Category Archives: Computers and Internet

Microsoft Help Files on RSS Feeds:   What is a feed (RSS)? Feeds, also known as RSS feeds, XML feeds, syndicated content, or web feeds, contain frequently updated content published by a website. They are usually used for news and … Continue reading →

WiMAX networks step up to ADSL Cape Town – Internet Service Provider MWeb began trials for a WiMAX network in mid-May, and according to the reports, so far so good. MWeb was granted a test license by the Independent Communications … Continue reading →

Time to scrap the Internet?  Anick Jesdanun 16 April 2007 at 11h29 New York – Although it has already taken nearly four decades to get this far in building the Internet, some university researchers with the federal government’s blessing want to … Continue reading →

Technorati Profile Technorati tracks 50-million blogs 14 August 2006 at 06h00   Fifty million blogs, which are online multimedia journals, were tracked on the internet last month. Technorati, a website devoted to tracking the growth of the worldwide blogosphere, claims … Continue reading →

IMPORTANT:   This is NOT an OFFICIALLY SANCTIONED event.  A mere 10,000 or so votes determined the outcome here and an I for one sincerely believe that some of the sites actually voted for themselves, repeatedly… but then we all … Continue reading →

A guide to e-mail etiquette  When John Debrett founded his eponymous toffs’ "Bible" in 1769, he didn’t have to contend with such modern delights as the email, sms and video-conference. Yet, The Independent’s journalist Guy Adams writes, if the legendary … Continue reading →

Who’s watching Wiki? Percy Zvomuya and Jocelyn Newmarch 26 September 2006 06:00 Information on diamond giant De Beers’s price-fixing fine, its use of prison labour and a somewhat cynical examination of its diamond-marketing campaign appear prominently on the website The … Continue reading →

What is network switching? 08/09/2006 14:39 By: Bevan Lakay Cape Town – With the imminent arrival of mobile number portability (MNP; network switching), consumers need to have a good idea of what it entails. Cellphone subscribers will be able to … Continue reading →

PC Magazine‘s Top 99 Undiscovered Web Sites 22.08.2006 Think of us as the friends who are always forwarding you links to cool sites you’d never find on your own. That’s who we aim to be with this list of 99 … Continue reading →

C-Net: Community Newsletter: Q&A forum Question of the Week  Hey CNET, I’m going off to college in a month, and I want to use some graduation money to buy a laptop. I don’t know where to start, and time is … Continue reading →