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How Cell Phone Spying Use Resulted in Harassment and Threatening

by donnabaxter March 9, 2012
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Since the turn of the millennium, the number of cell phone users has increased extraordinarily. Where at one time a cell phone was considered affordable for a select few, now every person owns one. From children entering their teens to octogenarians, having a phone has become necessary. This increase in usage has required the makers to develop new technologies and models. You can see new versions released into the market every week. A major reason behind this increased popularity is mobile broadband. The best mobile broadband packages offer internet speeds that rival the speed you enjoy on your computer or laptop. In

Wireless Networking Security – What is ‘WEP’ and Should I Be Using it?

by donnabaxter March 1, 2012
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Just twenty years ago, computers were technology that was not affordable by all. Its expensive price meant only the wealthy could afford and own one. Networks were something that only large corporations used to stay connected. Looking at the turn of the century, just ten-year ago computers had become a necessity and almost everyone had one of their own. Even in the same house everyone had their own personal computer with no sharing. And now everyone has their very own desktop, laptop, tablet and smartphone. We have moved from dial-up connections to pre paid wireless broadband. Now the struggle isn’t to

Why any Search Engine Might Discriminate Concepts to Improve Search Results

by donnabaxter February 23, 2012
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A search engine may be great at finding content on websites and online documents that contain the words you searched for. Type in ‘elephants’ and you’ll find websites dedicated to these animals. Type in ‘elephant grass’ and you’ll find references to this kind of grass or perhaps either elephants or grass if the search engine can’t find references to both together. In these cases, the search engine offers you sites containing content that refers to either keyword. But type in keywords that can carry different meanings when used in part, such as ‘classes’ and ‘class’ and search engines can be

Why the demand of ipad increases with the decline in Apple Table PC’s

by donnabaxter February 21, 2012
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The explosion of tablet computing has taken an unexpected turn, with as many as twenty per cent of consumers not satisfied with owning just one device and opting to buy a second or even a third. There has been much speculation on why this is happening, but the emerging idea seems to be that iPads are so attractive that friends and family are queuing up to borrow them. One in five iPad owners has taken the plunge and bought a second device for their home because of the demand for their original tablet. Figures from YouGov, which tried to assess