by jnelson | Jan 13, 2012 | How the Net Works, Interesting Items, News, Resources
Believe it or not, right here in Albuquerque, a 21st-century metropolis that some science fiction writers once imagined as the future capital of the Solar System, there are still many neighborhoods and small areas where it is impossible to get highspeed DSL Internet...
by jnelson | Dec 17, 2011 | News, Resources, Security
The end of the year provides an excellent occasion to review your backup strategy. Consider how your life would be affected next year if all the files you worked on this past year suddenly vanished. As anyone who has suffered such an event knows, a dead hard drive,...
by jnelson | Dec 9, 2011 | How the Net Works, News, Security, Tips and Tricks
Often when people hear the term “peer-to-peer file sharing”, they think of torrents, illegal swapping of the latest movies and music, and resulting lawsuits by the record or movie industries for piracy. That does happen; however, file sharing encompasses much more...
by Mark Costlow | Dec 6, 2011 | News, Online Tools, Resources
The .xxx domain registry has gone live. We’ve registered several .xxx domains for customers who want to keep them out of the hands of others. Most people don’t need to worry about that, but some folks with high-profile domains, or domains that have the...
by Mark Costlow | Dec 2, 2011 | Resources, Tips and Tricks, Your Online Presence
I have a pet peeve — restaurant web sites which don’t work. There is no doubt that it is hard to produce a “good” web site. “Good” means a site that gives people the information they want, entices them to visit the physical...
by jnelson | Nov 16, 2011 | How the Net Works, News, Online Tools
Many users may not be aware that the Internet is quickly running out of an essential element. The good news is that some very smart people have been working hard behind the scenes to make sure that it does not result in a crisis that could cripple the Net. The bad...
