December 22, 2022
Google’s absolute dominance of web traffic, in one simple chart
We all know Google is big, but it can be completely gobsmacking to realize just how big Google really is.I recently came upon a mesmerizing animated bar chart on the wonderful Visual Capitalist site. I enjoy Visual Capitalist because it's all charts, all the time, and I have a somewhat unhealthy love of charts. In any case, Visual Capitalist's James Eagle put together an animated bar chart running from 1993 to
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December 19, 2022
Amazon’s friendly robot helper Astro will now double as a security guard for your business
Amazon's WALL-E looking household robot, Astro, was announced a year ago and has been available exclusively by invitation since. The robot has functioned as a household handy helper, both monitoring your home security and also following you from room bringing Alexa's assistance and items directly to you. Now, Astro is rolling out of your home and into your business to work as a security guard. SEE: From
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December 12, 2022
The best smart locks for a secure home
Smart locks are secure, easy to install, and let you conveniently control who can access your home -- which is crucial during this time of year -- with Halloween tricksters out and about potentially causing mischief. A smart door lock can work alone or integrate with your smart home security system to ensure that the keys to your castle are always in the right hands. Or,
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December 7, 2022
10 Benefits Of Living In A Gated Community
There are many advantages associated with living in a gated community, read ten of the main ones…Public domain image via PixabayGated communities have become the fastest growing form of housing in the United States, as more and more people consider them an attractive alternative to living in urban areas.There are many reasons why people choose to live in a gated community: security, peace, tranquility, and
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December 5, 2022
What is Starlink? Everything you need to know about Elon Musk’s satellite internet service
Starlink primarily focuses on delivering high-speed, low-latency broadband internet in remote and rural locations globally. Learn where it's available, how much it costs, and everything else there is to know about it.What is Starlink?Starlink is a satellite internet service operated by SpaceX, the company founded in 2002 by Elon Musk. SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches rockets and spacecraft. SpaceX started launching Starlink satellites in 2019
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The future of the web could be bright. But there’s a lot to fix first
The internet's humble beginnings can be traced back to an experiment that eventually revolutionized how we interact, shop, learn and work, and became a digital space where anyone from anywhere in the world can receive a piece of information about any topic. The World Wide Web became a source of limitless possibilities, showing us a bright future of globalized communication. The idea behind Web3 is to
Read More November 29, 2022
The Future of the Web: The good, the bad and the very weird
The vision of the internet as a free and open space for exchanging information and innovation was perhaps never much more than that – a utopian dream.In reality the internet was in many respects a lucky accident, one with its origins in a collection of US government technology projects, that somehow grew into a global network. And the values of some of the early enthusiasts
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November 24, 2022
So Many People Hated iPhone’s Battery Meter That Apple Is Fixing It
Apple took complaints about iOS 16's battery meter icon seriously enough to redesign it for 16.1.iOS 16 was released in September for iPhone 8 and up.James Martin/CNET This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET's collection of news, tips and advice around Apple's most popular product.iOS 16, the latest mobile software update for Apple iPhone, has a ton of new features, but some have already proven
Read More November 21, 2022
ExpressVPN Launches First Wi-Fi 6 Router With Built-In VPN
One of the world's largest virtual private network providers, ExpressVPN, has launched its first router with a built-in VPN -- the first Wi-Fi 6 consumer router to arrive on the market already equipped with an onboard VPN. British Virgin Islands-based ExpressVPN said the router, called Aircove and launched Sept. 22, has undergone testing from security audit firm Cure53 and is designed to offer users easier homewide privacy protection. Citing
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Unravel Data lands $50M to make sense of complex data stacks
IT systems are becoming increasingly complex, what with the mass move to the cloud during the pandemic. The modern data stack consists of hundreds of tools for app development, data capture and integration, orchestration, analysis and storage. And it’s getting bigger and more convoluted by the day. According to Productiv, a software-as-a-service app management startup, the average company had 254 internal tools as of last September, with
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