Internet Tips
How big is one Acre of land?
Your friend just told you that he has purchased 2 acres of land in his village. Can you realize actually how big is 2 acres of land?
Here comes a website to help you visualize all sort of complex measurements without getting too technical.
Sensibleunits.com a website that helps you to visualize difficult units of measurements using [...]
Protect Your Computer And Your Personal Information from Spyware
Spyware is a broad term used for certain types of software that are downloaded onto your computer without your knowledge. Malware has become a phrase that is used when describing spyware and adware.
Spyware is placed on your computer in order to track your internet surfing habits. It knows every site you visit and every page [...]
Do you have any clue about your kids’ internet use?
A recent survey by internet security firm Symantec Corp. suggests that many parents are unaware of their children’s internet activity and typically underestimate how often their kids encounter online threats. For Symantec’s “Norton Online Living Report,” research firm Harris Interactive surveyed more than 4,500 adults and 2,700 children ages 8 to 17 from the [...]
Want to have some fun on the Internet?
Want to have some fun on the Internet. Here’s a few time-wasters fun things to do while you are surfing around.
Click on the link to go to Yahoo.com. Once you’re at the Yahoo site, click on exclamation point after the word Yahoo at the top of the page to hear the Yahoo Yodeler!
At the very [...]
How to break the speed limit of your internet connection?
Does your ISP deliver the speed you pay for? It’s rather easy to test your broadband internet speed. However, there are a few things to keep in mind. For one, ISPs usually promise an “up to” speed, so you can’t expect top performance at all times, that’s part of the deal. During high traffic times [...]
Picjuice - Online imaging software
Web based image editors have been popping up for some time now. Even the de facto image editor Photoshop couldn’t resist setting up shop. But sometimes you just want to simply resize or crop a photo and not be inadated with a multitude of tools and swatches. Enter picjuice, an online image editor with simplicity [...]
No more Spam in Orkut Scrapbooks!
Google has recently added a new Spam filter in Orkut that should filter all the spam messages on your scrapbook.
I found this filtering is effective indeed.
All the spam entries in your scrapbook will be kept in a spam folder and if you think there are wrong entries have been filtered you can always remove them [...]
Switching To Broadband Internet - Is It Really Worth It?
The internet is a growing and dynamic entity. Growing in exponential rate everyday and changing as just as fast. Naturally companies try to offer access to internet in growing number of ways. Dial-up, Broadband, Wi-fi and such. But we’ll talk about broadband today and is it really that necessary to switch from dial-up to broadband.
Is [...]
Wireless Networks: How Do They Work?
Wireless networks use radio waves instead of wires to transmit data between computers. Here’s how:
The Binary Code: 1s and 0s
It’s well known that computers transmit information digitally, using binary code: ones and zeros. This translates well to radio waves, since those 1s and 0s can be represented by different kinds of beeps. These beeps are [...]
Internet Safety Tips
Parents are constantly struggling with ways to keep their children safe online. The Internet has a global reach and at this point no bounds, or limitations. Outside of installing filtering software children should be educated in order to protect themselves to this virtual monster. We’ve put together a collection of ten tips that should be [...]
What is Spyware?
Spyware is a “malware” or malicious software that is placed on your computer without your knowledge. This can happen when you visit online web sites offering free downloads of games, when you download videos or music, or any share files, such as when you download that comic e mail from your friend. Spyware programs are [...]