I don’t know about you, but my ISP is very strict about overuse fees – if I go over a certain limit, the price per gigabyte jumps from a few pennies to a few dollars, which is certainly not good for my ISP bill. That’s why I pay close attention to my network usage. But Windows 8 users may not realize how to monitor network usage on their systems, which is why I’m going to show you how i

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The internet contains billions of webpages. But in spite of that fact, most of us don’t venture outside of our comfort zone of daily websites – like Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, and your local news website. But there’s so much cool stuff to see online that venturing outside of the comfort zone is something we all must do. To get you started, here are our top 5 favorite lifestyle websites th

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As far as internet browsers go, Internet Explorer has a bad reputation. Some might think this bad reputation is undeserved. After all, what did poor Windows do to deserve such hatred? But any time we start feeling bad for Internet Explorer, we’re reminded why it earned the title of “world’s worst major internet browser.” We were reminded once again today as Microsoft urgently patched a

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Gmail is widely regarded as one of the most secure free email services in the world. You never hear about Google experiencing security leaks or losing user data. But as secure as Gmail may be, it’s not perfect. It doesn’t automatically encrypt all of the emails you send, which means that somebody can intercept your emails and read them. Or, somebody could hack into your recipient’s Gmail

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In this day and age, it’s too risky to leave a Wi-Fi network unprotected. But even a password-protected Wi-Fi network can encounter its fair share of hacking problems. Sometimes, one lucky guess is all it takes for somebody to instantly gain access to your network. In other cases, dedicated folks use complicated software to crack the code on your network. If you think someone is using your Wi

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When it comes to cloud storage, there are dozens – nay, hundreds – of different providers available online. Each cloud storage provider seems to offer more storage space at lower prices. This is good news for consumers. To make your cloud storage decision as easy as possible, we’ve whittled down the list of the top cloud storage providers to a group of just five leading candidates. These

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Today, Mozilla Firefox is losing ground to Google Chrome. But in spite of that fact, Mozilla still prides itself on a remarkable year of achievements. With billions of add-ons downloaded and the Firefox Android app being voted as one of the best apps of the year, it’s easy to see why Mozilla would be proud. With nearly 100 supported languages and Facebook Messenger Integration in Firefox 13,

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The title of this article might seem like a paradox. How could you possibly access the internet when offline? Well, instead of just taking pictures of your favorite websites or copying and pasting all of the text on-page into a Word Document, a new program called PageNest allows you to quickly and easily save your favorite webpages and access them offline. How to use PageNest to save webpages Fi

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Microsoft has spent over $1 billion advertising Windows 8 and its associated programs – like Internet Explorer 10. But should you pay attention to all of this hoopla? Or should you ignore it like you’ve ignored previous versions of Internet Explorer? Well, as much as people hate to admit, Internet Explorer 10 is actually pretty good. And if that detailed and ringing endorsement doesn’t co

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Public Wi-Fi is a fantastic invention. In fact, it’s one of the only reasons I visit Starbucks and McDonalds when I’m away from my house. But public Wi-Fi has one major shortcoming – it slows down when a lot of people are using it. Whether you’re at an airport or your local coffee shop, you’ve probably been the victim of slow Wi-Fi speeds at some point in your life. Since tablets and

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