Stephen Gallant Review

Do We Really Need an Internet?

2009-04-01T22:00:00.000-04:00

Is the Internet Doomed to Fail? Johna Till Johnson. Computerworld. April 1, 2009.
The demand for bandwith may exceed the net's capacity in a few years, and some are looking for alternatives.

The New School Librarians

2009-02-17T16:36:00.002-05:00

In Web Age, Library Job Gets Update. Motoko Rich. New York Times. February 15, 2009.
The third installment in NYT's Future of Reading series profiles a librarian in New York's Public School 225 who is teaching Internet and computer skill to her students.

Social Network Dangers

2009-02-17T16:23:00.002-05:00

Social Networks a Magnet for Malware. Sean Gallagher. Internet.com. February 17, 2009.
Hackers are using social networking sites to spread viruses and other forms of malware using nothing more than social engineering to trick unsuspecting people into clicking. With their millions of users, site administrators have difficulty testing all the links posted by their users.

Media Found to Have Ill Effect on Children

2008-12-02T22:00:00.000-05:00

Media Bombardment Is Linked To Ill Effects During Childhood. donna St. George. Washington Post. December 2, 2008.
Too much exposeure to television, music, movies and other media is making children sick.

Google's New Web Browser

2008-09-02T15:24:00.003-04:00

Google Takes On IE, Firefox With Chrome Web Browser. Scott Gilbertson. Webmonkey. September 2, 2008.
Google is releasing a free opensource browser which will compete with Internet Explorer and Firefox.

Firefox 3 Release for Public Testing

2008-05-18T20:25:00.000-04:00

Firefox 3 Release Candidate 1 Now Available. Thomas Claburn. InformationWeek. May 17, 2008.

Mozilla Corporation has released a version of Firefox 3 which is likely to become the official version if no serious problems are discovered. It adds 15,000 improvements to the previous version.

The Obsolete Web Browser

2008-05-18T20:08:00.000-04:00

Rich Web development: Is the browser doomed?
Neil McAlister. Yahoo! News. May 12, 2008.

Websites have come a long way since the beginning of the Web and provide complex graphical and social functions undreamed of at that time. The traditional Web browser may need to evolve as well.

Arthur C. Clarke Dies

2008-03-19T08:24:00.001-04:00

Writer Arthur C Clarke Dies at 90. BBC. March 19, 2008.
Visionary author Arthur C. Clarke dies at his home in Sri Lanka. This obituary from the BBC is accompanied by video tributes and last year's audio farewell by Clarke to his fans.

Decline of User-Generated Content

2008-03-19T08:06:00.003-04:00

Revenge of the Experts. Tony Dokoupil. Newsweek.com. March 6, 2008.
Amidst the scandals involving Web 2.0 favorites such as Wikipedia, there is a growing appreciation for expertise.

Where Web Technology May be Going

2008-03-12T09:04:00.000-04:00

Inventing The Future. Victoria Barret. Forbes.com. March 11, 2008.
A journalist attending the O'Reilly Emerging Technology conference looks for potential trends.

New Firefox Features

2008-03-12T09:02:00.000-04:00

First Look: Firefox 3 beta 4. Preston Gralla. Computerworld. March 11, 2008.

The author reviews important new additions to the Firefox browser, which include a better download manager, zoom feature and improved performance.

Mobile Broadband Gaining on Wi-Fi

2008-03-12T08:56:00.004-04:00

Wi-Fi's End is Near, Marketer Predicts. Sci-Tech Today. March 11, 2008.
Marketer Johan Bergendahl of Ericsson, speaking in Stockholm, predicts that mobile broadband will soon replace Wi-Fi.

Search Results, Ads Distributing Malware

2008-02-16T08:05:00.000-05:00

Web Browsing, Search, And Online Ads Grow More Risky, Google Says. Thomas Claburn. InformationWeek. February 12, 2008.
Google reports an increase in the number of websites that try to install malware on searchers' computers.

Is Video Choking the Net?

2008-02-16T08:00:00.001-05:00

Demand for video reshaping Internet. Peter Svensson. AP. February 11, 2008.
While ISPs deal with the problems caused by video and file sharing in their own ways, the U.S. government may decide to impose its own policies.

The Growing Digital Divide

2008-02-08T08:05:00.000-05:00

'Digital divide' widens between rich and poor countries: UN. AFP. February 7, 2008.
According to a study by the United Nations, there is a growing disparity in broadband usage between rich and poor countries.

Web 2.0 Security Limited

2008-02-08T08:00:00.000-05:00

Web 2.0: Unsafe At Any Speed? Andy Patrizio. InternetNews.com. February 7, 2008.
Many security experts believe that Web 2.0 resources are inherently unsafe.

Online Book Sales Rising

2008-02-02T08:00:00.000-05:00

Books 'most popular online buy' . BBC News. January 28, 2008.
According to an international survey conducted by Nielsen Online, the number of people purchasing books online has risen to 41%.

Reading Declines in the U.S.

2008-01-11T08:00:00.000-05:00

To Read of Not to Read: A Question of National Consequence (Research report #47). National endowment for the Arts. November 2007.

Encyclopedia Google

2007-12-22T08:00:00.002-05:00

Google Unveils Rival to Wikipedia. Rhys Blakely. Times Online. December 14, 2007.
Google is releasing "knol", its own online encyclopedia. It will be similar to Wikipedia, but with a few significant differences.

The Internet's Next Billion People

2007-12-22T08:00:00.001-05:00

How Next Billion will Shape Net. BBC News. December 12, 2007.
Professor Michael Geist looks at the effects that the next wave of Internet users will have on the online world.

Problems with Federal Websites

2007-12-22T08:00:00.000-05:00

Federal Websites Called Too Tough to Use. Grant Gross. PC World. December 12, 2007.
According to representatives of Google, Wikipedia and the Center for Democracy and Technoogy, the U.S. goverment's 2000 websites are difficult to access through search engines.

Impact of Google Docs

2007-11-19T07:10:00.000-05:00

Thin vs. Fat: Google’s Plan to Kill Microsoft Office. Randall C. Kennedy. InfoWorld. November 19, 2007.
Will the convenience of Google's Web-based applications bring an end to Microsoft's computer-based Office suite?

Gordon Moore

2007-11-19T07:09:00.000-05:00

Meeting the Man Behind Moore's Law. Jonathan Fildes. BBC News. November 13, 2007.
This article features a profile and link to an interview with the the renowned technological visionary

Web 2.0 Privacy Risk

2007-10-27T15:59:00.000-04:00

Microsoft: Watch out for Web 2.0's 'Kobe Bryant' Moment. Robert McMillan. Computerworld. October 24, 2007.
Microsoft is warning that Web 2.0 poses a greater privacy risk because personal information can be combined from multiple sources.

The Fortunes of Manga

2007-10-23T05:22:00.000-04:00

Japan, Ink: Inside the Manga Industrial Complex. Daniel H. Pink. Wired. October 22, 2007.
While the Japanese comics are wildly popular in the West, their sales are starting to decline in the country that started it all. This article takes a look inside the manga industry