Category Archive: Internet

Jan 18

SOPA, PIPA, and Why You Should Care

If you’ve browsed the Internet today, January 18, 2012, chances are you’ve seen quite a few website talking about protesting something called SOPA and PIPA.  A few weeks ago, there was some backlash against GoDaddy, the ubiquitous domain registration company, because they didn’t fall in with a lot of other online companies in protest against …

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Nov 22

Living in the Cloud

For many people, when the word cloud is uttered, the thought of soft, pillowy things in the sky comes to mind.  With tech folks, for the last few years, the cloud means something entirely different.  The concept of “the cloud” has been around for a while, as schematics for computer architectures often depicted a cloud as a …

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Sep 19

The Downfall of Netflix

I have been a Netflix subscriber for over 12 years.  As such, for a marginal monthly fee I’ve enjoyed a great number of movies and TV shows without the cost of purchasing them or the trips to the video rental store.  As their popularity and customer base grew, Netflix continued to gain steam; along their …

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Jul 27

Spotify – Any Track, Any Time, Anywhere

Spotify is now available for users in the US, offering more than 15,000,000 songs to subscribers. The Unlimited and Premium subscriptions offer even more features, but can it topple Pandora for the title of Internet music king?

Jul 10

Google+: A Challenger for the Social Networking Crown?

Can Google+ challenge Facebook for the Social Networking Crown?

Jun 04

Save Bandwidth (and Money) with Onavo

By using Onavo on your iPhone or iPad, you can save your precious money (and bandwidth) with this free service.

Mar 14

Hands-On with the iPad 2, Part I

Apple released the iPad 2 on March 11, 2011. This hands-on review conducted the next day gives one person’s opinion on this latest tablet device.

Feb 24

Banking on your phone

Being a small business owner, I get paid with checks more often than not.  One of my pet peeves is the bank drive-through line.  It always seems like I get in the line that moves slowest, and when I do finally get to the magic tube that whisks away my deposit, I find out that …

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Dec 14

Take Firefox Further With Add-Ons

One of the biggest debates in the computer world revolves around which Internet browser is the best.  I won’t be delving into this debate today, but I will be discussing my favorite browser:  Mozilla Firefox.  One of the reasons I’ve adopted this as my browser of choice is the availability of “add-ons”, little free extras …

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