Why You Should Start A Blog
We’ve discussed “What Is A Blog“, but now comes the question of where you should start one.
This is an extremely personal question that everyone has to answer for themselves, but there are many reasons why a person would want to begin one. Some people do it to express themselves, others do it fill a gap [...]
What Is A Blog
What exactly is a “blog”, and why are there are so many of them?
In short, “blog” is an abbreviation for “web log”, meaning a log, journal or diary kept online. They can range from personal in nature, to specialized news sites like Mahsble (disclaimer, I work there), to those used by companies to communicate with [...]
What Is Hotlinking
Hotlinking, or remote linking, is the act of using a file hosted on someone else’s web server on another site without their permission.
So, how do you know if you are hotlinking? It’s fairly simple: if you embed an image, say on MySpace, that you did not upload yourself to a server, than you are hotlinking [...]
What Is FriendFeed
While we have talked about the wonders of social networking, with the astounding number of services out there, how do you ever keep up with everything your friends are doing on all of them? That is where a service like FriendFeed comes in.
FriendFeed is what is known as an “agregator” in that it brings information [...]
Domain Names Could Get More Confusing
Normally we don’t do news type stories here at StarterTech, but this one could impact every facet of your Internet browsing experience.
When we explained How To Pick A Domain Name, we mentioned how there werea lot of extensions to pick from. While “.com” is always the most desirable, big businesses may soon be getting their [...]
Why Does Equipment Just Fail
There are times where you have a piece of equipment that sits there quietly for years, and then one day it just stops. What causes this? What did you do wrong?
When we previously disccessed what a switch it, we mentioned smaller ones that feature 4 or 8 ports for home use. At our [...]
Are You Ready For Digital Television
There has been a lot of talk about the end of analog television, and the transition to all digital transmission on February 17, 2009. Are you ready? Will you still be able to watch television after this date?
In short, if you currently receive your television via a cable company or satellite TV provider, this will [...]
Buying A Portective Case For Your Gadgets
Once you’ve gone out and bought an iPod Touch or a BlackBerry, what are you going to do to keep your expensive new toy from being damaged?
While some gadgets, such as the afore mentioned BlackBerry, come with a manufacturer issued carrying case, they are usually cheap and useless. In situations such as the iPod Touch, [...]
Online Shopping Vs. In-Store Shopping
Though online shopping is safe, is it right for your purchases?
This is a question people have been asking themselves since online shopping first came to the public conscience in the mid-1990’s. The answer is both simple and complicated at the same time as it totally depends on the customer and the items they are attneding [...]
What Is Del.icio.us
Del.icio.us is a social bookmarking system that allows you to save sites you bookmark to a centralized site where you can tag and organize them. If you choose to leave them public,which they are set to be default, other people can search them, explore them and discover other sites they were unaware of.
Unlike Digg, people [...]
