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The battle of modern day browsers
According to a recent article in the Daily Telegraph, something extraordinary happened recently in the world of web browsers; Google’s Chrome overtook Mozilla’s Firefox in market share for the first time. This by no means spells the end for Firefox, indeed both browsers currently lag far behind Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and this isn’t likely to change for at least the time being. For a while now Google have been effectively sponsoring Firefox, backing them financially in exchange for integration of their search engine within the browser, and this deal was recently renewed to guarantee Firefox’s survival for at least the …
Making Websites Accessible
It’s all too easy sometimes to take for granted some of the wonders of the technological world in which we live. Like being able to effortlessly browse the web, talk instantly to people thousands of miles away, watch cute videos of pandas and download the new Rihanna song all at the same time. Simply put, we’re rather spoilt when you consider how recently and quickly this technology revolution thing has come about. Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the internet (as opposed to Al Gore), has long argued in favour of Net Neutrality, whereby access to the web without interference from …