Firefox to Emulate Multi Process Systems

When it comes to browsers, there is a lot of contention among users. Some give more importance to look and feel, while others prefer the ability to install extensions, and yet others go for simplicity and browsers light on resources. To each his own we say. But there is one factor that no discerning user will overlook — speed. Firefox already has a sizeable chunk of the world’s browser market, but Chrome is steadily catching on. If we are to go by reports that Chrome 2 is about 20 per cent faster than its earlier version, Firefox better do something to stay on in the race. Well, it did. Process separation, which basically means dissociating interface from content processes was first introduced by Chrome and later adopted by IE8 is now being incorporated by Firefox. This makes the browser more stable and faster too. Still, version 3.5 of the browser which is in the pipeline for imminent release will not have this feature.

Apparently, a team within Mozilla is working on an unnamed project which trying viable methods to split the main interface process from web content processes. This ensures that if a page crashes only the tab will go down, not the entire browser. Meanwhile v3.5 has speed improvements through the Trace Monkey Javascript engine and some other improvements such as bookmarks and history features as well as searches through the “Awesomebar”.

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Software Piracy Comes Down in India

As unbelievable as the above headline looks, a report by BSA-IDC Global says that software piracy in India has dropped to 68 per cent. Still, the drop is only one percentage point from 69 per cent in the previous year. The monetary damage caused to companies such as Adobe, Microsoft and Autodesk comes up to a whopping $2.7 billion. So how does this compare to the world numbers? We’re among the 57 countries where piracy has declined, however little the drop may be. About 16 countries of the 110 studied showed a rise in piracy numbers. The rise in these few countries accounted for the global piracy to go up to 41 per cent and worldwide losses to go up to $53 billion.

Piracy not only has an effect on the companies that sell software, but also on the health of the economy at large. For instance, a report by IDC last year shows that reducing software piracy by ten percentage points over a four year period could generate an additional 43,000 new jobs, lead to $3.1 billion in economic growth, and $200 million in tax revenues for the country. The decline in piracy in thebe due to change in consumer attitude or regulatory crackdown since these numbers are only relating to personal computer software piracy. A possible reason could be the availability of SaaS cloud services. And because OEMs are increasingly giving bundled software with PCs for which costs are recovered from the consumer at source. Whatever may be the reason, software companies still need to come up with an innovative way to battle the problem.

Perhaps taking a page from the music industry could be a possible solution. The music industry is now becoming more and more open to giving away free content, but is setting up viable and alternate revenue models at the same time.

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Why Makemytrip.com is Best Travel Site ?

The Indian travel web sites that we considered were Makemytrip, Yatra, Cleartrip, Ezeego1 and Travelocity, among others.

Yatra looks like a comprehensive travel web site, but is a little misleading in that respect. A fair few links from the main site direct you to a sister travel forum web site, called Raahi.com. These are littered all around the site, and even a main tab “City Guides” on the site interface redirects to Raahi. Yatra.com, however, has a number of promotional aspects which make it very appealing. Yatra’s “fair price” promotion promises to match the lowest price that you get on any international flight, if you find one outside the web site. Yatra also claims to have the lowest hotel pricings around, and will pay users double the difference if they find cheaper rates. Registered users can collect “Yatra miles” that gives them further discounts and access to special offers from time to time. Another interesting feature of Yatra is videos of some hotels, so you can have a look around before you book. There is a range of different holiday options available, and these can be searched, based on the “theme” of the kind of vacation you want; this is a handy and innovative approach.

Cleartrip.com has a clean interface without any ads. Meant primarily for booking flights, it has a well laid out flight calendar for any date, which can be sorted by the airlines available. Cleartrip lets you jump right in, and you can evaluate prices for return and one way journeys for a number of airports in India and abroad. The return flight booking procedure for Indian cities is very easy, and requires a minimum number of clicks before all the flight options, along with the lowest price the site offers, are presented in front of you in a tabular form. There is also a neat graph feature that plots flight pricing by different airlines over any date range that you specify.

Unfortunately, because of the minimal interface, many things the web site has to offer are rather hidden. The big tables used for most of the flight schedules look horrible on a netbook. There is a “Small world” section that details travel destinations. However, the site has special offers for flights only, and does not chalk up as an all-round travel booking web site.

Ezeego1, at first glance, appears to be the most comprehensive travel web site around. Foreign exchange options, travel insurance, and cruises are prominently displayed on the front page; these options are also available on the other sites. In addition, there are interesting rail and holiday discounts available for locations within India, and “knockout offers” for holidays abroad. Also, the entire web site is available in Hindi. Signing up is necessary before any bookings can be made, though. The search options in the site are not very flexible, and although you can, say, search for cars on rent in Kodaikanal on particular days, this is very much a hit and miss affair, as you have to select the type of car before searching. This means that most searches that you make will give you no results whatsoever. This is rather silly.

