Yahoo! JavaScript Architect Douglas Crockford argues that to take the web forward we need to look back — to the days of the great browser wars when innovation lit up the web. Standards have stagnated, and only a new browser war can break us loose from the current rut.
Web Forward - Douglas Crockford
Eric Schmidt on the future of technology
Eric Schmidt speaks at Bloomberg Headquarters on October 20, 2008 in New York City about the future of technology.
Smushit
Smushit.com is a service that goes beyond the limitations of Photoshop, Fireworks & Co. It uses image format specific non-lossy image optimization tools to squeeze the last bytes out of your images - without changing their look or visual quality. You’ll get a report of how many bytes you can save by optimizing your images and all the changed images as a single zip for download.
Web Security Horror Stories: The Director’s Cut
Keeping your web application secure is an ongoing process - new classes of vulnerabilities are discovered with surprising frequency, and if you don’t keep on top of them you could be in for a nasty surprise. This talk will discuss both common and obscure vulnerabilities, with real-world examples of attacks that have worked against high profile sites in the past.
Inquisitor
Inquisitor for Firefox (Beta)… speeds up your searches like no other. Start typing and websites appear instantly, along with suggestions to help refine your search. Inquisitor understands you, learning and tailoring your results as you search more. You can also add more search engines with customized keyboard shortcuts. Inquisitor is fast, smart, flexible and works with Yahoo! or Google

