Nine years ago the RIAA won a groundbreaking suit against Napster.com in what would become the beginning of a nearly decade-long flood of litigation. The incident seemed to be a tipping point for the Entertainment Industry, as both the RIAA and MPAA up until then had enjoyed little success in...
An ISP, which stands for Internet Service Provider, is a company that provides its subscribers with access to the internet in exchange for a monthly or yearly subscription fee. An ISP can provide different types of internet access. It could be something as basic as a dial-up service to faster...
The FCC or Federal Communications Commission loses to Comcast in a lawsuit filed with the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Tuesday. This is a landmark case which decided the FCC lacks the authority to require equal treatment of broadband providers over internet...
A blog is the abbreviated form of “weblog.” A log is another word for journal, such as a “captain’s log.” Thus, a blog is a journal or a diary that is kept on the internet. It tends to have an intimate tone, usually in the first-person perspective. It may contain personal insights, photos, ideas...
Modems are actually the shortened version of “modulator-demodulator.” These machines are crucial for getting Internet access. They help translate (or modulate) the digital signals of the computer into particular frequencies that are then sent through telephone or cable television lines. These...
When you are ready to get help for your gambling addiction, there are a number of resources available to you. The first step is to admit that you have a problem and that you want to change. Enlist the help of your family and friends, and tell them that you need their support as you try to break...
Computer cookies are not, alas, a baked good. Rather, they are a small text files that help identify a website identify a computer. Once the website “tags” the computer, it creates a related file that records data the user may have volunteered, the number of visits made, the pages viewed, and other...
