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Roll Your Own Web Apps To Avoid Privacy Issues

Roll Your Own Web Apps To Avoid Privacy Issues

A few weeks ago I wrote and article over on my personal blog about how I was thinking about moving everything “in-house”. Whilst that article has more of an emphasis on email (which I’m still not sure about moving yet by the way, so I’m interested to hear your thoughts…), I’ve also been applying the same principles to other parts of my online “life”... »

5 Ways Shodan Could Actually Make the World a Safer Place

5 Ways Shodan Could Actually Make the World a Safer Place

For all of you that thought that Google was the ultimate search engine, enter Shodan, the search engine that can connect you with any device connected to the Internet. This includes anything from door locks to cameras all the way to heating and cooling systems of both residential and commercial buildings. While this seems like quite a security risk, Shodan could also prove to be a vital ally to th... »

5 Ways the Internet is Killing Cable

5 Ways the Internet is Killing Cable

In the current economy, people are doing everything they can to save some extra cash. They’ll cut coupons and buy in bulk, but few rarely consider the massive financial benefits of finding alternative methods of watching TV and movies. If you have a solid Internet connection, cable quickly becomes totally obsolete. Your Gaming Console: Plays More Than Just Games Image via Flickr by schreiblo... »

BitTorrent Live – A New Peer-To-Peer Live Video Streaming Solution

BitTorrent Live – A New Peer-To-Peer Live Video Streaming Solution

BitTorrent the peer-to-peer exchange network has launched the beta version of a new video streaming service dubbed BitTorrent Live.Originally announced back in February 2012, at MusicTech, San Francisco. The beta version of BitTorrent Live has just made live online. How it works First of all, this is a live streaming. The functioning is decentralized, so the data flows from one user to anothe... »

[Infographic] How Algorithms Changed The World

[Infographic] How Algorithms Changed The World

College Degree Search, has recently put online a rather interesting infographic on the algorithms that have changed the world. This picture retraces the history of algorithms and classifies them into four families according to their field of application: Operating systems Communication systems Research and geolocation Military applications (eg: The DoD Level Encryption Codes) It gives us a good ov... »

The Internet and The World Wide Web – What’s The Difference?

The Internet and The World Wide Web – What’s The Difference?

A few days ago I was discussing the Internet with a friend of mine (yes I know, I’m a total geek) and it came up in conversation that the Internet and the World Wide Web are in fact two completely different things. My friend disagreed totally so I went on to explain and eventually got him around to my way of thinking. It then struck me that the majority or people think these two very differe... »

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