Island Linux Bits and Bytes of Technology

islandlinux: FlashBlock for Chrome works as advertised; two thumbs up - also available for Firefox http://ow.ly/2xWYX

islandlinux: Chrome adds links to clear Adobe Flash ‘cookies’ http://ow.ly/2xWOB

islandlinux: Mozilla: not sure if H.264 will even matter in four years; open video format WebM could be the future http://ow.ly/2xYEJ

islandlinux: H.264 will be royalty-free forever so long as video encoded with the standard is free to end users http://ow.ly/2xYvQ

islandlinux: 98% of computers have Flash cookies that cannot be deleted and persist for an unlimited time http://ow.ly/2xWqI

islandlinux: 5 new Android 2.2 tablets by French electronic manufacturer Archos; prices range from $100-$300 http://ow.ly/2xyX1

islandlinux: I am liking the new "Priority Inbox" in Gmail; this will be very useful http://ow.ly/2xpBk

islandlinux: My Gmail is playing old-time dance music every time I log in using Chrome http://ow.ly/2xo6f

islandlinux: RT @mgeist Canada Revenue Agency cracks down on eBay seller - fine of $68K for unreported sales. http://bit.ly/d3ULsR

islandlinux: RT @wirelessnorth: It’s 2010 and Canadians pay the highest cell phone bills in the world | (with charts) http://bit.ly/9fIrAa

islandlinux: RIM acquires Cellmania, a software developer for virtual app stores, in effort to compete with Apple & Android http://ow.ly/2vcq0 @techvibes

islandlinux: RT @mashable: Google Brings Voice Calling to Gmail - http://mash.to/2uGmc

islandlinux: Canada's online ad revenue growing like a bat out of hell, swiftly gaining on print ad revenue http://ow.ly/2uCHw

islandlinux: Shaw purchases Canwest for $2-billion, Telus warns of "self-dealing and anti-competitve behaviour" http://ow.ly/2uCir

islandlinux: Samsung Galaxy Tablet Coming in September, runs Android 2.2 http://ow.ly/2udZA

islandlinux: Net neutrality or Google Verizon monopoly? http://ow.ly/2tzj9

islandlinux: Franken goes ballistic on Verizon, Google, Comcast, and NBCU http://ow.ly/2tyRg

islandlinux: RT @gkeizer Chrome accelerates Flash patching 7x by pushing Adobe fixes via the browser's own silent update service. http://ow.ly/2tz3A

islandlinux: Verizon & Google Want to Kill the Open Internet http://ow.ly/2tyLT

islandlinux: Some lesser-known truths about programming http://ow.ly/2sFVF