In the end, we were only disconnected for about a week, but even that’s quite enough nowadays, especially since so many daily interactions are processed online. For example, my wife, being an accountant, is currently bogged down with clients’ tax returns, all of which are […]
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Warning – this post contains much ranting! Last Wednesday at 11.15 am, our Internet service unexpectedly went down and my immediate thought was that it was a glitch and it would probably come back in a few minutes. Five days later and we still have
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Did you know that millions of people in rural America have a DSL Internet service of between 25- 40Mbps, a quarter of a million still use dial-up and 13 million don’t have Internet access at all? There are probably similar figures for other countries,
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This issue came up last week for me after a Security update on my Android phone. Many of you have probably been out and wanted to check your Facebook account or even watch some YouTube videos. Then all of a sudden your phone says you
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Have you ever wanted to control access to the Internet for one program? There is a way to do it by making changes to the Windows built-in firewall, but it’s complicated. This article will show you an easy way to block or restore Internet access
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Let’s Revisit Internet Searches Recently, I wanted to validate an opinion I was expressing to another person and thought I would perform a Google Search to show them. Much to my dismay, I found that I was 100% wrong. I was sure I was correct
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Ashampoo Internet Accelerator 3 Our friends at Ashampoo have given DCT five licenses for their Internet Accelerator 3 software. These licenses are currently valued at $19.99 (US) each, but for a limited time you can pick up a copy for a mere $1.66! That’s incredible!
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The internet turns 52 this year and, to celebrate more than 50 years of the invisible information superhighway, here is a list of pivotal moments. Please feel free to mention, in the comments below, any events you think should have made the list. 1969 ARPANET
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Occasionally I like to look at NetMarketShare‘s statistics to see how desktop browsers are faring in terms of market share and am always amazed to see the old Internet Explorer still being used by a large number of people. According to NetMarketShare, Internet Explorer’s desktop
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Today’s internet is a dangerous place– no news there. It amazes me that people who are armed with a wealth of information about this dark place where criminals lurk still act as if it is a garden of Eden where all is good in the
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