Teaching You All About the Social Web, Where People, Information and Technology Intersect
At its inception, the Internet was seen as a haven for privacy seekers. The first news of someone getting fired for a picture he posted online was the shot across the bow for this idea. It became apparent that without the proper precautions, there was actually no privacy to be had. Instead, even a quick [...]
“How I Use It” is a new column where we explore different social web tools. With most of these services and devices–things like Evernote, Google Drive, Twitter, the iPad–there isn’t one single “right” way to use them. Our goal instead is to give you a personal perspective and demonstrate some cool things they can do. [...]
The tablet market remains a heated battlefield with dozens of companies looking to carve out their own niche of excited and loyal fans. Often listed as the tablet to which all other tablets are compared, the iPad has remained one of the leading choices with a long list of advanced features that are available today. [...]
It’s amazing what can happen in a few short decades. It hasn’t even been 50 years since Nixon first visited China and opened diplomatic relations with the country. This was a bold move. Nixon was renowned for his staunch anti-communism and China at the time was strictly communist. There were virtually no capitalistic elements. Now,China [...]
RSS is a crucial technology of the web as it allows publishers to syndicate their content in a variety of ways and readers to stay conveniently up to date with their preferred information sources. (It’s also in the news this week because of Google’s announcement that it will shut down its popular RSS reader.) Specifically, [...]
The final weeks of February 2013 have been engaging for technology analysts and mobile device reviewers, as Mobile World Congress 2013 was finally up and running. The four-day extravaganza kicked off on February 25, 2013 and on average it pulled together close to 50,000 visitors each day. A collection of advanced smartphones, feature phones and [...]
When you’re researching web hosting or comparing hosting providers for a blog or website, you will likely hear talk about something called cPanel. Some webmasters might even suggest that you should limit your search to hosting providers that include cPanel. What exactly is this and why is it so important? cPanel is web-based software that [...]
You wouldn’t likely think of the web hosting and domain name registration market as one where companies would stir up much controversy, or even be a household name, for that matter. But GoDaddy, a privately-held firm based in Scottsdale, Arizona, is all that and more. Its longtime CEO Bob Parsons is a polarizing figure; anger [...]
We’ve all received them: unsolicited messages about cheap prescription drugs, dating sites or business opportunities involving mysterious foreign nationals and the transfer of millions of dollars. But although it’s easy enough to hit “delete” on that spam email, each of these messages actually forms part of a major industry brewing under the surface. To shed [...]
Computers need regular maintenance to keep all their parts working properly. Sadly, computer maintenance often gets ignored. The truth is that your PC will have an extended life with regular maintenance. Remember to shut down and unplug your machine before performing any maintenance. Dusting the Fans Image via Flickr by Al Pavangkanan Dust tends to clog [...]
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