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Getting Online
| ISP, Wi-Fi, DSL, BPL. What do they all mean? I'll try to help you sort through this maze of products and services offered in the Internet world today. | Helpful Guides and Links: Cancel Your AOL Service Safeguard Your Kids Spam Guide Firewall Resources Spyware Protection Guide Talk about it: Tech forum Resources & Contacts |
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An easier way to get web content onto your TV
Do you want to get free and cheap web programming from your computer over to your TV screen? This device makes it easy for you.
Verizon ends unlimited data for mobile customers
The days of treating data consumption like an all-you-can-eat buffet are becoming numbered -- temporarily at least. We have become so used to consuming Internet as we wish. But if you go back in time, you may remember in the dial-up days that you initially paid for the amount of ...
Free websites for small businesses
If you're a small business owner, it's easier than you may have heard to establish a web presence. Google has teamed up with Intuit for a joint venture called Get Your Business Online. By logging onto GYBO.com and selecting your state, you can have access to the following: Free, easy-to-build ...
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Secure surfing on public wifi
Secure web browsing is a big problem when you're on unencrypted wifi networks. Thankfully, there's a new device that lets you lock down your data while you're surfing on public hotspots.
Tips to protect your privacy online
How safe are you on the web? The June 2012 issue of Consumer Reports says you're more vulnerable than you think. Thirty million computers infected in just in a year with malware. Sixteen million households in which somebody suffered identity theft. More than 9 million times where someone had their ...
SurfEasy offers secure browsing on public wifi
Secure web browsing is a big problem when you're on unencrypted wifi. Thankfully, there's a new device that lets you lock down your data while you still enjoy free public wifi wherever you are. For $60, SurfEasy.com will sell you a unit that plugs into the USB port of your ...
FBI warns of malware that could permanently prevent Internet access
Your computer could have a rampant type of malware on it that could potentially take you offline -- permanently -- after July 9. We've had what seems like a crisis a day for both Mac and PC users in recent weeks. Mac users were recently subjected to the largest attack ...
FreedomPop to roll out Internet-enabled case for iPhones
It seems not a week goes by without a new offer for people looking to save money using new smartphone technology. FreedomPop has a come with an interesting mobile broadband device that is actually a case for the iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S that allows you to set up your ...
New app runs the complete Windows Office suite on an iPad
If you believe wireless spectrum is getting too full and we're running out of capacity, you've got another thing coming. I just have to laugh every time a company like AT&T whines about how there will have to be rationing and rate hikes because of limited wireless spectrum. That just ...
Free 4G mobile broadband offering from Net Zero
Free Internet is coming from one of the oldest players in the freemium business. This one comes from Net Zero, which used to offer free dial-up before broadband became available. With their 4G mobile broadband offering, you either buy a portable 4G USB modem for $50 or a portable 4G ...
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