Firefox is the second most popular browser on the internet. PCMech visitors are particularly fond of Firefox. Judging by our site statistics, about 42% of all of our visitors are using Firefox. But, we are all (hopefully) using version 2. What’s coming in version 3? Let’s look and find out.
Google has decided to stop being evil. Google has gotten a lot of flack from privacy advocates for photographing faces and license plate numbers and displaying them on the Street View in Google Maps. Originally, the company said only people who identified themselves could ask the company to remove their image. But Google has quietly [...]
An explanation of what RSS is for those who don’t know or don’t know what benefit it will be for them. Find out what those orange icons all over the place are!
One of the terms you may have come across in your internet travels is “BitTorrent”. Some of you are familiar with this concept, but many are not. Let’s clear it up. What is BitTorrent? Downloading files on the internet is a very common thing to do. Typically, when you download a file on the internet, [...]
I have written about Twitter a couple of times over on WebbyOnline.com, with the gist of it being this: “What’s the point?” But, WebbyOnline is for people already familiar with what’s going on online. For many of you, you may not even know what Twitter is. If that is you, read on.
Most of us have known the joys of trying to get access to the internet when away from our homes or offices. I think the word “sucks” pretty much sums up the experience.I recently traveled to Gnomedex in Seattle, with laptop in tow. Let me outline the joys for you: Had a short layover in [...]
Gmail, Google’s web-based email service, is an awesome way to deal with your email. I recently converted AWAY from Microsoft Outlook to Gmail. Here’s why. I don’t like to tie myself to a single computer. I have a notebook computer which I like to use alot, but I also have a primary desktop machine. When [...]
One thing many internet users sincerely appreciate are customer reviews – and the more the better. Web sites like NewEgg have been doing it for years. The user reviews for products can and do affect sales in either direction. Moreover they encourage buyers to speak their thoughts as to whether a product is any good [...]
I have been a long time user of Outlook for my email. I am still using Outlook, although now I am testing Gmail as a replacement. That said, one of the major reasons I stuck with Outlook so long rather than switching to Mozilla Thunderbird was the Cloudmark Desktop spam fighter add-on. Thunderbird is, of [...]
Webcams typically suffer from lack of picture quality. To a degree, this is understandable due to the low resolution of most webcams. However, there are a few little tricks to getting the best picture from a lower quality web cam. Watch and find out.
Rich shows us a PIP technique of having a video within a webpage. While he demostrates this he talks about Yahoo Widgets.
Getting Windows 98 to work with the modern internet.
Rich takes us through Meebo; A way of connecting to all of your instant messaging software programs without having to install a thing!
A lengthy review of several instant messaging systems in a three part series. This is video 3 of 3.
A lengthy testing of instant messageing in a three part video series. This is video 2 of 3.
