Web Hosting Plans: Windows vs. Linux Hosting

A lot of new web developers or webmasters make the mistake of choosing web hosting plans without looking into the type of operating system used in the server. Picking the right hosting plan using the right operating system certainly has many impacts, especially to features and costs. Linux-based hosing is considered [...]

Host your site safely with us at GoDaddy

Go Daddy made its way onto the public market by the racy Danica Patrick commercial for the Super Bowl. Go Daddy can basically be described as a hub for internet domain names and web hosting on the internet. What Go Daddy does is sell domain names, which is what is typed in the URL address [...]

Upgrading your Mobile Phone

If you have a two year contract with your service provider for your cell phone, then you are able to upgrade at the end of those two years.  Some plans will qualify for an upgrade sooner than two years, so check you contract for the exact time. Depending on what provider you have, you an [...]

How Fast is Mobile Broadband?

We think of mobile broadband as a way to access the Internet when we’re on the go and don’t have time to sit down at the laptop or desktop computer. It’s often wondered, however, if mobile broadband can handle bulky downloads or quick page loads. In fact, mobile broadband has become increasingly faster over the [...]

Search Engines and How They Work

Web search engines do their job by storing information about many web pages, which they then retrieve from the html itself. These pages are retrieved by a Web crawler (sometimes also known as a spider) — an automated Web browser which follows every link on the site. The contents of each page are then examined [...]

Buying Music Online

Only two ways exist to purchase music online: By the song/album or by Subscription, both having pros and cons. By the song/album—you can browse by individual song or record, with almost all singles available for under a dollar.
Pros:
•Immediate savings
•Pay as you go
•Music is yours to keep and
•Copy to CD/MP3 player on demand.
The Cons:
•Costly [...]

Buying Books Online

This amazing arena seduces the attention and dollar of world wide consumers and companies. Not to be outdone by the music and film industries, book publishing companies are raking in the benefits of the internet. Online bookstores are now a reliable and trusted place to purchase books by offering a convenient portal to purchase the [...]

Popular Video Search Engines

AltaVista Video Search had one of the first video search engines that offered easy accessible use. Is found on a direct link called “Video” off the main page above the text block.(Since 2 February 2009 this feature has not been available from Altavista.com)
Blinkx was launched in 2004 and uses voice recognition and visual examination [...]

Web Search Engines – 1994 – 2000

To keep up with the growth of the web, search engine technology has had to scale dramatically. The World Wide Web Worm (WWWW) one of the first web search engines, in 1994, had an index of 110,000 web pages and web accessible documents. As of November, 1997, the top search engines claim to index from [...]

Buying Jewelry on the Internet

Most people are under the impression that it is buyer beware when it comes to buying jewelry on the internet. There are hundreds of websites available that allow you to buy jewelry – anything from discount designer jewelry to diamonds. Although buying jewelry on the internet is generally a safe practice, there are certain measures [...]