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Viewpoint: Is Google Growing Too Fast?

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 06:00:00 EDT

Is Google growing too fast to continue to produce innovative software while maintaining the quality that has become expected of it? I've had some problems with their alerts and sent in comments and, excluding the automated email replies, have received no response nor has the problem been corrected.

Google Maps Are A Bit Broken Right Now

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 02:45:00 EST

It seems that Google Maps are a bit broken right now. In the 'Screen Shot 1' you can see that I got two hits for the same store, differing only that one has the word 'The' in the name. Excluding abbreviations, their addresses are the same although one has the unit # while the other just the address. One also lists a local number while the other an 800 number.

How to Secure a Web Application

Thu, 06 Nov 2003 00:00:00 EST

While security is a concern throughout an application, it is especially important for Web application components. An insecure Web application leaves a Web site vulnerable to many attacks, some that require nothing more than an Internet browser and a small amount of knowledge.