$("#signup_form").validate({
   submitHandler: function(form) {
      alert("Test");
      form.submit();
   }
});

The alert box and form submitted correctly in Firefox. However in Chrome, the alert box worked, but after that the form refused to submit. I narrowed down the issue to be with the actual name of the submit input on the form. I had named the submit input “submit”, which had some sort of conflict with the plugin. Renaming the submit input to anything else, like “newname” fixes the issue.

In short, to fix this, change:

<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Sign Up" />

to

<input type="submit" name="newname" value="Sign Up" />

With more data being moved to cloud services such as Amazon S3, the need for large hard drives for storage is becoming obsolete as well, being replaced by the convenience of accessing your data from anywhere on any device. Ever lose critical data or pictures from a hard drive failure? Cloud Services are built to prevent that from ever happening.

Concerned about the small screen size of your mobile device and the cramped keyboard? Try out the up-and-coming personal projectors along with the Sixth Sense Interface. Turn whatever surface/wall/table into your own 50″ monitor then control it by moving your hands and fingers in the air. It’s only a matter of time before mobile devices come with those features standard.

So will Desktops be irrelevant in 3 years? I’d say at least 5. It’s crucial to have those personal projectors and the Sixth Sense Interface perfected before that will ever happen. As soon as that does, I will happily replace my Desktop/Laptop with a single device that fits in my pocket.

Note: At this point in time I consider laptops to be the same as desktops, as majority of people who own laptops keep them in the same location, or never leave the house with them.

You might want to rethink the platform.

There are currently 60,000 Android phones being pushed out every day, says Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt. That comes out to over 21 million phones a year, a number that may help Android overtake the iPhone by the end of the year. While the numbers currently favor the iPhone, planning for the future will in all cases point to developing for Android.