Cisco is one of the most famous tech companies, with a huge market share in network devices and peripherals. But what does it take to become certified by them? INE has published a great infographic on the certification process, along with all of the perks that such a distinguishment can bring.
Infographic by INE, Inc. providers of Cisco Cert [...]
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Journey to Cisco Certification Succes...
Cisco is one of the most famous tech companies, with a huge market share in network devices and peripherals. But what does it take to become certified by them? INE has published a great infographic on the certification process, along with all of the perks that such a distinguishment can bring.
Infographic by INE, Inc. providers of Cisco Cert [...]
Hitler reacts to SOPA
Well, it had to happen eventually right? SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act, has been criticized by Google, Facebook, and Adam Savage (Mythbusters). To learn more about SOPA, take a look at American Censorship Day, and what SOPA means for business. Don’t forget to learn more about the Protect IP Act too, SOPA’s little brother.
Hitl [...]
Behind SOPA: What It Means for Busine...
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Big Media tried to pass SOPA, and the Internet rose up. But what is SOPA, and what does it mean for us? Not to mention Protect IP.
Don’t forget to watch the SOPA discussion live, and keep up with the news here at Teknophilia, @Teknophilia and over at The Verge.
Behind SOPA: What It M [...]
The Importance of DNS -or- The Intern...
Did you know that the internet is not a series of tubes? No? Then how lets take two minutes and learn about it.
DNS, or Domain Name System, helps convert all of those nice, easy to remember addresses you type (like Google), into the “address” of the site you need to visit so that all the computers know where to go.
If you’r [...]
The Mega Companies Behind 90% Of Medi...
Only the top part is shown, so be sure to click on the picture above for the full view.
There’s lots of TV, news, radio, and internet sources right? But how many of them are actually “important”, you know, how many of them actually have the power to change people’s opinions? Still a few, but how many of those are owne [...]
Can Facebook Get You a Job?
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Everyone knows that networking at business meetings and conferences can have a big payoff later on. Now it also helps to network online. With sites like Facebook and LinkedIn, knowing how to network and use technology is more important than ever.
From MBA Online:
It turns out, the mor [...]
The Internet’s Hidden Infrastructure
Bundled, Buried & Behind Closed Doors, by Ben Mendelsohn:
Lower Manhattan’s 60 Hudson Street is one of the world’s most concentrated hubs of Internet connectivity. This short documentary peeks inside, offering a glimpse of the massive material infrastructure that makes the Internet possible.
Bundled, Buried & Behind Closed Doors [via [...]
Planet Text
As cellphones and smartphones become more ubiquitous, texting poised to grow at an ever-growing pace. Most people I know prefer to fire off a text than call someone, but 4.2 billion texters worldwide?! ‘m having trouble believing that over 1/2 of the world’s population even owns a phone.
Planet Text [via MBA Online and Peter Kim] [...]
IFTTT Puts the Internet to Work For Y...
I’m kicking myself for not having broken this news earlier (it’s now all over the internet and I knew about it a few days before!), but it’s still important enough to mention, even if it’s a little late.
IFTTT is the acronym for a website named If This Then That; something which any programmer will recognize at once. [...]
Geosense adds Location Awareness to y...
Most phones now have GPS in them, but laptops are being left behind. Most manufacturers don’t offer a GPS chip, and those that can be bought are expensive. Geosense aims to bring GPS functionality to your PC without the need for any expensive GPS chips or software.
Geosense uses IP and Wi-Fi lookup powered by Google to find your location, so [...]
What’s WHDI?
I put out a call on Sunday for suggestions about what topics I should cover. One of them was WHDI. So what is it? WHDI is short for Wireless Home Digital Interface, and promises to cut the cord clutter that becoming increasingly common for us with tons of gadgets and electronics.
WHDI is a consumer standard for HDTV, and has prominent compan [...]
15 Facts about Net Neutrality
Graphical explanation of what Net Neutrality actually is.
To see the full version, click on the picture, or go here.
[Picture] Net Neutrality [via GeekSean]
Speed Up Firefox with Pipelining
Firefox is a fantastic browser. It’s infinitely extendable, with add-ons for anything you can think of. It’s stable, and pretty darn fast. But how would you like something faster? Fast is good, and it’s even better when you can do it easily.
How? Enable pipelining.
Enable what-now? We often say that the internet is a series of pipes. Well, t [...]
What the Tweet?
A while a go, we saw the amazing statistics behind Twitter. Now we have a new study by Journalism.org. It examined the source of stories shared on Twitter; and it turns out most of them come from the morning’s newspaper.
Check out the infographic here.
And an animated version here.
Email vs. Snail Mail
Pingdom takes a look at Email vs. Snail Mail.
Complete Internet Repair Fixes All Co...
“Unless you have a faulty cable or live in a poor wireless signal area, all Internet connection problems can be tracked down to a few key areas in your system. So if Internet is not working on your laptop or you are experiencing connection issues like slow speeds, unstable connection etc. you just have to look at those areas. This you can do [...]
What’s up with Net Neutrality?
Taramisu
What is network neutrality? According to the all-powerful Wikipedia, network neutrality is “is a principle proposed for user access networks participating in the Internet that advocates no restrictions by Internet service providers and governments on content, sites, platforms, the kinds of equipment that may be attached, and the mod [...]
Why do we Pay for Texting?
Lorianne DiSabato
Texting is awesome. It’s quiet, short, and convenient. No waiting for someone to pick up the phone (or having to pick up because someone is calling you). It’s also insanely expensive.
One text has a maximum of 160 characters, which translates to 140 bytes (texts use 7-bit characters). This means one text is 1/10 of a kiloby [...]
The Cloud, Part III: The future of cl...
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Jamison Judd
Having gone through the history of cloud computing, and the current state of cloud computing, we now turn our attention to the future of this new computing medium.
Like I’ve said before, cloud computing isn’t new, it’s a 21st century mainframe. It’s also the best thing that going to happen to comput [...]
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