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Discover the perfect app for the job only to learn that it's optimized for Ubuntu? Don't worry, there are several options for running that Linux application on your Microsoft desktop. Follow this guide to unlock a world of free software options within Windows XP and Vista.
Dealing with Google or Microsoft map APIs can be a pain. A JavaScript library called Mapstraction helps take the pain out of geocoding and allows you to tinker with maps in ways the other APIs won't. Our guide helps you get started embedding maps with Mapstraction in four easy steps.
New enhancements to Google's online mail application give users more control over their privacy. Gmail now keeps a log so you can monitor your account, and it lets you sign off from a remote computer.
The Movable Type blogging engine is easy to set up and customize. This Webmonkey tutorial covers the basics of templates, plug-ins and everything you'll need to inject some personality into a vanilla MT installation.
Google's chat application gets a new interface designed to optimize its performance on both iPhone and iPod Touch.
Waterproof sunscreen? Check. Sunglasses? Check. Beach towel? Check. Vinegar? ... Eh? Below that perfect blue azure surface lurk all sorts of prickly critters just waiting to penetrate your flesh. Here's our guide on how to treat the most common beach wounds.
Django, meet Webmonkey. Webmonkey, meet Django. Django brings a web framework that allows you to easily and quickly build a professional-looking website. Webmonkey brings the tutorials to show you how to build your first one. Now that everyone is acquainted, let's build a blog and blog this party.
Django is sweet music to the ears of many a Webmonkey who want to build websites quickly and cleanly. The speedy web framework is responsible for such websites as Pownce.com and WashingtonPost.com. Making a website with Django is easy, and we'll show you how in this tutorial.
With help from two of the titans of the industry, Adobe improves the indexing of content and links created for its Flash player software. In Monkey Bites.
The newest alpha release of Ubuntu Linux -- codename Intrepid Ibex -- shows enhancements aimed at improving performance on low-power devices like mobiles and mini-notebooks. In Webmonkey.
Monday, June 30 marks the final day you can buy a copy of Microsoft Windows XP from major retail outlets, resellers and manufacturers. But thanks to some loopholes in its retirement plan, you can still get your hands on a copy of XP and avoid upgrading to Vista a little longer. In Wired.com's How-To Wiki.
Microsoft, determined to push its Vista operating system over the objections of significant numbers of PC users, officially pulls the plug on its popular XP OS.
Are your feeds well-formed? If not, maybe it's time you gave them a good scrubbing. Webmonkey offers these simple suggestions for cleaner, faster-loading Atom and RSS content. Follow our tips and you'll be validated, compressed and optimized to rule in no time.
Traveling this summer? Don't lug your data with you -- just set up your laptop to talk to your machine remotely and access your music, e-mail, photos and other files from thousands of miles away. In Wired's How-To Wiki.
Internet Service Providers have started to censor Usenet by blocking it completely and now you are left out of your favorite newsgroups. Don't panic, there are ways to tunnel through the information embargo and get back to flaming discussion boards and citing Godwin's Law in no time.
Flickr's dedicated community and slick user interface aren't the only reasons the photo-sharing has earned major kudos from the Web 2.0 set. It's also because its flexible API makes it easy to build simple mashups in a variety of programming languages. Webmonkey shows you how to mash your favorite photos onto a map using a few lines of Python code.
Maybe you're new to blogging. Or maybe you've been around a while and you just want to give your site a boost. Either way, there's no excuse for going unnoticed. Here are Webmonkey's tips for increasing your blog's visibility, professionalism and all-around awesomeness.
Microsoft's Open XML format is now compatible with older Mac versions of its Office suite. The updates finally put the ISO-ratified file format in the hands of everyone.
REST is another of those tech-savvy acronyms that make you cringe in fear. But REST assured, using it is easy. In fact, if you’ve ever filled a form out online, you are already familiar with REST. Make a few GET and POST requests using our REST tutorial.
Nokia said it intends to buy 52 per cent of Symbian and set the world's leading smartphone operating system free. All but one of the previous owners all previous owners of Symbian, have committed themselves to accept the offer and Nokia says it expects holdout Samsung to join them shortly.
Google Trends adds a feature that graphs daily unique visitors of competing websites. The feature allows the site to compete with Alexa, Compete and Comscore.
Al Gore's dramatic slide show featured in "An Inconvenient Truth" was awesome enough to win him the Nobel Peace Prize and an Oscar. Let's see if you can do any better. Nancy Duarte of Duarte Design, the firm behind Gore's presentation, shares her secrets to creating killer slide shows.
When Dries Buytaert built a simple bulletin board system for his classmates, he wasn't setting out to create something that would eventually grow into one of the web's most beloved open source publishing systems. But that's exactly what happened.
The latest releases of Firefox, Opera and Safari claim to be faster than ever, but which one is fastest? We whipped up an online stopwatch you can use to find out which browser gets to wear the crown.
Social news aggregation site Reddit has released its source code under an open source license. More than just a PR move, it is a noble commitment to the open web.
Is the ugly duckling of social networks growing into a beautiful swan, or is MySpace's redesign just lipstick on a pig? Webmonkey chats with the user-experience designer behind the site's refresh.
Mozilla shatters all expectations by recording a whopping 8 million downloads of its Firefox 3 web browser in the first 24 hours of its release. The company waged a worldwide campaign to be the most-downloaded software application.
Mozilla's servers reach a two-hour-long tipping point as demand for the new Firefox 3 web browser exceeds supply.
The Firefox 3 web browser will be released at 10am on Tuesday, and we can't recommend it enough. Here's Webmonkey's list of reasons why you should make upgrading to the latest edition of Firefox your highest priority.
One of the best features about Firefox is its seemingly infinite potential for customization. Webmonkey digs into the community's best third-party enhancements to the brand new browser.
The browser is prepped and ready to go, but are the add-ons? Find out which of your favorite extensions are going to be ready for Firefox Download Day Tuesday.
iTunes-like media player Banshee released a speedier version of its software today. 1.0 sports some cool features to make playing music on Linux a whole lot more desirable.
Wired.com's How-To Wiki thrives on user-generated content. Know something we don't? Log in and add it yourselves. While you're thinking about it, read through our (very meta) how-to guide to writing a how-to.
Favicons, the little icons you see in the browser toolbar, are an often-overlooked element of web design, but they're yet another opportunity to help develop your site's brand.
Tuesday, June 17, marks what Mozilla developers are calling "Firefox 3 Download Day" -- the day the long-awaited Firefox 3 browser is released to the public.
Apple has given developers a sneak peek at the next version of its Safari web browser. Safari 4 will offer the ability to save a webpage as an application and adds new options for window and tab behavior.
The Opera browser is often overlooked under the shadow of Internet Explorer and Firefox browsers. Surprisingly, the latest version of the feature-rich browser packs a lot of punch and is available for download now.
Verizon, Time Warner Cable and Sprint are hoping to stem the threat of child pornography by blocking the popular Usenet newsgroup system. The companies' broad censorship sets a scary precedent -- by blocking the bad guys at the stem, innocent bystanders fall by the same fate.
Planning a big party, a wedding or an offsite? Using the Yahoo Maps API is an easy way to get your guests to the right place and maybe even on time. Our tutorial will show you how to embed a map in your HTML in three steps.
There are plenty of ways to embed maps into your website -- Yahoo's Geocoder API is the easiest. Mash up some HTML and XML into your website or application and you'll have the world in your hands. Get started by exploring our step by step guide.
