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Kindle Reviews
June 10th, 2011 |Kindle Reviews 2011
Most of the Kindle reviews written in 2011 mention that eBook sales are spiking. (If you don’t know what a Kindle is, see this page: What Is a Kindle?) Reviewers are quick to point out that Amazon is now selling more eBooks than actual books, and though that number is not yet true for the book market in general (paper books still outsell eBooks 5 to 1) it is seen as a trend that book publishers and book sellers should keep an eye on.
In 2011, there are two basic versions of the…
Who Sells Kindle?
June 9th, 2011 |Who Sells Kindle?
Since the Kindle’s release in 2007, industry analysts estimate that Amazon has sold over 5 million units, though the actual numbers haven’t been released. For a long time, you could only purchase the Kindle directly from Amazon, but in recent months, major American retailers have gotten into the Kindle game, selling the device as part of a deal with Amazon.
eBooks now make up 15 percent of the American book sales market, and this move to introduce Amazon’s popular eReader into the bricks and mortar retail store market should push that number even higher. Here’s a look…
Does Google Docs Work on an iPad?
June 8th, 2011 |Does Google Docs Work on an iPad?
The buzz about the iPad was that the device would (eventually) replace netbooks for everyday functions. When I bought my iPad, my expectations were pretty low. As a tech junkie and Apple fanboy, I pretty much had to pick up an iPad even though I had major doubts about its abilities. No Flash? No HDMI? Still, I stood in line and paid for what I thought may be little more than a fancy paperweight.
Now that Google offers GoDocs for iPad and iPhone, my paperweight’s value has skyrocketed. For example–at this very moment,…
Kobo vs. Kindle
June 7th, 2011 |Kobo vs. Kindle
Popular book and entertainment retailer Borders was not going to get left in the dust by Barnes and Noble and Amazon–Borders has finally entered the eBook world with the Kobo.
Kobo’s biggest appeal when it debuted was its price–just $149, at the time about $50 less than the cheapest of the other big name eReaders. With the release of the new $149 Wi-Fi version of the Nook and the $139 Wi-Fi Kindle, that price advantage has disappeared.
As a Kindle owner, I am really attached to my Amazon device. I have my issues with the Kindle (no…
Is the iPad a Disappointment?
June 6th, 2011 |Is the iPad a Disappointment?
When the iPad rolled out in early 2010, the consensus was that the device was a huge disappointment. Jokes about the device being nothing more than a “big iPhone” notwithstanding, users of the first-gen iPad had plenty to complain about: the screen size was a let-down, with as much as 20% of the surface of the device made up of bezel. iPhone apps displayed poorly (usually a tiny screen with a lot of black space around the edges) and those apps that were “translated” for the iPad were simply doubled in pixel size, making text-based…
What Is OnStar?
March 15th, 2011 |If you’ve missed one of the thousands of OnStar commercials then you probably don’t know that OnStar is General Motors in-car safety and security system which could just be the next big thing in automotive safety. It relies on telemetric technology to communicate both voice and data from the vehicle to OnStar centers. In other words it’s like an iPhone on steroids.
First introduced in 1996 at the Chicago Automotive Show, OnStar is now on its ninth version of its software package and it makes the first version look like an old Admiral Computer program. Today there is a new…
What Is Infrared?
March 14th, 2011 |Did you ever wonder how your TV remote actually tells the television to change the channel or turn down the sound? Have you ever wondered how satellites can see through clouds and give an image of the ground underneath? And those night vision goggles, just how do they work?
These devices and hundreds of others rely on infrared light, light that we can’t actually see, to perform their functions.
The light you can’t see
Infrared is a form of electromagnetic energy just as are radio waves, microwaves, ultraviolet rays, X and Gamma rays and visible light. These forms of electromagnetic…
What Is WordPress?
March 13th, 2011 |Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past ten or twelve years you already know that WordPress is an open source website platform that is a favorite among the bloggers of the net. Originally designed to make blogging a breeze, WordPress has matured and is now much, much more than just a blogging machine. So just what is WordPress today?
What makes it so special? For starters it’s free. More importantly it is a snap to use and you can literally have it up and running in a matter of minutes. And probably most important, WordPress delivers sophisticated…
What Is Infrared Photography?
