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Computer and Internet

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Computer

Computer called processor . an electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations

Internet

A means of connecting a computer to any other computer anywhere in the world via dedicated routers and servers. When two computers are connected over the Internet, they can send and receive all kinds of information such as text, graphics, voice, video, and computer programs

The History of Modern Computers

An index to famous inventors in the computer business, over twenty-six fully illustrated features cover the history of computers and the first programmable in 1936 - to today's computers.

Internet Open sourcing the news

2011-11-21T13:14:00.000-08:00

Open sourcing the news

The development of the personal computer may have empowered the individual, but there were distinct limits. One was software code itself. Proprietary programs were like black boxes. We could see what they did, but not how they worked. This situation struck Richard Stallman, among others, as wrong.

In ,January 1984, Stallman quit his post at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Artificial Intelligence Lab. He formally launched a project to create a free operating system and desktop software based on the Unix operating system that ran on many university computers. Stallman’s ideas ultimately became the foundation for Linux, the open source operating system that brought fame to Linus Torvalds. The goal of Stallman’s work, then and now, was to ensure that users of computers always had free software programs for the most basic and important tasks. Free, in this case, was more about freedom than about cost. Stallman and others in this movement thought that the programming instructions—the source code—of free software had to be open for inspection and modification by anyone. In the late 1990s, as Linux was gaining
traction in the marketplace, and as many free software applications and operating systems were available, the movement got another name: open source, Open source software projects are a digital version of a small-town tradition: the barn raising. But open source projects can involve people from around the world. Most will never meet except online. Guided by project leaders—Torvalds in the case of Linux—they contribute bits and pieces of what becomes a whole package. Open source software, in many cases, is as good as or better than the commercial variety. And these programs are at the heart of the Internet’s most basic functions: open source software powers most of the web server computers that dish out information to browsers.
from tom paine to blogs and beyond When the code is open for inspection, it’s safer to use because people can find and fill the security holes. Bugs, the annoying flaws that cause program crashes and other unexpected
behavior, can be found and fixed more easily, too.What does this have to do with tomorrow’s journalism?
Plenty. Yochai Benkler, a Yale University law professor who has written extensively on the open source phenomenon, has made a strong case that this emergent style of organization applies much more widely than software. In a 2002 essay, “Coase’s Penguin,” he said the free software style could work better than the traditional capitalist structure of firms and markets in some circumstances. In particular, he said that it “has systematic
advantages over markets and managerial hierarchies when the object of production is information or culture, and where the physical capital necessary for that production—computers and communications capabilities—is widely distributed instead of concentrated.” He could have been describing journalism. In his essay, and
in the course of several long conversations we’ve had in the past several years, Benkler has made the case that several of the building blocks are already in place to augment Big Media, if not substitute it outright, with open source techniques. He told me that bloggers and operators of independent news sites already do a respectable job of scanning for and sorting news for people who want it. The editorial function has been adopted not just by bloggers, but by a host of new kinds of online news operations. Some peer-reviewed news sites, such as the collaborative Kuro5hin, which describes itself as “technology and culture, from the trenches,” are doing interesting journalism by any standard, with readers contributing the essays and deciding which stories make it to the top of the page. According to Benkler, only in the area of investigative journalism
does Big Media retain an advantage over open source journalism. This is due to the resources Big Media can throw at an investigation. we the media In my own small sphere, I’m convinced that this already applies. If my readers know more than I do (which I know they do), I can include them in the process of making my journalism
better. While there are elements of open source here, I’m not describing an entirely transparent process. But new forms of journalistic tools, such as the Wiki (which I’ll discuss in the next chapter), are entirely transparent from the outset. More arecoming.
An open source philosophy may produce better journalism at the outset, but that’s just the start of a wider phenomenon. In the conversational mode of journalism I suggested in the Introduction, the first article may be only the beginning of the conversation in which we all enlighten each other. We can correct our mistakes. We can add new facts and context. If we can raise a barn together, we can do journalism together.

Internet Writing the Web

2011-11-21T12:48:00.000-08:00

Writing the Web

The scene was now set for the rise of a new kind of news. But some final pieces had yet to be put in place. One was technological: giving everyday people the tools they needed to join this emerging conversation. Another was cultural: the realization that putting the tools of creation into millions of hands could lead to an unprecedented community. Adam Smith, in a sense,was creating a collective.The toolmakers did, and continue to do, their part. And with the neat irony that has a habit of appearing in this transformation, a programmer’s annoyance with journalists had everything to do with one of the most important dev Dave Winer had written and sold an outlining tool called “More,” a Macintosh application. He was a committed and

