Password chaos is a feeling of confusion or frustration felt by computer users with too many passwords and user names to remember. Password chaos as a phenomenon emerged in the 1990s with the emergence and popularization of the Internet. It can lead to a mixing of passwords and usernames and can cause difficulty logging in … Read more
The personal homepage hypertext preprocessor (PHP) is a programming language that was designed to provide a means for creating dynamic web content that could be viewed inside a web browser. The language has since expanded, allowing fully functional PHP applications to be deployed both on web servers and on regular computers. PHP applications primarily are … Read more
Internet ecommerce is the practice of doing business online, or over the World Wide Web. This type of transaction will generally be paperless, and it will take place on websites that offer products and services for sale. In today’s marketplace, Internet ecommerce has become a popular method of shopping, buying services, and doing other business … Read more
Having a blog can be a fun way to engage in the Internet and even sometimes earn a living. A blog is a personalized web page that allows viewers to read regular updates made by the blogger. Making a blog page can take a few minutes or may be a customized version that takes hours … Read more
Online returns can take a little extra work than returns made in a store. Many companies that sell products online fully define their online return policy, and it’s a good idea to read this policy in its entirety. Understanding return policy is particularly important when purchasing items that may need to be returned, like clothing … Read more
With the Internet allowing for instant exchange of information, its not surprising that many users have become concerned about the integrity of their personal information online. Online privacy protection can be approached from either an individual or institutional basis, and can be behavioral, regulatory, or technology-driven. Comprehensive privacy protection on the Internet is often a … Read more
A hard drive warranty is a contract that allows the hard drive to be fixed in case it is no longer working. Hard drives are used in many different types of electronics, but hard drive warranties are usually associated with desktop computers and laptops. A warranty is honored for a specific amount of time. It … Read more
A streaming media recorder is a computer program that allows a person to record audio or video content from another source as it is played on a computer. Most websites go to great lengths to block this type of recording by using various methods to protect their streaming media content. Generally, a streaming media recorder … Read more
When an email is lost for one reason or another, there are some helpful methods available for retrieving them. These methods include searching the default email junk or trash file, looking for the email through the search browser window on the email software, checking the main computer hard drive, and using email recovery software programs. … Read more
Mailing a letter through what is now referred to as “snail mail” is a chain of events in which the letter generally stays sealed until it is opened by the person you addressed it to. Thus one’s communication is afforded a certain amount of privacy by the process. When one sends an email, the process … Read more
The best anti-spam software for you will typically depend a great deal on your needs, your budget, and the type of hardware you are using. You should look for product reviews for any anti-spam software you are considering, both professional reviews and customer reviews whenever possible. It can also be helpful to find websites that … Read more
Creating a home network has a number of advantages. People can choose to browse the Internet at permanent workstations that use desktop computers, as well as utilize a laptop anywhere within the home or immediate area that is within range of the network. Multiple devices can be used simultaneously, using the same connection, which only … Read more
A web mapping service is any platform that can pull a map from the geographic information system (GIS) database while operating within certain parameters. In 1999, the Open Geospatial Consortium set forth a set of standards for web mapping systems. These protocols include a set of required features and an array of optional map calls. … Read more
A wireless home network is typically a system that allows personal computers to communicate with one another and, often, with the Internet. These systems are unique among home networking hardware because they use radio waves to transmit signals from computer to computer, as opposed to some networks that use cables. Also, they are usually simple … Read more
Open-source is an abbreviation for the phrase open-source software, which is software that is distributed with a license that allows end users to redistribute it freely and modify it, as long as the modifications are also distributed freely. CMS is the abbreviation for the phrase content management system. A CMS is a software application that … Read more
Open source financial software is an alternative to proprietary financial software. The two differ in that open source financial software is free to use and modify. Proprietary software requires that users purchase software packages or licenses and usually do not allow programmers to alter the program’s code. The benefits of using open source financial software … Read more
The best blog icons will help link your blog to other popular sites or allow readers to express their thoughts or emotions through emoticons, the small faces people can embed in blog comments. Social networking sites often provide free icons and the necessary hyper-text markup language (HTML) or website coding that is needed to place … Read more
Blog software, also known as blogware or weblog software, is the software that is used to set up, customize and maintain weblogs or blogs. It supports content and image management, content publication, comment moderation and content syndication. Blogging software can be of the hosted type, the server model type or a hybrid of both. Hosted … Read more
When you prepare to buy a computer, don’t get drawn in by all the bells and whistles. An out of the box computer may look shiny and stylish, but what is inside the case is more important. Don’t let that sleek look tempt you into buying inferior quality or paying more for components that may … Read more
Object binding in computer programming can have several specific meanings in different contexts but, in general, refers to associating and synchronizing one object, variable or method with another. This association, once established, is usually managed by the underlying program environment and not through explicitly written code from the programmer. In one specific context, object binding … Read more