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The world of webtops
Database, Gotfried. K, Published on 01/12/2010
» There are a surprising number of webtops out there on the Internet, so surprising that it makes you wonder what all the fuss is about. After all, a webtop is simply a web page that acts like a computer operating system. The webtop screen looks a lot like your computer desktop, offering access to email, calendaring, word processing, instant messaging and so on - some even come with their own web browser (a browser within a browser - what's the point of that?).
Internet Site of theWeek
Database, Gotfried. K, Published on 15/09/2010
» What is a webtop and why would you want one? First of all, a webtop is an Internet page that is basically an all-in-one computer system, usually featuring an email client, a word processor, a calendar program, and so on. As to why you might want one, there could be any number of reasons: students in a classroom might find having a webtop a convenient way to communicate with teachers, keep up with scheduled events, or a place to store files. Rather than outfitting each computer in the classroom with all the necessary software for these tasks, the teacher can just have the students create a webtop, which they can then sign on to and do their work.
Escape the tyranny of file formats
Database, Gotfried. K, Published on 06/10/2010
» Today I would like to share with you one of most important things about software that you will ever learn or need to know, and I can say that with some confidence, based on 20 years of using a personal computer.
Spoilt for choice
Database, Gotfried. K, Published on 04/08/2010
» If you're sniffing around for the right office products to buy, you'll be happy to know that you've never had more choices, and that many of those choices are completely free.
Internet Site of the Week
Database, Gotfried. K, Published on 30/06/2010
» There are some websites on the Internet that stream movies and television shows. As most of us have found out, though, they don't usually work in this part of the world. A new service, called Picrap, shows some promise and might be worth a look, depending on the type of shows you want to see.
Internet Site of the Week
Database, Gotfried. K, Published on 07/07/2010
» Facebook is a popular site, with 400 million users now and counting. CEO Mark Zuckerberg is hoping for one billion users in the not too distant future, a goal he just might achieve.
Up to their old tricks
Database, Gotfried. K, Published on 21/04/2010
» It happened again. I was innocently browsing the web the other day and Microsoft Corp, from its cushy offices in Redmond, California, reached out across the web and threw a glass of cold water in my face.
Singing the same old vapourware song
Database, Gotfried. K, Published on 02/06/2010
» According to recent reports in the tech press, Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser recently dropped to below 60 percent in market share, down from a high of 95 percent back in 2003. For many reasons, this is excellent news. But another report, on the other hand, demonstrates that Microsoft has not given up on its bag of tricks, the sort of tricks that helped Internet Explorer supposedly ''win'' the browser war in the first place.
Ads, porn and one-way chat... Twitter test run soon grows tiresome
Database, Gotfried. K, Published on 24/02/2010
» I've recently spent a few weeks playing around with Twitter. No doubt you've heard about it and maybe you're wondering what it's all about. Maybe you already know what it's all about - in that case, I think you'll find my opinion of it is rather different.
Internet site of the Week
Database, Gotfried. K, Published on 17/03/2010
» Quickly becoming one of my favourite Internet sites, tvgorge.com is the perfect fit for those living in the Kingdom wanting to find good television programming to watch and not finding it on UBC. Or is it True now? Or True Visions? Or whatever it is. And the best thing about it is that it's free and allows users outside of the US to view the content.