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When we design websites, it’s always interesting to know how the web browsers perform. According to a “lab research”, we found out that Windows 7 RTM really enhanced a lot comparing to Windows Vista. However, it still can’t beat its “elder brother” Windows XP, especially when with XP SP3. According to this index, on average testing for web browsers, XP SP3 is 13% faster than Windows 7 RTM and 29% faster than Windows Vista SP2. The gap between Microsoft’s new system and XP is obviously smaller, but will some day they can win the battle with the competitor that was born in 2001?

On the other hand, it’s not surprised that Microsoft’s two latest internet browsers, IE 7 and IE8, are the two slowest browsers, on their OWN platforms. Overall in all these, Google Chrome, in version 2 or 3, have the best performance in all 3 systems.

(Source: http://www.winandmac.com/news/7-seems-improved-windows-web-browsers-are-tested-under-windows-7-vista-and-xp/)

I heard that the core group of thePirateBay.org (TPB), one of the biggest BT sharing sites of the world, was under arrested in Swiss a couple days ago. Yet, a lot of people confimed that they can still access TPB normally.

However, since today, people find out that the favorite site they go on every day was blank out and doesn’t respond any more. Here is one of the ping record I made:

10 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss

Obviously, this is not something as simple as the “hardware maintaining” they made before.

I have a feeling that this bay is gone for the pirates.

UPDATE: ThePirateBay.org is back online, don’t know how long it is gonna last.

Today, it’s not hard to see this “Google Chrome” on most IT websites. Well, if you have not yet taken a look, click this site:

Google Chrome, Google? Browser Project

My first thought was, OH NO. Does that mean as a web designer, I have to take care of one more browser since tomorrow? Right now, Microsoft’s IE has 79% of the market, FF 12%, Apple’s Safari 6% and Opera 3%. Chrome is said to be the browser that Google pushes out to fight against Microsoft’s IE. Will that happen? Who knows. There is no doubt that Google is very successful online; but, don’t forget Google has failed a lot too.

When I took a deeper look at the brief descriptions and the comic of Google Chrome. I found the interface very interesting as well as some unique features.

I will definitely try it out when Google releases this new baby for the digital world.

The flame of 2008 Beijing Olympics was lighten up this morning. Yet when I browsed eBay, I found something very interesting. This eSeller bought the domain of 2012 London Olympics and put it on eBay for sale.

All I can say is, “WoW, the price is so high.” However, it gave me an idea that web design is not just about technology. Most of the time, creativity is from the things around us.

Even though this is just for the domain, but hey, who knows. Maybe someone will design an Olympics website for London and then sell it to England for better price than the domain?

Reference Link from eBay:

Olympics Domain for sell