Have you noticed the steady decline of standard spamming in the past few years? The lowered levels have come about because the Internet has developed along with current technologies to make the z a safer place, one that is progressively difficult for spammers to navigate. However, spammers are notorious for creatively adapting to change. First, [...]

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The Internet Identified

July 1, 2011 by

A several years ago, we all laughed at then-U.S. senator Ted Stevens when he described the Internet as “a series of tubes.” In the same speech, Stevens also seemed to confuse the Internet with email, recalling how one of his staffers “sent an Internet” on Friday that didn’t arrive in his inbox until the following [...]

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Recent years have seen an explosion of consumer-based technology: devices and processes designed for the general public by means of user-friendly functions and practical implications. The most common example of this is the Google search engine, a service that is constantly reshaping its construction in response to user needs and trends. How will this recent [...]

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In the not too distant future, you might start to see websites that end in .food or .microsoft. After years of looking at the implications, haggling over the details, and browsing through public comments, ICANN, the Internet’s governing body, has voted 13-1 to radically expand the quantity and character of domain endings. In a release, [...]

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Succeeding in business is difficult to do without the right kind of attitude. It takes a special mix of ambition and personality, and the ability to be both forward thinking and conscious of those working around you. Business is built around a foundation of interacting with other people. Whether you’re working with a coworker on [...]

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You’ve almost certainly heard over the last few weeks that the Internet will soon be experiencing a big transformation. The modification you’ve been hearing about is the transition to IPv6, which many people are still unclear about. Read on for an explanation of IPv6 and what it could mean for you. What it is IPv6 [...]

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The tablet industry has seen an impressive amount of growth after Apple introduced their signature iPad in 2010. Since then, the tablet market has diversified with assorted iPad alternatives provided by competitors such as Android, Microsoft and even Motorola. However, tablet computers may not be right for everyone. Despite its recent popularity, who’s to say [...]

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The way we pay for things seems to keep getting easier and easier. The pattern is continuing with NFC, or Near Field Communication, mobile chips. NFC technology lets you wirelessly transmit data from one gadget to another at close ranges. How will we use it? NFC mobile chips will soon be built into all smartphones, [...]

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Your day-to-day workflow can be difficult to get under control. Sometimes we don’t know what the next logical step is off the top of our heads. Luckily, workflow charts are easy to create and can make certain processes much easier to understand. What are they? Workflow charts are diagrams that help show a process and [...]

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Even though technology is present in all of our daily lives, many of us are still unfamiliar with the terms surrounding it.  Fortunately, we’re here to clear up some of the confusion. Continue reading for an explanation of four common technology-related terms. Cookies Cookies allow websites to identify you when you revisit them. By allowing [...]

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