February and Lighter Days

February and Lighter Days

Wednesday, Feb 1, 2023
With February rolling in, it finally feels like we’re turning a corner. The mornings are just a bit lighter, the evenings stretch a touch longer and suddenly, the days don’t feel quite so heavy. There’s something quietly powerful about not beginning and ending the workday in darkness. It opens up new pockets of possibility: a brisk walk before meetings, time in the garden after dinner, or a trip to the park with the kids before the sun slips away. Even the dog seems to notice the difference. ...

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My Internet History in Web Browsers

My Internet History in Web Browsers

Thursday, Apr 18, 2019
I was recalling recently of my history with the Internet. Having been both an active user and developer for at least the last 23 years (that seems strange), I think that there is nothing that so completely has dominated my internet life as the browser that I have been using. Year to Browser Use (Percentage) Year Internet Explorer Firefox Chrome Chromium Brave 2000 100 2001 100 2002 100 2003 100 2004 100 2005 50 50 2006 10 90 2007 10 90 2008 10 50 40 2009 20 80 2010 20 80 2011 20 80 2012 20 80 2013 20 80 2014 20 80 2015 20 80 2016 20 50 30 2017 20 50 10 20 2018 30 10 60 2019 30 70 2000-2005 - The PC Years In the early PC year (which probably stretch before 2000), my PC life was dominated by Microsoft. I remember making web pages in Frontpage and IE6 (which was pretty great at the time). I believe that I experimented with Netscape, however, moving off the Microsoft ecosystem was not really a big thing. ...

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