Comments on: What’s the Greatest Software Ever Written? http://ccrux.corsarius.net/2006/09/01/whats-the-greatest-software-ever-written/ The Corsarius on technology, video games, blogging, freelancing, Philippine ICT, and more. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:52:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Corsarius http://ccrux.corsarius.net/2006/09/01/whats-the-greatest-software-ever-written/#comment-2088 Corsarius Sat, 28 Oct 2006 17:44:05 +0000 http://ccrux.corsarius.net/2006/09/01/whats-the-greatest-software-ever-written/#comment-2088 <b>Gary</b>, I was also surprised with Excel. Maybe as the years go by, PHP-SQL apps/WP might turn more heads around and thus merit a place among the 'greats'. <b>Fleeb</b>, I'm hoping to see your revamped site soon! Good luck :D Gary, I was also surprised with Excel. Maybe as the years go by, PHP-SQL apps/WP might turn more heads around and thus merit a place among the ‘greats’.

Fleeb, I’m hoping to see your revamped site soon! Good luck :D

]]> By: Fleeb http://ccrux.corsarius.net/2006/09/01/whats-the-greatest-software-ever-written/#comment-1347 Fleeb Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:03:18 +0000 http://ccrux.corsarius.net/2006/09/01/whats-the-greatest-software-ever-written/#comment-1347 Hello World! :P Hello World!

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]]> By: Isulong SEOPH / Google is 11th, Can Isulong SEOPH be 1st? http://ccrux.corsarius.net/2006/09/01/whats-the-greatest-software-ever-written/#comment-1137 Isulong SEOPH / Google is 11th, Can Isulong SEOPH be 1st? Mon, 11 Sep 2006 16:23:11 +0000 http://ccrux.corsarius.net/2006/09/01/whats-the-greatest-software-ever-written/#comment-1137 [...] Well, if you’ve dropped by my tech blog in recent days, you’d have read this article on Charles Babcock’s choices for the greatest software ever written. Babcock of InformationWeek ranks Google’s page-ranking search application as 11th overall. This is the same search application on which the Isulong SEOPH contest is based and revolves upon. Truly, Google has changed the landscape of the World Wide Web with it. [...] [...] Well, if you’ve dropped by my tech blog in recent days, you’d have read this article on Charles Babcock’s choices for the greatest software ever written. Babcock of InformationWeek ranks Google’s page-ranking search application as 11th overall. This is the same search application on which the Isulong SEOPH contest is based and revolves upon. Truly, Google has changed the landscape of the World Wide Web with it. [...]

]]> By: gary http://ccrux.corsarius.net/2006/09/01/whats-the-greatest-software-ever-written/#comment-1083 gary Wed, 06 Sep 2006 11:03:15 +0000 http://ccrux.corsarius.net/2006/09/01/whats-the-greatest-software-ever-written/#comment-1083 im surprised at MS Excel. I always thought it was great, it never occurred to me it was <strong>that</strong> great. im also surprised that there arent any php-mysql apps. in particular, i'm thinking of Wordpress. WP isn't a great feat in itself but is certainly highly influential, in that it helped the blogging world get on its feet as fast as it did. im surprised at MS Excel. I always thought it was great, it never occurred to me it was that great.

im also surprised that there arent any php-mysql apps. in particular, i’m thinking of Wordpress. WP isn’t a great feat in itself but is certainly highly influential, in that it helped the blogging world get on its feet as fast as it did.

]]> By: Corsarius http://ccrux.corsarius.net/2006/09/01/whats-the-greatest-software-ever-written/#comment-1080 Corsarius Tue, 05 Sep 2006 18:18:55 +0000 http://ccrux.corsarius.net/2006/09/01/whats-the-greatest-software-ever-written/#comment-1080 <b>Jason</b>, that's actually a good mantra to follow -- one program at a time, baby, one program at a time :P Btw, first impressions on Flock (just DL'ed it): Flock rocks. <b>Ia</b>, when will I have the patience to finally (decently) learn Photoshop? Hehe. <b>Jangelo</b>, yeah, I guess...though of course, it's just one man's opinion, namely Babcock's. Congrats on the new Mac! Jason, that’s actually a good mantra to follow — one program at a time, baby, one program at a time :P Btw, first impressions on Flock (just DL’ed it): Flock rocks.

Ia, when will I have the patience to finally (decently) learn Photoshop? Hehe.

Jangelo, yeah, I guess…though of course, it’s just one man’s opinion, namely Babcock’s. Congrats on the new Mac!

]]> By: jangelo http://ccrux.corsarius.net/2006/09/01/whats-the-greatest-software-ever-written/#comment-1064 jangelo Fri, 01 Sep 2006 16:23:44 +0000 http://ccrux.corsarius.net/2006/09/01/whats-the-greatest-software-ever-written/#comment-1064 Waitaminute! I don't see OS X anywhere there! Of course, OS X Tiger should have its own item, too. Waitaminute! I don’t see OS X anywhere there! Of course, OS X Tiger should have its own item, too.

