Thursday, March 18, 2010

Internet Explorer 9 Platform Preview

Yesterday, Microsoft launched the Internet Explorer 9 Platform Preview at MIX10. Though the current release of the platform preview is very rough around the edges, it promises to bring Internet Explorer into full web standards compliance, partially erasing the web-standard scourge that IE 6 still scandalizes on the internet. Some of the biggest applause-drawing moments happened when IE team members themselves mentioned how important rapid migration away from IE 6 is. What that means is W3C compliance is a very real and important goal, including complete support for HTML5, CSS3, SVG, XHTML, and H.264/MPEG4 HTML5

JavaScript Performance

But some of the strongest focus of the IE9 platform preview is targeted towards raising the so-called "glass ceiling" on web browsing performance. Microsoft hopes to drive that performance cap higher half through GPU-acceleration for rendering 2D, 3D, and HTML
Microsoft provided a number of slides comparing JavaScript performance of IE 9 in its current preview, and claims it's at party with Firefox 3.6 and nearly as good as Chrome 4.0.249.89 (stable) tested with SunSpider 0.9:

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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is the CoD Killer

NextGN writes: "I think it's safe to say that when Infinity Ward released Modern Warfare it pretty much set the standard for quality other multi-player first person shooter titles should live up to. The game was the perfect mix of everything– though the campaign mode was rather short the multi-player mode definitely made up for it. Admittedly, I was one of those hyper fans who could not wait to see what Infinity Ward had in planned for us in Modern Warfare 2.

The wait is now over and MW2 has been out for quite some time. At first I loved the multi-player - it had me hooked, and as stupid as it seems I was addicted to collecting those pointless trait badges. Then, after almost two whole weeks of Modern Warfare 2 action, it happened; I overdosed, or at least it really felt like I did. There was just something slightly off, something I cannot quite place my finger on- but there was something about MW2 that made me sick in the stomach - okay, perhaps it was the case of Mountain Dew I got with the game when it launched but even if that was the case I still felt I had experienced all Modern Warfare had to offer. I was done with the series."

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

A List of Tough Job Interview Questions For Tough Times

  The information presented here is designed to provide a benefit to anyone who must answer questions during the dreaded job interview. The main point presented here is that the key to a successful job interview is preparation. The following discussion expounds on this key point.

While some tough job interview questions take us off guard, others we can see coming a mile away. How we answer job interview questions will make the difference between getting and not getting the job. We all have questions that we'd rather not be asked during an interview. But how can one prepare completely for a tough interview?


The answer to this question really comes down to intense preparatory work. In a nutshell, do your homework. Make sure that you know your resume thoroughly and expect questions to come from your work history. Also, expect questions about the company you want to work for and the type of future you want in that company, and finally, expect questions about you. You should use several large lists of questions in preparation for the interview. Below, you will find a list of tough job interview questions, which should be helpful in preparation for the job interview.