In days of yore, it was easy to spot a geek. We were the ones inside on a sunny day indulging our unfashionable blog obsessions to the detriment of our social standing. Now, thanks to the arrival of “geek chic”, what would once result in ridicule is now considered “really cool”. So, to separate the […]
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The Outrageous Costs of Data Center Downtime
As the Internet has extended its reach into all aspects of our lives, we’re more dependent on it than ever before. As of 2012, the average U.S. consumer spends more than six hours a day online. As speeds increase, we use more data-heavy applications like games and media streamers, and this is reliance on connectivity will only grow. A […]

How Google’s Design is Dictated by Dollars
After living through the Bronze Age, the the Iron Age, and even an Ice Age or two, mankind has reached what may very well be known to future historians as “The Google Age.” Beyond providing instant answers and a bit of interactive fun via its trademark Doodles, Google is a driving force of industry innovation […]
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HTML5 is the latest version of the language that built the web. The fifth revision of HyperText Markup Language (HTML) continues HTML’s evolution to a dynamic scripting language. In its early days, HTML was used to present static content, like text, images and tables. Since the arrival of Web 2.0, and the explosion of interactivity and multimedia […]
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Microformats are small formatting pieces designed to make your data easier to read by both users and software. Although their use is not widespread, it’s important that every web developer becomes familiar with them, as they’re sure to be an integral part of the web’s future.
Top 50 Open Source VoIP Apps
For many businesses, open source VoIP programs and apps offer a great way to save thousands of dollars every year in telephony costs. Here are a few of the open source programs and developers out there that have had loads of success as VoIP and open source solutions for it become more and more common in businesses around the world.