Summer has come to an end, and as a result, a lot of us will be spending a lot more time inside. After all, you can say all you like about the winter adventures you will have in the snow, but if you’re honest, the majority of the next few months will be spent with a laptop, a snuggie, and a hot drink. So to help you pass the hours in front of your computer without going outside, here are some of the best winter websites. [Read more…] about 7 Websites You Need to Take Advantage of Now That Summer is Over
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Somehow Quora actually made quality scale. But can it still make us smarter on a smaller screen?
Somehow Quora actually made quality scale. But can it still make us smarter on a smaller screen? (via Pando Daily)
By Sarah Lacy On October 9, 2013Quora has barely thought about monetizing and has nowhere near the hype it once enjoyed, but give it credit for one thing: It has seemingly done the impossible. It has found a way to make very high quality user-generated…
Yahoo pretties email to woo Google users
Yahoo pretties email to woo Google users (via AFP)
Yahoo on Tuesday spruced up its free Web-based email service as chief Marissa Mayer continued her quest to win users from rival Google for online tasks people tend to daily. Upgrades to Yahoo Mail rolled out to mark its 16th birthday included letting…
10 Websites You Can’t Live Without
The internet has been around long enough that most of us have come to grips with the general flavor of it . . . cat videos, movie reviews, baby videos, social networking, dog videos, and so on. But every once in awhile, there comes along a website that is—wait for it—actually useful.
Once you find this kind of website, you will soon wonder how you ever functioned without them. The web is littered with pages such as these; you just have to find them. Here are 10 websites that you may not have heard of, but once you start using, you just won’t be able to live without. [Read more…] about 10 Websites You Can’t Live Without
5 Things You Should Know About Your Wireless Router
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If you’re a gamer, you know the importance of having a fast connection. It can mean the difference of life and death in twitch shooters and can be a detriment to your team for all those DOTA 2 players out there. While wireless internet isn’t anything new, there are a few things worth knowing about your connection. Your router could be slowing you down and you don’t even know it!
WAP Explained
With WAP explained as a physical location converted into an electronic access point, this term is often used for describing wireless routers. Wireless routers serve as the physical device enabling the connection of various other devices to your home’s Internet network. A WAP enables sharing a network among multiple users, such as homes or office settings. The WAP has a wired connection to the modem, sending out a wireless signal that Wi-Fi-enabled devices recognize. [Read more…] about 5 Things You Should Know About Your Wireless Router
New York spreading wireless access across city
New York spreading wireless access across city (via AFP)
Free Internet access will be given to more neighborhoods across New York as the Big Apple aims to build a “wireless corridor” designed to boost business, officials announced Monday. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said that from December free web access would…