First pic of Google Chrome
CNET has published what looks to be the first picture of the Google Chrome browser in an article, Google Chrome update: First screenshot, and live-blog alert. The release looks to be scheduled for 11am US Pacific time.
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Ready for the Google Chrome web browser?
Google is releasing the beta of its first web browser on Tuesday 2 September – US time, and if the media information Google has released is accurate, the product could reshape the face of web browsing over the next few years.Google Chrome is the company’s first foray into the web browsing market – but represents…
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How Internet Explorer 8 beta performs – new features to add to toolkit
I installed the public beta of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 8 on my personal laptop last week to look at how well my agency’s sites were reflected in the browser, and to get more of a feel for the new features it adds to the mix.I’m pleased to say that just about all the sites I…
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Merging government intranets
With regular changes in departmental structures across State and Federal government, there’s significantly greater need for public agencies to have the skills to manage the merger and demerger of intranets and websites than is faced in most sections of the private sector. The NSW Department of Primary Industry has taken the step of sharing some…
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Changing an intranet from ‘talk at’ to ‘talk with’
Traditional media tends to talk at consumers rather than talking with them. This is often due to the one-way mediums used and is also a reflection of the self-centric world view people and organisations tend to develop. Humans tend to carry over existing ideas, approaches and methods into new mediums, and then figure out how…
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Collaborating with citizens to add value to government data
Over the last six months a collection of libraries and museums from around the world, including the Library of Congress in the US, the Toulouse Library in France and Australia’s PowerHouse Museum, have been placing copyright free images from their photo collections online in Flickr, allowing the online community to add information and commentary. As…
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Government using virtual worlds for recruitment purposes
The government of Ontario has launched a job recruitment program in Second Life, one of the best known virtual worlds. The program allows potential employees to virtually practice being a firefighter, civil engineer, medical technician or another public service profession to gain some insight into the demands of the role before deciding whether to seek…
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Why can one man in a cave out-communicate the government of the world’s superpower?
There was an interesting admission from the US Army Secretary last week in Inside Defense as reported in the Wired Danger Room Blog, Senior Army leaders have fallen behind the breakneck development of cheapdigital communications including cell phones, digital cameras and Web 2.0Internet sites such as blogs and Facebook, Army Secretary Pete Geren said at…
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The first language of the internet is now Mandarin
The China Internet Network Information Center has reported that China’s online population has now reached 253 million people, a smidgen more than the US’s 223 million, coming from a Sydney Morning Herald article, China steals internet crown from US. Of course the 300 million English speakers in India will help redress this balance as more…
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How management beliefs inhibit egovernment
I’ve met people who consider their online communities and online friends as significant and real influences on their lives. I’ve met others who regard online communities as some kind of crutch for a few lonely people with limited social skills. This is often characterised as a generational gap, shaped by how people see themselves in…