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We report on what browsers our visitors are using from time to time which gives a picture of the browser wars.  The current figures show that Firefox is still the browser of choice among savvy readers.  Internet Explorer is the next most-used browser among visitors.  Interestingly,… Read More »

We warned you we had some back-end stuff going on last night and that the ability to leave comments would be compromised. We are happy to report the work is over and with the exception of some minor cosmetic things you should be seeing us again… Read More »

 
 

It’s time (past time really) for the jkOnTheRun Fifth Annual Geek Holiday Gift Guide to help you find the cool and unusual gifts for that geek in your life.  I had to stop and look at that again, yes, it’s the Fifth Annual guide!  That’s a… Read More »

Just a quick heads up that we’ve got some back-end changes here on the site later today. The timing is generally out of our hands but the window we have right now is between 6pm ET and 9pm ET. We should actually be up and… Read More »

During my creative writing classes in college, many of my classmates dreaded the workshops.  These workshops required us to send each other a copy of our work, then, the following week, we’d tear each other apart.  We used to spend hours spotting mixed metaphors, grammatical errors,… Read More »

Enter the aggregator. One-stop shopping for all your social networks, or at least those it supports. Read More »

We are a mobile tech site so it’s only fitting that we provide the best way to get our stuff even when you are mobile.  We’ve been testing a mobile version that is working well so we want to make sure you have it in… Read More »

Handling Angry Clients

You can’t please everybody. There’s a reason why that line is a cliché.  I’ve yet to hear of a freelancer who never encountered a client who was disappointed in their work.  Some clients keep their frustrations to themselves or simply stop working with you.  Others, however,… Read More »

This is the risk of falling in love with free services. We’ve written positively about I Want Sandy and Stikkit in the past, two simple but effective productivity web apps. The company behind the apps, Values of n, has announcedRead More »

You may have caught our round-up of iPhone apps for your car from a few weeks ago. Well, it’s time for another batch, so here’s our our list of 9 fitness-related iPhone apps. Once again, each item on the list links to a full review… Read More »

A couple days ago I posted an entry about Mozilla’s new Fashion Your Firefox add-on promotional campaign. Among the apps listed was one that I nearly overlooked, but that now strikes me as indispensable. It’s called Thumbstrips, and it’s a product of… Read More »

The annual Thanksgiving holiday in the US is coming up next week – and a lot of web workers are preparing to take some downtime away from their computers as a result. Before you go, though, why not take a few minutes to participate in our… Read More »

More Must Reads

The browser war has always been of interest as Firefox has been making a push into our browsing lives for some time.  Microsoft has long enjoyed big numbers but the folks at Mozilla have continued to improve their browser which continues to capture the attention of… Read More »

Every now and then, I walk out into a parking lot and totally blank on where I left my car. Far more often, I head out to visit a client in the downtown area and find that I have to run out to the meter to… Read More »

As much stick as the Mac Web rumoristas and “insider” channelers take from advocates of “serious journalism,” over the years they have proved to be right more often than not, and leading up to yesterday’s new Apple MacBook announcements, it’s now confirmed that they’ve been… Read More »

Quick note that I’m on my way out the door for the two+hour drive down to Baltimore. Today is the WiMAX launch event. Note that it’s the launch event and not… Read More »

Just a quick programming note. You could say we hedged our bets with the netbook name because when we started to cover them, we created a “mini-notebooks” category. Hey, don’t blame us be for being cautious considering we’ve also got UMPCs, MIDs, ULCPCs, Origami devices and… Read More »

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