Archive for 'Internet'
Apple Without Steve Jobs – A Year Later
Apple has traversed the first year, without Steve Jobs at the helm. Many things have changed, even as core operations remain the same for Apple. Tim Cook has taken over at a time when Apple has just created a new consumer class for its highly innovative smart products. The man at the helm now, continues [...]
Full StoryE-Cigarette Technology Spreading Worldwide
The technology for electronic cigarettes has actually been around for a relatively long time. Over the past 10 years, designers of electronic cigarettes have been working to iron out the kinks, improve the design, and refine the technology behind electronic cigarettes in order to offer users a more complete, authentic, and enjoyable experience. New batteries [...]
Full StoryThe Roots of Social Networking – Where It Began
Social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace have dominated the Internet as the most visited websites in the last seven or eight years, beating out information centric sites such as Wikipedia and the search engines Google and Yahoo. As it turns out, people have attempted to connect with each other through computers since the very [...]
Full StoryWhy iTunes are Hot and Happening?
Can you imagine a life without any media? How monotonous it would be if there were no music, guitars, music players and computers. But thanks to the technology that brings us joy and energy each and every day. Talking of computers, we have been playing music, videos and movies on media players like iTunes (Mac [...]
Full StoryTop 10 Apps for TV Sports Fans
Sports fans want access to their sports no matter where they are. Whether it’s at home, at a restaurant, at the neighborhood pub, or even while commuting by train to the office. Sometimes the newspaper is okay, but it’s always hours-old and compared to carrying a smartphone feels almost burdensome by today’s standards. Here’s a [...]
Full StoryRevolutionizing Healthcare Apps for Patients
Everyone knows that family doctors prescribe drugs, but it may come as a surprise to many that doctors are now encouraging the use of smartphone apps to their patients. This is a testament to how far the smartphone app market has come in the last few years. More and more developers are now considering the [...]
Full StoryACTA is a Bad Way to Develop Internet Policy
ACTA (“Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement”) is a proposed new international law establishing international enforcement standards against counterfeit goods and pirated intellectual property items. ACTA was negotiated as a “trade agreement” which means that it was negotiated in private without open involvement of all the stakeholders. There has been no formal opportunity for input from people other [...]
Full StoryHealth Insurance Dilemma is More Common than You Think
Over the past year I struggled with a Health Insurance problem that I thought was relatively obscure but I have since found out to my surprise that it’s pretty common. Here’s the deal. In a few weeks, I will turn 65 and thus go on Medicare. Right now my wife and I are covered under [...]
Full StoryCan Technology Create A Living Lifestyle For You?
There’s no doubt that emerging technologies help shape the world and increasingly in the 21st century the progress of technology is leading to significant changes in how we act, think and learn. Heading into 2012, we’ve seen in recent years how technology, used as part of our daily lifestyles, can have as much of an [...]
Full StoryHow Bandwidth Caps Force Us All to Become Network Cops
The growing trend for bandwidth caps may have the result of turning people into administrators and cops for internet use without them even noticing. If bandwidth becomes a limited commodity, you can be sure that people will try their best to secure and guard it. People, who download movies, music and file share, or even [...]
Full StoryTop 3 Reasons to Download From Usenet
What is Usenet? Depending on when you first found the wonderland that is the Internet, you may or may not have heard of Usenet before. Most people are surprised to learn that Usenet began in 1979 as a computer network system where you could post messages, sort of a virtual bulletin board. The Facebook of [...]
Full StoryConsider Speed over Price When Choosing an Internet Connection
Personally, I spend an average of 7-8 hours online everyday and within this period I do a lot of thing, ranging from working on my online business to chatting with friends. I’m not alone when it comes to this, and a lot of people spend even more time online every day. The fact these days [...]
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