The WordPress team released a security update yesterday. Version 3.0.2 fixes a bug which would allow a user with an Author role obtain increased access to a site. The security update also fixes a series of additional bugs and improves security. A Haiku was made for the this version as well: Fixed on day zero [...]

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My old Olympus D-535 camera stopped working after years of operation. This was the first digital camera I bought and replaced an Olympus Stylus film camera I had previously. The camera worked well and took good photos, even though it was just 3.2 MP. I gave the camera to my kids to play with and [...]

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Cell phones recently became smart and your TV is next. Google has developed a service which combines television and the Internet. It will be available for Americans this year, and Canadians soon after. Why is the significant? Your TV will become a web browser. You will be able to watch TV shows and movies on [...]

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HTML5 is well on its way to dominate the web. Statcounter claims that 31.1% of web browsers in use support HTML5. Web video playback (H.264) is now dominant with a 54% market share. This is a large increase from the 10% market share it had in January 2010. HTML5 is rapidly replacing Flash for video [...]

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Sir Arthur C. Clarke is one of the most famous science fiction authors and was known as one the “Big Three” of science fiction (the other two were Robert A. Heinlein and Isaac Asimov). His book, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and the film made from it  inspired a whole generation of children to pursue engineering [...]

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