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Top 9 Reasons That Cloud Computing Is The Future Of Software

July 12, 2010
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1. Software-as-a-Service is easier to buy. Customers can pay on a monthly basis and walk away anytime they want. In fact, many SaaS vendors offer free trials or limited-functionality versions of their products. This allows customers to get a feel for the software before they invest their money.
2. With cloud computing, [...]

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Finland: Internet Is Now A “Human Right”

July 1, 2010
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As of today, July 1st, Internet has become a “human right” in Finland. The government has decided that everybody in Finland should have access to at least 1 Mbit/s downstream, except around 2,000 homes located too far from built-up areas.
The 1 Mbit/s connection is not directly to each home though, but the law states that [...]

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5 Best Security Suites for Windows

June 30, 2010
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PC users no longer have to purchase individual programs to ensure total protection. The latest internet security software is available in suites, providing antivirus, antispyware, firewalls and additional features that not only protect a computer from malicious programs, but also offer spam inhibitors, parental controls and cloaking technology to ensure privacy and protect identity. There [...]

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Get Paid To Find Porn – In China

December 8, 2009
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I have nothing against the Chinese people or China for that matter – except for one little thing, that I tend to mock every now and then: The Great Firewall of China. Yeah, the one that makes a “tiananmen square protest” Google Image search look like this:

According to news agency Xinhua, a hot line has [...]

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Top 50 Reasons To Hate The Internet

October 24, 2009
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Come on, admit it, you hate the Internet, don’t you? Nah, you probably don’t. But if you did, I bet those 50 reasons published by Telegraph UK will fit very well.
Here’s their top 5 reasons:
1) ‘Worse than the Nazis’
As an [online] discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches [...]

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150 Companies Accounts For Half Of All Internet Traffic, Says 256 Exabytes

October 19, 2009
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The company Arbor Networks, in cooperation with University of Michigan, has created a report called “2009 Internet Observatory Report“.
In the report, they conclude that after having studied over 256 exabytes worth of traffic (I’ll explain how much that is, in just a bit…), that half of that traffic comes from just 150 companies. Just two [...]

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Get Rich Schemes – How To Avoid Internet Scams & Phishing

July 17, 2009
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In his “Atlantic City”-song, Bruce Springsteen sings:
Now I been lookin’ for a job but it’s hard to find
Down here it’s just winners and losers and don’t get caught on the wrong side of that line
Well I’m tired of comin’ out on the losin’ end
So honey last night I met this guy and I’m gonna do [...]

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