Are Extensions Safer in Firefox or Chrome? Sandbox vs. Open Market by Kevin Dwinnell

The debate continues over whether it’s better to have a closed system for distributing apps or a more open one. You see it a lot in comparing Apple’s App Store to Google’s Android Marketplace. Apple reviews and approves every app before launch. You’re ensured a certain level of product quality, integrity and safety because of that pre-approval. Android – buyer beware. It’s easy for anyone to upload an app, and while it’s a waste of time when you download a poorly designed and functioning app, it’s harmful when that app carries malicious code with it.

The battle is also fought in the browser space. Firefox has a “sandbox” that all extensions must enter to be reviewed by one of the Mozilla community volunteers before it’s ultimately released into the public. The Google Chrome Web Store is like the Android Marketplace in that anything and everything loaded is immediately available for public consumption.

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The 5 Best Sites to Get Wallpapers for your iPhone by Brand Thunder

Changing the background wallpaper on your iPhone is a fun and simple way to spruce up the look of your phone. You can add pictures to match the season, to show support for your favorite sports team, or even to just show off your pets. You can turn just about any picture into an iPhone wallpaper, and it’s simple to do.

Adding a free iPhone wallpaper to your device is easy, and there are a variety of ways to do it. You can get your wallpaper directly on your phone by searching for any images through the mobile Safari browser or you can email a photo to yourself and download it through the phone’s mail client. Or, if you want more variety

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The Age of Excellence Does Not Mean Perfection by Kevin Dwinnell

Jason Calacanis recently wrote an editorial called “The Age of Excellence” and he raises a lot of good points. His visual of a ratings gun and it’s effect on the future of business is compelling. Those of us who are fans also know Jason can be a little over the top, and he is with his passion for excellence. I don’t take issue with the goal of excellence. It’s important, however, to realize what excellent isn’t, and to know we can’t be great at everything.

Excellence is Not Perfection

The folly of perfection was planted as an idea in my first economics course. If 90% is an A, stop when you reach 90%. Shooting for 100% is wasted effort. It has taken me far too long to recognize the significance of this. I held the ideal of perfection for too long with too high a cost. This is a nuance that I think is lost in Jason’s appeal for excellence.

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