For most of us, the Netscape web browser was the first* web browser we ever used. It was the grandaddy of them all, making its debut in October 1994 to a pristine Internet free of pop-up ads, banner ads, and drive-by XSS attacks.

Sadly, the day has come for us to raise our mice in the air and bow our heads in silent appreciation for a friend that has passed away. AOL announced today that all development for Netscape will cease come February 1st, 2008.

* To be fair, NCSA Mosaic was the first browser I ever used, but it wasn't a particularly good experience. Once I got my hands on Netscape, it was the difference between DOS 4.2 command lines and Windows 3.1!

Am I the only one that doesn't want WiFi on my coast-to-coast flight? Isn't it enough that our co-workers, clients, and family can reach us via Blackberry at any time of the day or night? The sweet sanctuary of the airplane (even with its crying babies) was the only place I could be disconnected and not feel guilty about dropping off the grid.

Virgin America also provides an electrical outlet and Ethernet ports at every seat, so it definitely sounds like you're seatbealting yourself to your cubicle in the sky. Let's just hope Richard Branson springs for something better than a Linksys duct-taped to the drink cart.