“How I Use It” is a column where we explore social web tools. With these apps and devices–things like Evernote, Google Drive, Twitter, iPads–there isn’t any “right” way to use them. Our goal instead is to give you a personal perspective and demonstrate some cool things they can do. Let us know your own experience in […]
How I Use It: Evernote for Staying Organized – with Andrew Walsh
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What is the Future of the iPad?
March 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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. […]
A Portrait of Cell Phone Use in China
March 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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 […]
How to Create an RSS Feed from Multiple Sites? A Look at Aggregators
March 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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, […]
What is cPanel Web Hosting? And Why Is It Recommended?
February 25, 2013 By 3 Comments
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 […]
Do GoDaddy’s Sexualized Advertising Campaigns Actually Work?
February 20, 2013 By 1 Comment
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 […]
Computer Maintenance 101: How to Tune Up Your PC Each Month
January 15, 2013 By 1 Comment
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 […]
Data Security at Data Centers
November 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Q: Today so much of our personal and professional data is housed not on our own computers but in large data centers run by third-party companies. What are some of the issues at play with data security and how do we know our data is safe? Company data stored within data centers is typically very […]
Godaddy vs. Bluehost: Which Affordable Website Hosting Company is the Best?
November 9, 2012 By 11 Comments
When you’re looking for cheap, reliable web hosting for a self hosted website, several names inevitably come up, two of the most prominent being Bluehost and Godaddy. But at this basic level of shared hosting does it really matter that much which host you pick? Overall, although many of the features are quite similar, there […]
Which is Better: Closed or Open Source Systems?
October 31, 2012 By 1 Comment
There are few tech debates that have lasted longer without a satisfactory resolution than the debate over whether open or closed source software is ideal. Open-Source Programs Have More Developers Advocates of open source software point out how a multitude of collaborators can work together to improve the product. Many open-source programs have programmers creating […]
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