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Google Chrome is easily the best browser out there and most people including me use it as my default browser on all my devices. Thanks to the V8 JavaScript Engine and multi-process architecture, Chrome is blazing fast and the User Interface is dead simple to use and navigate. While we are talking about speed, let me tell you that benchmark tests put Chrome on the top without hesitation. While Chrome is fast, this doesn’t necessarily have … Read more
Many times when we start our blog (or website) we don’t see a need for a content delivery network (a.k.a. CDN). In fact, it is not surprising that we wouldn’t know what a CDN is, when we first get started. What is a CDN and How Do I Know When Someone Is Using It? First, let’s get a mental picture of what a CDN is. A CDN helps to balance the load, when it comes … Read more
If you happen to stumble across such age restricted YouTube video(s), you can either sign-in or bypass it using any of the two nifty tricks in this Article!
Ruby on Rails’ asset pipeline is an efficient, yet a bit confusing feature. Basically, Rails scaffold generates a stylesheet per controller so that your models organize according to your application’s domain model (which is quite inconvenient for building a modular codebase and reusable components). What truly needed is a custom CSS architecture that allows easily creating, modifying and reusing elements. Railsware’s Ruby on Rails developer created these helpful tips. The asset has following functionality: precompiles, … Read more
Social media is a large component of the lives that we are living today. With the increased use of social media as a communication platform, one would wonder how it is affecting our communication skills even more importantly, how it is affecting the young generation and students in particular. The use of social media is more often than not affecting the students writing ability, narrowing their creativity and in many ways reducing their ability to … Read more
Hello readers, I have something a little different for you this time. Now we all know the major cellphone service providers; AT&T, T- Mobile, Sprint, Verizon… but have you heard of Google’s own, Project Fi? You may not have, but that’s simply because it is still fairly unknown, and semi exclusive. Earlier in 2015, Google had made announcements of its new service, Project Fi. I had heard about it at the time, and just kinda … Read more
WOT: Web Of Trust is a different approach towards website review and reputation service. It gives you ratings based on real users and their genuine feedback. Read on to know more about it!
Windows 10 being the cloud connected and Microsoft distributed OS that nearly permanently ties everything you do on the Operating System to Microsoft has some features which can help limit the data collection that Microsoft does from your PC. You access several by going into your Windows Settings and Privacy options. Here you will want to disable anything that allows for personalization, localization, and “Send Microsoft Info” example being the “Send Microsoft Info about how … Read more
SO tonight, my son told me about an emerging technology he read about that looks interesting. Unlike current internet technology that uses radio waves to transmit the data from place to place, this technology uses a light bulb. Or rather one outfitted with “LI-FI” components. According to the claims this technology could be at lease up to 100 times faster than current “Wi-Fi” internet. This could mean speeds up to 1 GBPS. This sounds great, … Read more
Before I start though, I am a NETGEAR Ambassador and I received this product for free in exchange for my honest, unbiased opinion. You guys know my reviews already, and you know they are already honest and unbiased, but they wanted me to mention it. Now on to the review. As our ISP’s slowly release more and more bandwidth and more and more devices around the house become WIFI enabled we need a router that can support … Read more
This holiday season, there won’t be a shortage of internet connected devices like Drone planes, Smartwatches, Smart TVs, cameras, microwave ovens, refrigerators, ACs and central heating thermostats, even medical devices like pacemakers on the market. While it might seem like a great idea to get Smart Gifts for Christmas for your friends and relatives, don’t hurry off just yet. As more aspects of our daily lives become network based, we are opening ourselves to increased … Read more
In the age of the Mechanical keyboard, we are bombarded by the loud clickety clack of Cherries and Kiehl’s but what if I told you they didn’t have to be loud to be good? What if I told you that a relatively quiet keyboard can actually be pretty good and what if I told you it came from our friends at Perixx? This review is of that keyboard, more precisely the Perixx PC5200-BR Mechanical Gaming … Read more
If your like me you have been hearing about the new Steam machines and controller for a while. Valve has a great vision to simplify PC Gaming and take it into the living room to compliment your PC environment, compete with consoles and give you the flexibility to access all your Steam games from the living room. Well as it so happens our friends over at Alienware sent me the new Steam Machine that will … Read more
Considering a set of Bluetooth headphones? Need comfort, reliability, and battery life? Some of the Bluetooth enable earbud headphones pack the tech into the earpiece which can be heavy and uncomfortable. Or if they aren’t so heavy you can tell the tech is lacking due to the reduced sound quality. Now consider price. you can buy the Beats ear buds or the Jaw Bird ear buds for $150 to $200. Ouch, well ouch for me … Read more
So you finally received that brand new CPU you have always wanted and you open it up and taking up 90% of the box is the CPU fan. While it works, that is usually not the CPU fan you want to stay with. The included fans are either too loud or amazingly ineffective, so you have to quickly do some research and find your new fan, hopefully I can help you here. Today I will … Read more
Reviewing the JCG Wi-Fi Repeater and testing it to see if it boosts signal from a router being blocked by walls.
Dragon Touch M7 Tablet for Kids is an excellent choice as it has protective casing and also features Zoodles for kid friendly entertainment.
The Beelink M808 gets a 4 out of 5 rating as a Windows TV Box especially if you pair it with the UKB-500 wireless controller
With the advancements in hardware technology of computers, gaming consoles and mobiles, gaming has reached a whole new level in terms of immersive gameplay, super realistic graphics and innovative controls. Lots of tools to create and publish the games are now easily available to the developer community. One can pick a powerful game engine like Unreal or Unity3D for free to develop a multi-platform game. Learning game development has never been so easy with the … Read more
Android is one of the most popular open-source mobile operating systems on the planet, and while it has differences and similarities with iOS, Android currently holds the distinction of being the system that’s growing its user base the fastest. As tablet and smartphone use continue their meteoric rise, the importance of having a website — whether you’re a blogger or a small-business owner — that’s optimized for Android devices and systems is increasing also. Don’t … Read more