By PatB Contributing Writer, [GAS] The Internet, and especially blogs, are quickly becoming recognized as a great source of debate and opinion on controversial topics. Stories that begin in the mainstream media often spill over to blogs for discussion, and more and more often now, people form their own opinions after reading both sides of […]
By Jimmy Rogers Contributing Writer, [GAS] It’s hard to imagine that Barack Obama got sucked into something like this, but clearly even he isn’t immune to the ravages of the internet. If you were going to vote for him, I’m sorry but all hope is now lost. Just watch, spoilers after the jump:
By Mark O’Neill Contributing Writer, [GAS] Chris Brogan has some great ideas on how to pitch the concept of “social media” to your boss. This can be particularly useful if your superior is a Pointy-Haired Dilbert-like boss whose mind is still in the Medieval Ages when it comes to business. Back in 2002, when I […]
By Mark O’Neill Contributing Writer, [GAS] For those of you who are addicted to Friendfeed (and I’m sure there’s quite a few of you), there’s a hot new Greasemonkey script in town, and once you’ve installed this one, you’ll be living permanently in Friendfeed and refusing to come out. This little baby allows you to […]
By Mark O’Neill Contributing Writer, [GAS] Google Operating System poses an interesting question, one I’ve asked before as well – what if we temporarily lost Google and had to go without it for a while? What would you miss the most about it? Would you be able to cope? It was back in March that […]
By Jimmy Rogers Contributing Writer, [GAS] Does it mean athletic competition, international relations, or human rights issues? What is this mysterious numeric sequence? Well, if you’re a Twitter user, it’s a special tag that lets you join in on a unique global campaign. Today Twitter recognized the #080808 movement that has suddenly popped up all […]
By Jimmy Rogers Contributing Writer, [GAS] If you happen to find yourself in Las Vegas this weekend, make sure your wireless networks are protected and your firewall is engaged. It won’t really help you, but at least you’ll feel safer. Why the precautions? What could be going down in the desert to make your laptop […]
By Jimmy Rogers Contributing Writer, [GAS] It would seem to most casual surfers of the Internet that the battle that once roared between The “Church” of Scientology and the group called “Anonymous” all but fizzled out. While Guy Fawkes mask-wearing protesters are still occasionally sighted outside of Dianetics centers, the oddly named group doesn’t make […]
By Mark O’Neill Contributing Writer, [GAS] Whatever happened to the days of Mr Darcy when if you wanted to marry someone, you would visit the potential bride’s father and ask for permission to court his daughter? When Google decided to take some new Street View images at the Googleplex, one Google employee decided to use […]
What is Subversion? Overview Subversion is a version control system that makes it easy to get the latest version of files, or go back to previous versions. It is used by many different pieces of open source software and has been around since 2000. Subversion is considered the successor to the Concurrent Versions System. To […]