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Emails and Spam Facts: 60 billion emails are sent daily, 97% of which are spam. Spam generates 33bn KWt-hours of energy every year, enough to power 2.4 million homes, producing 17 million tons of CO2. 9 out of every 1,000 computers are infected with spam. Spammer get 1 response to every 12 million emails they    more »

According to CNN  several websites affiliated with the CIA, Mexico’s mining ministry and the state of Alabama were brought down last Friday. These incidents are allegedly done by hackers, government officials and a well-known hacking group reported. A message Friday on a group Anonymous media pages, including Tumblr and Twitter celebrated that the CIA’s website    more »

If you have accessed your Google accounts recently (by means of gmail, analytics, or other tools), you may have noticed a box on top right. It encouraged you to read about a change in privacy policies Google is about to introduce, with a catchy header: This stuff matters. Here is what is going to happen. Google    more »

Is your site optimized with respect to geographic location of your prospects? Fact: North America internet users only make 13% of world internet usage. (90% of that number is generated by United States, and 10% – by Canada. Websites get best benefits from the traffic sources that are local to their business. If someone from    more »

UK intelligence agency GCHQ has launched a code-cracking competition to help attract new talent:  potential applicants are invited to solve a  visual code posted posted at an unbranded standalone website: http://www.canyoucrackit.co.uk. The competition began in secret on 3 November and will continue until 12 December. The challenge has also been trickled to social media sites,    more »

It seems that a lot of small business companies have a preconceived vision of the world of IT for small business. It seems that a proverbial “IT Guy” with “Break/Fix” hourly support is still much of a stereotype, and I would like to discuss with you why it is important to step out of that    more »

Does your organization run their own email server or web server in house? If so, it may be time to switch to a hosted solution for your companies needs. Hosting applications and services with a cloud vendor is a smart and practical thing to do. As you will see, moving to a cloud based solution    more »

As Google announced this morning (see Giving you fresher, more recent search results), it’s search algorithm is now changed to give preference to most recent data, listing the freshest items first. In their own words, “like warm cookies right out of the oven or cool refreshing fruit on a hot summer’s day, are best when    more »

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is here. 60% of companies are enabling BYOD, according to a July 2011 Forrester Research survey. There is an explosion of mobile devices in the enterprise – devices both corporate- and personally-owned. Mobility boosts employee productivity, but it also opens the doors for security, legal and privacy concerns. Devices security,    more »

Cybersecurity experts have long warned that computer hackers could potentially target electric power sources, such as power plants and electrical grids, and that these attacks could affect vital infrastructures, including hospitals and water treatment plants. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said at the cybersecurity event sponsored by the Washington Post, that a major    more »

Just in time for Halloween something I though was worth sharing. In addition to Simon Pierro’s talent – the marvels of modern technology make it even better! iPad features shine, as ever. It is the first time I witness someone combining witty tricks with computer technology, meant for the stage presentation  or, in this case,    more »

Fate took a bite out of an Apple. I am not going to write who and what Steve Jobs was. There is no need for it. I am not going to describe his legacy in the industry and the world. I just want to share a personal story as my part in the tributes that    more »

Chances are, last time you were reading a magazine, you may have noticed a pixelated square image on one or more of the advertisements – they even made an appearance in TV commercials for a large retailer, as central part of their red star logo…  Your first instinct may have told you that it is    more »

In today’s Web 2.0 world, many of us are so used to applications that link with other companies public application programming interface’s (API’s). We are so used to this functionality we are not even aware where one company’s software stops and another one’s starts. For example, how many web applications somehow integrate with Google Maps    more »

In my earlier 7 Computer Tablets to Consider post HP TouchPad (a 9.7-inch tablet from HP that got in the spotlight back in February, to be available in summer of 2011) fell off my grid: on August 18th, HP announced that it is purchasing software company Autonomy, spinning off its PC division; and that it    more »

Back in June I had read a blog post, Flag Day Marks 15 Years Of Innovation At GSA, by Casey Coleman, Chief Information Officer for U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). Effective government is always on the burner as a hot topic. Ms. Coleman’s topic had reminded me how IT helps federal agencies to create –    more »

In 2011, The United Nations has declared Internet access a human right. Disconnecting people from internet is now against international law, as it is considered a human rights violation. In its Seventeenth Session, UN Human Rights Council had an agenda of Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights,    more »

Just like most of great things in life, websites done right require a good deal of planning. So here are our…   7 Steps of Successful Web Development Process Step 1: Proper Work Scope We meet with you – either in person or via phone/web conference – to go over the requirements of your project.    more »

Back in in 2005, Sony-BMG released music CD’s with digital rights management (DRM) software developed by two independent companies. In late 2005, it was discovered that the software installed a root kit onto user’s computer, leaving the computer open to security attacks. The two vendors in this situation were XCP and MediaMax. Both vendors produced    more »

Web 2.0 is a buzzword that has been flying around for some time now, but what exactly does Web 2.0 mean. Web 2.0 is cumulative changes in the way software developers and end-users interact with websites on the internet, it is not an update to any technical specification of how the web works. Web 2.0    more »

Everywhere you go, you cannot avoid hearing about clouds. “Cloud” seems to be the latest buzzword that just wouldn’t go away! So, what is it and what’s in a cloud, anyway? Cloud computing is … a cloudy thing – yes, pun intended. It’s something we all hear about, and think we should be informed about,    more »

There’s lots of talk out there about 4G networks, and whose is the biggest and fastest. If you’re like most people, you’re probably a little unclear about the concept of 4G. So, what exactly is a 4G network? Even though each of the major wireless providers, such as AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint, have recently    more »

Nobody likes “Mystery Meat”. Human Factor: Make sure that it takes your visitors less then 2 seconds to figure out what your site is about. In nowadays people are so used to the super-sonic speed of the internet, their fingers click “back to search results” faster then their brains register what did they just see    more »

First of all, let me make a note that term Web Accessibility is generally used in a different context: term Web Accessibility means that people with disabilities can perceive, understand, navigate, and interact with the Web, so they can benefit from and contribute to the Web. However, in this article we talk about accessibility more    more »

Compare your website’s home page to the front yard of the house, and think curb appeal. The house has to look good from the outside: meaning not just to please one old lady that is into plastic flamingos and nativity scenes all year-round (unless you are in the plastic lawn figurine business, of course). Consider    more »

If you place a “For Sale” ad into a newspaper, a realtor’s magazine or a community board, make sure your write details about your property. You wouldn’t want to limit your ad to nothing but overly vague “Great Offer!” in description. On the other hand, you don’t need to write a saga of your family    more »

If your email client is Eudora, here is a quick guide on how to set up Eudora to send and receive email for Windows You will need to look through the information you got from your ISP (Internet Service Provider) or your host, and find out the following information. Once you have it, you are    more »

When you decide to sell the house, you would not just sit there waiting for someone to figure out that your house is on the market – you hire the real estate agent, place ads in newspapers, and spread the word any way you think is reasonable, right? Then why wouldn’t you do the same    more »

Global Piracy is keeping me up at night lately. And not for the reasons you may be thinking of. According to Global Software Piracy Study by Business Software Alliance (BSA) published in May of 2006, thirty-five percent of the packaged software installed on personal computers worldwide in 2005 was illegal, supposedly amounting to $34 billion    more »