The following article comes from the February 13, 2014 edition of The Verge. We thought some of you would find it interesting, especially in light of the recent demise of what we all once called Net Neutraility. Microsoft and Google reportedly partnering with cable companies to expand Wi-Fi access Some of the biggest cable and technology companies in… Read More »
Does Windows 8 continue to get worse with each update? Apparently one of the world’s most well known Microsoft fans thinks so. It’s really hard to find non-Microsoft blogs and articles which rave about Windows 8 — but it is very easy to find articles and blogs critical of Windows 8. And it’s not so much that Windows… Read More »
We’ve written about Net Neutrality many times. From the lack of comments we’ve received on the subject, either most of you don’t care, or don’t understand the implications of the loss of what has become known as Net Neutrality – or open access for all the Internet. An Internet where content providers – big and small – like… Read More »
With Windows 8 sales tanking, HP’s new advertising push for Windows 7, and the end of Windows XP looming, Microsoft finds itself in a quandary. What to do with Windows 8. Easy. They’ll call it Windows 9 and put everything back the way it was in, say, Windows 7 – i.e. make it more mouse and keyboard friendly.… Read More »
OK all you Google skeptics, we’re going to show you how to remove all your Google Web history in just a few simple steps. We don’t want Google showing you “targeted” ads – you might be missing some things like Wild Boar Safaris and dimpleskin socks — you’re not interested in at all – but would be fun… Read More »
It came to our attention last week that there are still those out there who don’t know what a browser is. And since this section of our newsletter is about basics, how much more basic can you get than browsers? A browser is a person who walks into a store and looks around for hours but never, ever,… Read More »