Despite losing my Page Ranks, I'm still looking forward to this. Read more about it in my article at APCmag.com.
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I rarely find the time to blog here nowadays. Last week, I made my first post after more than a month in hybernation. It was about Firefox 3.5 and how it was at least as fast as Chrome. Well, it got me a little over a thousand visitors... with a lot of help from my usual source of traffic: Tuxmachines and Linux Today. Got a little help from Digg and FSDaily too.
A few minutes ago, I began to search for a topic to blog about. Out of plain instinct, I loaded this blog just to see how many visits it got this day. At the top of my line of sight, I noticed that I couldn't see the familiar green color on the Google toolbar which held the Page Rank.
I then realized that the Page Rank button wasn't loaded. So I loaded it, but still, no green color. Upon hovering my mouse pointer over it, the tooltip displayed "No PageRank information available." I thought that was weird because I remembered installing the latest version of Google Toolbar.
To make sure, I decided to check out a few sites. Sure enough, they still had their PageRanks. And yes, I saw green.
I'm not really sure whether that post cost me the ire of Google. But I just can't think of any other reason. During the time when I posted that article, all of my Google Adsense boxes were filled with Chrome ads. Now, you don't see even a shadow of Chrome ... nor Google ... nor a single Page Rank.
I hope I wasn't penalized just because of a single post. During my first few minutes in Chrome, I immediately blogged about how fast it was ... despite the fact that I had been a Firefox user since ... well since as far as I can remember having come across it a few years ago.
But I can't help but tell it just the way it is. If I discover tomorrow that Chrome has improved especially in the way it handles Google Docs and Blogger, then I'll be enthusiastic to blog about that too. And, judging by the way it barged into the browser wars, with its unbelievable speed, I have no doubt of the possibility of that happening.
But right now, Firefox 3.5 is just the one that's giving me the total package that I'm looking for.
Whatever the reason is, I hope I do get my PR back soon. I'm also John but I'm no John Chow. I still need the search engines to bring in traffic when I don't have a new post.
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I haven't done any thorough research on this but for those reading out there, is this at all really possible now? If so, WOW.
I just downloaded the latest Firefox 3.5 release candidate and well, although it's not yet the final product, I should say I'm extremely satisfied with what they've accomplished so far. Here's a screen shot after the download. I know ... I did the download via Google Chrome. =)
Ever since I posted an article here about my first few minutes in Chrome, most of my browsing has been done on Google's blazing fast browser. Unfortunately, that has been the only reason for using it - because of its speed. Other than that, it was quite buggy ... even when using Google's own Google Docs or even Blogger's Layout!
I've tested both web apps on this Firefox and everything went smoothly; much much better than the beta ... almost ...
A bug when using with Google Docs ...
I'm noticing one problem in Google Docs though. It happens when you pluck out a tab from an entire Firefox window. See the screen shot below:
The moment I pluck out that tab, which is supposed to open a new Firefox window, this is what happens:
Notice how it simply pastes the URL of that tab on the document. I've underlined it in yellow.
I'm sure it's just a minor glitch that they can fix pretty soon.
If you haven't tried that feature of plucking out and inserting tabs out yet, I encourage you to do so. It's not just fancy stuff but can actually be very useful when you're fond of opening multiple tabs and multiple windows. It can be quite addictive - be forewarned. As of this writing, the whole plucking exercise is still much smoother and faster in Chrome.
All in all, I think Firefox has finally done it. It's now as fast as Chrome ... and even more stable.
After reeling from a right hook that would have felled our embattled warrior had it been delivered by Pound-for-Pound King Manny Pacquiao, Java immediately got tagged by a low blow.
The right hook came by way of a bribery related probe while the low blow was delivered by a class-action suit filed by some of Sun's shareholders before last week ended.
Right hook = bribery probe
Apparently, some of Sun's employees bribed officials somewhere outside the US. I'm just curious why one of the comments on that news article mentioned about Asian countries. Hmmm. Where there's smoke there must be fire. Could it be that the bribery in fact took place in some Asian country?
He even equates no bribery to no business in an Asian setting. While this can be sad to hear, as I'm from the Philippines, there sure is some grain of truth in it. But let's go back to Sun's employees. Let's put ourselves in their shoes. They've got a dying company and the only way to help it survive is to bribe some people to avail of their services.
Reminds us of a father who would steal just to revive his daughter who is seriously ill. Can we actually make this equation as well?
Well, one thing's for sure: Java must be terribly hurt by that wallop.
Low blow = Lawsuit
This one must have knocked Java's balls out. It's a good thing that he was saved by the bell as it happened when the week was just about to end.
It's just so sad that the lawsuit had to be filed by Sun's own shareholders. Actually, they're the only ones in the position to do so because it is about the acquisition. But the big question this time is, why did they? Do these people know something that the public don't?
It looks like they do. Perhaps they've got a better prospective acquirer than Oracle. Either that, or they're just plain sadists, enjoying every blow that Sun takes as if it hasn't had enough already. But since they're a part of Sun, perhaps masochists would be a more appropriate word.
ding
Oh boy. It's hard to imagine how Java's surviving all these.
Well, the week is just about to start. That means, it's time for Sun (and Oracle) to face a fresh barrage of punches. Can't wait 'til the next round? Don't worry, it happens in a few hours.
Oracle's CEO, Larry Ellison dispelled reports that he will be getting rid of Sun Microsystems' hardware business once Oracle officially acquires the ailing company.
He also added that it would be to the best interests of Oracle, currently the largest database company in the world, to have a hardware arm in its organization. With that, he cited Apple as an example and how it has thrived well in the smartphone business through iPhone because it developed its own hardware and software.
This should be good news.
If they are showing interest in a portion of Sun that others viewed as something Oracle might not have any interest in, then how much more for Java. Since it is established that Sun's number one strength is in Java, these statements only strengthen the possibility that they will actually push through with the acquisition.
ding!
Java has definitely recovered from that knock down he got in the previous round.
At least we know that Oracle's still by his side.
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