Apple shows off new iMac

Democrat's You Tube Debate

Opera 9.22 Released

Well, last week, I told you about an upgrade for Firefox and today, I've got good news for all you Opera users out there! That's right, Opera version 9.22 was just recently released and it is now available to download for anyone who is interested. As with any upgrade, there have been several changes made since the 9.21 version. Let's check out some of those right now, shall we?!

First of all, this new version is a recommended security upgrade, so if you use Opera as your main Web browser, you'll definitely want to download this as soon as possible. In terms of security, various items have been fixed, including issues with torrent transfers, data URLs, domain names and so on.

Along with all of those, there have been changes made to the user interface with the toolbars, fonts, tabs and the different info panels. Fixes for scripting, stability and performance problems have also been created. There have also been some updates made for those of you who use Windows Vista. For a complete list of all the changes made in Opera 9.22, check out this Web site. Then once you're ready to download the new version, you can do so right from here. Just choose your language, location and then click the big green Download Opera button. Then get ready to enjoy your new Opera, my friends!

~ Erin

Apple CEO, Steve Jobs shows off SAFARI for PC

MicroSoft Unveil their Unified Communications Strategy

Microsoft unveils hardware for Web phone push

Mon May 14, 2007 5:09AM BST

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. introduced on Sunday phones, headsets and other devices to work with its software that aim to replace the traditional office phone and deliver e-mails, instant messages and phone calls over the Internet.

Microsoft, the world's largest software company, said it worked with nine technology manufacturers including Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and NEC Corp. to develop hardware to work with its unified communications strategy.

Instead of one system for phones and another for e-mails and instant messaging, Microsoft wants all communications to run over Internet networks on its Office Communicator program.

Microsoft forecasts that the shift to Web-based phone systems will gain momentum during the next three years, eventually generating billions of dollars in new revenue for the company.

The new hardware products will be unveiled at this week's Microsoft Windows Hardware Engineering Conference in Los Angeles.

The new products include an Internet Protocol phone from NEC that connects to a computer's Universal Serial Bus and a Bluetooth headset that connects via wireless technology to the Office program made by LG-Nortel, a joint venture of LG Electronics Inc. and Nortel Networks.

Other hardware manufacturers working with Microsoft are ASUS, Plantronics Inc., Polycom Inc., Tatung Co. Ltd. and Vitelix.

U.S. Search Engine Rankings, February 2007

By Enid Burns | March 23, 2007

U.S. Internet users conducted 6.9 billion searches in February, according to data from comScore Networks' QSearch.

The 6.9 billion searches conducted in February account for a 1 percent increase over January 2007 and a 19 percent increase over February 2006. Web surfers used Google for 3.3 billion search queries. Yahoo served 2 billion, MSN garnered 730 million, Ask.com served 348 million, and Time Warner sites, including AOL, served 338 million searches in February.

QSearch data are based on an opt-in global panel of over 2 million consumers. The panel is observed for browsing and transactional behavior and participates in survey research to capture attitudes.

U.S. Online Searches by Engine, January 2007 and February 2007 (%)
	January 2007 (B)	February 2007 (B)	Change
Total Internet population	100	100	N/A
Google	47.5	48.1	0.6
Yahoo	28.1	28.1	0.0
Microsoft	10.6	10.5	-0.1
Ask.com	5.2	5.0	-0.2
Time Warner	5.0	4.9	-0.1
Source: comScore Networks, 2007

Hardware Is "Storage and Transmission"

The more memory and disk storage a computer has, the more work it can do. The faster the memory and disks transfer data and instructions to the CPU, the faster the work gets done. A hardware requirement is based on the size of the databases that will be created and the number of users or applications that will be served at the same time. How much? How fast?

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Software Is "Logic and Language"

Software deals with the details of an ever-changing business and must process transactions in a logical fashion. Languages are used to program the software. The "logic an language" involved in analysis and programming is generally far more complicated than specifying a storage and transmission requirement.

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