March 13th, 2011 |If you don’t see photography as art, if you think your cell phone is the only camera you’ll ever need, then infrared photography 1s probably not for you. It’s not for you as a photographer that is. You can still enjoy and appreciate the amazing images that result from infrared photography.
When it comes down to it, photography is the art of catching light and infrared photography is the art of capturing invisible light. Capturing invisible light sounds rather improbable but just because we can’t see it with our eyes does not mean it doesn’t exist.
The light we can’t…
What Is Photoshop?
March 12th, 2011 |Years ago when a person said they “had photographic proof” that an event occurred that was hard to refute. Photography was akin to what DNA evidence is today. However, thanks to a computer software program called Photoshop that “photographic proof” claim doesn’t carry the credibility that it once did.
Adobe’s Photoshop is a complex and multifunctional software program for creating, editing and managing images. If you think about it, a web page template is really just an image and Photoshop was a popular way to create websites when it first came out. However today Photoshop’s popularity is most derived from…
What Is a WordPress Theme?
March 11th, 2011 |If you’re thinking about creating a WordPress website then you’ve probably already thought about what theme or “skin” you want to use. But it’s important to understand that the theme controls more than just the appearance of your site. Depending on the theme you select, there may be limitations on what you can customize to get the full functionality that you desire.
Once you know how to set up WordPress website you’ll be anxious to get the site up and live as soon as you can. After all, that’s one of the most attractive features of the platform. But before…
What Is A WordPress Plugin?
March 6th, 2011 |WordPress is a fantastic website platform that comes with an incredible amount of features right out of the box (actually right out of the install) but its greatest feature is the ability to add unlimited functionality without having to rewrite or add a single line of code.
How can this possibly be you ask. Well the answer to that question is the WordPress plugin. Plugins are applications that can easily be installed on your WordPress website that provide additional functionality. Each plugin is a module that contains the PHP code to perform a specific task. So for example if you…
What Is an Android Phone?
February 22nd, 2011 |What Is an Android Phone?
An android phone is a handheld operating system which controls mobile devices or other information appliances. An android phone is similar to the Windows, Mac OS, or Linux operating systems, but it’s mobile (and simpler).
Smartphones, personal mobile computers or tablet computers, information appliances, and PDAs can use the Android operating system.
Who Developed Android Phones?
The Android mobile operating system was developed by Android Incorporated, but the Android design was purchased by Google in 2005. Google continues to update Android software, which is an open-source, Linux-based system, to this day. Other big name companies…
What Is Angry Birds?
February 3rd, 2011 |What Is Angry Birds?
Angry Birds is a video game originally designed for Apple’s iPhone OS mobile operating system, which has currently sold over 12 million units in just over 1 year (released in December 2009). “Angry Birds” has been praised for its low price, tongue-in-cheek nature, and (most important) addictive capacity.
In fact, the Angry Birds puzzle game was so popular at Apple’s app store that the designers (Rovio Mobile of Finland) have begun designing versions for all the major touchscreen smartphones and a number of traditional operating systems, so today, you’ll find Angry Birds not only on iOS,…
What Is Google Voice?
January 31st, 2011 |What is Google Voice?
Google Voice is Google’s telecommunications service for U.S. residents (and U.S. residents only) which allows for PC-to-PC communications anywhere in the world, for PC-to-phone calls within North America (north of the US-Mexico border), and between Google Voice users and those with a Video Chat browser plug-in.
The Google Voice service allows for low-price international phone calls, while domestic phone calls to the contiguous 48 states, Alaska, Hawaii, and Canada are free. Other features offered by Google Voice include voicemail, call screening, unwanted call blocks, call history, voicemail message-to-text “voice transcription”, and conference call support.
How…
What Is Satellite Radio?
January 29th, 2011 |Satellite versus FM Radio
Satellite Radio is a subscription radio service, with the signal beamed through 1 or more satellites. For a monthly fee, a person can purchase a satellite radio feed, similar to satellite tv. Satellite radio is known for its wider range of selections than local terrestrial radio, along with global reception.
How Satellite Radio Works
The use of satellite technology gives satellite radio broadcasts much greater range than your standard FM radio signals, which covered the most ground before the invention of satellite broadcasts.
FM radio or “frequency modulation” radio broadcasts over the radio spectrum, between 87.5…
What Is a Motorola Xoom?
January 16th, 2011 |What Is the Motorola Xoom Computer Tablet?
