A DIFFERENT VIEW OF GOOGLE TV

The new Google TV has been getting a lot of criticism from reviewers but we loved it. What can we say: we’ve always been a little… Read more

BRIDGE URL

There are many ways to shorten a URL, which is an Internet address. Some of those addresses can be outrageously long — we’ve seen them as long as… Read more

THE BEST WEB BROWSERS

What’s the best way to browse the web? The four favorites are Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome and Safari.  Readers have asked us why we prefer… Read more

YOUR OWN WI-FI HOTSPOT

Joy recently was asked to give a presentation in a converted barn. The problem: no Internet connection. For $10, she could have had one for ten… Read more

NET NEUTRALITY FIGHT

Groups left and right are fighting Google’s decision to support “net neutrality” for wired but not wireless communications. Wikipedia defines net… Read more

RIDING SOMEONE ELSE’S WIRELESS BEAM

Our Internet service went off every few minutes for several days. A repair man came and isolated the problem as our modem. We replaced it and were… Read more

HOW FAST IS IT?

Ever wonder how fast your Internet connection really is? Many techies recommend going to speedtest.net to find out. It will check the connection and… Read more

NOT CLEAR ON THE CONCEPT

The French newspaper, Le Figaro, used to have a weekly column called “L’Haute Voix,” which is an expression that means “at the top of your… Read more

BING GETS MORE BANG FOR THE BUCK

It has only a small market share, but Bing is getting better. There’s an “entertainment” link for free games, movie previews, top songs, etc…. Read more

PRIVATE BROWSING

There are lots of ways to browse the web anonymously. Internet Explorer 8 lets you do this for free.  Click “safety” in the upper right of… Read more