Webmail vs. Stand Alone Email Clients
Over the last few weeks I’ve had a few folks tell me that they didn’t like their email software but kept it because they didn’t want to change the email address that they’ve had for…
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EDITORIAL: Data mining should be helpful not creepy
Or: Why Linkedin needs to cut it out already. Yes, there are some people who choose not to participate in social networks. While even grandparents have somehow learned the value of Facebook, other networks have…
What is net neutrality?
Maybe you’ve heard the term and maybe you’ve never been curious before. But, with “over-the-top” streaming services like Netflix getting more popular, it’s something you might want to get familiar with. Net neutrality is the idea…
WebTV FINALLY shuts down on Monday
Alas, it is finally no more. The MSN TV box, originally known as WebTV, is finally closing down forever on September 30, 2013. Of course, most folks thought it had shuttered years ago; the hardware hasn’t…
The police can find you by cell phone, and it’s totally legal.
In 1998, it was all science fiction. Most people don’t even remember Enemy of the State where Will Smith is having troubles and runs into Gene Hackman, a paranoid maniac who tells him that the government can track…
An artificial brain. What could go wrong with that?
Three billion human lives ended on August 29th, 1997. The survivors of the nuclear fire called the war ‘Judgment Day.’ They lived only to face a new nightmare, the war against the Machines… That’s the…
How far can a wi-fi signal travel?
Quick answer: further than you can imagine. We’re often frustrated when our wi-fi doesn’t travel all the way from one end of the house to the other. We swear under our breath when it doesn’t…
The Web turns 20, wishes it were old enough to drink
It’s impossible to think of modern life without it. Before the World Wide Web, we read newspapers, talked on land lines (and took messages with a pencil), sent letters, and went to the library. It seems…
The PC market isn’t looking good
On the other hand, you should be able to get some great bargains. Let’s get straight to the numbers. According to statistics giant IDC, PC shipments are down 14% year over year. That’s the biggest decline since…
Surface: Doomed to fail, and will Microsoft fail with it?
Behold the Microsoft Surface. We haven’t been kind to it in the past… we wondered if it was a bag of suck, we asked if the operating system was a day 1 fail, and we didn’t hesitate to…
Slow internet? Not just you.
Today, March 27, 2013 is the day of the biggest internet attack in history. At least so far. Don’t worry, it’s not Terminator 2: Judgment Day and obviously if you’re reading this article you weren’t affected. That doesn’t…
Best of the Blog 2012, Volume 2
Here’s even more of the great stuff we found from a few years ago.
Best of the Blog 2012, Volume 1
Take a look at the great stuff we found from a few years ago.
Will “six strikes” make a difference?
Last week, several major internet service providers rolled out “The Copyright Alert System,” which is supposed to be a self-governing method of keeping people from spreading pirated material. The details are really kind of sketchy, even…
Should you uninstall Java now?
It’s a black time for Java. There was a time when Java was an essential part of the World Wide Web experience. It was so pervasive it showed up in unlikely places: Blu-ray disc players and…