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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
Downloading With a Program
March 16, 2011 Leave a Comment
Everybody who knows much about the history of the online world has heard about Napster. And while it was ultimately shut down in court (despite heralding an entirely new age of the Internet as an egalitarian democracy where people connect to other people), it has spawned many imitators and homages over the ensuing years. While many of these programs do not actually share the files that they spread between individual users, what they actually do is really far easier. Simply put, there are repositories for music, games, movies, and all of the other content which people love to download, and … [Read more...]
Free Apps Keep You Connected
March 14, 2011 Leave a Comment
Free apps, or applications, for your media devices can really make your mobile phone or tablet incredibly powerful. These applications are becoming more popular than ever because so many are available and many of them are free to download and use. Consumers can find the type of application that fits their needs or just try out some of the latest application options available. Fun, Free Apps If you have not taken the time to check out some of the app options available to you, do so now. You may be surprised by the free options available to you. Pandora is a free music service where … [Read more...]