Motorola Xoom is a computer tablet and a new alternative to the iPad. Since the iPad came out last year, electronic tablet devices have become one of the hottest of electronic trends. All the early adopters had to have an iPad, while all the competitors had to design their own version of the Internet pad.
Motorola is actually late to the game, but that’s probably a good thing. Instead of rushing out a product to capitalize on the first six months of the iPad craze, Motorola decided to spend over a year in…
What Is a Walkie Talkie Headset?
January 3rd, 2011 |What Is a Walkie Talkie Headset?
The walkie talkie headset is a combination of old-school walkie talkie tech and modern wireless style. Traditional walkie talkies are handheld transceiver devices used by kids across short ranges on up to massive commercial and military-grade devices that can communicate across great distances.
The old battery-operated kid’s walkie talkie sets from my childhood are not really around anymore. These days, walkie talkie headsets use simple software to turn a mobile phone or other smartphone device into hand-held transceivers with headsets for ease of use. These types of walkie talkie headsets turn your cell phone into…
What Is a Whole House Surge Protector?
January 3rd, 2011 |What Is a Whole House Surge Protector?
With home computers now as common as washers and dryers, the electronic devices in our home that are vulnerable to electric surges and damage are even more important. Your family keeps all sorts of important documents on the computer, from financial details to photographs and music collections. As more and more electronic devices are added to a home, the necessity for protection against electric surges increases. A whole house surge protector acts like a giant version of the familiar surge protector strip we see every day–preventing stray electric charges from enter the home…
Online Data Entry Companies
December 31st, 2010 |Online data entry is work people can do from their home computer, working for companies who need cheap staff for additional tasking, and in which you keep in touch with your supervisor by email or instant message.
“Data entry” is administrative and secretarial work which piles up around the office of many businesses, the kind of tedious work that is often the last item on the list of “things to get done”.
When these electronic bureaucratic paperwork piles up to a point where it begins to hurt the efficiency of the business in question, companies tend to hire outsiders for…
How Much Is My Website Worth?
December 29th, 2010 |How Much Is My Website Worth?
Website values are determined by a number of factors, so you need to know certain facts and figures about your site before you know how much your website is worth. Most calculations come down to two main factors, though: traffic to your site and the topic your website is about.
Website Traffic
Traffic is generally measured in the amount of unique visitors your get to your web address in a given time, usually a day, a month, or a year. “Unique visitor” means a person from a different IP address.
If you have 100…
How to Buy a Refurbished IPad
December 21st, 2010 |How to Buy a Refurbished IPad
The iPad is a tablet computer made by Apple. The iPad has been for sale since March of 2010. The device appeared with high expectations, but critical response has been mixed. Apple isn’t selling as many new iPads as they wish they would–the fact that Apple lowered the price just a few months after the device premiered is evidence of that.
But if you can’t afford a new iPad (even with the recent discount in price) you aren’t totally out of luck. Buying a refurbished iPad is really no different from buying a first-run…
Netflix Plans and Pricing
December 13th, 2010 |Netflix Rental Plans for 2011
Netflix recently announced new price plans which go into effect on January 11, 2011, so I wanted to go over the Netflix plans and pricing for 2011. Whether you’re prospective customer to the online DVD rental giant, or a continuing costumer trying to figure out whether to change to a new rental plan, you’ll find data to inform your choices.
Netflix Plans and Prices
There are a variety of Netflix plans and prices, including the traditional DVD rental tiers most people are accustomed to, Netflix plans for blu ray rentals, and streaming-only plans. I’ll go…
What Is 3G Wireless?
November 23rd, 2010 |What Is 3G Wireless?
3G Wireless stands for “Third Generation” Wireless technology. 3G is a major upgrade from 2G technology–increased high-speed transmission, greater multimedia access, and global roaming features are just three of the improvements to wireless technology made possible by 3G.
3G Wireless is found on mobile phones and other small devices. It is used to connect the phone to the Internet or other IP-based networks to download and upload data to the Web, view websites, and to make voice and video calls.
How is 3G Wireless Better?
The five biggest changes that 3G brings to wireless are:…
What Is an Electronic Book Reader?
November 22nd, 2010 |What Is an Electronic Book Reader?
Electronic book readers are devices that display electronic books, also known as eBooks. At its most basic, an electronic book reader has an input device, like a keyboard, and a screen to display eBook text.
