Google has slowly but very deliberately encroached on territory previously claimed by Windows PCs: low-cost notebooks. Now its latest Chromebook may pose a threat to Apple’s dominance of the higher-end market. Previously, Google’s Chrome operating system has mostly been confined to sub-$300, bare-bones notebooks, aimed at schools, students, or people looking for a simple laptop for...Read More
WordPress has evolved into a powerful content management system and currently powers more than 19% of the web. And much like a house, once its built, a WordPress website does require some regular maintenance to keep it running smoothly. While regular maintenance is necessary, it doesn’t require a lot of effort to keep your WordPress...Read More
Editor’s note: Mobile World Congress is the world’s largest mobile phone trade show looking at the current state of mobile and where it might go next. Watch CNN International’s coverage live from Barcelona on 24 February to 28 February. (CNN) — Google has heard all the concerns about Glass, its digital headset expected to hit...Read More
In a video posted to YouTube, tech writer Sarah Solcum provided a narrative for the footage, which she says captures the weekend attack. “This is the video that I got on Google Glass at Molotov bar on Haight Street after being verbally accosted and flicked off by the Asian looking girl, I turned on the video, and...Read More
This is the fourth in a series of posts discussing how to set up and run a WordPress blog from a relatively experienced expert, which will feature many helpful and hopefully relevant tangents. In the first article I discussed the first few steps involving sign-up, the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org, and your social media presence. Then I...Read More
The best advice for executing SEO in 2014 is to always be open to new ways of thinking about the industry. Over the past few years, SEO has been forced to evolve and segment into several distinct practices: content marketing, public relations, reputation management, technical consulting and so on. While these segments are often divisive...Read More
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google is lobbying officials in at least three U.S. states to stop proposed restrictions on driving with headsets such as Google Glass, marking some of the first clashes over the nascent wearable technology. Some eight U.S. states are considering regulation of Google Glass, a tiny computer screen mounted in the corner...Read More
If you need an easy-to-use website to grow your business or your brand, there are plenty of options to choose from. But for last several years, when asked this question, I’ve suggest using WordPress in almost all cases. This came up again recently so I wanted to write down why I tend to recommend WordPress...Read More
Magento is the most used e-commerce platform in the world and powers over 200,000 e-commerce stores. Magento can be SEO-friendly, however the “out of the box†installation does have a number of SEO issues. With this in mind, this guide is designed to help Magento users configure their installation in the most effective way from...Read More
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