Guest Post by Mike Alvarez.
In the English speaking world, the term “cookie” has developed a drastically different meaning in the past few years, signifying a huge departure from the times when they were originally served with milk and eaten by a furry blue monster on Sesame Street. When adults speak about cookies without a child in sight, it’s quite probable they are referring not to baked goods but small packets of data that have caused quite a controversy in the IT world over the past few years. As with many technical terms, the exact meaning of a computer cookie is often misunderstood. This article discusses the history of cookies, the roles they play in today’s networked world and steps users can take to protect themselves from their improper usage.
You cannot separate the social from the media or the media from the social. It is so deeply entangled with each other that one cannot survive without the other. No morning begins without a cup of piping hot chai (it’s India silly!) and the little red boxes at the top left of your computer screen that tell you that you were missed. India has arrived on the social media scene and vice versa.
According to a "Study on Social Media Usage" by the Nielsen and Absolut Data, nearly 30 million Indians who are online members of social networking sites and about two-thirds of them spend time on these social networking sites daily. What is interesting to note is that just 8 per cent spend between an hour and three hours on personal email, 20 per cent spend the same time on social media sites. Adrian Terron, VP of Global Communications and Marketing, Nielsen, says in a statement-
"Social Media is now ingrained in the way tech-savvy Indians live their lives. With its ability to play multiple roles in an individual's life by enabling shared experiences, creating linkages between communities and satisfying...
With the increasing numbers of devices using Wi-Fi, as well as bandwidth requirements for web-based applications, the current commercially available wireless technology is falling behind.
The launch of gadgets like Google Chromebooks, has made consumers slowly embrace the principle of online-only activities. Moreover, other cloud-based services from Amazon, Microsoft and Apple are steadily becoming the status-quo. But while software innovations rise like mushrooms, the technological base for it has remained the same as 10 years ago.
However, a new technology is currently being developed and tested in the UK, called White Space. Now some of you may already know of this term, as it generally means all radio frequencies that are allocated to a broadcasting service, but not used locally.
What this means to wireless communications is that through very low radio frequencies, that have no interferences from regularly used radio channels, or through occupying the frequencies formerly used by analog TV stations, companies can distribute higher quality Internet connections as well as hotspots.
No longer would we have to search through 50 wireless connections to find our own router, 5 meters away, but with the proper support, strong hubs could service the network needs of perhaps 100 users...
Guest Post by Sarah Johnston.
Editor's note: This isn't anything like you have read on Technically Personal for a long time. It's a straight-from-the-heart article by a 76-year-old blogger, which I feel is a worthy read for every young(er) blogger.
Age brings wisdom and with wisdom comes knowing when to speak and when not to. But when you try to learn how to blog at this age you do not know what to say and what not to say. You are writing your thoughts from your heart; words are pouring out of your mind and appearing on paper. But what are all these words if nobody takes the time to read them?
When we get older and are part of the baby boom generation, grew up with rock and roll, pop music and Elvis Presley we are out of our safe zone when it comes to blogging. We can not see the nameless faces that read our post. But we can feel the rejection when we see nobody is interested in us and leaves a comment. We can tell that we are being rejected by the number of visitor that comes to our blog. We are...
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iPhone 5 or may be iPhone 4S as some would call it will be unveiled later this year. Apple being so popular and even more secretive about their projects and products, results in so many rumors and speculations. It has become almost impossible to separate signals from the noise. We did all the dirty work for you and below you will be able to find out all the details pertaining to iPhone 5 specs, features, release date and more!
This is getting interesting! Lulzsec, the high profile anonymous group of hackers, claims that the 19 year old kid hacker who was arrested by Scotland Yard and FBI in Essex UK is not their leader or anyone associated with them.
Earlier today, the British police announced the arrest of a teenager from Essex, UK, believed to be the mastermind behind Lulzsec hacker group. Though the police didn't reveal the name of the arrested hacker, a simple Google search reveals the name of the 19 year old teenager.
LulzSec have infamously attacked several high profile websites like that of Sony PSN and CIA.
Since last night, there were reports that LulzSec have hacked the UK 2011 census data containing personal details of with millions of UK citizen respondents. Lulzsec has dismissed this report outright -
"Not sure we claimed to hack the UK census or where that rumour started, but we assume it's because people are stupider than you and I."
"I'm not seeing "we hacked the UK census" on our twitter feed or website... why does the media believe we hacked the UK census? #confusion"Update: Lulzsec has removed some of the tweets...
Raju PP is the founder-editor of Technically Personal, which is one of the most widely read technology blogs on the web. He holds an Engineering degree in Electronics & Communication, and has previously worked as a Technical Specialist in Banking Software domain.
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