Virtualization technologies aren’t anything new. In fact, they’ve been around for decades. The first virtualization software I ever used was VMWare over 10 years ago. But today, there are more than a few options to choose from. If you’re interested, check out the history and development of virtualization. Anyway, when virtualization technologies started hitting business… Read More »
The potential lack of net neutrality in the near future has been rearing its ugly head in Washington and could be a massive game changer that would drastically flip the American Internet infrastructure upside down. But net neutrality isn’t the easiest concept to grasp, especially if you don’t have a functional understanding of Internet technologies.… Read More »
Bit Torrent has long been an extremely popular way to access massive stores of software, videos, music, and files absolutely free. But P2P technologies have opened up a can of worms when considering copyright laws and enforcement. There is a large question of legality surrounding ‘pirated’ media. Some countries ban it completely and have varying… Read More »
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There are two computer issues that really get my blood boiling: a crashed Internet connection and a slow bogged down system. I can’t stand it when it takes 30 seconds or more for an application to launch, and it really irritates me when it takes more than a minute or two for my computer to… Read More »
Our modern society is addicted to the Internet – there are no two ways about it. Our lives are dependent on the Internet more today than ever before. Between smartphones, desktops, laptops, and other mobile devices, it seems that we interact with the Internet in some way every hour of every day. That is unless… Read More »
In the late nineties, it seemed that only the nerdiest of the nerds even knew what Linux was. At that time, it was a mostly command-line driven operating system that required a deep understanding of Linux architecture and hours spent learning how to work in the BASH shell. But oh, how the times have changed.… Read More »
Within the last few years, there has been an explosion of competing solutions in the digital media streaming industry. In the industry’s infancy, there were only a few key players, and users who wanted access to free media were limited to only a few options. Today, however, things have changed dramatically, and users have a… Read More »
The politics of Hong Kong are tangled to say the least, and their connection to China is difficult for most to fully understand. It is often oversimplified with the expression, “One country, two systems.” As such, the future of digital censorship and surveillance initiatives is uncertain. Currently, Hong Kong, for the most part, doesn’t heavily… Read More »
One of the biggest issues Mac users face is finding ways to run applications that were designed for other operating systems. Unfortunately, there are tons of developers and third-party applications that were only designed for Windows. As such, Mac users can’t run them on OSX, which creates a few unattractive solutions. If you have a… Read More »