Firefox 3.5 was released this week. With features such as Private Browsing, Location awareness, speed improvements and miscellaneous bug fixes, it’s well worth the free download. Now that Firefox 3.5 is out, this two part post will look at securing Firefox and maintaining your privacy on the web.
For part one, let’s look at five easy ways to secure Firefox to keep you safe on the web.
(more…)
Being forced offline isn’t easy. It’s like being in a blackout, only worse because your computer works fine. Especially if you need to be online for something such as responding to emails, working from home, etc. I know, it seems strange to write an online article on what to do if your internet isn’t working but save this one, it may help you quickly fix your problem and avoid a lengthy customer support phone call.
(more…)
Want to broadcast videos to anyone, local or distant? You can easily do this with the magic of QuickTime Broadcaster. Broadcast lectures to far away students, live video feeds of a family barbecue to relatives across the world, or use it to broadcast in-house video to local terminals. Whatever you need to broadcast, QuickTime Broadcaster makes it easy. Let me show you how to set it up.
(more…)
Every time you use the internet, you are using networking. The internet itself isn’t really a giant and mysterious cloud in the sky, you are actually talking to a computer located in a building, somewhere in the world. The best way to really picture the internet is to think of it as a phone system for computers to talk to each other. If you’ve ever wondered how it all works, I’ll explain how your Mac talks to the internet.
(more…)