Features

Article | 16/05/2009 Willful technological ignorance
"When ignorance gets started it knows no bounds" -- Will Rogers
Article | 3/02/2009 Rich Internet apps that double as desktop apps
Finding a single development environment for all purposes has so far proven an unattainable goal. But with the advent of rich Internet applications (R...
Article | 28/01/2009 How to safeguard your online security
Social networks are fun to use, helpful for job hunting, and great for keeping in touch with friends, business contacts, and relatives. The downside: ...
Article | 28/01/2009 How to stop operating-system attacks
Your PC's operating system is under constant threat of invasion, whether the attacker's aim is to spread malicious malware or to convince you to buy p...
Article | 23/12/2008 Tis' the Season for Online Shopping Threats
Every day a new breed of e-threats enters the mainstream and infects thousands of home users, and this is especially true during the high traffic onli...
Article | 13/12/2008 In Pictures: Aussies rally against sanitised Internet
Protesters held rallies across Australian capital cities today to oppose the government's national clean feed Internet scheme, which will impose blank...
Article | 19/11/2008 The 11 lamest blogs on the Web
After an Internet-wide search, here are the 11 blogs that depressed -- er, uh -- impressed us the most with their lameness.
Article | 18/11/2008 Deleting your digital past -- for good
An unsavory connection from your past. An annoying link to your name that's dragging down your career. A spicy quote you tossed off to a reporter that...
Article | 13/11/2008 How 10 Famous Technology Products Got Their Names
Coming up with a great technology product or service is only half the battle these days. Creating a name for said product that is at once cool but not...
Article | 12/11/2008 Is our Internet future in danger?
The digital Disneyland of the future -- where we freely work and play online -- may be at risk. Why? Because, some argue, broadband carriers can't sup...
Article | 20/10/2008 The top 10 best-written blogs
A personal diary, the latest tech gossip, new Web sites of note, hypertext links to upcoming Apple products -- there's a blog for just about every top...
Article | 17/10/2008 Top 10 humorous Web sites
Everybody likes a laugh - but there's no telling what exactly they'll laugh at. Web-based wit runs the gamut from hard-hitting satire to childish whim...
Article | 16/10/2008 12 tips for safe social networking
Social networking is the killer Internet app, but it can also lead directly to identity theft.
Article | 10/10/2008 91 incredibly useful and interesting Web sites
Even as the Web has become more entertaining -- and certainly better looking -- over the past 15 years, it has also become much more useful and practi...
Article | 7/10/2008 Famous last words about spam
What Gates, McCain and others have said about those pesky, unwanted e-mails.
Article | 7/10/2008 Spammers in the slammer
A compilation of the most notorious convicted spammers
Article | 3/10/2008 Airport art? Or asking for it?
More examples of Evan Roth's "X-ray" art, which he intends to be a silent protest of overly intrusive airport security.
Article | 3/10/2008 Healthy and happy: 9 sites for fitness and travel
As we get older, we realize what a surprisingly big part of our happiness simple fitness and health habits play. A growing number of sites help people...
Article | 3/10/2008 7 news sites that keep you dialed in every day
With the advent of Web 2.0, news sites have changed, and stayed the same. "Social news" sites like Digg and Mixx let members aggregate their own favor...
Article | 11/09/2008 Browser Battle: Firefox 3.1 vs. Chrome vs. IE 8
Mozilla's second alpha of Firefox 3.1 is upping the ante in the next-generation browser battle. So how do the main contenders stack up so far now? One...