Be Careful With Your Accusations

Computers are generally very complicated devices and this includes all aspects related to hardware and software. It is sometimes hard to predict how a computer will react, especially when it comes to software. I have been reading about cases of people who were falsely accused of things which their computer did, not them. There is a story of a person who was ruined after pornography was found on his computer. Eventually he won a case and proved that his laptop was infected with spyware and malware which were downloading pornography by themselves. He wasn’t even aware of it, but unfortunately got accused. My conclusion is that you should be careful with your accusations in general, but also particularly when dealing with technological issues.

October 14th, 2008 - Posted in Deep Coverage, Internet | | 0 Comments

Blogs and Hot Technology News

When it comes to blogging, bloggers want to have the most interesting articles and information posted on their site. While there is a lot of cooperation between bloggers, you can sometimes feel the tension, especially when a blogger feels that some harm was done to him. This is often provoked by copying and pasting articles from other blogs and posting it on your own. Writing an article is not an easy task, as it requires time, focusing on your task, ideas and so on. Nobody wants to have his articles posted all over the web without permission and this includes technology blogs. That is why I encourage bloggers to write their own articles, of which they can be proud of.

October 8th, 2008 - Posted in Deep Coverage, Internet | | 0 Comments

The Popularity of Flash Games

When I visit entertainment websites, very often they feature flash games. There are thousands, upon thousands of flash games out there, so there is really a big choice. Since there is such a big choice, there has to be big demand. Why is there such a big demand? I believe there are a few reasons for this. One of them might be that the games can be played through the browser, which means that you can even play from almost any computer and from any location. I know there are many employees which play flash games at work when the boss is not watching. Another reason is that they do not have high requirements, so they are quite accessible and another big advantage is that the download time of such games on a broadband connection is usually around one minute.

October 3rd, 2008 - Posted in Deep Coverage, Internet | | 1 Comments

Internet to Reach Full Capacity by 2010?

The number of Internet users is constantly growing and little thought has been given to the potential capacity of the internet network. In a recent study AT&T has claimed that the Internet’s current architecture will reach the limits of its capacity by 2010. It has been stated that Internet may not be able to cope with the increasing amounts of video content on the internet. Videos are 30% of traffic today, but by 2010 it is estimated that it will be 70%. To remedy the situation $130 billion is needed to invest in a new infrastructure. AT&T has already announced that it is investing $19 billion to maintain its network.

October 1st, 2008 - Posted in Deep Coverage, Internet | | 0 Comments

How to Sort Your Emails

You can sort your emails in MS Outlook in many different ways. This tip will only include MS Outlook, however other email programs have similar features. Here it is how you can sort your incoming messages:

1. Open your Inbox and localize the bar at the top of it.
2. On this bar you will see categories like From, Subject, Received and Size.
3. Click on Size for example and your messages will be sorted from smallest to the largest.
4. Click on Subject, and your messages will be sorted in alphabetical order according to the first letter in the subject.
5. Click on From, and the messages will be arranged alphabetically according to the name of a sender.
6. Click on Received and the messages will appear in the order you received them.

I hope this will be useful, as organizing emails might often not seem that easy, especially if you are receiving a lot of them.

September 29th, 2008 - Posted in Deep Coverage, Internet, Programs | | 0 Comments

A Few Ways to Dial Your Internet Connection

It seems a little bit obsolete nowadays, but you will be surprised how many people still dial their internet connection. There are at least a few ways to do it. Here they go:

  • If you already a shortcut to your internet connection on your desktop, use it to connect to the internet. It will be erased if you format your hard drive, so make sure you know how to make such a shortcut.
  • The most known method is to click the Start button, then Settings, then Network from where the dial up option will appear.
  • The third option will not require you to even use a mouse but just by pressing an appropriate combination of buttons you will be connected to your internet. To do this, right click on your Internet connection and go to Properties. Click on the Shortcut box and choose the combination that you wish, after which press OK. Next time you need to dial your internet connection just use the combination of buttons that you have just entered. I really like this feature and this is my recommendation, as it relatively easy to set-up and very convenient.

    • Whenever you use dial-up you should be aware that you are going to be charged per hour and if you like to surf the internet many hours in a row, it might be a better choice to actually invest in a broadband connection.

    September 25th, 2008 - Posted in Deep Coverage, Internet | | 0 Comments

    Where to Start Blogging

    As for a starting blogger I think that the best way to start a blog is to do it on a free domain. There are a lot of free platforms available, the most widely known is probably Blogger. Blogger has been around from the late nineties and at some point has been purchased by Google. Having a blog on Blogger is very easy. You simply create your account, choose a template and basically you are ready to go. No fees, no contracts, no wondering which web hosting provider to choose. Everything is very easy. You can start blogging as soon as you want, decorate your template and do many other things. The only downside is the fact that the advertisers prefer to place their ads on blogs which are not free, but this is another story.

    September 24th, 2008 - Posted in Deep Coverage, Internet | | 0 Comments

    Searching for Music Using Google

    There are thousands of free mp3 files/songs that you can find over the internet, but this often isn’t easy as you would have to visit each website separately. Did you know that you can search for music using Google? To do this you first have to decide which files are we going to search for. One of the most popular file types are mp3, wma, ogg and wav. That is why we are going to search to the files I listed. Secondly we have to search webpages/folders for music and to do this we are going to seach for html, htm and download. Now, let’s put it all together:

    -”parent directory” mp3 OR wma OR ogg OR wav jingle bells -html -htm -download.

    Copy the above line and paste it in Google and this will search for “jingle bells”. You can search for other songs or artists just by replacing “jingle bells” with anything you want. Please make sure that the music you download is not copyrighted. Enjoy!

    September 23rd, 2008 - Posted in Deep Coverage, Internet | | 0 Comments

    Don’t Spam

    I never liked telemarketers, as they disturb you when you want to relax, are working or have a meal with your family. Basically they waste your time and are usually not welcomed. On the internet the same is true with spammers. Spammers post and send messages, that nobody is interested in, so they waste your time among other things. One of the targets of spammers is MySpace as it is a very popular site with many pages to spam. MySpace has been fighting with spammers for quite some time and it is suing many marketers who basically flood MySpace with unwanted messages. MySpace has already won a few cases including $6 and $230 million dollars. I hope the war on spam goes well.

    September 20th, 2008 - Posted in Deep Coverage, Internet | | 0 Comments

    Email and Signature

    While sending an email you can sign it in a way that you wish. In Outlook your signature can be customized to suit your needs. Check out how you can do it easily:

    1. From the top menu bar choose “Tools”, then “Options”.
    2. Here you will be given a choice to select “Mail Format”. After you have done that, choose Signatures from the bottom of the window.
    3. Here click “New” and enter a name for your new signature.
    4. Press “Next” after which you will be give an option to type your own signature. It is highly customizable. You can choose font, size etc.
    5. Press “Finish” to finalize the process of establishing your new signature. You signature will from now on be applied to all your new messages.

    When choosing a signature you should remember that all kinds of people will see it, be it your family, employer, friends or even business partner. Choose an appropriate signature.

    September 19th, 2008 - Posted in Deep Coverage, Internet | | 0 Comments

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