YouTube might be the overlord of the Internet video world, and channels such as Hulu, VEVO and Netflix may be popular sources for watching TV and movies online, but where do you go when you want to really see stars? Will you be browsing www.direct.tv for some new shows and relevant packages? If you want those sparkly dots you see in the midnight sky? Naturally, NASA TV, of course. Three of NASA Television’s channels – Public, Education and Media – are available as streaming video on the Web. The HD Channel will be coming to the Web soon. • NASA Public – the “NASA TV” … [Read more...]
The New Wave of Mobile Music
Image via Wikipedia One of the biggest trends in the past decade or two has been found in digital music. There are now plenty of online sites where you can purchase music. Of course, this has also been extended to mobile devices, where you can easily purchase an album on your smartphone. However, even still, the new wave of mobile music extends beyond this point. The platform of this wave is found on smartphones and other devices. Devices that are Internet-enabled, such as tablets and smartphones and even prepaid cell phones, offer apps that feature any conceivable subject. … [Read more...]
The Internet – The God of all Things Music!
Image via Wikipedia “Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music.” Ever wondered what life would be like without music? Well, unless you have just encountered an alien attack and cannot access the internet, you shouldn’t bother yourself. There was a time when a music CD was purchased just so that you could listen to that one coveted song or you asked all of your friends to lend you their collection so that you could burn your own music. Now, with technology at its very best, we can kiss CDs goodbye. Net freaks around the world would unanimously … [Read more...]
Watching Movies on Your Tablet
If you love movies, the tablet has been called the best device for watching movies when you're on the go. With a Blackberry tablet in hand while sitting on an airplane, at the park or even on public transportation on your way to work, you can benefit from a screen large enough to enjoy your movie. Smaller than a laptop, the tablet is lightweight and easily portable. Work and Play Combined With support for numerous video codecs, the Blackberry PlayBook tablet is the ideal device for watching multi-format videos. It runs Adobe Flash, which means that you can easily access videos on websites … [Read more...]
Technology For The Masses – Speedy Changes Is Not Always A Good Thing
Image by dsleeter_2000 via Flickr The world can now be divided into two categories - those who were instinctively comfortable with technology and those who are not. Life is very good for those who are comfortable with new technologies. They do not need any formal assistance for help when it comes to checking out new technologies. Some don't even bother to go through the product description and manuals offered by manufacturers. They prefer a hands on approach where they learn by trial and error. What is more, the lessons that they learn are never forgotten. Such technology friendly … [Read more...]
Tips on setting a secure password
Image via Wikipedia The internet is used for almost every commercial as well as non-commercial transaction today. People use the internet to pay their bills, send and receive cash, shop, subscribe to memberships, buy movies and songs and a host of other services. If you are a regular user of the internet, you will know that almost each of these sites requires you to sign up or register. This means you have to set a password to access the site. While passwords for average shopping or membership sites may not be all that vulnerable, passwords to your bank account (internet … [Read more...]
What’s an iPod?
Image via Wikipedia It is true, music does move the world! This is proved by the love that almost anyone feels towards music. Although people’s taste in music varies, almost anyone will agree that they love some form of music or the other. Whether it is pop, metal, rock, reggae or classical, every form of music has its own followers. It isn’t surprising then that people want their favorite songs to be accessible at all times. There was a time people would buy CDs of their music but the internet has made buying and listening to music so much easier. Now you … [Read more...]
The Latest and Greatest of Grooveshark
Image via CrunchBase Grooveshark is a music site dedicated to giving users more music at their finger tips. It has been compared to YouTube, except users are strictly adding music, no videos or images. Some users find this a relief, as they can much more easily locate a song they want to hear. Grooveshark looks similar to the Itunes application for the ipod, with users being able to search for music and save it to a playlist. Users can upload their songs, create playlists with other users’ uploaded music, and even jump to any point in a song, much like Itunes and … [Read more...]
How to Perform Software Distribution on Windows 7
During a job interview, the interviewer often asks the candidate about their computer experience. It's always essential to find employees who won't require a lot of training on the company programs – there's plenty of other stuff for new employees to focus on. But one thing that isn't generally covered in the interview is one's propensity to keep their software up to date. While a tidy employee is often appreciated as being a model for efficiency, even an employee sitting at a neat desk can create inter-office issues. This can happen if they're left to their own devices when it comes to … [Read more...]
Being sarcastic? Now your computer may "get it"
Image via Wikipedia "I just loooove this computer. It's only crashed on me 3 times today!!" We're not far away from the Star Trek level of verbal communication with our information-processing machines - but even the most reliable speech recognition programs are still on par with Mr. Spock as far as understanding and interpreting sarcasm. In other words, NOT. Computers have to reduce verbal commands to binary code, where double meanings and shades of gray by definition can't exist. But humans use slang, metaphors and voice inflection to convey their ideas. How do you get a … [Read more...]