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The ‘We Recommend’ section of this website is a weekly topic for a product or online service that we have used or know of that will make your online life a much more enjoyable experience. The archive of ‘We Recommend’ articles are below.
Most of us when we are buying a computer will opt for a PC rather than a Mac. It is highly likely that this will come with Windows (probably Vista) and therefore you will get Internet Explorer 7 which is the program which is used to surf the net. However there are so many better, free programs that you can use to search the Internet. Here we take a look at some of the alternatives available to download.
More and more of us these days need access to the Internet everywhere we go, whether it is for our jobs or just for fun. In the past 6 months or so there has been a massive increase in mobile broadband devices, but are the any good and are they worth the money? Lets find out.
Why not make your web presence a little more personal by getting yourself a Gravatar. A Gravatar is a global recognised Avatar which is essentially a picture or icon that represents you. It then follows you around on the web and appears when ever a site allows Gravatars and you add information. For example if you have a Gravatar and you comment on a post on this site your icon or photo will show next to your comment. Read more…
There are lots of email providers out there that are free to sign up to in order to get yourself an email account. Amongst the large players are Hotmail and Yahoo, but over the last 2 - 3 years Google has thrown its hat into the ring with its revolutionary new email service known as Gmail. Gmail really does put the others way behind in terms of service, features and reliability.
These days we all seem to have digital cameras and take endless amounts of photos. Some great, and some not so great, but even so we often want to keep these photographs and even sometimes we want to share them with friends and family. Perhaps one of the easiest, and most economical ways of doing this is to use Flickr.
There are over 1 million viruses which your PC could get infected with when using the Internet. There are also many products out there that claim they can protect your computer against these viruses, so which are the best products which keep you and your computer protected. Meet AVG anti virus.
Computers are common items in many households today as we are all using them more and more. Whether it is for surfing the internet checking your Facebook profile or whether for writing letters or keeping your accounts, they are not much good without good software. Software can be expensive which can be a problem. Some software you can get for free. Let me talk to you about Open Source Software.
