebrities — these are among the 30 channels that will require a paid monthly subscription on YouTube coming soon.

FCC moving forward on speedier in-flight Internet service

U.S. federal telecommunications regulators are pushing ahead with efforts to bring faster Internet service to commercial and private airline flights. The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday started deliberations on a proposal that would offer a new type of in-flight broadband service promising U.S. fliers higher Wi-Fi speeds and better connections.

Britain’s Daily Mail Web Site Makes Foray Into America

Mail Online, The Daily Mail’s site, has expanded on the news and business sides with offices in New York, and coverage of celebrities in Los Angeles.

Looking for a better airline seat? There's a site for that

If you fly, chances are you have a story to tell about an uncomfortable airline seat. Vicki Morwitz does. Hers involves a long-haul plane trip, a minuscule economy-class enclosure and a circuitous routing that deposited her at her destination feeling exhausted and irritated.

Adobe moves flagship software upgrades to cloud

Adobe Systems Inc said upgrades for its flagship software package, which includes Photoshop, Illustrator and Flash, would be available only through online subscriptions, effective immediately.

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