Get help, advice and information on all your Computers and Technology issues. http://advice-and.info/Computers-and-Technology/internet.htm Mon, 04 Aug 2008 02:49:05 GMT en "You bought the RV. Now what? You finally did it. You bought the RV of your dreams and want to see the entire USA. But that one question keeps nagging at you. ""How the heck am I going to connect to the internet so I can stay on top of my business, my banking, my bills, and stay in touch with my family & friends? There are four main ways to connect your Laptop while RVing: 1) Wi-Fi hot-spots 2) Using a cell phone to connect to your laptop. We won't discuss these two because Wi-Fi can be hard to find on the road and using a cell phone is slow, cumbersome, and ties up your voice line. 3) Satellite Service 4) Mobile Broadband Service from Sprint, Verizon, or AT&T using a Data Card That leaves Satellite and Mobile Broadband as the two real alternatives. In a nutshell, Mobile Broadband is a better alternative for most RVers for the following reasons: Much less equipment cost, lower monthly cost, easier setup, and it works IN MOTION, rolling down the road! The one advantage Satellite would hav e is that it does work in a few areas where there is no Mobile Broadband coverage, but these areas are very remote (areas where a cell phone does not even work). Let's compare the costs of each: Satellite Service - Equipment & Install can cost several thousand dollars for the dish and all the other equipment. Monthly service can be 59.99 to 99.99 depending on data speeds. Mobile Broadband - Cards start at 0 and go up to 150. The monthly rate is 59.99 a month for speeds up to 3.1Mbps (DSLCable type speeds) anywhere in the USA, and include free GPS services. Speeds can vary from dial-up type speed in remote areas to the Broadband speed depending on network build out. See a Coverage Map for details. Setup is as simple as installing a CD in your laptop to add the software. A few more clicks, and you are on the internet. Clearly, Mobile Broadband is much more economical than Satellite Service. But what other factors are there? One major advantage of Mobile Broadband is that the service works http://advice-and.info/Computers-and-Technology/92764_Rv_Internet_-_Dont_Waste_1000s_On_Satellite.html Mon, 04 Aug 2008 02:53:57 GMT Rich internet application increases the overall productivity of the website and consequently provides a rich user experience for the visitors. It adds a flexibility to your web pages making them more alive, interactive and responsive. In simple language, rich internet application provides a richer online experience to the visitors and customers. Apart from providing you a cutting edge to your present business, RIA can deliver some of the best solutions. 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There are however, guidelines for parents to follow in order to protect their children from the dangerous side of the Internet. http://advice-and.info/Computers-and-Technology/66337_How_To_Protect_Your_Child_Against_The_Evil_Side_Of_The_Internet.html Sun, 28 Oct 2007 10:40:13 GMT There are thousands of people who wish that they could monitor someone elses online activities. Each of us has been curious one time or another about the activities of an individual while online. This is especially true for a business, corporation, parent or a spouse. Now, one no longer has to be just merely curious about someone elses internet activities. Internet monitoring software tools allows an individual, business or parent monitor the activities that are performed on a specific computer or a group of computers. There are various advantages for a business to use internet monitoring software tools. These types of tools can be setup in a matter of minutes to monitor one computer or a group of computers. Once the tool is set up it will begin monitoring certain internet activities. Monitoring software tools are designed to monitor ingoing and outgoing emails and instant messages. This allows an employer to know what is being said about the company or specific people within the company. http://advice-and.info/Computers-and-Technology/63284_The_Various_Advantages_Of_Using_Internet_Monitoring_Software.html Wed, 03 Oct 2007 05:45:49 GMT Internet has almost become a lifeline for the new generation. Many businesses now depend entirely on the Internet. People residing in different parts of world are able to talk to each other via the medium of Internet. Video conferencing is a live example of it. Many marriages are also made with the help of the Internet. The list of benefits that Internet provides is limitless. But, what would you do when you have a slow speed internet connection that takes a lot of time? That internet connection would simply be useless to you. http://advice-and.info/Computers-and-Technology/62811_High_Speed_Internet_Connection.html Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:52:00 GMT Internet connectivity across the country has been growing at a brisk pace and the FCC has taken steps to ensure that the Internet reaches the interiors of America. The different technologies used to provide Internet connections to customers include dial-up, broadband, cable modem, and DSL. Dial-up is one of the oldest technologies and among the new technologies Satellite Internet is being preferred by many subscribers. AOL is the leading American company which offers dial-up connections to subscribers and HughesNet is the leading player among Satellite Internet providers. We can draw an interesting analogy when comparing dial-up services to Satellite Internet services. It is like a short garden hose compared to a longer fire hose. It may only take a second for the water to get to the end of the garden hose, but to fill up a pool it can take days. It make take a