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A faster, smarter DNS service
Apr 15th
For those of you that are more technically minded amongst our readers you will already know what DNS is – for those of you that don’t it is what is known as a “Domain Naming Service”.
Effectively what this does is allow humans to type in www.john-willis.com for example into their web browsers. The computer cannot understand where to get this from as computers work best with numbers, this is where the DNS servers come into play. They convert the human readable name to a number which without the service would be impossible for humans to remember (for example 92.35.234.18)
Want to know more about how changing the service you use could speed up the internet, as well as keeping your network safe – then read on! More >
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Loading ...Obtaining a list of installed Software – Windows.
Apr 13th
If you ever need to get an “extract” of installed applications on a Windows machine – then of course there is always more than one way to skin a cat!
Have a look at the following methods:
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Mobile Computing… the way forward
Apr 13th
If you in the market for a new mobile internet device chances are you’ve come across 3 big competitors – the iPhone, iPad (early May) or a Net book.
All 3 devices are available for a similar price point (varying on specification of course). But most importantly is there a market for all these devices?
Below I have outlined the pro’s and con’s I can see so for the 3 portable internet devices I can see available at the moment (iPad, iPhone, Netbooks) – then a short reflection on my findings is at the bottom. More >
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Feb 12th
So the iPad is new the “hot topic” for tech heads. But have you seen the JooJoo?
Ships this month, and yes – Flash is supported!
Take a read over at SlashGear.com:
http://www.slashgear.com/joojoo-tablet-shipping-this-month-full-flash-support-and-app-store-at-launch-0372745/
Official website:
https://thejoojoo.com/
Specs:
https://thejoojoo.com/sites/specification
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Record Online Streaming Music
Sep 1st
Back in May, John blogged about Spotify; a desktop application for streaming music via the Internet.
(Spotify – Streaming Music On Your Desktop: http://john-willis.com/2009/05/spotify-streaming-music-on-your-desktop/)
Spotify have struck a deal with the major record labels in a way that it can offer it’s service free of charge. This free service is ad supported, with various banners shown whilst the Spotify browser is open and an audio commercial every 15-30 minutes or so. There is a monthly subscription service to remove the ads, but because of this platform, it didn’t make my recession beating Windows Apps article back in July: (Windows Apps – Beat The Recession: http://john-willis.com/2009/07/windows-apps-beat-the-recession/).
But Spotify is definitely worth a mention. There are artists that have refused to sign up to Spotify, but there is still a wide variety of choice of music in its library. But you can’t download the music, and the cached versions of the files are un-openable. Quite annoying really – since the music has clearly been paid for via the ad service?
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