Seems like 2009 won't go without few bells and whistles: Microsoft, accused by a patent infringement, lost a case, is ordered to pay $290M fine and stop selling Word 2007.

Yaay! Firefox is now the world most popular browser:

http://gs.statcounter.com/#browser_version-ww-weekly-200827-200951

Viva Open Source!

After a long VI life, I decided to move to Emacs. Though I still believe that VIM is a much better editor, Emacs has fixed some long going issues I had with VIM.

Having to make your living as a software developer from home with a remote team/individuals could be a very tedious job. This post is a draft for what I believe could create you a virtual office where you and your team-mates could get things done. All the following hosted services are either free or come at a low price. Feel free to add your own:

The browser death-match is gaining more heat with Google, Apple, Mozilla releasing their browsers in Q2 and Q3 2009. While this is a very good thing for Internet savvy users, it's becoming harder to pick the right companion for your daily Internet picnic. ACID test could help you benchmark how your browser will react to sites offering cutting-edge styling ideas and tricks, and head-to-head comparisons can be very useful to see what new features every browser is offering. An interesting tool called Peacekeeper which measures your browser's scripting capabilities could tell better how your browser will perform in a Web 2.0 world.