HTML is the acronym for HyperText Markup Language. In essence, it is the language in which web pages are written and interpreted by web browsers. HTML5 is thus the latest version of HTML. According to Wikipedia: HTML5 is currently being developed as the next major revision of HTML (HyperText Markup Language), the core markup language [...]

BarCamp Ghana 2009 took off to a great start here at MEST in Accra with Patrick Awuah delivering the keynote address. He cited examples from his experience at Microsoft and his current experience with Ashesi University, to drive home the importance of key values like honesty, integrity, trust etc. The theme of this year’s event [...]

The web was ablaze (still is) yesterday with news about Microsoft’s latest unsolicited offer to buy web portal giant Yahoo! for a whopping $44.6 billion in cash and shares. According to BBC News, the offer, contained in a letter to Yahoo’s board, is 62% above Yahoo’s closing share price on Thursday. I am not entirely [...]

Image by Photo Denbow via Flickr I logged-in yesterday to Yahoo Messenger BETA 8 and noticed a tab on top of the messaging software with a notice to the effect that I could now chat with my friends on Windows Live (MSN) Messenger. Hmmnnnn…. How sweet! Yahoo and MSN announced this way back and according [...]

Bill Gates wants us to believe that sooner than later, the PC would be the central medium of entertainment in anyone’s home. Well, I’d say that is still some years away, at least, going by what is common in our computer/electronics market.