As human beings we’re engineered to want recognition for all the work we do. That’s just the way it is. So it seems counterintuitive that any software program could be engineered to go completely unnoticed in the background of your computer and on the outskirts of your life. But with the new Norton 360 software, that’s exactly what you’re going to get. The best part about this software is that it not only goes completely unnoticed, but it also works [...]

The ability to watch your favorite TV show online or share popular videos from YouTube are recent trends, only introduced during the last decade. However, the growt of Internet TV and online video are skyrocketing as we become more connected and are given the ability to save money by watching TV online. 2011 signals the year that many will finally bring these technologies to our living room television sets. Deals compare the best technologies to help you stay connected on [...]

Meme, a term first coined by Richard Dawkins, is a cultural idea, be it fashion, technology, or ideology, that self-replicated and spreads among the people. Often compared to genes and evolution, a meme can experience variation and mutation; they can become extinct or they can evolve with society. An internet meme, on the other hands, is an idea that spreads quickly via, you guessed it, the internet. It’s the ‘viral’ in a viral video.

J.C.R. Licklider (1915-1990) introduced the idea of an “Intergalactic Network.” His idea involved a global computer network that allowed everyone to access information from anywhere in the world. He became head of Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA), convincing his successors of the importance of the network.

We all know the internet is big. But did you know it’s so big that it’s practically impossible to measure! With so much information avaible at the touch of a button, it’s easy to see how 70% of people feel that the amount of avaible data is overwhelming. Here’s a little perspective on the internet.

The good side Nowadays singles and the majority of people, generally speaking, are quite lucky with the online choices they have compared to 10 or 20 years ago given the options the internet now offers them. 20 years ago there were far less online things than are accessible nowadays. Mobile phones are a great example of how far the internet has developed in recent years.