knowledgeable Mac developer, but in the early 1990s, he found himself more and more annoyed by a trade press that, in his view, was getting the story all wrong. At the time, Microsoft Windows was becoming more popular, and the hype machine was pronouncing Apple to be a troubled and, perhaps, terminally wounded company. Troubled, yes. But when the computer journalists persisted in saying, in effect, “Apple is dead, and there’s no Macintosh software development anymore,” Winer was furious. He decided to go around the established media, and with the rise of the Internet, he had a medium. He published an email newsletter called “DaveNet.” It was biting, opinionated, and provocative, and it reached many influential people in the tech industry. They paid attention. Winer’s critiques could be abrasive, but he had a long record of accomplishments and deep insight. Winer never really persuaded the trade press to give the Mac the ink it deserved. For its part, Apple made strategic mistakes that alienated software developers and helped marginalize
the platform. And Windows, with the backing of Microsoft’s roughhouse business tactics that turned into outright lawbreaking, became dominant. But Winer realized he was onto something. He’d found journalism wanting, and he bypassed it. Then he expanded on what he’d started. Like Justin Hall, he created a newsy page in what later became known as the blog format—most recent material at the top.In the late 1990s, Winer and his team at UserLand Software, rewrote an application called Frontier. One collection of new functions was given the name Manila, and it was one of the first programs that made it easy for novices to create their own blogs. My first blog was created on the beta version of Manila. Winer has suggested that traditional journalism will wither in the face of what he helped spawn. I disagree, but hiscontributions to the craft’s future have been pivotal.

Boost windows 7 Part IV

2011-11-14T11:59:00.000-08:00

Boost windows 7 Part IV

10- Defragment your disks Regularly

Disk Defragmentation makes sure that the stored files are in one contiguous piece which results in better system performance. So its always recommended to defragment your system properly to optimize your system performance.

11- Find Bottlenecks

If your system is performing sluggishly then it is vital that you should identify the reason for this bottleneck. Once you are sure of what is causing the issue, then you will easily be able to kill the culprit. Resource Monitor is one of the great Windows 7 utilities which you can use to investigate such situations.

12- Switch Off Unwanted Windows Features

Windows Features offers a great way to enable/disable specific Windows features. You can load it by clicking Control Panel > Programs > Windows Features on or off. Here identify which features you don’t need and disable them to avoid the resources usage. Just like I don’t play much of the default windows games, so I have kept them disabled.

We have listed down the simplest ways in which you can make your Windows 7 run faster. However the performance optimization is a very vast subject, there are many free tools and other techniques which can boost your system performance and its the best way to boost windows 7 without using any software . Enjoy!

Boost windows 7 Part III

2011-11-14T11:46:00.000-08:00

Boost Windows Part III

7- Always keep the Latest Device Drivers

It is a well known fact that the latest the device driver is, the faster the performance of the device will be, so always check for the latest updates regarding your system’s device drivers. In this regard you can also get help from some tools like the Device Doctor.

8- Use Some Good Antivirus

Always scan your system with some good antivirus programs to you keep your system safe from all sort of viruses. You can give Microsoft Security Essentials a shot since it is developed by Microsoft itself. Read the complete review to find out how it detected and removed a virus that Nod32 failed to find. You can also try out AVG 9 Free or wait for Avast 5 Free.

9- Prioritize the Running Processes

Process priority is a basic operating system functionality, almost every operating system offers a way to increase or decrease the priority of the processes. So if you feel that your core application is not running up to the mark or some other secondary application is taking more resources then required, then you can change the priorities of the respective processes to keep your system running smooth.

Boost windows 7 Part II

2011-11-14T11:21:00.000-08:00

Boost Windows 7 Part II

4- Turn Off System Sounds

If you don’t really need the system sounds, then you should keep them disabled for the better utilization of the system resources. For this purpose, click Start, then type mmsys.cpl and hit Enter. Now disable the sounds you don’t need from this dialogue box.

5- Remove Unwanted Fonts

It is recommended to remove the unwanted fonts from Windows 7. To remove fonts click Control Panel > Appearance and Personalization > Fonts, then select the font and hit Delete.

6- Optimize Application Launching Time

You can optimize the application launching time by setting the values of EnablePrefetcher and EnableSuperfetch parameters to 1. In order to set the value of these parameters, open the registry editor and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Control \ Session Manager \ Memory Management \ PrefetchParameter option in the left sidebar, here you will be able to see these parameters in the right side bar.

Boost windows7 Part I

2011-11-14T10:59:00.000-08:00

Boost Windows 7 Part I

Part-1

Windows 7 is a great new operating system from Microsoft and is being considered as a great addition in terms of features over Vista, but as you know that once the features are added to your system then they will definitely consume some resources too. You can optimize Windows 7 by allowing only those features which are needed and disabling all unwanted features. Here are some small tips which you can follow to get the best out of Windows 7.

1- Disable Search Indexing

In order to speed up the search process, the Search indexing service scans through the files and folders on the Windows system and records information about them in an index file. But it also consumes some resources from the system, so if you are performing searches once in a blue moon then it would be better to keep this feature disabled. Here are the steps to disable search indexing in Windows 7.

2- Remove Unwanted Startup Programs

Startup programs run when your login to the system, so have a look at which programs you have allowed to run on start up, as you might find many of those in the list which you no longer need at all or you do not need them to start on the system boot up. For disabling unwanted programs from running on start up, click Start, then type msconfig and hit Enter. Now in the System Configuration window, go to the start up tab and uncheck the programs that you don’t want to run upon startup.

