Many years ago my father used to complain about powered car windows. They were ‘more crap to break.’ Go to a junkyard today and you can still roll down the windows in a car built in 1955. Now, you can’t even buy a car with window cranks. That’s fine until the switch breaks, the motor burns out or you’re trapped under water in an accident. It’s interesting to even unlock some cars with a dead battery. Continue reading »
Much like a flea market, the web is filled with a multitude of fascinating distractions. It is very easy to get sidetracked. What begins as a quick to moderate task can take hours. The web itself actually works against your ability to get things done both on purpose and accidentally. Continue reading »
As a percentage, very few web scams are sophisticated technology ploys. Most rely on social engineering to get people to do something stupid when they really should know better. Continue reading »
Since the web is effectively a huge pile of stuff, the first step in using it effectively is to be able to search it. Search engines index content across the web and provide a way for people to locate what they want. Continue reading »
The web is a large collection of connected computers and software that talk to one another. They use client/server methodology to request and return information. It is analogous to a restaurant. Continue reading »