Broadband usage grows
ldsWebguy recently blogged about the growth of broadband usage. He was very wise, I think, in not overreacting to the unprecedented rates of the growth. We need to continue to remember all the dial-up...
View ArticleMy secret blog
A few months ago there was a discussion on ProvoPulse.com about blogs and how they can be public and representative of their authors. I’ve given that discussion a fair amount of thought. When I first...
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BYU continues to block YouTube
Brigham Young University‘s Internet filters continue to block the popular video sharing website, YouTube. BYU blocks the site completely “because it allows inappropriate sexual media throughout its...
View ArticleDomain Names
I went looking for domain names today, and I found a couple interesting ones. They are available, unless of course the person who read this five minutes ago registered it: http://hardh.at...
View ArticleI’m prepared to boycott Microsoft’s Yahoo
A Cnet News blog claims that Yahoo! might be bought out by Microsoft this week. If this happens, I am prepared to cancel all of the Yahoo! services that I currently use. I have little or no faith that...
View ArticleWhy I’ve switched to Yahoo!
A couple of weeks ago, I claimed that I was prepared to ditch Yahoo! if Microsoft bought them. Now that Microsoft has withdrawn its bid for Yahoo, I’ve decided to make efforts to use Yahoo more than I...
View ArticleThose who don’t want broadband Internet
According to a Slashdot article, 62% of Americans who access the Internet with a slow, dial-up modem, don’t want to upgrade to a high-speed connection. This may seem alarming to many. Why wouldn’t...
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Growth of the Internet
On the LDS Media Talk Blog, there was a post about the growth of the Internet. I wondered if the growth has been increasing or decreasing, or if it is reaching a plateau. To answer that question, I...
View ArticleWhy I’m against SOPA and PIPA
There are bills underway in the U.S. Senate and House that have very dangerous consequences for the Internet. SOPA and PIPA are meant to protect intellectual property online, but they give far too much...
View ArticleCoding in the cloud
I’ve been looking for ways to write code inside a web browser. There are a number of offerings, and I plan on giving a serious look to the free ones. So far, I’ve come across runnable.com, It seems...
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