Microsoft WEFT - Web Embedding Fonts Tool

I was having some trouble displaying one of the font types on one of my web sites. I was googling to find a solution and that is when I found the Web Embedding Fonts Tool ‘WEFT’. ‘WEFT’  lets Web authors create ‘font objects’ that are linked to their Web pages so that when an Internet Explorer user views the pages they’ll see them displayed in the font style contained within the font object. And the best part is it works with all the web browsers.

More about the tool can be found here -
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/web/embedding/weft3/

and tool can be downloaded from here -
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/web/embedding/weft3/weft01.htm

Anyone can join and contribute questions, answers, tips and tricks to Microsoft WEFT users Web Community. If you’ve been using WEFT for a while or are new to the tool be sure to join today. Although the community was set up to support WEFT, community also encourages the discussion of other font embedding technologies.

The power of words.

This was amazing in just a few short minutes. It tells a story of love and compassion, and how the use of words can change the world! The power of words. They may make or break a person and relationships, avert conflicts, even wars…. they may also make an empty beggar’s can overflow. After seeing this all the way through, while I was touched, also saw the marketing side of this… this shows you how great copywriting can increase ROI. This implies perfectly for blogging and web sites too. Using the right words can make or break a website. And emphasizing again on the same old saying - content was, is and will always be the king. Lessons learnt - if nothing works, we should try new words…..

DELL Studio Hybrid mini desktop PC

Dell have officially announced the Studio Hybrid mini desktop PC, powered by Intel’s Core 2 Duo T8100 Penryn processor and starting from $499. Gigabit ethernet, HDMI and DVI video outputs and 1GB of RAM are standard for the Vista machine, with slot-loading Blu-ray a $250 option and draft-N WiFi a $70 option. PC Magazine has already reviewed the Hybrid, describing it as “stylish, compact and unburdened by crapware”; however they also criticised the lack of expansion potential (particularly the inability to spec a separate graphics card) and the fact that a large chunk of the cost is for the attractive design.

It’s time for DELL Hybrid mini desktop PC to get unboxed, set up, and revealed for all. We already know that that the Studio Hybrid isn’t a massive performer, but given its $499 price that includes a keyboard and mouse, we’re not about to complain. The reviewed unit was packed with an Intel Core Duo T2390 CPU, 3GB DDR2 RAM, 250 GB 5400 RPM HDD, 8x slot-loading DVD burner, and Intel X3100 GPU. Have a look at the unboxing viodeo.

Graphics are of the integrated variety, courtesy of Intel’s X3100, and storage is available in up to 320GB from a SATA 5,400rpm HDD. The Hybrid will support up to 4GB of DDR2 RAM and has five USB 2.0 ports, a 4-pin FireWire port, S/P DIF output and analog in/out sockets. A USB TV tuner will be available direct from Dell, and the price does not include a display.

The Dell Studio Hybrid is available to order today in seven different colors/finishes, each an interchangeable plastic ’sleeve’: Bamboo (at a $130 premium), Emerald, Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Slate, and Topaz. It measures 196.5 x 71.5 x 211.5mm and weighs in at 2.18kg (including the stand).

Facebook Named No. 1 Global Social Networking Web Site

When Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants to illustrate the impact of his social network, he tells a story about several young religious militants from Lebanon who changed their view of Western culture through Facebook friendships. The subtext to the tale is that free expression of ideas, enabled by the Web, bridges deep cultural divides. But we knew that: It’s one of the central concepts behind the Olympics, after all. What we didn’t know is that Facebook is in Lebanon.

In fact, Facebook is quickly expanding in many regions. The site is the top global social network, according to figures released by comScore (SCOR) on Aug. 12. Facebook.com has surged past rival Myspace.com to become the No. 1 social networking Web site globally, according to figures released by by comScore (SCOR) this week.

The site has been translated into 20 languages - among them French, Spanish and Mandarin - and recently added another 69, according to Business Week.

Facebook, which started off as a Web site geared solely towards college students, continues to grow. The site became open to everyone back in Sept. 2006. As of June 2008, the number of new members was up 153 percent from the same month in 2007.

Though Facebook has become the hotter Web site, MySpace has grown in recent years, too. It has now expanded to more than 29 countries, including India and Korea.

Google’s Street View controversy heats up.

A man who fell asleep while he was drunk on the grass outside his home was horrified to find his embarrassment posted on the internet.

He had been drowning his sorrows over the death of a friend and collapsed after climbing out of a taxi. As he slept off his excesses, a car-mounted video camera passed by to record pictures of the street for Google’s StreetView website.

But the latest victim, who gave his name only as ‘Bill’, is not planning an official complaint.

‘I’m not too happy about it’ said Bill.

The new Google service has been at the centre of controversy over claims that it represents a breach of privacy.

I remember April of this year a couple sued Google claiming that the web giant’s popular “Street View” mapping feature has made a photo of their home available to online searchers. Google’s answer to this - Arguing that technology has ensured that “complete privacy does not exist,” Google contends that a Pennsylvania family has no legal grounds to sue the search giant for publishing photos of their home on its popular “Street View” mapping feature.

While I support Google in these cases becasue this was all an “unintentional technical trespass”. And also because there is a process to request removal of privacy-sensitive photos from Street View I really see these suits just money grabbers.

Street View isn’t yet available in Canada but has been expanding in the United States since being launched in May. Canada’s privacy commissioner “Jennifer Stoddart ” has been googling Google, and she’s raising concerns over the search engine’s new Street View web photo application.

A number of websites carry satellite images or low-resolution photographs and video. Stoddart doesn’t have a problem with those. However, she warned that high-resolution pictures such as those available on Street View could contravene the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, which came into effect on Jan. 1, 2004.

In a letter to Immersive Media’s CEO Myles McGovern, the commissioner said she is aware the company already has images of Canada in its database. Stoddart’s office has not given Google or Immersive Media a specific deadline for responding to her concerns. More details on this posting at cbc.ca site can be found here.

It seems like Google’s problems are not ending soon and they will certainly have trouble launching Google Street’s in Canada.

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