Microsoft may have retired Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) last week, but it's still keeping track of the ancient browser's user share on a death watch-like website that's been running for more than three years. IE6 launched in August 2001, about two months before Windows XP shipped. Microsoft issued the final security update for IE6 on April…
The world famous networking site Facebook has taken on a new project that could potentially skyrocket its usage and site traffic. Facebook’s plan is to send 11,000 Titan Aerospace drones into the stratosphere. There they will orbit the earth and incessantly provide the earth with wireless internet access at all times. . The total cost…
Wireless routers use dangerous electromagnetic radiation to send their signals to your computer through walls. If you have a wireless Internet router set up in your home or office (Bluetooth, Air-Port Extreme, Air-Port Express, Netgear, D-Link, Belkin, Linksys and other wireless network devices) you are receiving massive amounts of Electromagnetic Field (EMF) exposure, and living or working…
If you’ve logged into a secure website before, there's no doubt that you've encountered CAPTCHA. It’s the security feature that distorts words and numbers in an effort to thwart non-human users from accessing that site. Consider it a ‘prove you’re human’ test, and it just might be a lot less secure. Enter software company Vicarious,…
Google stated that they intend on expanding Google Fiber to many more communities. However this is taking more time than they anticipated. There are some major obstacles that have slowed down and prevented Google from expanding its fiber network. Most of the time spent getting access to City resources is dealing with permits.You can get Google's fiber network…
Until recently, scanning the entire Internet, with its billions of unique addresses, was a slow and labor-intensive process. For example, in 2010 the Electronic Frontier Foundation conducted a scan to gather data on the use of encryption online. The process took two to three months.A team of researchers at the University of Michigan believed they…
IE10 has a number of advantages over its predecessor. The first major improvement is while Windows 8 is designed to be a touchscreen heavy operating system, Windows 7 was not, but, IE10 is going to be bringing some touchscreen functionality to Windows 7 machines with hardware that support the touchscreen functionality.One other upside of IE10,…
Iran has been known to be a government that controls everything and watches its country very closely. There are other countries that watch their citizens very much in the same way and monitor everything they do.China is a good example. Many Chinese people cannot do a lot of the things we take for granted here…
Facebook may soon be loosening its grip just a little on its service. The social media giant is planning to begin allowing children to sign up for its service. Currently if you are under the age of 13 they will not allow you to join the website (Not that this really prevents children from joining…
Have you ever wanted to know what Internet activities have taken place on you computer. There are many reasons for wanting to do this including: parental control, employee auditing, or maybe even finding a page that you found but cannot find again. There are many way to this from just checking your browsing history to…
One of the Nation’s leading retailers is beginning a new online payment method. Wal-Mart has just implemented a way for its online customers to purchase goods on their website and then opt to come pay in cash at the store for the order.Wal-Marts new program called “Pay With Cash” gives its users the ability to…
Many people realize nowadays that being on the internet is a very public place. Most people however do not know just how public it is. The fact is that if you like many others on the Internet do not take steps to make yourself less exposed on the Internet, it is very easy for someone…