by jnelson | May 15, 2013 | How the Net Works, News
The World Wide Web is nearly a quarter of a century old; but it wasn’t until the browser was invented twenty years ago that it took off. Invented by atomic scientists as a means of sharing their experimental results, for such a young technology it’s surprisingly...
by jnelson | Apr 13, 2013 | News, Online Tools, Resources
Cloud computing may be a term both vague and overused, but it is far more than just the latest buzzword. The “cloud” is another way of referring to the Internet; hence “cloud computing” is simply computing done over the Net. In other words,...
by jnelson | Feb 22, 2013 | How the Net Works, News, Security
The Internet these days is often compared to the Wild West. It, too, is a wide open frontier with endless possibilities, loose rules, limited government controls and not a few rustlers and bandits lurking along its trails. But unlike other frontiers, the Net seems to...
by jnelson | Jan 29, 2013 | How the Net Works, News
How essential is the Net? How vital is access to the Internet at all times? Does being cut off impair or maybe even threaten modern life? If you’re one of the many who would argue that yes, the ability to get online is absolutely basic to life, work, society,...
by jnelson | Jan 16, 2013 | Interesting Items, News, Reviews
The Sunday Journal has discovered coworking. This new concept of independent freelancers, home-based workers, and entrepreneurs sharing office space and facilities which has appeared in town was recently explored in an interesting article in their “Office...
by jnelson | Dec 14, 2012 | Interesting Items, News
Google’s Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt is known for frank speaking even when he says something unpopular. Recently, he was at it again, defending his company’s avoidance of British taxes. Documents show that the search giant earned £2.5 billion in UK...