Travelocity is the Indian version of an international site, and also has a clean and clear interface. There usually is just one distinct offer available on the front page, but this is a very attractive one (Flat Rs. 1,000 on return ticket for two on any airline, for example). Travelocity’s claim to fame is the lowest prices for over 450 airlines. This web site is also geared towards air travel, but packages, car bookings, hotels and cruises are also available. There is a short break section, which is for weekend getaways, but is focused on just six major cities. These are not local destinations however, and display pricings for places such as Phuket and Bangkok, along with Goa and Jaipur. Rail bookings are not available, but Travelocity has a same day cancellation policy, along with a promise of processing all refunds within five days.

Makemytrip.com has many options and interesting features on offer. The site caters to both individual travelers going to a particular destination, as well as those out for a holiday or adventure trip. There is an interesting video section, and listings of fairs and festivals in India. Makemytrip offers live chat during business hours, and the search for international holidays is very fast, and can be refined according to price and duration. There are 12 holiday “themes” available, which include “wildlife” and “spa” among other themes, – this is a great way to plan a holiday. When packages are searched for, the list of options available includes a comprehensive set of details, including whether or not the package is escorted, and the kind of accommodation and travel options included.

Users can submit travel stories and travel videos, and the web site has an active community of travelers. Customizing and planning tours is easy, and is encouraged by the design of the site. The flight tables look as good on netbooks as on desktops, and the site is also available on mobile platforms. Makemytrip is comprehensive in the options it has to offer, usabilility, and works well for those who know exactly what they want. Makemytrip is clearly miles ahead.

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Web Hosting News & Reviews

Well, most of the beginners want to start hosting their websites in the free hosting service. But I am warning you in advance that the free hosting service cannot be a reliable service and if you start building contents in your websites, then it would be a waste of your effort if you are hosting the websites in free hosting.

If you are looking for a list of good web hosting services and providers, you can use a reliable site such as WebHostingFan (.com). From time to time, there are many people looking for web hosts that can support their sites. If you intend to create or have a website, it is preferable to do a quick search for web hosting reviews online at web hosting fan. You can browse issues separately and they have reliable information.

WebHostingFan.com has offers cheap and best webhosting services as well as they are specially designed for getting best quality website for our own online business purpose. The site provide many news and reviews about web hosting providers. WebHostingFan.com also discuss about content management system, like Drupal, Joomla, Wordpress, e commerce and etc. If you need information about web hosting, domain purchase, PHP, Linux etc. you can visit this site.
You can compare prices, server up time, disk space, bandwidth, customer support and other such things related to web hosting. In all before buying web hosting, paying a visit to WebHostingFan is a must.

So, the final conclusion is if you want to start some online based business, then it is always advisable to use paid web hosting whether it is cheap or costly but the web hosting reviews is very important before you made your choice. Because at the end of the day if you do not do some research and reviews of web hosting, then what is the difference in free web hosting and paid web hosting. So, make the right decision while choosing the web hosting and if you need any help, then ReviewsHelp.net could assist you.

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Facebook Settles a Longstanding Dispute

The pesky specter of Aaron Greenspan that has been plaguing Facebook for a long time has finally been put to rest. The dispute, which has finally reach a settlement was about the very existence of Facebook. The story is rather long and messy, but in a nutshell it goes something like this — Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Aaron Greenspan studied together at Harvard. While perusing his academics, Greenspan founded a company called Think, which released HouseSystem, a web-based student portal that included a section called “The Universal Face Book” or “The Face Book.” Zuckerberg then went on to form Facebook which is alleged to have been based on this concept. Besides, Greenspan also wrote a book called “Authoritas: One Student’s Harvard Admissions and the Founding of the Facebook Era” which he was not able to market properly on Google because of trademark issues caused by the word Facebook being present in the title. So he went about trying to get the words un-trademarked so that he could use them. His argument was that he used the words first and in a similar concept at that.

That was until a settlement was reached. Now both parties have exchanged courtesies and Greenspan is sure to have got a hefty sum too. Exact figure that has changed hands is not known, but going by what the last guy who pointed a finger at Facebook got, the figure could well be close to $65 million. This was apparently the settlement that ConnectU got when it said that Zuckerberg stole ConnectU’s code and business plans for a social network. As per the terms of the settlement, Greenspan (Think) has agreed to abandon his efforts to get the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to cancel the trademark issued to Facebook in 2006.

Well, let’s hope with this announcement peace is maintained in the social sphere for at least some time. It seems Zuckerberg had some legal spat with co-founder and fellow Harvard batchmate Eduardo Saverin too. If the story interests you perhaps you’d like to pick up a copy of “The Accidental Billionaires” due for release in July. The books title slug goes something like this — “The founding of Facebook — A tale of sex, money, genius and betrayal.”

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