fraction of a second longer for that water to reach the end of a fire hose but it will only take minutes to fill a pool. Satellite Internet connections offer faster download and upload speeds as compared to dial-up connectivity. The normal download speed for a dial-up connection is 56 Kbps and for a Satellite Internet connection it varies between 700 Kbps to 1.5 Mbps. Speed is one of the primary reasons why Satellite Internet connectivity scores over dial-up Internet connections. It is not practically possible to download large applications using dial-up connections. The slow speed often ends up in congestion, packet losses and ultimately the connection time-out resulting in a frustrating experience. Dial-up service providers are also gearing up to the competition and are offering features like higher speeds, unique e-mail addresses, Email virus protection, spam controls, Pop up blockers and other functionalities. Monthly charge for dial-up Internet is less than Satellite Internet. While a dial-up connection will cost you approximately 10-25 per month, satellite Internet services can cost 59.99 to 179.99 per month. Sate http://advice-and.info/Computers-and-Technology/62775_Different_Technologies_Used_To_Provide_Internet.html Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:54:01 GMT HughesNet is the leader in Satellite Internet connectivity in the United States. It has 325,000 customers and the number is growing everyday. To meet customers expectations HughesNet has launched the Boeing built Space3 satellite into space. The Ka- band satellite was launched by the Ariane 5 ECA launcher from Kourou, French Guiana on 14th of August 2007. The spacecraft will maneuver in a circular orbit at a height of 22,300 miles above the equator at 95 degrees West longitude. Hughes will start using the satellite for commercial purposes in 2008. The Space3 satellite was designed and developed by Hughes because there was a need for commercial satellite to fulfill growing customer expectations. It has features such as onboard traffic switching and routing capability. Other advanced features include 10Gbps overall capacity, fast packet switching and dynamic beam forming. The satellite will help Hughes to launch bandwidth-on-demand satellite services with site-to-site, single hop networking of high performanc e ground terminals. The single hop communication between satellite terminals will eliminate the need for routing traffic through a central hub earth station. The Ka-band spectrum will help in high speed services for IP data and multimedia applications. The satellite has a digital processor, downlink phased array antenna, microwave switch matrix and flight hardware and software. http://advice-and.info/Computers-and-Technology/62772_Spaceway_3_Satellite_Internet.html Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:56:04 GMT VoIP has revolutionized the way telecommunication is done. Voice over Internet protocol allows voice packets to be sent over Internet bandwidth enabling cheap communication. There are many companies which offer voice over Internet services and some of the leading ones are Vonage, Skype, Yahoo and Net2Phone. Consumers can access VoIP over Internet connections like broadband and DSL. Satellite Internet is a new technology that has become very popular in recent times and VoIP providers are able to offer services to customers in remote regions using it. It will still take some time until VOIP by satellite is ultimately stabilized and customers can enjoy the full benefits. Some of the challenges faced by service providers include packet loss, jitters and limited bandwidth. Service providers like Hughes and Skyframes which have their own satellites are teaming up with the VoIP providers to offer voice services to customers. Designing a VoIP network would require details on the bandwidth requirement for VoIP data. Satellite Internet providers are facing challenges on the bandwidth capacity that would be required to offer VoIP services via satellite channels. G.729 (b) encoding with a 40 b payload and header compression would require 10 Kbps of bandwidth. Packet loss is another challenge faced by service providers offering satellite VoIP services. Packet loss causes degradation in voice quality. The protocol used for voice traffic transmission is UDPIP and if the data packets are corrupted they cannot be retransmitted. TCPIP protocol allows retransmission of data packets. It is important to maintain very low bit error rates to offer high quality voice services to customers. http://advice-and.info/Computers-and-Technology/62770_Voip_Via_Satellite_Internet.html Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:58:02 GMT Spyware and viruses are so common that you would be hard pressed to find anyone that isnt aware of them. Under the umbrella term Malware, these little programs have been causing trouble for computer users for many years, and they seem to get more powerful everyday. A new incarnation of malware is becoming very common as of late, and it involves using a virus or trojan horse to place a computer under the remote control of a hacker. The controlled computer is referred to as a zombie and it is used to commit various dastardly deeds without the knowledge of the computer owner. Zombie computers are almost always attached to the Internet via a broadband connection such as DSL or Satellite Internet. This is important as spammers have found that by using zombie computers to send out their junk mail they can easily avoid detection. As of 2005 it was estimated that up to 80 of all spam was sent via zombie computers, and that number is on the rise. http://advice-and.info/Computers-and-Technology/62162_Zombie_Computers_Roam_The_Internet.html Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:13:22 GMT