Tag: Technology
Comment on Tweet re E-Books overtaking hardcover sales: Amazon
Here is the Tweet I recently made: E-books overtake hardcover sales: Amazon http://su.pr/3ApVWx The future is digital. Books & newspapers are history. A significant aspect is that “sales of electronic books for the Kindle have overtaken hardcover book sales”. Significant because the Kindle is not the only way of reading E Books – think iPad, [...]
Easy, reliable way to test your firewall.
I first started using a Firewall way back in the 90′s, at a time when many people had never even heard of them. Around the same time I came across an excellent service for testing firewalls: Shields Up – provided by the Gibson Research Corporation; owned and operated by Steve Gibson. I quote: The Internet’s [...]
New computer – information, progress and tips.
Earlier this week I took delivery of a new computer – a desktop PC. This blog post, which will be added to periodically, contains information about my experience which may help some of you, or simply be of interest. I am very pleased with the machine, the value and the quality of service I received [...]
Internet connection testing
Currently I am setting up a new computer and needed to do some Internet connection testing. Two useful sites: http://www.speedtest.net Tests line speed. My result: http://www.pingtest.net Tests quality of the line – it is not just speed which is important. My result:
At last – I like cellphones!
Article originally published July 18th 2009. Cellphones, or mobile phones as they are known in the UK and Australia, have been around for over 20 years now. I first used one in 1989, though it did not belong to me. It was a huge clunky brick like thing with a large aerial. We all thought [...]
Photo sharing – the most buttery smooth experience.
We have all heard of Flickr and similar photo sharing services. Some of us may have tried some of the more professional applications. Last year I needed to find a top class way of sharing my photos. I looked at many options, including applications which I could host on my own server, special software and [...]
Tips to stop your computer slowing you down.
I expect you hate it when your computer runs slow? You know the feelings; frustration, stress, annoyance, loss of concentration, lack of flow — the list goes on, and on. And on! This post is about two basic things which you can do that will help you solve a number of computer problems, including slowness. [...]
Windows 7 is coming – stuff you need to know
Windows 7 is coming. Soon, I hope. I have tried the Windows 7 Beta and am impressed. Here is a key resource written by someone much more knowledgeable about the subject than I: 15 things you need to know about Windows 7 – Secrets, hidden tech and unadvertised features The Windows 7 Home Page is [...]
Are your eyes worth first-rate sunglasses?
Here in Australia, as in many other places in the world, sunglasses are required equipment in order to protect eyes from sunlight. In Australia we have minimum standards for sunglasses – they have to be able to filter out the right kind and amount of light. All sunglasses are not the same however and bearing [...]
Be part of the IN crowd – register a .IN domain name.
Do you know much about domain names? Did you know how easy it is to buy and register a domain name? Did you know that you can buy a domain name from a top class domain registrar for a really good price and get loads of great free extras? Even a free email account and [...]
Internet evolution = life evolution – don’t miss this.
The Internet and technology are not what they seem – many of us have outdated concepts, ideas and interpretations. As I have mentioned before, I think that in 100 years time school children will learn about the Internet (Technology) Revolution in the same way many of us studied the Industrial Revolution. Change is coming. Big [...]
Time zone resources
Time zones matter. These days social networking and other dealings with people in different countries and time zones are on the increase. Online telephone or video conferencing is becoming increasingly common. Some organizations, and even people, have 24 hour availability however in many cases this is just not practical, or even sensible. Getting our timing [...]
My experience with Windows 7 Beta
Windows 7, the next version of Windows after Vista, has been officially released by Microsoft as a Beta this weekend. I decided to install it on my spare Dell notebook computer. (I keep a spare computer because it means that I would have limited downtime if my main computer suffered a major failure. Because my [...]
A visual search engine.
Yesterday I wrote about TurboScout; my favorite ‘multi’ search engine. Today I will be introducing a “visual search engine” – Quintura. So, what is Quintura? I quote from the Quintura blog: In December 2007, Quintura was named the Alternative Search Engine of the Year 2007 by AltSearchEngines.com. Today, Charles Knight, the editor of AltSearchEngines, has [...]
Which search engine to use?
I remember the days BEFORE Google. I remember the days when Google started. I recall being an early adopter of Google, despite the scoffs of others who were set on using what they had always used. Today, I still love Google….. Swoon. But….. At times I need to see what other search engines have to [...]
Your email address should belong to you, not your internet service provider (ISP).
For most people online, their email address is a vital component of life. So much hinges on it. It surprises me that so many people are still using the email address provided by their Internet service provider (ISP). I stopped using mine in the 1990′s, when I started using domain based email. Still others use [...]
How to get free licensed software.
One of the keys to better productivity is to get the information coming to you, rather than having to search for it. (Tip: If you are into personal development, productivity and better time management then make a note of this concept). And even better still, get the opinions of other people at the same time. [...]
Mac user? More than 100 free applications for OS X.
Back in the mid 90′s I had a Mac. That was before Windows 95 became ubiquitous. As time passed I found the Mac increasingly limiting, partly because so many applications either didn’t work well, or were not available in Mac format. Even today this is still an issue and much functionality that was once only [...]
The most productive web browser.
Time is a most precious resource – some of us realise this more than others, however I think that most people are aware of the need to be efficient and not waste time. These days, we spend a lot of time on the Internet and a key tool which we use is of course the [...]
