Microsoft Edge is a web browser like Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, and Safari. A web browser lets you view web sites. Microsoft Edge is replacing Internet Explorer. If you have Windows 10, you already have Edge because Edge comes with Windows 10. However, Microsoft recently released a new version of Edge and you may get […]
What is the Internet primarily used for these days? I bet you can guess that video streaming is the biggest chunk of internet traffic. In fact, it’s approaching 80% of traffic on the internet these days. In 2005, video streaming traffic was just 10% of internet traffic. Because of this increased heavy traffic, the Internet […]
In past articles we have talked about how to do searches on search engines like Google. Today, I want to talk about two things related to search engines; advanced search and pay-per-click advertising. Let’s start with advanced search. A simple search on a search engine is where you enter a few keywords, hit the search […]
DNS stands for Domain Name Server. When you type in the name of a website like www.google.com, that name has to be translated into a numerical address known as an IP address so that your computer can find google.com. DNS is the process that does that translation. Each Internet service provider provides a DNS server […]
When you download a file from a website, where it goes depends on three things. What version of Windows you have; Which browser you are using; And whether or not you changed the default download location. We are assuming here that you have not changed the default download location. If you changed it, then whatever […]
Ad-blocking software speeds up web surfing by blocking out those annoying ads, but more importantly, it helps protect your computer from infection. In this instance, we aren’t talking about pop-up ads. We are talking about banner advertisements embedded in websites. Your browser has the capability to block pop-up ads, but it doesn’t block banner ads. […]
If you are like most people, your browser probably has several toolbars installed in it. Just to make sure we are all on the same page, a browser is the program you use to view web pages. The browser that comes with Windows is Internet Explorer. Other popular browsers include FireFox, Google Chrome, and Safari. […]
In June of 2010 we issued an article about the Internet Running out of IP Addresses and we have an update for you on this story. But first we want to refresh your memory about this issue. Any device that uses the internet has to have a unique number assigned to it. It’s like an […]
A web browser is a program you use to view content on the World Wide Web. The browser that comes with Windows is Internet Explorer. But there are lots of free browsers you can download and use. Each has their strengths and weaknesses. In terms of market share, Internet Explorer is the most widely used […]
Your Internet speed is measured in two ways. Download speed and upload speed. Download speed is how fast information travels from a computer on the internet down to your computer. Upload speed is how fast information can travel from your computer up to another computer on the internet. Most things we do on the internet […]
