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Does your browser support CSS 2? What about CSS 3?

One of the first steps in deciding to use advanced CSS techniques such as those found in CSS 3 and some CSS 2 is knowing what browsers your customers use. If their browsers don't support the CSS you want to use, then it won't do you a lot of good to use it. While I can't tell you what browsers your customers use, this article will give you some help in determining what CSS the browsers support.

Japan Considers Fair-Use Clause Based on U.S. Copyright Law

The Japanese government's group in charge of copyright reform is proposing the addition of fair-use clauses similar to those found in the United States Copyright Law. The current Japanese Copyright Law requires permission from the copyright holders for any kind of copying or use, except for personal, library, or academic purposes. Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters proposes to expand these exceptions by considering other factors, including whether the copying or use is intended for non-commercial purposes and whether they influence the market or value of the original work.

Your Mashup Is Probably Legal

TV Barn writes "We've been conditioned to think that if you pull something off the web and use it, you're committing some sort of copyright infringement. But increasingly, the law is moving in the opposite direction. Provided you are making a truly new use of the content, you are free to make money off those copyrighted images and video and sound. On Monday the Center for Social Media released 'Code of Best Practices for Fair Use in Online Video,' which reflects the latest changes in copyright law that has expanded the understanding of fair use to include 'transformational effect.' Already Miro has endorsed the guidelines, as have several public broadcasters. The Center has a good track record, having issued guidelines for documentary filmmakers that have greatly reduced copyright claims in that area.

The Rise of Functional Java Programming

Java applications have become steadily harder to understand and maintain in recent years. Object-oriented programming has proven an effective way to develop enterprise applications, but several recent trends are causing a sharp increase in code complexity. One is the increasingly common use of the Factory design pattern, abstracting away the object creation process (e.g., the creation of servlet objects by application servers, the use of Spring as a general-purpose object factory, the use of JNDI, etc.) Another is the increased use of the JavaBean pattern with reflection and annotations (e.g., for object serialization and persistence). The result is that objects have more mutable state than ever, and the code causing changes to that state is increasingly decentralized.

AJAX World - The Rise of Functional Java Programming

Java applications have become steadily harder to understand and maintain in recent years. Object-oriented programming has proven an effective way to develop enterprise applications, but several recent trends are causing a sharp increase in code complexity. One is the increasingly common use of the Factory design pattern, abstracting away the object creation process (e.g., the creation of servlet objects by application servers, the use of Spring as a general-purpose object factory, the use of JNDI, etc.) Another is the increased use of the JavaBean pattern with reflection and annotations (e.g., for object serialization and persistence). The result is that objects have more mutable state than ever, and the code causing changes to that state is increasingly decentralized.

WireTap Studio audio capture/formatting tool reviewed

Here's a case of a program getting better before I wanted it to. WireTap Pro, as it was, fit well into my audio editing pattern. Using the example I have many times before, let's say I bought a song off the iTunes Music Store that I want to burn onto a compilation CD. I can't use iTunes for this, because it's CD burning options are just shy of barbaric. (No level adjustment? Come on, Apple, treat us like adults.) I therefore use Toast for CD burning, but Toast can't work with Apple's DRM restrictions. The easy (but somewhat time consuming) workaround has always been to simply play the song in iTunes and use WireTap Pro to record the audio right back to the computer, totally DRM free. I'd then use SoundStudio to adjust and trim the clippings, and there you have it.

Seals Use Astronomy as Navigation Aid

Yes, we've heard bees use the Earth's magnetic field to navigate by. We've also heard about some bird species following the Sun to find the location of their evening roost. But what do we know about the animals living at sea? Do they use astronomical aids to help them find their way around the planet? Mammals such as whales are known to exhibit "skyhopping" behaviour when they surface from the water to have a look around, but seals go one step further; they can recognise and orientate themselves with the stars…

Web Use In 2008 Campaigns Shatters Records

CWmike writes "Heather Havenstein writes that the increased viewing of online political videos and the use of social networks to gather campaign data and online donations for candidates has fueled use of the Internet in this year's election cycle that is shattering records, according to a study released this week. (Download a PDF of the study.) A record-breaking 46% (compared with 31% in the last cycle) of Americans have used the Internet, e-mail or cell phone text messaging to get news about a campaign or to share their views, according to the "The Internet and the 2008 Election" report compiled by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. So far, according to the report, supporters of Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) are using online tools for election matters more often that those of rival Sen.

