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101 More Great Computer Quotes

In response to my original article, “101 Great Computer Programming Quotes,” José M. Aguilar doubled the fun with “101 More Great Computer Quotes,” which was translated, edited and republished here by...

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Brief History of Software Patents

A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a government to an inventor for a fixed period of time in exchange for disclosure of an invention.  The patent enables the inventor to exclude others...

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Top 10 Software Innovators of All Time

To be a “most important” innovation, an innovation has to be an idea that is very widely used and is critically important where it applies. – David A. Wheeler It’s not easy choosing the best innovators...

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Software Piracy Mixed Bag

Although PC software piracy declined in many countries in 2007, piracy increased in fast-growing PC markets, resulting in an overall rise of piracy from 35% to 38%, and dollar losses that increased by...

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Protect Your Software with Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks

You’ve spent thousands of hours developing a new software program. Now how do you ensure that your competitors don’t copy your program and steal your market? The sad truth is you can’t, as Apple...

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Beerware Software License

Beerware is software that is released under a very liberal license.  The Beerware license provides the end user with the right to use a software program and its source code for any purpose.  Should the...

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Apple Removes $1000 Do-Nothing Application from iPhone Store

Apple pulled the plug on a controversial application sold in its new iTunes App Store.  Last Thursday, Apple removed the $999.99 “I Am Rich” application created by developer Armin Heinrich.  Apparently...

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100 Million Lines of Code in Your Car

100 million lines of code in your car, 100 million lines of code, If one of the lines develops a bug… An article by IEEE indicates that a premium-class automobile “contains close to 100 million lines...

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Flu Software

Influenza, commonly referred to as the flu, is an infectious disease caused by a virus that affects birds and mammals.  The most common symptoms of the flu are chills, fever, sore throat, muscle pains,...

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New iPhone Application Tracks H1N1 Swine Flu Outbreaks

There is a new free iPhone application available called “Outbreaks Near Me” that tracks and reports local outbreaks of infectious disease. Researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston and the MIT Media...

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FAT .NET

“Hello, Mr. Consumer, we offer amazing new widget software that will save you time and money! It can do X, Y, and Z. You can download and install it from our website. Oh, and by the way, you need .NET...

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Online Programming Tools

Last week, Browserling, world’s leading cross-browser testing company, announced that they’re launching a network of online developer tools that offer simple, free and easy to use utilities for...

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Privacy labels are coming to Google Play Store soon

Google Play is officially launching its own version of privacy-related “nutrition labels” for apps. They are introducing a new section in Play Store listings that requires developers to describe the...

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