Web application producer 37signals will shortly cease offering support for legacy browser Internet Explorer 6. That's certainly one way to get people to try something just a little bit newer. The Internet Explorer 6 browser was released back in 2001, and Internet Explorer 7, the replacement, was released nearly two years ago in 2006. Modern web browsers such as IE 7, Firefox, and Safari provide significantly better online ... Read full entry

Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross could have told us this years ago: "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" Simone Schnall at the University of Plymouth, UK, and her colleagues asked students to estimate the steepness of a hill by tilting a board to match its slope. Students with a friend nearby assessed the hill at 10 to 15 per cent less steep compared with those who were alone during the ... Read full entry

Red Hat exec hits back at govt open source shyness Red Hat executive Craig Munzilla has rebuked recent comments made by Australian government department CIOs who feel open source technologies lack sufficient support, and are therefore not considering their adoption. According to Munzilla, companies and government departments tend to "like the flexibility of open source", but in many cases see it as unstable and volatile due ... Read full entry