Internet related articles
It appears that Mozilla’s leak-management project, code-named ‘MemShrink’, might finally have achieved the results all dedicated Firefox users have been waiting for. Mozilla is confident that the new Firefox 15 for PCs will put an end to the multitude of memory-management issues which have plagued […]
Firefox 15 addresses memory issues – finally! Read More »
To Block Ads Ever since I was a little kid watching Star Trek on TV I hated advertisements. I always saw them as an interruption of the ‘important’ things I really wanted to take in – like Mr. Spock. Now that I’m all grown up
To Block Ads or Not to Block Ads – That is the Question Read More »
The news that Google is set to act on sites which include pirated material by relegating them down the search rankings took me somewhat by surprise. My immediate reaction was… how is Google going to ascertain what is pirated content and what is not. And
Google set to demote sites which include pirated material Read More »
If you read one post on Daves Computer Tips this week make it this one! My favorite phrase is “You can never have too many backups!”. I’m sure you’ve seen it mentioned time and again here on DCT and my wife says I often mutter
Bad Things Happen When You Get HACKED! Read More »
What’s wrong with our internet? We all know that not everyone has broadband available to them. It would be silly to think otherwise, but what you may not realize it that the U.S., also known as the location where the internet began, lags behind many
Google Fiber: it’s not just Dust in the Wind! Read More »
The net is abuzz with the news that Microsoft has revamped its Hotmail service and renamed it Outlook.com, and the changes are not merely superficial either. Outlook.com follows the current trend of presenting a minimal interface, or as Microsoft labels it… “clean” and “intuitive”. Skydrive
Outlook.com: Microsoft’s challenge to Gmail? Read More »
I often get thoroughly disgusted when perusing through user comments submitted in response to items posted on certain sites. YouTube commentary, for example, is a veritable cesspit of vulgarity, obscenities, racism and flaming. I have to admit, it often makes me wonder what the world
User Comments: Should they be anonymous or not? Read More »
The great Browser War rages on, and the new versions just keep rolling out. Mozilla has just released Firefox 14, a little over 12 months after the initial version 5 in the rapid release program. My calculator tells me that equates to a new version
The Browser War continues: Now it’s all about security Read More »
This is the third and last part in a three part series. You can find Part 1 here and Part 2 here. In Part 1 (and 2), I detailed the definition of “rogue” that we were going to use (perhaps more appropriately termed “scareware”, nevertheless
First, some housekeeping is in order. The previously published feature of this series, “Rogues, Part 1”, appeared on May 6th. That’s well over a month ago. Normally, most authors like to follow up with the next part of the series published within a week, or
Today on my Facebook news feed I saw a little box from Facebook talking about how to manage the security of my accounts. When I followed the link, it brought me to a great page within Facebook about security on the network. On that page,
Gone Social: Facebook’s security resources Read More »
To paraphrase the famous quotation from Mark Twain – it appears the reports of Yahoo’s passing have been greatly exaggerated. Yes folks, Yahoo is back! With a nice innovation which I’m sure they’ll be hoping can make some inroads into Google’s seemingly impervious domination in
Axis: New, alternative search from Yahoo Read More »
Here is a site where you can watch full-length documentaries online, all free and legal. There are thousands of documentaries to choose from covering just about every conceivable topic, all sorted into a nice variety of categories. The site includes a registration facility but I’m
Watch thousands of free full-length doumentaries online Read More »
Is that the year 2010? Nooooooo. Believe it or not (and most novices DO believe it), the message says that my computer has . . . drum roll . . . 2,010 CRITICAL issues on a registry scan. Do you actually think my computer WOULD