Price-sensitive small businesses use the web to find deals, Jupiter says

51% of executives at small and mid-sized online businesses say their employees use the web to research most offline purchases, according to a survey by research and consulting firm JupiterResearch LLC. They rely heavily on search engines and retailer and manufacturer web sites, and use the web to shop for the best price and to compare products and services, the survey shows.

Thinnest Autofocus LED for Use in Digital Still Cameras and Camera Phones

Germany : Avago Technologies announced a new miniature autofocus light emitting diode (LED) for use in ultra-slim digital still camera and cell phone designs. With a footprint that can fit on the head of a pencil eraser, Avago's ASMT-FJ30 is the thinnest autofocus LED in the industry and can play a key role in helping digital still camera and camera phone designers to further reduce the overall thickness of those applications. The ASMT-FJ30 is ideal for use as an auxiliary autofocus flash in camera applications that require long distance illumination and a narrow radiation pattern.

Google Inks Deal to Use Tele Atlas Maps on Android OS

Google has signed a deal with digital-map maker Tele Atlas which allows Google to use the firm's map data on a host of devices including cellphones and gadgets based the much anticipated Android operating system. Under the terms of the 5-year deal Google will also continue to use Tele Atlas mapping data on a host of Google services such as Google Maps and Google Earth.

Loans Are Not For Personal Use But for Investment - Minister

Nana Ato Arthur, Central Regional Minister yesterday urged beneficiaries of microfinance and small loans scheme to use them to expand and improve their businesses and not for their personal use.

Japan's Diet approves law on space use

Japan's Diet approved a law on general principles for the use of space Wednesday, allowing non-aggressive military use of space Wednesday and overturning a decades-old policy of limiting space development to peaceful uses.

NASA's Kepler Telescope Set to Use 3PAR in the Search for Distant Earth-Like Planets

3PAR INC ("PAR-N") - NASA's Kepler Telescope Set to Use 3PAR in the Search for Distant - Earth-Like Planets 3PAR, the leading global provider of utility storage, announced that NASA Ames Research Center has chosen 3PAR Utility Storage for a mission that will send the Kepler Space Telescope into orbit around the Sun to find planets in solar systems outside our own. Set to launch in February of 2009, the mission will use 3PAR Utility Storage to store digital images taken with the powerful telescope and its camera. NASA Ames chose the resilient 3PAR storage system to meet its strict cost and performance requirements while maintaining massive scalability and avoiding the need for a full-time, dedicated storage expert. "Even rocket launches have budget constraints," said Chris Middour, Deputy Manager for the Kepler Operations Science Center an

Japan's Diet approves law on space use

TOKYO, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Diet approved a law on general principles for the use of space Wednesday, allowing non-aggressive military use of space Wednesday and overturning a decades-old policy of limiting space development to peaceful uses.

Avago Technologies Announces Industry's Thinnest Autofocus LED for Use in Digital Still Cameras and Camera Phones

May 5, 2008 -- Avago Technologies today announced a new miniature autofocus light emitting diode (LED) for use in ultra-slim digital still camera and cell phone designs. With a footprint that can fit on the head of a pencil eraser, Avago’s ASMT-FJ30 is the thinnest autofocus LED in the industry and can play a key role in helping digital still camera and camera phone designers to further reduce the overall thickness of those applications. The ASMT-FJ30 is ideal for use as an auxiliary autofocus flash in camera applications that require long distance illumination and a narrow radiation pattern.

The Symbolic Monkey? Animals Can Comprehend And Use Symbols, Study Of Tufted Capuchins Suggests

From paintings and photographs to coins and credit cards, we are constantly surrounded by symbolic artefacts. The mental representation of symbols -- objects that arbitrarily represent other objects -- ultimately affords the development of language, and certainly played a decisive role in the evolution of our hominid ancestors. Can other animal species also comprehend and use symbols? Some evidence suggests that apes, our closest relatives, can indeed use symbols in various contexts. However, little is known about the symbolic competence of phylogenetically more distant species.