Files called “eBooks” have been around for decades, though they were little more than books stored as text files on disks. The first electronic book readers were released in 1998, the most popular and best-known of the early models was called SoftBook. Priced near $600 and featuring a leather cover and touchscreen display, the SoftBook and its…
What Are Computer Cookies?
October 31st, 2010 |What Are Computer Cookies? – A Definition
A cookie isn’t always found in a jar — in the world of computers, cookies are small text files with unique ID tags. These files are placed on your computer when you visit certain websites. What is the point of a computer cookie? A website places a cookie in order to “track” your activity on that site. Information about you is stored in the website’s matching cookie file about your online activity — information like pages you visit online to forms you fill out at other websites. Websites use cookies to…
What Is a MacBook? How Does the MacBook Work?
September 24th, 2010 |What Is a MacBook? How Does the MacBook Work?
A MacBook is a notebook computer made by Macintosh. The first MacBooks were released in May of 2006 as a way for Apple to transition from the iBook and 12-inch PowerBook laptop models into their new line that run on Intel processors. Despite being extremely popular (the MacBook is the fastest selling Macintosh to date), the unibody version of the MacBook has been the target of plenty of criticism. Even so, the MacBook was, at one time, the best-selling laptop computer in the USA for six months in a row.
The…
What Is an iPod? How Does the iPod Work?
September 23rd, 2010 |What is an iPod? How does the iPod Work?
An iPod is a portable media player, and tech phenomenon, designed and marketed by Apple. The device was another link in Apple’s pop-tech chain, starting with the cute and lovable iMac and ending, most recently, with the release of the iPad tablet device.
The iPod was the first mega popular mp3 player, the “gotta have it” gift for several years in a row now, and was no doubt responsible in some way for the transition from CDs to digital music. Apple’s line-up is now split into four models —…
What Is an iPhone? How Does the iPhone Work?
September 22nd, 2010 |What Is an iPhone? How Does the iPhone Work?
Apple’s iPhone is a mega popular Internet and multimedia capable cell phone — sometimes called “smartphones”, devices like the iPhone are a hybrid of a handheld computer or PDA computers and a cell phone. The iPhone was designed and marketed by Apple Inc. — a little tech company you may have heard of. The first iPhones hit the market in early January of 2007, which begs an obvious question: why didn’t Apple release the iPhone in time for Christmas? They couldn’t have pumped a few million units out two or three…
What is an iPad? How Does the iPad Work?
September 21st, 2010 |What is an iPad? How Does the iPad Work?
The iPad is a tablet computer produced by the marketing geniuses over at Apple. Unlike other tablet computers, the iPad was envisioned as the perfect tablet for people who work in jobs that involve audio and visual media — this is the tablet computer for people who already have a Macbook Pro, an iPhone, and a subscription to Wired magazine. The iPad is meant for optimal display of books and magazines, media like movies and music, and a better slice of the web than is currently available in other Apple handheld…
What Is a Pot Belly Stove?
September 15th, 2010 |What Is a Pot Belly Stove?
A pot belly stove is a type of wood burning stove (used either to cook or to give off heat) that is made of cast iron. Pot belly stoves are generally freestanding (not attached to any structure) and are normally vented through a wall or up out of a ceiling. The term itself, “pot belly stove”, comes straight from the look of the stove itself. Pot belly stoves are shaped like barrels, bulging out in the middle resembling a pot belly on a person. The pot belly stove is now mostly an antique item…
How to Manage Email
July 21st, 2010 |How to Manage Email Effectively
When you learn how to manage email accounts, you’re learning how to manage time and building your communication skills. If you’re like me, you get a lot of emails coming to you any given day, from friendly e-mails, business notes, spam, solicitations, advertisements, blog replies, your favorite hobby updates, and from countless other sources. Eventually, your email inbox becomes a monster. Some email systems require you to constantly manage your inbox, so messages don’t start bouncing off a full e-mailbox.
If this sounds like your life, follow the tips below to better manage your email…
Are Light Bulbs Bad for the Environment?
May 11th, 2010 |Light bulbs are a necessity for us if we want to light up our world. Let’s face it, not too many of us are willing to go without utilities if we have the option. Moving back to the dark ages isn’t on our list of things to do.
