An intranet is usually described as an internal or restricted access network that is similar to functionality as the internet, but is only available to an organization internally. For instance if your organization would like to share specific information such as documents, any current announcements, new product details etc, but only allow those computers in …
If you have a site, you might want customize your website a little more by adding music. One particularly popular way is to add a music playlist, a streaming device that allows users to upload music from their desktop to their chosen host so that it can be played from their site. A common playlist …
Websense is a company that has created web filtering software called the same name- Websense. Web filtering software is designed to limit an end users access to specific sites on the Internet. Websense was started in 1994 by Phil Trubey and is one of the most popularly used web filtering software packages available. This type …
A multi-search engine combines many search engines into one unified search engine. It is a fast and comprehensive way of casting a wide net on the Word Wide Web. There are thousands of search engines on the Internet. Although some are quite good, none of them is comprehensive. Some may use a small database to …
ActiveX is designed to be a framework to allow software components to be reused independent of the programming language used in development. One or more of these components can be used for development of software applications and digitally signed to validate the identity of the author of the component. First developed in the mid-1990’s by …
Viewing one’s house via a satellite is very easy now with programs such as MapQuest.com and Maps.Google.com. Both of these websites provide a user the chance to type in their address and then zoom in on the house with an aerial view taken by a satellite. Google Maps can zoom in a bit more than …
A browser toolbar is a type of browser extension. Browser toolbars add additional buttons to the browser interface to accomplish frequently used tasks. Popular Browser Toolbars Google Toolbar Features: Google Suggest – Get query suggestions as you type in the search box Spell Check – Check your spelling whenever you type in web forms AutoFill …
Most Internet users need to block websites at some point. Reasons for doing so include keeping known malicious or spam-ridden sites from being loaded onto the computer and preventing children from accessing adult or other content. Users may block a website via existing tools or browser options on the computer, third party applications, or browser …
HTTP, or the Hyptertext Transfer Protocol, is defined as an application based set of rules, or protocol, which is used to transfer files. These transfers can range from text, graphics, image, audio, multimedia, or video files and are sent via the World Wide Web. The HTTP definition provides the rules or guidelines for how the …
Nearly every Internet connected computer uses a web browser to navigate the Internet. It does not matter which browser is being used, in most cases a browser error redirector will be in place in the event that the browser is directed to a page that does not exist somewhere on a domain. This error allows …