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Archive for July, 2010

Jul 28

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Getting More Out Of Your Google Searches

Most people recognize the incredible power that Google Search gives them. A vast amount of information is instantly available at your fingertips. Yet, with all this information, it could become difficult to narrow down exactly what you are looking for. If you find that you often spend several minutes browsing through numerous pages of search results, instead of finding what you need on page one, this post might be able to help you get more out of your Google searches. Read more

Jul 21

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Battle Of The Browsers

Times are changing. In the traditional model of computing, the operating system you used (e.g., WIndows, OS X, Linux) served as the base upon which you would install a variety of applications for locally manipulating your data. Presently, an increasing amount of work normally handled by client-based applications is now moving towards cloud-based (i.e., Internet-based) alternatives that are accessed within your web browser.

Consequently, the type of operating system you use is now much less relevant than what web browser you use, since it serves as your gateway to the World Wide Web (WWW). Out of all the programs on your computer, the web browser has now become the single most important piece of software you use. Read more

Jul 17

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Welcome To The World Of VoIP: Skype

Today, I’d like to talk about what has become a life-altering piece of software for myself, and is finally starting to capture the American populace’s attention, i.e., the extremely popular Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) application known as Skype. Read more

Jul 13

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The Virtual Revolution

Often, it can be difficult to effectively summarize the massive influence that the Internet and the World Wide Web (WWW) has had on human culture and modern life. The story is so complicated, the players involved so numerous, and the implications so abstruse that it seems too arduous a task for any individual to tackle alone. This is where Aleks Krotoski steps in.

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Jul 11

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Open Source: What It Means And Why It Is Important

Open Source. In the past few years, you have probably heard this term frequently thrown around, but do you know what it means and why it is important? In my first post, I would like to take a stab at answering that question. Welcome to TechEdified.

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