We’d prefer to live in an environmentally friendly way if it were possible. In some cases, using efficient light bulbs is an option for us, while in other cases, the technology that allows us to save energy is, in itself, cost prohibitive.
Are light bulbs bad for the environment? The answer is…
What Are PDA Computers?
April 16th, 2010 |What Are PDA Computers?
Calling a device a “PDA” seems a bit outmoded. The name is short for “Personal Digital Assistant” — there are no three words in the English language that remind me more of the 90s. We now call these devices “palmtops” or just refer to them by their brand name. You could argue that today’s “smart phones” are kind of like PDAs with a phone attached . . . and you wouldn’t be far off.
PDA computers are handheld electronic devices that can do what most laptop computers can do — basic computing with telephone and even…
What Are Social Networking Sites?
April 8th, 2010 |What Are Social Networking Sites?
Social networking refers to the act of building “networks” of people on specific websites. Social networking takes place among people who share something — a political leaning, an interest in a particular movie or musician, or an activity like yoga or gun collecting.
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A social networking site is just a means for building these social networks. These sites are made up of some web representation for each network member (a “profile”) a list of their links or interests, and some kind of ‘hook’ or gimmick to set that particular…
How to Choose a Modem
April 6th, 2010 |How to Choose a Modem
The market is flooded with wireless modems — if your ISP didn’t provide a wireless modem when you ordered your wireless service, choosing the right wireless modem can be a serious headache.
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A wireless modem is a device necessary to access the Internet via a wireless network on your computer or electronic device (like a PDA). A wireless modem gives you the ability to “unplug” from your modem and use your Internet-enabled device anywhere…
Kindle For Mac
March 24th, 2010 |With the March 2010 release of “Kindle for Mac“, Apple users can enjoy e-books downloaded from Amazon.com. The MacIntosh version of the Kindle e-book reader means that most every major computer, cellphone and mp3 player on the market is compatible with Amazon’s Kindle.
Amazon came out with the first generation Kindle e-reader in late 2007, the device sold out 5 & 1/2 hours, and wasn’t in stock for nearly 5 months. Demand for Kindle readers, as well as improvements to the original design, led Amazon to release the Kindle 2 in February of 2009, then Kindle DX, which was released…
What Is a Pay as You Go Cell Phone?
March 24th, 2010 |What Is a Pay as You Go Cell Phone?
A “Pay as You Go” cell phone is pretty much the opposite of a standard cell phone plan.
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Most cell phone plans require long-term contracts (at least a year, normally two years) that must be secured using a credit card or bank card — don’t forget about the monthly fees and expensive phones.
The cheapest standard cell phone contracts offer somewhere around 300 minutes of talk time per month, and since most people will use more than this,…
What Is an External Hard Drive?
March 20th, 2010 |What Is an External Hard Drive?
If you aren’t familiar with what a hard drive is, check out our previous article What Is a Hard Drive?.
Every computer needs a hard drive to store the operating system information, programs and other peices of user input. Most hard drives are internal — built into the body of the computer — but since our personal computing needs have outgrown the basic hard drive installed on most computers, the external hard drive has become popular.
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What Is Computer Software?
March 19th, 2010 |What Is Computer Software?
When you think of a computer imagine a machine made of two parts. The first part is the computer hardware, the physical parts of the computer that you can actually touch. Some examples of hardware are disks, monitors, boards, chips, etc. Hardware does all of the physical work of the computer, from memory storage to display.
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The second part, what we call “computer software”, acts as the brain of the computer, telling the hardware what to do and when and how to do…
What Is a Hard Drive?
March 18th, 2010 |What Is a Hard Drive?
A hard drive is a crucial element of our modern computer systems. The hard drive is the part of the computer where all of your programs and files are stored. Think of it as the file folder of your computer. A hard drive is also known as a hard disk drive.
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The hard drive is so crucial to the computer that If the drive is somehow damaged, you will lose everything you have stored on your computer.
How Does a Hard Drive Work?
Strangely enough, a hard drive uses memory…
What Is a Software Patch?
March 17th, 2010 |What Is a Software Patch?
A software patch is a piece of code designed to fix glitches, bugs, or compatibility issues between the software and commonly used hardware or operating systems.
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When a piece of software is released to the general public, it gets put through its paces. People with all different computer systems and hardware start to use that piece of software and discover little problems that the programmers missed. Even though software developers test software over and over to be sure their creation is completely glitch-free, even the most skilled engineers can’t design…
What Is Wireless Internet Access?
