May 11, 2012
An alarming New York Post article has stirred up a hornet’s nest by suggesting that Hulu will be slowly moving towards a business model that requires authentication. In other words, users who want to watch certain content – or perhaps any content – will have to prove they’re already a cable subscriber.
May 10, 2012
After doing a little more research than was healthy, I took the plunge and chose a tablet. One which I now own and use every day. It wasn’t an iPad, or even a name-brand Android tablet such as the Transformer Prime or Galaxy Tab. Instead it was a generic Android tablet bought from a random third-party seller on Amazon.
May 10, 2012
One of the reasons why the smartphone has become popular is its mobility. Now you can read email, browse the web or watch videos from almost anywhere. This has naturally translated to in-car use, resulting in predictably deadly consequences. In response, legislators across the world are banning the use of mobile phones in cars. Does this mean you’ll be thrown in jail?
May 10, 2012
The idea of a homepage has changed over the years. It was once regarded as the portal to the rest of the Web, and your choices were quite limited. Now a homepage is merely the first place you land when you click on the little browser icon, and you more than likely click away from it within seconds to land somewhere else.
May 9, 2012
Background checks have been part of hiring processes for long. Google Search as a background check started few years back. Things have got far serious since then as companies are actively looking at your Facebook and Twitter (or any other social profile) postings to determine your suitability for a job.
May 9, 2012
Without images of any kind the Web would be a boring place. I cannot imagine traveling around the tubes without a side order of eye candy to go with my textual main course. And neither can you, apparently, as people from all backgrounds and ages are uploading photos galore to servers and the cloud. To share with friends and family, to show the world, to store for the future. But what is your preferred method for doing all this?
May 9, 2012
Are pre-set WordPress themes the sign of a low-brow publication? Is a custom theme the sign of a professional? These were the questions that used to plague me when it came to my personal website. I battled the questions for quite a while, but I just recently came to the conclusion that using pre-set themes – premium or free – is totally acceptable.
May 8, 2012
Social anxiety often seeps into my virtual life, and it causes me issues with sending email. You might have some of them yourself. After reading this, ask yourself – what other reasons make you feel awkward when sending emails? What’s the worst email encounter you’ve ever had?
May 6, 2012
The browsing world is divided into two groups: add-on lovers and add-on haters. Well, OK, not everyone loves or hates add-ons, but there are strong opinions on how good or bad it is to have many of them installed on your browser. Which side are you on?
May 4, 2012
The Web is absolutely awash with images. Of all kinds. They’re everywhere, forming a major part of the majority of websites, or at least ones which want to treat visitors to some eye candy to complement the wall of text that may accompany them. Pinterest has shown just how important images are to most Web users. Millions of people have signed up to share images they love with others.