]]> By: ia http://ccrux.corsarius.net/2006/09/01/whats-the-greatest-software-ever-written/#comment-1062 ia Fri, 01 Sep 2006 10:51:52 +0000 http://ccrux.corsarius.net/2006/09/01/whats-the-greatest-software-ever-written/#comment-1062 I agree with Mavi! :D I think it's more like a fuzzy feeling 'cause it's close to home. It's the thing I'm most familiar with (I think), even if we were all born as programmers in C. Google bombing: type in "sinungaling" and see the top result (or choose "I'm feeling lucky")! I still think Google's methods are debatable. Is it still fair? Was it fair in the first place, or just a popularity contest? That was how I saw Google when it came out Oops, someone might shoot me for saying that. Flock? In that case others will say P2P and Bittorent software! ^_^ Photoshop is still more genius than evAr. =P I agree with Mavi! :D I think it’s more like a fuzzy feeling ’cause it’s close to home. It’s the thing I’m most familiar with (I think), even if we were all born as programmers in C.

Google bombing: type in “sinungaling” and see the top result (or choose “I’m feeling lucky”)! I still think Google’s methods are debatable. Is it still fair? Was it fair in the first place, or just a popularity contest? That was how I saw Google when it came out Oops, someone might shoot me for saying that.

Flock? In that case others will say P2P and Bittorent software! ^_^ Photoshop is still more genius than evAr. =P

]]> By: j4s0n http://ccrux.corsarius.net/2006/09/01/whats-the-greatest-software-ever-written/#comment-1061 j4s0n Fri, 01 Sep 2006 09:02:48 +0000 http://ccrux.corsarius.net/2006/09/01/whats-the-greatest-software-ever-written/#comment-1061 Me? Currently it's Flock Web Browser, probably next week it wil change :D Me? Currently it’s Flock Web Browser, probably next week it wil change :D

]]> By: Corsarius http://ccrux.corsarius.net/2006/09/01/whats-the-greatest-software-ever-written/#comment-1060 Corsarius Fri, 01 Sep 2006 08:45:57 +0000 http://ccrux.corsarius.net/2006/09/01/whats-the-greatest-software-ever-written/#comment-1060 <strong>Ia</strong>, yeah, Java, good ol' Java...I feel like I'm missing it, but ironically, right now I don't want to do any more programming, heh. <strong>Mavi</strong>, on PageRank, I'm quite biased <em>for</em> its inclusion, as my current job (and my 'sideline' as a problogger) heavily involves search engine optimization. (Check out our <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.go-ogle.com.ph/isulong-seoph/">Isulong SEOPH</a> SEO contest entry, too!) ;) Ah, the ever laudable/insidious Google-bombing...of the six search phrases you listed, I managed to guess right the top results for three, hehe. Congrats on being number one for Salamangkero! :P Ia, yeah, Java, good ol’ Java…I feel like I’m missing it, but ironically, right now I don’t want to do any more programming, heh.

Mavi, on PageRank, I’m quite biased for its inclusion, as my current job (and my ’sideline’ as a problogger) heavily involves search engine optimization. (Check out our Isulong SEOPH SEO contest entry, too!) ;)

Ah, the ever laudable/insidious Google-bombing…of the six search phrases you listed, I managed to guess right the top results for three, hehe. Congrats on being number one for Salamangkero! :P

]]> By: Jean Mavi http://ccrux.corsarius.net/2006/09/01/whats-the-greatest-software-ever-written/#comment-1056 Jean Mavi Thu, 31 Aug 2006 18:52:07 +0000 http://ccrux.corsarius.net/2006/09/01/whats-the-greatest-software-ever-written/#comment-1056 Java? Whoo-hoo! Although I often quip that I don't wanna be a Java moron forever, I'm still... I dunno. Happy doesn't exactly describe it but it approximates what I feel good enough. MS Excel? Yea, very lovely. Its functions sure saved my fingers a a lot of precious calories when people "request" me to encode some stuff or some other. PageRank? I'm not sure. I mean, it just ranks pages by the number of other pages linking to it. It was easily exploited by the porn industry, making the actual material hard to find, not that I actively search for it anyway ^_^ It was also exploited by the music industry, making mp3's difficult to find in a sea of links linking each other. Still, another exploit, although a bit more comical (or atrocious, depending on how you see it), is called Google bombing. Try searching for the terms below and click "I'm feeling lucky" or "Sinuswerte ako" [French Military Victories] [Arabian Gulf] [Pekeng Pangulo] [Miserable Failure] [Click here] [Salamangkero] Sorry, just couldn't resist adding that last part :p Probably the thing I like most about PageRank ^_^ Java? Whoo-hoo! Although I often quip that I don’t wanna be a Java moron forever, I’m still… I dunno. Happy doesn’t exactly describe it but it approximates what I feel good enough.

MS Excel? Yea, very lovely. Its functions sure saved my fingers a a lot of precious calories when people “request” me to encode some stuff or some other.

PageRank? I’m not sure. I mean, it just ranks pages by the number of other pages linking to it. It was easily exploited by the porn industry, making the actual material hard to find, not that I actively search for it anyway ^_^ It was also exploited by the music industry, making mp3’s difficult to find in a sea of links linking each other.

Still, another exploit, although a bit more comical (or atrocious, depending on how you see it), is called Google bombing. Try searching for the terms below and click “I’m feeling lucky” or “Sinuswerte ako”

[French Military Victories] [Arabian Gulf]
[Pekeng Pangulo] [Miserable Failure]
[Click here] [Salamangkero]

Sorry, just couldn’t resist adding that last part :p Probably the thing I like most about PageRank ^_^

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