Internet Goes Down for a Week

The internet is such a robust, yet fragile place. A mere worm or virus can shut it down, but can easily be alleviated by an anti virus of some kind. However, something happened to the internet this week that no one thought was possible.

If you haven’t read any emails coming from India or the middle east lately maybe due to the fact that have been disconnected from the World Wide Web; it’s not because of some strict government crackdown or terrorist activity, but rather because of two damaged undersea cables in the Mediterranean.

There was disruption to 70% of the nationwide network in Egypt, and India suffered up to 60% disruption.
UK firms such as British Airways have told the BBC that call centres have been affected by the outage.
Industry experts said it could take up to one week to repair the damaged cables and resume full service.
International telephone calls, which have also been affected, are being rerouted to work around the problem.

Not to fret, as repairs are being done as we speak.

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Photoshop For Free Online?

We all know that Adobe’s popular software release, Photoshop is hard to come by since you have to get license to install it. But now thanks to a new strategy by Adobe Photosystems, you can do your photo editing online.

Although a beta version, this new introduction in the market is sure to draw tons of people to their web and let us hope that their web capacity can handle the heavy traffic that is expected to ensue. Otherwise, you may soon see the beta option closed soon!

Photoshop Express which is now open to everyone as a “beta” test version, strips away both the complexity and the price tag of the original Photoshop. This free web-based editor offers tools for one-click cropping, color adjusting, and sharing.

(Source) The Christian Science Monitor

How Secure Is Your Network?

As far as network security is concerned, much of it will depend on how well you value imposing safety precautions each time you log on to the web. Whenever you log on, do remember that you have a lot to consider such as intrusions and hacking done by anyone logged on to the web.

There is no reward in hacking a computer. People just love to give problems and showcase their wisdom. But while they are not directed towards putting their special talent to good use yet, it would be wise to be safe from them rather than falling prey and being a victim as well.

Social Networking Security Warned

For people who own or are even thinking of putting up a social networking site, be warned. Thanks to their growing popularity, they are the next target of viruses being set loose. Much of this is because of the high traffic and attention that they are getting and apparently, the mischievous people of the web want a piece of the attention.

Security of their sites should have been done in the first place. While many would wait for their business to boom before enhancing their site, it would be best to take the initiative in advance. It is wise to be ahead rather than getting to the top and falling due to one minor glitch.

(Source) Sify

Mobile Internet and Clouds

The introduction of the many mobiles and smart-phones that are capable of accessing the internet have grown as fast as the number of users the net gains day by day and with that, the rest of the internet has evolved, following suit. Most web sites that have growing mobile users have stripped down versions of their pages to allow people using them to gain access as if they were using their desktops. Social bookmarking has allowed us to surf the web and keep tabs on all the sites we are interested in for further review later. Read the rest of this entry »

Social Net – Censored Net ?!?!?

The internet has indeed become one of the most sociable technological wonders the world over yet it has been also subject to controversy time and time again. in countries where the government seeks to control the influx and outflow on information, it is censored and filtered, maybe using keywords or user name databases to block and deny access to them. The upcoming anniversary of the Tienanmen Square Events is sure to get some attention from the Chinese authorities and in the past, Iran has done some filtering of their own when elections and other events of international significance tends to be cut-off from the rest of the internet. Read the rest of this entry »

Social Sites – Fast Becoming Favorites

Of hackers as they try to find ways of spreading their wares, stealing the identities of unsuspecting people and cashing in on other people’s hard earned cash. The many budding social sites that are popping out all over the place, deemed as revolutionary startups are falling one by one to hackers who are after their sites, or their members who are running into the millions ripe fruits for the picking of their wrongdoing. Read the rest of this entry »

The Continuing Conficker Menace

Security centers around the world have found that the famed conficker worm has again sprung back to life at the expected time and date April 1, April Fools Day. This was marked by updates sent to the sleeping code that told it to revise it’s strategy allowing it to circumvent many of the measures put in place to battle the long running malware that is estimated to have infected 9 million computers according to the latest estimates.
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Google: Tax Included

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In the chaotic system of online retailers included in the line up of Google Product Search or what was known to be Froogle, a new system is being adopted. This will ensure that what you thought to be a good buy in the net will come out to really be a good buy. So Google has encouraged retailers with their newest program to INCLUDE their Shipping and Tax information so that their buyers will have the general idea of how much the goods cost including its shipping costs and other miscellaneous payables. In this way, they would not feel fooled by the retail site and the vendor. The system lets the retailers include a note of their tax charge if any. In most other sites this is a common practice already but Google is taking it further by taking the initiative to set the example and to save customers from being surprised with exorbitant tax and shipping costs.

Touch your Browser. Take A Closer Look.

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Exhausted of Pocket Internet Explorer? Forget about the stylus, the tiny scrollbars and the keyhole view of the internet. TouchBrowser gives you the effortless webbrowsing knowledge of the iPh0ne, right on your Pocket PC.

You can use you finger to move the webpage around the screen. Toggle between mobile view and desktop view. A large finger-keyboard lets you enter URLs with ease, or enter Google searches directly from the keyboard.

The software works on all Pocket PCs, with all versions of Windows Mobile. Get iPhone-style internet browsing on your Pocket PC. TouchBrowser lets you control everything using only your fingers. You can type using the large keyboard, slide along through web content and scroll through pages with a flick, with full page view.