August
My great aunt is not very technically minded, and when I suggested to
Published Friday, 14th Aug 07:13 BST
My great aunt is not very technically minded, and when I suggested to her that she got a computer, she looked at me as if I had just come from Mars. I really thought she would benefit from a computer, so for her birthday I bought her one. A friend of the family is a web developer so I got him to explain the basics. We searched for the best broadband available in her area and got her hooked up to the Internet. She didn't understand the whole broadband thing and after trying to explain it to her 3 times we gave up and just told her she was on broadband and that's all she needed to know.
Lou was still back at his old job with the web page design company. Hi
Published Friday, 14th Aug 06:10 BST
Lou was still back at his old job with the web page design company. His attempt as a house building and extension works contractor failed miserably, not to mention that his daydream about being a driving instructor remained a daily fantasy of his own creation.
'Welcome to my domain'was the message that splashed across the screen
Published Thursday, 6th Aug 00:31 BST
'Welcome to my domain'was the message that splashed across the screen of Cynth's pc, as she tried to access the enemy site using various browsers, besides internet explorer. The PC then froze and remained unresponsive to any commands. She had to find a way to hack through and break the hold that I-Vee was planning to have over the world.
eBay came into being an on-line auction website by the name of Auction
Published Wednesday, 5th Aug 22:32 BST
eBay came into being an on-line auction website by the name of AuctionWeb in 1995, but has since dominated the world to the extent that it has now become part of popular culture (as shown in Transformers: The Movie). It started with the on-line auction website now known as eBay.com but has since then acquired both Skype and Paypal and turned them into what they are now. Paypal acts as one of the bases of on-line investing as most of on-line investing is done using Paypal which is also used commonly for online shopping and sending and receiving money with friends and family. Skype is a program which has also become a household name. It is a must for people whose friends or family are living abroad as it erases all distances with its Video Chat which no other program can match. And eBay is THE place to find any unusual item or anything over which you don't want to spend too much money. After its release in the US, it has since been released in 30 other countries. Paypal is so well integrated into eBay that payment on eBay is seamless if you have Paypal. eBay's web site development is also top-notch as their websites feel more like polished software than an HTML web page. On-Line Investing has taken a new turn with the introduction of PayPal as payments are now hassle-free, one-click affairs. As eBay shocked the on-line auction world, Skype did so with the Communication one. And it is improving at a superb and commendable pace as program updates are very frequent and useful. eBay.com, though is losing it's glamour a little bit due to competitors such as Craigslist. And On-Line Retailers such as Amazon.com and Newegg.com have switched some people over due to their low-prices and hassle-free shopping involving no third-parties (most of the time). The internet would be quite a bit different had eBay not been alive and present. Thus is the story of eBay, how it came to be, what it is and what it means to the world, and where it is heading.
I have finally resigned from my tedious job in one of the five star ho
Published Wednesday, 5th Aug 17:39 BST
I have finally resigned from my tedious job in one of the five star hotels in the city. I changed my job from a hotelier to a website designer, dealing mostly in website designing, advertising on-line, getting the best internet provider and checking my email inbox for any new businesses.
When I am extremely stressed out with working at the office, thoughts
Published Tuesday, 4th Aug 14:44 BST
When I am extremely stressed out with working at the office, thoughts of doing my own business or working from home, come to mind. The desire to be free from rigid working hours, traffic jams, demanding clients, unreasonable bosses and office politics is sometimes overwhelming. Perhaps I could turn my hobbies into some money-making ventures, just as some of these entrepreneurs have been raving about.
'Are you two planning to be some kind of web designers or what? You tw
Published Tuesday, 4th Aug 06:07 BST
'Are you two planning to be some kind of web designers or what? You two have been spending a lot of time looking at that pc,' dad asked as he walked into my room. Kevin and I were looking at a site that was giving us tips on creating simple scripts to improve blog web sites.
Working in a webdesign agency, I had a network of friends that used to
Published Tuesday, 4th Aug 05:32 BST
Working in a webdesign agency, I had a network of friends that used to meet up at least once every week for drinks and a chat.This was a regular occurrence that sometimes got out of hand after a few drinks, and alot of money getting spent along the way.