Alternate browser developer Opera introduced an updated beta version browser of their next browser on Friday.

This thread is now in it’s 3rd update … Thanks to Chris and Gurtie at Search Guild we now have a working script that webmasters can insert into their webpages that kills Google AutoLinks.

Editors Note: Neville Hobson and Shel Holtz conducted an interview with General Motors’ Michael Wiley and kindly transcribed the contents for us. The basis for the interview was to discuss the future impact of blogs, RSS feeds, and podcasting (the medium used for the interview).

Electronics conglomerate Sony has struck an agreement with Yahoo.com, through a Sony affiliate, to offer a music download service targeted at Japan.

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There is no greater example of the power of blogging and open source marketing than the rise of the Firefox Web browser.

Mac Mini is such a cute name for a computer that it makes you wonder if this Mac is just a childs toy.

Late yesterday, Yahoo announced the launch of their desktop search application that will compete directly with offerings from Google and MSN. At first glance, YDS appears superior in features and performance to Google and MSN desktop search apps.

Another entrant into the crowded desktop search market debuts today – Yahoo Desktop Search, available in beta for download now.

Skype has launched version 1.1 of its internet phone application for Windows: “Skype launches v1.1 for Windows and introduces the new Chat feature …

BlogJet is a very good offline editing application for your blog. I’ve been using it for some months (I reviewed it in comparison with ecto for Windows, which I also use, in September).

The expectations of users are becoming increasingly high. They expect user friendly interfaces. They expect the ability to connect your devices to their systems.

Earlier this summer, WebProNews featured an article highlighting a utility designed to enhance the Google user experience. The utility, called MoreGoogle, altered Google’s search results by featuring a thumbnail image of the sites that are present.

Search Engine Optimization, Inc. unveiled a first-of-its-kind toolbar that provides instant access to detailed information on backward links to any website for all the major search engines, giving marketing professionals a powerful new aid in their efforts to maximize company Web rankings.

So your web site’s online and you’ve got high rankings in the search engines attracting lots of visitors. But the statistics tell you most of them are leaving after viewing just one page, what’s gone wrong?

If you’re an algoholic who can’t stop watching Google’s algorithm, then there’s a good chance you watch their datacenters closely. Here’s a program that will let you monitor them from your desktop so you can quit searching the datacenters individually to see if there’s an update coming.

1. Avoid tables for layout

Here are six reasons why pages that use CSS for layout download faster than tabular pages:

The following generic tutorial will assist you with using a PSD file associated with our swap-out graphics. The exact steps or terminology would depend on your graphics software. We have included a few keywords at the bottom of this tutorial to assist you in finding the exact process in your graphics software’s help section.

Introduction:

In the past I worked very much with ASP and everything was fine for me. But I thought why not try the newer Technology of Microsoft called ASP.NET ( Active Server Pages ). In this Article I will try to explain the basics of ASP.NET. I will not only explain the theoretical part but I also will show you some practical “hello world ” style examples. For these examples I will use C#, and VB.NET. If you have any comments, suggestions, or any questions, please feel free to contact me. I will try to answer all questions as good as I can. So take a cup of tea, have a seat on your favorite place and enjoy this article.

As a webmaster you already know how important it is that your web pages download fast. In a nutshell, if your pages are slow, then you’re losing visitors. And if you’re losing visitors, you’re losing money.

There’s nothing difficult about setting up an ebook (or any other kind of file) for download on your website. Just follow this simple 5-step procedure…