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Last fall, Google claimed that its Chrome 2 Beta browser was "many times faster" than rival browsers at running JavaScript. In February, as it launched the beta of its new browser, Apple asserted that Safari 4 Beta was the world's fastest browser. And this month, Microsoft started marketing Internet Explorer 8 with videos purporting to prove that it's faster than its rivals.

A Futurist Weighs in on Techies' Tomorrows
Dr. James Canton has made a living out of predicting the future: He's the CEO of the Institute of Global Futures, a Fortune 1000 advisor, author of such books as The Extreme Future and Technofutures, and an advisor to the new Google- and Nasa-backed Singularity University.

Not the 'next Google,' but still interesting
No start-up on the horizon is likely to overcome Google's breadth of services and Internet mindshare, but there are some recent developments that may just pull users away from Google -- at least for some functions.

Free Services to Streamline Social Networking
Social networking is great for keeping in touch, but how much time does it take? Our personal experience is that you can eat up an entire day managing your online social sites faster than you can accumulate pals on Facebook. (Don't tell the boss, though.)

When good browsers go bad -- and they all do
There's plenty of blame to go around. Some Web sites haven't been updated, and many developers still don't design their pages to modern standards and best practices. Browser vendors still interpret some standards differently and don't fully implement all of the features in others. The list goes on.

Fight Back Against Cybersquatters
The story you are about to read is true. The names have been changed to protect the pond scum who hijacked the name of a not-for-profit animal rescue group. Not that they deserve protection.

Is Your ISP Throttling Your Internet Service?
Is the speed of your company's Internet connection being throttled back by your ISP? Unless you're using a cable modem for your business Internet connection--and have Comcast or Cox as the provider--probably not. But, wouldn't you like to know, just to be sure?

Three myths of enterprise wiki deployment
A software platform isn't the only thing you need for a successful in-house wiki.

Building a better spam-blocking CAPTCHA
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12 open source movers and shakers who Twitter
The recent news that Identi.ca, called by some an open source twist on Twitter, had received funding got me wondering about how active big names in the open source world are on Twitter itself.

Editors' Picks

Apple's all-in-one iMac hits the sweet spot of style and performance -- and the stunning 24-in. model starts at $300 less than before. Think of a souped-up smartphone with innovative interfaces, from which you can access everything from anywhere (see MIT Media Lab video). Microsoft's IE8 browser offers cool features, better security, and improved performance. But is that enough to win users back from Firefox? Apple rumor predicts netbook. Lenovo 'leaks' old prototype. Coincidence?

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