2006 B.C. Intell. Prop. & Tech. F. 011001 - "Fair Use" Trumps Likelihood of Confusion in Trademark Law - The Supreme Court Rules in KP Permanent v. Lasting Impression

In KP Permanent Make-Up, Inc., v. Lasting Impression I, Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court held that a defendant asserting the affirmative defense of fair use in response to a claim of trademark infringement does not have to shoulder the burden of proving there was no likelihood of confusion as a result of their fair use.

StemCells, Inc.'s New Patent Strengthens Its Leadership in the Discovery and Use of Monoclonal Antibodies for Isolating Rare Cells

PALO ALTO, Calif. (Business Wire) -- StemCells, Inc. (NASDAQ:STEM) today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued Patent Number 7,381,561 claiming the use of additional monoclonal antibodies for the prospective isolation of rare cells from human neural tissue, such as the Company's HuCNS-SC(R) product candidate (purified human neural stem cells). The discovery and use of monoclonal antibodies to prospectively isolate rare cells, combined with its expertise in cell biology, has been a critical component of the Company's successes to date.

StemCells, Inc.'s New Patent Strengthens Its Leadership in the Discovery and Use of Monoclonal Antibodies for Isolating Rare Cells

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 6, 2008 - StemCells, Inc. (NASDAQ:STEM) today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued Patent Number 7,381,561 claiming the use of additional monoclonal antibodies for the prospective isolation of rare cells from human neural tissue, such as the Company's HuCNS-SC(R) product candidate (purified human neural stem cells). The discovery and use of monoclonal antibodies to prospectively isolate rare cells, combined with its expertise in cell biology, has been a critical component of the Company's successes to date.

b5media Teams Up With PicScout To Ensure Accurate, Appropriate Image Use On Blogs

Members of leading blog network using new PicApp image platform for sourcing, illustrating and enhancing photos, artwork; bloggers to provide feedback for future development SAN FRANCISCO & TORONTO--(Business Wire)-- PicScout has begun working with b5media, a global new media network featuring a diverse range of more than 350 blogs, to use the PicApp platform of premium, licensed images and photos for enhancing news and creative content across a select group of blogs. PicApp provides licensed images from a broad group of premiere news and stock photo agencies, giving bloggers and other online publishers legal access to millions of images, while addressing content owners' usage tracking and copyright concerns. Once at www.picapp.com, bloggers can select any of the wide range of images for free and use them adjacent to a news post or editor

Windows-Linux Integration

"The use of Linux is no longer the sole preserve of IT administrators and tech-savvy computer users. Linux can now easily be incorporated into your environment without even having to go through the hassle of re-partitioning a disk. My previous article on VMWare illustrates that Linux is now pretty much a tool for everyone to use. However, one argument often made against the use of Linux is the difficulty of managing it. For instance, can you easily store and retrieve files on a Linux machine? Also, what about the problem of just interacting with and running the Linux machine? Isn't keeping up to date with Linux security patches a big problem? These are all good questions that I answer in the remainder of this article.

To beat Microsoft, use the web. To beat Google, use the mobile web (?)

I think ReadWriteWeb is onto something: Josh Catone is suggesting that the mobile Web may be the key to beating Google for the next generation of the Web. Just as Google is upending Microsoft's desktop dominance by making the desktop operating system irrelevant, so, too, could Google's desktop-based advertising be made irrelevant by moving the Web experience to mobile devices:

To beat Microsoft, use the web. To beat Google, use the mobile web (?)

I think ReadWriteWeb is onto something: Josh Catone is suggesting that the mobile Web may be the key to beating Google for the next generation of the Web. Just as Google is upending Microsoft's desktop dominance by making the desktop operating system irrelevant, so, too, could Google's desktop-based advertising be made irrelevant by moving the Web experience to mobile devices:

You wouldn't waste your lunch hour sitting in the canteen with the office bore, so why would you want to visit them online?

hat is the use of a business blog? The whole idea of a blog is to reflect your personal thoughts and opinions. You might use it because you want to comment on a particular subject; you might use it as a personal online diary. In both cases, you’re looking at a means of putting your personal views online. But why do people do this?

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