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Future Internet: Collaboration without loss of individuality: Example 1: Ebay

Throughout human history there has always been a conflict of ideas when it comes to group-based vs. individual-based societies. Of course there are pros and cons with both constructs, but I believe (and I am definitely not the only one) that we are enteri... Read >

Weird Ebay sales: What are people trying to sell each other?

Recently I wrote an article entitled, " Future Internet: Collaboration without loss of individuality: Example 1: Ebay". Since then it has come to my attention that like all other areas of life the comedians and jokers have invaded and put their mark on ... Read >

Video Game Violence...What do you think about it?

Ever since video game designers were able to put red pixels on their imaginary characters that had recently deceased, there have been people crusading against their subversive ways. The outrage at video games seems to be cyclic, fading very briefly before... Read >

Securing Your Accounts With Well-Crafted Passwords

In the past I've never really paid much attention to security issues when it comes to user names and passwords. Frankly I figured it was all a lot of overblown hype. This led to an unfortunate incident that involved my website being attacked, apparently b... Read >

Explore the Earth From Home

What the!!?? Google Earth? Has a company taken over our world? No, just mapped it out for you to look at. I was over at a friend's house the other day and on his computer he showed me his own house as viewed by a satellite in Earth's orbit. It was awe... Read >

Phishing

Recently I have received email from my bank/credit Card Company, eBay & pay pal saying that my account has possibly been compromised and I need to confirm my details and password in order to get continued access. Spam email now has a new and more frigh... Read >

Artificial Intelligence

Science fiction has built up the idea of artificial intelligence for years. Giving machines intelligence often spells the end of mankind as they then rise up against their creators and violently free themselves from oppression. There are cautionary tales ... Read >

User Friendlines

Does computing have to be so clinical and boring? There are ways to make the processes user-friendlier and even enjoyable. While sleeping through a lecture recently I roused for just long enough to catch the lecturer saying that "Error messages should ... Read >

Linux vs. Windows web Hosting, does it matter

One of the most confusing decisions someone new to web hosting will have to make is which platform their server should be on. There are a number of different choices out there but the main two are Linux and Windows web servers. There are also a lot of sou... Read >

Overselling Web Hosting

Overselling is a big trend in the web-hosting world at the moment. It's an easy way to get more out of your servers than normally is possible. The basic idea of overselling is that the majority of your clients are only going to use a fraction of the resou... Read >

Start Developing Your Own Software

Learning how to program software seems like a daunting task fit only for the geeks and nerds who lock themselves away in dark rooms staring at their monitors for days on end as they pour over thick manuals written largely in zeros and ones. Fortunately th... Read >

Avoid Internet Theft, Fraud and Phishing

Since its birth, the Internet has grown and expanded to unprecedented, unmanageable proportions. Information, software, news, and much more flow freely through its twisted pathways. Online services such as Internet banking save time and money. However, fr... Read >

Creating Personal Web Sites

This is a two-part article about creating a web site on the web and the tools that you need to do that. During the last decade we have truly entered the information age. More and more people are becoming a part of the ever growing and wondrous communit... Read >

Creating Personal Web Sites (Part 2)

This is the second part of a two-part article about creating a web site on the Internet and the tools that you will need to do it. Some basic terminology that you should take a look at before proceeding further: Web Page: A document that contains in... Read >

Basic diagnosis guidelines for your PC

Simone is exasperated. She has to work on her university assignment but her PC is not working properly. For example: She would like to open a single Internet Explorer window but a whole series of windows are opening up. Simone is not alone when it comes t... Read >