Tag: internet
How to change languages in Windows Live Hotmail (Quick Tip)
If you need to work in a different language in Windows Live Hotmail, you can change the default language used by the web mail service. Lets take a look at how to do that: Click Options, then click More options… Under Customizing Hotmail, click Language. Choose one of the available languages. Scroll down to the [...]
How to Speed Up Your Internet Connection with OpenDNS or Google Public DNS
Two public free domain namer system (DNS) services got a speed bump this week, which could potentially speed up your home or office Internet connection. OpenDNS and Google Public DNS services allow users to substitute their Internet Service Provider’s DNS numbers with alternate DNS numbers, thus potentially speeding up your Internet connection and adding some [...]
HP DataPass Brings Pre-Paid Mobile Broadband to HP Notebooks (Video)
On select HP notebooks with embedded 3G cards for mobile broadband access, including those with Qualcomm’s Gobi cards for GSM/HSPA/CDMA/EV-DO network access, HP will be pre-installing a connection manager that gives users access to HP DataPass, a pre-paid mobile broadband service for on the go connectivity. Rather than have enterprise and consumer customers sign up [...]
Microsoft Boasts 2.3 Million IE9 Downloads in 24 Hours
Microsoft is boasting that 2.3 million copies of its latest browser, Internet Explorer 9, has been downloaded in a span of 24 hours. The IE9 browser was announced at the South by Southwest Interactive conference. So how does IE9′s download numbers compare? Engadget says that despite being a popular download, the number here still trails [...]
Japan Quake Affects Internet as Efforts Are Underway to Repair Undersea Cables
The staff at Notebooks.com and GottaBeMobile send our deepest sympathies to the victims of the recent natural disaster in Japan and their families. The damage inflicted by the quake and subsequent tsunami extends beyond the tragic loss of human life and property damage as Asia’s phone provers are rushing to repair undersea fiber optics cables [...]
Microsoft Launches Internet Explorer 9 for Public Download
Internet Explorer 9, which has long been available as a beta and later as a Release Candidate (RC), is now out as a full-fledged version 1 public download via Microsoft’s www.beautyoftheweb.com webpage. The release of Internet Explorer 9 was announced at the South by Southwest Interactive conference. “The best experience of the Web is on [...]
Mozilla Firefox 4 Exits Beta as Release Candidate Version
Mozilla has finally graduated its Firefox 4 browser out of beta and the Mac, Windows, and Linux edition of the popular Internet browser is now available as a release candidate in over 70 languages. The browser brings a new look and additional features, chief of which is faster speeds. With a new Javascript engine, Firefox [...]
How to Uninstall the Internet Explorer 9 Beta
Last week Microsoft announced the availability of Internet Explorer 9 Release Candidate. If you have not upgraded to the Release Candidate, before you do so, make sure you uninstall the beta first. Here is how you uninstall the Internet Explorer 9 Beta: Click Start, type: view installed updates Hit Enter on your keyboard Next, search [...]
Norton DNS Helps to Protect Kids on the Mobile Web
In addition to Norton Mobile Security, Symantec is also planning to launch Norton DNS 1.5 to smartphone users this week. The system is based upon the Domain Name System (DNS) and will help to provide for a safer Internet by using Norton Safe Web technology, providing safeguards against phishing, malware, and spyware. Additionally, Norton DNS [...]
Google Urges Developers to Retool Websites for Living Room Browsing
In a move to boost its Google TV platform, which Google hopes to meld the Internet and television into a single living room set-top box, Google is urging developers to re-build websites for Google TV. As most Internet pages are designed with the keyboard and mouse–or trackpad–in mind, the Internet as we know it may [...]
