2010 was an eventful year. From devastating events, such as the Haiti earthquake to the Gulf oil spill. Technology moves forward from the iPad to the LHC. Heroes rose, and heroes fell. Times are changing and it’s sometimes can be difficult to keep up.

For myself, 2010 was a very interesting year. A lot of things have changed, yet some things still remain the same. A year with many firsts and great accomplishments. Yet as another year passes by, I long for what the future may hold even if but a distant hope. A hope that drives me forward even through hardships and failures. I don’t know what surprises 2011 has in store, but I plan to keep on trying. Not to give up, but continue on towards that hope of the future.

More recently, Google has announced Google Chrome OS. Based on Linux, Chrome OS is designed for the internet, and the below video explains that concept in more detail. It’s hard to argue that the internet hasn’t taken a major spotlight on our PCs, but it’s even harder to predict whether or not a desktop os can truly survive when built around the internet. Take a look below at things to come from Google.

Google is starting an ad campaign (as seen above) to help push more downloads of Google Chrome. It’s a fast, streamlined browser and provides a nice alternative to Safari and Firefox. As a web developer, I don’t really care what browser you use as long as you use one that is helping to push standards compliance. If you want to try something new and difference, download Google Chrome today.

And yes, you can see my house from here.

If you haven’t tried out my google maps tsp application recently, I suggest you check it out again. A lot of stuff has changed since my last post. I think I’ve worked out a majority of the bugs and issues, but any feedback is certainly appreciated.

I am aware of the various IE bugs that still exist, but I need to do further research to determine a fix to the problem.

Please, if you use it and like it, let me know! Any bugs/requests can be directed in the comments as well.

What is domain tasting? Registrars are allowed to register a domain at no cost for up to 5 days to get a “taste” of a domain to see if it meets their traffic needs.

Why is this a problem? There are two key issues at hand. The first being that a domain can essentially be “held hostage” for that 5 day period to see if the traffic is significant enough to “domain squat“. The other issue as is the case with Network Solutions a registrar has the capability to lock up the domain for 5 days after a search has been made, at no charge, which limits you from purchasing it within that period, if they themselves do not snatch it up.

Hopefully, this step by Google will help prevent the first instance of domain squatters by limiting the amount of income they would be able to make from text ads.