• How to learn to code for free

  In days gone by, all you needed to make a website was a Geocities account and some basic knowledge of HTML. Maybe you'd throw in a bit of CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) if you wanted to get fancy. Times have changed, though, and now people build websites using at least one advanced coding language. Programming is a noble pursuit, but if you want to build apps and services for the Web, you need to learn one of these popular languages.

  By David Daw | 18 April, 2012 22:15

  Tags: html 5, html authoring, internet, web, web services

• Online piracy legislation outcry prompts White House response

  Online piracy legislation has caused such an outcry that the White House is now weighing in.

  By Christina DesMarais | 16 January, 2012 03:33

  Tags: Google Plus, government, internet, legislation, online privacy, O'Reilly Media, web, web legal issues

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  Google offers gripping view of Japanese devastation via Street View

  The cataclysmic damage caused by the 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan in March has been powerfully captured through 360-degree panoramic photography at Google Street View.

  By John P. Mello Jr. | 14 December, 2011 04:21

  Tags: Google, internet, mapping, web

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  Privacy: Will Facebook ever get it?

  With Facebook reportedly close to cutting a deal with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over privacy sins dating back to 2009, the question remains whether or not the social network's brain trust really gets the privacy issue.

  By John P. Mello Jr. | 12 November, 2011 05:57

  Tags: Facebook, internet, Internet-based applications and services, online privacy, privacy, security, social networking, web

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  Will Google roll out its music store this week?

  Google is planning a mystery event on Wednesday - could it be the announcement of Google's entry into the online music business?

  By John P. Mello Jr. | 12 November, 2011 11:01

  Tags: Google, internet, music & video sharing, web

• Get 5GB of free cloud-sync storage from SugarSync

  Wouldn't it be cool if you had a "magic" folder on your PC, one that automatically synced its contents with the Web, your other PCs, your cell phone, and other devices?

  By Rick Broida | 11 November, 2010 09:42

  Tags: application development, backup, cloud, cloud computing, internet, software, Utilities, web, web services, Web services development

• Force YouTube to play HD videos every time

  Yesterday we talked about customizing your YouTube homepage settings -- and protecting your privacy while you're at it.

  By Rick Broida | 23 June, 2010 06:30

  Tags: applications, internet, Photo / video, software, video, web, youtube

• The web is dead. Who cares?

  No doubt many netizens of cyberspace were surprised to hear this week that the World Wide Web is on death's doorstep while the Internet is alive and well and ready to be the platform for an electronic Camelot. That's because for many folks the Web and the Net are synonymous. They use the words interchangeably in their daily lives, and they're likely to continue using them that way even if the prediction of the Web's fade from glory becomes a reality.

  By John P. Mello Jr. | 19 August, 2010 03:20

  Tags: internet, web

• Ways to share spare CPU cycles

  A network of hundreds of thousands of home computer users recently discovered a rare celestial object by donating their computers' downtime to a worthy cause.

  By Ian Paul | 16 August, 2010 03:15

  Tags: CERN, Components, CyberPower, hardware systems, internet, large hadron collider, processors, web

• Google Wave flops: What Google service will go next?

  Let's pause for a moment of silence to remember Google Wave, a service that has gone off to greener pastures. Google confirmed the news late yesterday, saying the service hadn't seen the type of user adoption it had been hoping for.

  By Liane Cassavoy | 06 August, 2010 04:17

  Tags: Google, internet, social networks, tv, web

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