March 15th, 2010 |What Is Wireless Internet Access?
The ability to access the Internet wirelessly is provided by a local area network, or LAN. This network allows Internet access using radio waves rather than wires. Traditionally, the Internet was accessible only through phone lines or cable — but wireless Internet access is fast becoming the standard.
Wireless Internet access starts with a central hub that contains a hard-wired Internet connection. This hub, usually found attached to the main computer system or server in a network, broadcasts radio waves that bring the Internet to specific computers which are part of the same wireless network.…
What Is an MP3 Player?
March 14th, 2010 |What Is an MP3 Player?
An MP3 player is a wonderful piece of technology that’s taken over the world of personal music players — the next generation of the LP, the cassette, and the CD. An MP3 Player is a device that plays files called “mp3″ files.
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What Is an MP3 File?
An MP3 is a form of digital audio file that is compressed into a portable and easy-to-handle size using a specific audio recording standard. These standards are defined by the Motion Pictures Experts Group, known…
Where Can You Find the Cheapest LCD TV?
February 15th, 2010 |Where Can You Find the Cheapest LCD TV?
LCD TVs have been around since the late 80s when Sharp introduced a relatively small LCD TV — a fourteen inch screen described as more of a “boutique” item rather than a TV for everyday use.
LCD technology used to be very expensive (hence the small size of the 1988 LCD TV screen) and with the rise of plasma screens in the late 90s and early 2000s most people thought LCD was dead in the water. Due to the high cost of plasma screens (a cost that never really went…
Where Can You Find the Cheapest Laptop?
February 12th, 2010 |Where Can You Find the Cheapest Laptop?
Shopped for a laptop computer lately? If you’ve visited all the computer retailers in your area pricing laptops, I’m sure you’d like to know how to find cheap laptops.
Laptops are great — convenient and cool — but if you are unable to drop thousands of dollars in one go, you may feel left out. Laptop prices have dropped a good bit in the past few years (like all new technology, it will eventually become more and more affordable) but finding a quality laptop computer at the cheapest price possible can be a…
How Does Soap Work?
February 9th, 2010 |How Does Soap Work?
There’s a complex chemical in our homes that we use daily with little regard to what it is or how it works — soap. This substance seems simple. Just rub it on your hands or pour it into a washing machine and instantly make something clean. But using soap can be important, for example, if you want to prevent boils.
The Basics of Soap
Soap is the name we give any blend of sodium or potassium-based “salts” of fatty acids. When you think of the word “salt”, don’t think of the stuff on the kitchen table…
How Does E-mail Work?
February 8th, 2010 |How Does E-mail Work?
According to the nerds at Google, people on Earth send 183 billion e-mail messages a day.
As far as most of us are concerned e-mail is magic. You type into a box, click a button on a screen, and a message is immediately delivered anywhere in the world free of charge. More than a technological innovation, e-mail is a breakthrough in interpersonal communication. Imagine talking to your friends, family, and even business associates free of charge and lightning fast. Such a thing would have been impossible not even twenty years ago.
We know that e-mail…
How Does Wi-Fi Work?
February 7th, 2010 |Wi-Fi has become such a standard part of everyday life that most people accept its presence without thinking about it. We use our wireless smartphones, laptops, video game systems, even printers and other peripherals without understanding how the magic beams are zipping around the room from device to device. Ever wondered how Wi-Fi works?
What is “Wi-Fi”?
Wi-Fi is a trademark of something called the Wi-Fi Alliance, a group that (you guessed it) came up with the technology and controls the standards of Wi-Fi worldwide. Don’t give yourself a headache trying to figure out what “Wi-Fi” stands for — many…
How Does Twitter Work?
February 3rd, 2010 |How Does Twitter Work?
Social networking sites have risen to a position of dominance on the Internet. Where once employees and students got “busted” for using their personal e-mail or reading The Onion, social networking has taken over top spot as Internet-based Time Waster.
The social networking site featuring the most meteoric rise to fame is Twitter. Unlike other popular social networking sites like Facebook and Myspace, Twitter has very little in the way of “bells and whistles”. People on Facebook are encouraged to posts pictures, videos, links, and all kinds of gadgets like quizzes and “gifts” that attempt to…