You may already have heard, the currently used Internet Protocol IPv4 (Internet Protocol version4) is running out of space faster than originally thought.

The protocol we are currently using to do all the ‘funny things’ around the Internet has already been developed back in the 1970’s. At this time no one could imagine what this protocol would be in use for in the future. Today we are transferring Exabytes of data from one point of the world to another in a few seconds day by day. Due to technical limitations IPv4 can handle 4.294.967.296 unique systems in total. Many of those IPv4 addresses have already been assigned to ISPs, universities and other organizations. Back in 1994 the Internet Engineering Task Force already predicted that IPv4 would not be suitable forever, so they started to develop a replacement for IPv4. Read the rest of this entry »

Hello and welcome to the Bbelek Web Development Course. Over the next weeks we will take you through a series of tutorials that will show you how to develop your own web site and application from scratch. The course if designed for anyone that has no or little prior knowledge about website development. After this course you will have a good overview over the main technologies used – namely HTML, CSS, PHP and MySQL. The course itself will take you through these areas by building a little Blog-application step by step, that will feature creation, modification, display and design of content. Read the rest of this entry »

Mozilla Firefox 3.5.5 is out, just eight days after the browser updated to version 3.5.4. For Windows, Mac, and Linux, the new version of the browser fixes three bugs: one critical bug across all platforms, and then one lower priority one for Windows and one lower priority one for Mac. Read the rest of this entry »

How will Google manage growing demand for support for its free products, as people rely more and more on its services?

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When I wrote on Monday about the ins and outs of what counts as proper licensing of Windows 7, I was worried that it might turn into a flame war. But, instead, readers sent in a whole bunch of really good questions on the intricacies of licensing Windows 7 that went beyond the basics I had covered.

Things like dual-boot machines and systems with beta versions of the operating system raise all sorts of interesting licensing challenges.

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With a project called Closure Tools, Google plans on Thursday to start helping developers who aspire to match the company’s proficiency in creating Web sites and Web applications.

Google is a strong proponent of using JavaScript to write Web-based programs, part of its Web-centric ethos. Indeed, the company has pushed the language to its limits with services such as Gmail and Google Docs, and it developed its Chrome browser in part to enable JavaScript programs to run faster. Read the rest of this entry »

Yahoo has decided to shut down GeoCities today, rendering thousands of users’ home-pages unserviceable. Yahoo is doing this in order to follow a business strategy that focuses more on Yahoo’s core businesses. However, this basically leaves the normal guy, with his homepage, in the dark. Literally. After today all GeoCities’ homepages will no longer work, and the users’ content deleted irrevocably. Read the rest of this entry »

In preparation for its upcoming spin-off from parent company Time Warner, AOL has named nine members to its board of directors–and from what it sounds like, more additions to the board could be coming.

The current lineup includes former Amazon Chief Information Officer Richard Dalzell, Plainfield Asset Management partner Karen Dykstra, financial services exec William Hambrecht, Paley Center for Media Director Patricia Mitchell, former FCC Chairman Michael Powell, former CBS Chief Financial Officer Fredric Reynolds, former Procter & Gamble exec James Stengel, and ex-William Morris Agency CEO James Wiatt. Read the rest of this entry »

Microsoft has been keeping rather mum on what to expect from its new retail stores, but sources tell CNET News to expect lots of flashy monitors, fancy PCs, Surface table-tops, as well as a giant display.

The outlets, which will be called simply the “Microsoft Store,” closely resemble the mock-ups that leaked earlier this year, according to one source. They also borrow some of their design cues from Apple’s retail outlets, including an “answer bar” that seems to closely mimic Apple’s Genius Bar. Read the rest of this entry »

Those of you who hate the recent arrival of Yahoo’s logo on Flickr now have an easy way to erase it–and get a number of useful features–as long as you’re using an edgy version of Chrome.

 Chrome extensions let people customize the browser’s behavior, and the Fittr Flickr extension from Gmail programmer Dan Pupius whips Yahoo’s photo-sharing site into shape. Some people use extensions for using Delicious bookmarks, banishing ads, and filling out forms, but this is my favorite Chrome extension so far. Read the rest of this entry »