Networking & Internet

Twitter Now Has Always-On HTTPS – Enable It Now

Twitter HTTPS setting

If you’re a frequent reader of GfG, you already know we’re big into computer security, so we’re pleased to see when companies like Google, Twitter and Facebook who have such enormous numbers of users improve the security and privacy of users. For example, Twitter now allows users to enable HTTPS as constantly on for their [...]

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Microsoft Releases Internet Explorer 9, Improves Performance & Security

Internet Explorer IE 9

Microsoft has just released the latest version of Internet Explorer, version 9. IE 9 is a major release with significant improvements but still has some issues that Microsoft needs to tackle if it wants to continue competing with the likes of Google, Mozilla and even Apple. What’s New Performance: IE 9 is a major overhaul [...]

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Greplin Search Engine Indexes Your Personal Data in the Cloud

Greplin Logo

Another search engine is on the horizon. This one, called Greplin, aims to let you search your cloud-based data and is really more of a personal search engine than a search-the-world type of application. Think of it as Google Desktop for the Web instead of your computer. Greplin currently works with data stores and services [...]

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Must-Have Broadband Apps for iPhone and iPad

Speedtest.Net iOS App

It is a fact that the iPhone (and now the iPad as well) has been one of the most successful product of the century and has become a dream purchase for many. Also the continually-increasing 3G infrastructure upgrades and growing number of WiFi networks across the globe have boosted data speeds. In tandem with this [...]

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Free TV and Movie Streaming for Amazon Prime Members – Gift from Amazon

Amazon Video Streaming Free to Amazon Prime Users

Amazon has gifted free TV and Movie streaming for Amazon Prime Members. Let’s look at the benefits of a paid Amazon Prime Membership: 1) Unlimited FREE Two-Day Shipping 2) No minimum order size 3) One-Day shipping for $3.99/item 4) UNLIMITED commercial-free, instant streaming of 5,000 movies and TV shows for FREE All this for $79/year… [...]

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Groupon and FTD Coupon Fail – Who’s to Blame?

Group coupon startups beware… be careful who you partner with when releasing coupons. In Groupon’s first major misstep (leaving aside the horrible Super Bowl ad), Groupon partnered with the nationwide FTP florist to provide $40 worth of flowers for $20. Once shoppers clicked through the deal, the shoppers found out the prices offered through the [...]

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Google Rolls Out 2-Step Verification Security for Accounts

Google 2-Step Verification screen

Let me kick off this article with the executive summary: if you have a Google account and a phone, enable 2-step verification on your account right away. Google recently rolled out much improved security for its user accounts in the way of 2-step verification. What this means is that your account would no longer be [...]

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Comcast XFINITY TV iPad App Released

Comcast XFINITY iPad TV app

Comcast announced an upgrade to the XFINITY iPad app which was released on February 1st. This new (and free) upgrade allows Comcast consumers to watch their favorite On Demand shows and movies right on the Apple iPad. This is in addition to being able to use your iPad, iPhone and iPod touch as a remote [...]

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China building Cloud City

Cloud City - China building a city for cloud computing

China is building a cloud computing and office complex that includes a mega data center primarily for cloud computing with the partnership of IBM. The complex will cover over 6M square feet with the initial data center space accounting for almost 650k square feet. That seems impressive but I thought they meant “Cloud City” not [...]

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Awesome Website That Allows you to Print Blog Into a Book

Blog2print Print your Blog as a Book

Do you have a personal blog that you would like to save forever? Do you ever worry that your online blog might just go “poof” and be gone one day? I have a personal blog that I have written on for many years and those thoughts definitely crossed my mind. A friend introduced me recently [...]

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