Posts Tagged ‘internet’

Guest Post: 3 Tips for a Robust Mobile Internet Experience

January 1st, 2012

With almost a billion mobile internet users every year, and with a lot more ISPs starting to offer unlimited internet options to their mobile users, the favorite way for a lot of people to access the internet is on their mobile phone. In fact, research has shown that in some countries over 70% of internet users only access the internet via the mobile phone. The problem, however, is that as the mobile field starts to get more competitive, and as a lot more people are adapting to new smartphone technology and as a result using the internet more often, it can be very difficult to enjoy your mobile internet experience.

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Guest Post: View Folder Size Of Any Folder In Windows

December 28th, 2011

Windows Explorer is a great file manager and explorer tool from Microsoft that has always remains as is and has not changed much from Windows 3.1 to Windows Vista. Even Windows Explorer provided in Windows 7 has the same look and feel with minor changes.

I have been testing many file managers and explorer, both free and paid but Windows Explorer has always been my final choice. What I love about Windows Explorer is its simplicity and ease of use. It’s because all of us are used to the same interface from the very beginning when we started using Windows.

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Canadian Tech Blogger moves away from Godaddy

December 27th, 2011

Recently SOPA (stop online privacy act) has made its rounds in the states.

Basically the bill gives power to media company’s to shut down websites without warning. Websites like reddit, Arstechnica, twitter, etc could be shut down in seconds for any reason regarding copyright “misuse”.

So why are we moving away from godaddy? Well be because they supported SOPA, but they still dont oppose the bill. Because of that we won’t support them in anyway.

Recently we moved our web hosting to host gator. Good choice, they oppose SOPA. So now we have moved our domain to name.com. As such we no longer support godaddy. Their commercials are also way to 18a for our liking.

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Happy holidays

December 25th, 2011

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Happy holidays everyone icon smile Happy holidays .

Hope everyone is doing well.

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Don’t forget to spend time with family.

YouTube launches new streamlined redesigned interface

December 2nd, 2011

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YouTube today has launched a new redesign. They say it’s a more simpler, easier to use interface. But as usual the YouTube community has launched a revolt…which happens
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PSA: Secret app on Smartphones (except iPhone) logs sensitive information

November 30th, 2011

I think Steve Jobs was right, a secret app on Android, Blackberry and Nokia phones logs some pretty serious information.

The app in question is Carrier IQ. It is a app that you cannot terminate, see what it is, see any sort of privacy policy, or etc.

Carrier IQ is suppose to help carriers find out why or where calls are dropped so they can fix there service. However…the app goes way beyond the function and acts like a trojan on the persons device.

The app has complete access too; contacts, button presses, internet, texts, and your specific device location.

Sounds scary right? Well it is. Your privacy is at serious risk.

It automatically and without question sends your unencrypted text messages, what buttons you press, what phone numbers you call (or even press!), encrypted information if you use your browser including but not limited usernames and passwords.

Check out the video below for more information.

 

 

 PSA: Secret app on Smartphones (except iPhone) logs sensitive information

Concerned About Your Privacy Online? Try Ghostery

November 29th, 2011

Privacy these days online can seem like a joke, that or its perceived that we have privacy on the internet. Well you’re in for a surprise.

How would I describe privacy on the internet;

  • not having anything on the internet that is able to track me, or show what I’ve collectively done on the internet.

By that very definition than web privacy is dead, or is it?

Thankfully it’s not, due to a cool plugin called Ghostery.

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Host gator cyber Monday save 50%

November 27th, 2011

Web host host gator is having a cyber Monday sale;

50% off host gator hosting hosting packages (excluding domains).

The sale is for Monday November 28th only and end Monday November 28th, 2011 at midnight.

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Google wave gets an official termination date: April 30th, 2012

November 23rd, 2011

Google wave was killed over last year due to it being quite unsuccessful.

But no one really knew if that meant if the service was truly dead, well now it is.

Google says;

January 31st, 2012 all Google waves will go read only, and on April 30th, 2012 Google wave will officially disappear from the Internet.

So you have a few months to use the service and of backup your data before its permanently lost.

That is…if anyone hasn’t already switched over to Google Buzz/plus.

Guest Post: 3 reasons to still get a BlackBerry

November 22nd, 2011

It might seem as though the BlackBerry is slowly dying. Whether it’s news of a delayed product, lackluster sales, or a worldwide outage, everything coming from the Waterloo camp seems to have a negative vibe. Yet perception doesn’t always meet reality. This is the case concerning the BlackBerry line of smartphones.

Unfortunately, the BlackBerry has turned into something of a punchline in the last few years. For a while it might have deserved some of the derision, but lately RIM has started to turn around the company. Still, pundits, always in search of a cheap laugh, will continue to mock them. There will come a time when that perception is so out of line with reality as to ruin their schtick. Even now, the BlackBerry line has a number of viable options. Here are a few reasons to get a BlackBerry, right now.

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