Most of you already know that I’ve critizised several online solutions as I am thinking more and more people are giving up their privacy using those services. The other day I stumbled upon yet a service that to me falls into the same category. BluePont is a dating service; another one you may ask – though these guys have a new approach to the whole matter. Using GPS technology and your cellphone you’ll automatically be...

Have you ever been irritated over slow DNS updates, or been unable to browse the internet due to your ISP having troubles, then it’s time that you switch to OpenDNS. A large and free DNS service. This service is used by several large companies around the world as well as the ordinary guy. Amongst the users you find companies like: Fujifilm UPS Store Brevient ClickFacts Acronym Media .. and lots of others Check it out at...

I read a Norwegian news article earlier today regarding that spammers had overcome the current version of CAPTCHA that Microsoft uses at their services. And I can’t but help thinking that why are we fooling ourself? If it can be programmed then it can be reversed – end of discussion. Does it help? Not really, it only slow down the spammers, and make life miserable for the end-user of your webpage. Soon you need a doctor degree...

Ever wanted to create a service to mark your visitors on a map, and actually pin-point in what city they originate from? This free database give you that possibillity. Marc released his project to the public free of charge, and with this database you are just a few lines of code away from having your very own ip-to-location database. Easily take a IP address and convert it to country and city. This can easily also give you IP ranges for...

Those of you whom uses GMail probably noticed the GUI upgrade they performed not long ago, even though it now should be considered as “old news”, I still would like to write a few words about it. One of the things that struck me was their new and – if I may add – well-done button groups. You’ve probably seen it yourself, if not – here’s a screen grab. Now, the buttons themselves are nice, though...