Image via Wikipedia Internet Explorer is one of the most hated programs in Windows. With IE, a lot of people find themselves open to more viruses and popup ads than they experience when they run any other kind of web browser. While it does come with the convenience of being packaged with Windows, that appears to be among its few advantages over anything else. When you download a file it ought to be because you want it for some purpose of your own. However, with Internet Explorer a lot of hackers have tons of code lined up ready to take over your web browser and sometimes your computer. … [Read more...]
How to Make a Profit With Your Personal Blog
July 26, 2011 Leave a Comment
People blog for many reasons. Some just want a writing outlet, and others use a blog specifically to make revenue. Others maybe want an alternative entertainment from the usual direct.tv movies and shows. One concept most individuals agree upon is the fact that it never hurts to earn some cash from your writing efforts. You can do this relatively easily by signing up with some top affiliate programs. Once you register with one or more affiliate marketing programs, you link to their products from your blog. When people click on the link, you earn a commission. How much will you make for … [Read more...]
Taking in Entertainment with Different Media Players
July 1, 2011 Leave a Comment
Image via Wikipedia Computer hounds have a plethora of media players to choose from to view videos, organize their music collection and to transfer media on their computers. Most of these have an initial free version that can be downloaded with the option to upgrade to a version with more bells and whistles for a price. The free versions work very well and are regularly updated automatically so that the user gets the best viewing experience. They each have their advantages and disadvantages, but the real choice often comes down to personal … [Read more...]
Four new and Featured Apps for Chrome Users
June 9, 2011 Leave a Comment
Image by S'mee via Flickr Apps are all the rage with smart phones. Apps are apparently easy to use because everyone seems to do it, and there are nearly half a million of them to choose from. They’re fun to use and they do everything but wash the windows. Here is a selection for Chrome users, from the top and the newest apps available. Have fun and try one, or try several. Four Favorite and New Apps RubbishBooks.com has a selection of children’s picture books with big, colorful pictures and a few words to read, too. From the reviews it’s gotten, … [Read more...]
Download Strategies: Avoiding Malware
May 15, 2011 Leave a Comment
Image via Wikipedia It’s the saddest of days: a computer screen flickers, unable to sustain its own pixels; a keyboard stutters out commands; and all applications suddenly disintegrate, undone by invaders that can’t be seen. Your system has been infected -- and a download was the cause. This could have been avoided, though, if simple precautions had been taken: Identify Sources Downloading files is an undeniable ease. It's also, however, an undeniable temptation for hackers. Malware, viruses and Trojan codes can all be hidden within files -- leaving you vulnerable … [Read more...]
The Google Did You Know!
April 25, 2011 Leave a Comment
Image via CrunchBas Google is the world’s most popular search engine and is used by people across continents. Its other sites like Orkut and YouTube have gained amazing popularity as well and so Google is increasingly ingrained in modern technological culture! However, you probably don’t know a lot about the company itself. So here are some interesting facts! Google founders initially ran the operations from their garage. Before being publically launched, Gmail technology was tested internally for two years and the owners were able to identify … [Read more...]
Using Windows Xp
April 20, 2011 Leave a Comment
Windows Xp is a great operating system, and has been for several years. Considering that it is nearly ten years old, one would naturally expect that technology has gone a great deal further than this aging operating system could support readily. However, it has proven again and again that not only is a robust type of operating system. It also has a great deal of staying power over the long term. Considering how many new programs and components Windows Xp has had to adapt to over the years, it is a little trooper. Naturally, as time has marched onward, there has been a great deal of change … [Read more...]
The Story Behind the Pandora Personal Data Leak
April 17, 2011 Leave a Comment
Image via Wikipedia The popular online music source Pandora, which allows users to create their own 'channels' based on their favorite artists and genres, was recently embroiled in disapproval for its release of users' personal data. The problem occurred with the mobile application version of Pandora, which was free, and which revealed data from Android users. The data included the users' phone identification number, their gender, and their location to advertisers. There was concern that this data tracking could be a security concern for some users, not to mention a … [Read more...]
New Tools for Savvy Businesses
March 22, 2011 Leave a Comment
In order for most businesses to grow in today's economy, one has to embrace the Internet. Millions of people are online at any given time, so a timely business knows that means millions of potential customers. The challenge is how to reach them. There are new tools for savvy business owners, and they can be incorporated into existing company websites and blogs. Not only has the Internet changed the way to seek information and communicate, but it has also sped up the way we move through the world. If a customer only gives you a few seconds of web time, what can you do to gather information to … [Read more...]
Using Websites to Download
March 19, 2011 Leave a Comment
If you have been online in the past few years, you have no doubt noticed that for as many of the Napster imitators as there are out there, there are also a whole lot of different websites which make the process of downloading just about anything that you might want equally easy. While these websites are not a computer program which makes things so easy you just set it and forget it (as the old infomercials used to say), they are most definitely a good idea in regard to making it about as easy to download something as it is to point, right click and choose a folder. After all, why do you … [Read more...]