Ethernet is a standard communications protocol that was designed by Bob Metcalfe in 1973. This protocol is included in many software and hardware devices and its purpose is to build a local area network or LAN. Metcalfe developed Ethernet with the help of Digital, Intel and Xerox, companies for...
Here are the official 2011 Oscar nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards. BEST PICTURE127 HOURS (Fox Searchlight Pictures)BLACK SWAN (Fox Searchlight Pictures)INCEPTION (Warner Bros Pictures)THE FIGHTER (Relativity Media/Paramount Pictures)THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT (Focus Features)THE KING'S SPEECH...
Wi-Fi is the abbreviated term for “wireless fidelity.” It is actually a pun on the term “hi-fi” or high fidelity, which was once the global standard for wireless networking technology. It is sometimes spelled as WiFi or wifi. Wi-fi, however, uses the 802.11 standard, pioneered in 1997 by the...
It's the digital age and communicating with people all over the world is as easy as signing into the world's largest social network: Facebook. The addictive popularity of Facebook is advantageous for users since the network brings all of the people you know together in one place. Facebook is a...
In 1700, barely a decade after the invention of the modern newspaper, the first matrimonial service was created. These services ran ads on behalf of single men and women who were desperate to find a good husband or wife. At the time, being single past 21 carried with it a deep stigma and turning...
Even as little as seven years ago, trying to obtain video on the Internet, much less watching a movie, was a complete nightmare. With much of the Internet still on dialup, it could take hours to download even a three minute music video, days for a feature-length film. Furthermore, the video-watching...
It's great to go wireless and surf using wi-fi at home. That's why more and more consumers around the world are going for it. However, few of them are aware of the securtiy risks posed by an unsecured wi-fi network. Hijacking home wi-fi networks to commit cyber crimes is a rising phenomenon around...
A router is a device that plays a major role in computer networking. It can collect data packets from computers and then based on their addresses, forward them to their destinations. Routers are used to connect two or more networks which could include a Local Area Network(LAN) or a Wide Area...
How to watch live TV online using internet streaming.
Discovery Communications has agreed to almost double the funding commitment to its cable network venture with US television talk show host and celebrity Oprah Winfrey.In the agreement, Winfrey has agreed to increase her on-air commitment to The Oprah Winfrey Network, which is a Los Angeles-based...
