What’s the N edition of Windows operating system in the Europe? It’s a special edition for European Union, essentially the same as in other areas, but without Windows Media Player and related technologies pre-installed. To restore these features, you have to download Media Feature Pack separately. Microsoft was forced to do so due to pressure from EU regulators.… Read More »
Future is in the cloud. You may say yes or no, but some services are already – obviously – cloud-based, like e-mail or social networks. Also, some kinds of Internet services are expected to work as cloud service – like GitHub, a code-hosting service used by many software developers. And fact, that GitHub is cloud-based service, means that… Read More »
Privacy is a fundamental human right. In the past, most communication was not encrypted, so government could spy upon you. Today, we use end-to-end encryption. Though, some end-to-end services are not “reliable”, like we may see at Facebook’s Messenger or its owned WhatsApp, which co-worked with government. Maybe you remember cause with Apple and shooter in San Bernardino,… Read More »
Apple Pay was launched in the USA since October 2014. It allows you to pay with your debit/credit card via iPhone, or if you go crazy, you can even pay with the 12.9-inch iPad Pro. It’s possible thanks to NFC chip included in newer iPhones, newer iPads and all Apple Watches, I will list compatible devices below. It’s… Read More »
In my initial Mac days, I was using Firefox as my default web browser, but later I was using Apple’s Safari and I use it still as my primary web browser. As secondary browser, I was later using a Google Chrome – mostly because of built-in Flash running in sandbox. But now I don’t need Flash and also… Read More »
Do you remember web animations and online games based on Flash technology? Or blinking clocks on many websites? It was a golden era of Flash. The beginning of end of this era was not only because of, in that times, upcoming HTML5 technology, but also tech companies, maybe you remember as Apple’s former CEO Steve Jobs banned Flash… Read More »
If you still have a Windows XP, you may see that some webpages won’t load, some webpages won’t allow you to log in, etc. Also, a lot of software do not support Windows XP anymore, including web browsers and also you can’t use the newest security certificates and features. Apple, known for fast dropping old technology, dropped support… Read More »
In October 2001, a legend was born – iPod. Although iPods are being killed by iPhones, there is still a lot of fans of classic iPods. Steve Jobs famously pitched the original iPod as offering “1,000 songs in your pocket.” It was something unbelievable, 5 GB of space in 2001? If you want, you can still get original… Read More »
It may sound strange, but why I’m using Twitter, when I have no friends using it? Reason is, that I realized that most developers of apps which I use are active on Twitter. It’s true that I could use Facebook, where can I find, alongside developers, most of my friends and family, but Facebook is purely meant to… Read More »
Many webpages still use HTTP – Hypertext Transfer Protocol – instead of its secured counterpart HTTPS. That extra “S” means that connection is encrypted by protocol TLS/SSL, so nobody can get data like data in formulars or even passwords. This is critical for services like Internet Banking or any e-shop. Never send passwords or any sensitive data via… Read More »
A lot of households with Internet connection are using wi-fi routers. No cables, all wirelessly. Wireless connection is really good choice for laptops, smartphones and tablets, just imagine ethernet cable for your Samsung smartphone. Routers with dual-band networking with ac standard are cheaper and cheaper, you can (theoretically) reach 1300 Mbps, but how will it benefit your Internet… Read More »
More and more households are getting a wireless router to create Local Area Network (LAN) with Internet connectivity. Router is something like door between your home network and worldwide Internet. Internet connection is, of course, not required to create LAN, you can create home network to link computers together without any access to Internet. Sometimes something goes wrong… Read More »