3- Disable Aero

The Aero feature adds a great look and feel to your Windows 7 OS, no doubt it is one of the great perks of Windows 7. But what if you are running a slow computer or your system is running some resource hungry applications, then it would be better if you keep this feature disabled. Follow the simple steps here to disable it in Windows 7.

Internet Tips 003

2011-11-01T12:57:00.000-07:00

Copy Favorites for other Browser

move your favorites list, because there is no any option to copy it. But using a method you can create a printable HTML document.
To create this HTML list, first open Internet Explorer. Here go to File option then you will find here option Import and Export, to run the Import/Export wizard Click here then Next.

Here you can select what to import and export, Select Export Favorites option then click Next button. Next you will get option which folder you want to export. You can select the top folder Favorites or just a specific folder.

Select "Export to a File or Address" option and give it a name and location. Click Next and

Finish it. Now you have one html file and you can move it any where with you.

Internet Tips 002

2011-11-01T12:52:00.000-07:00

Customize Web browser

Customize your system web browser toolbar according to your need. There are many toolbar buttons you never used. You can add some mostly used buttons for example "Paste" or "Print Preview" in your browser toolbar or remove with same option.

If you are using Internet Explorer then right click on the empty area of the toolbar and select the option "Customize". Here you will find a list of options in left and right panel, if you want to add any toolbar button then simply highlight it from the left panel and click on the "Add" button. But if you want to remove any toolbar button then first highlight it from the right panel and click on the "Remove" button.

Internet Tips 001

2011-11-01T12:45:00.000-07:00

Enable Disable Cookies

When you are browsing your internet, the web server placed some text files on your computer as cookies. The main purpose of cookies to save your preferences that you specify for future reference. You can enable or disable your computer web browser cookies, but it is important for you if you disable your browser cookies, may be some website will not work properly.

If you are using Internet Explorer 6.x and later then follow the given steps to enable or disable cookies.

Open Internet Explorer, click on the Tools then Internet Options.
Click on Privacy tab from the left top of dialog box and click on Advanced button.
To enable the cookies, select the Accept option and for disable check the option Override automatic cookies handling then click on block.
Now restart the browser to execute changes.

windows xp Tip 003

2011-10-31T13:45:00.000-07:00

Find a Printer

Click on Start.

Choose Search and select Find Printers.

and any sharing Location in the network

Name box Click on Find Now.

A list of available printers will appear below.

Scroll to locate the desired printer.

. Double click on the desired printer; a message will appear saying

that you are connecting to that printer

When that window disappears that printer has been added and is

available

The first printer that added will automatically be the default

printer. More printers can be added by repeating the steps above.

Change the Default Printer

Click on Start, choose Settings, select

Printers, and view list of available

printers.

Right-click on the desired printer.

Select Set as Default Printer.

1- The Default printer has a small

check on the icon.

2- Clicking on the printer icon on the

Toolbar will automatically print to the

default printer.

3- If using the File to Print command,

this same printer is the default.

Print to a printer that is NOT set as the Default printer

Click on File select Print.

The default printer will be in the Printer Name window.

Click and hold on the down arrow next to the Printer

A list of your printers is displayed. Click on the

desired printer and it will appear in the Printer Name.

Click OK to print.

This does NOT change your default printer.

windows 7 code 003

2011-10-31T13:14:00.000-07:00

Pin a program to the taskbar

You know what would make a great taskbar? One where you could pin your favorite applications or files so that you could open them quickly from any window at any time. you can also pin shortcuts for favorite or frequently used files, folders, and websites to the Jump Lists for each of those programs to the taskbar.

Pin a program to the taskbar

To pin a program shortcut to the taskbar, do one of the following:

If the program is already running, right-click the program's button on the taskbar (or drag the button toward the desktop) to open the program’s Jump List, and then click Pin this program to taskbar.
Or if the program isn't running, click Start, find the program’s icon, right-click the icon, and then click Pin to Taskbar.
You can also pin a program by dragging the program's shortcut from the desktop or Start menu to the taskbar.

windows xp Tip Code 002

2011-10-29T02:48:00.000-07:00

Xp Taskbar Tips

Click on the shortcut and drag it to the Quick Launch taskbar, moving it to the desired location

Remove a shortcut Right-click on the shortcut to be removed, and select Delete.

Rearrange shortcuts click and drag a shortcut to the desired location (either on the desktop or on

the Quick Launch Taskbar)

To briefly expand the Systray, click on the arrow icon.

To adjust the icons showing on the Quick Launch taskbar, click and hold on the separator and drag it right or left to adjust what is showing.

Hide the taskbar

Right-click the Start button, and select Properties.

Click on the Taskbar tab menu, select the Auto-hide the taskbar check box.

Check redisplay the taskbar, point to the area of your screen where the

taskbar is located and it will appear

windows 7 Tip code 002

2011-10-29T02:33:00.000-07:00

Windows 7 code 002

Update Drivers in windows 7

If you have a hardware device that isn't working properly with your computer, you probably need an updated driver. There are three ways to update a driver:

· Use Windows Update. You might need to set Windows Update to automatically download and install recommended updates.

· Install software from the device manufacturer. For example, if your device came with a disc, that disc might contain software that installs a driver for the device.

· Download and update the driver yourself. Use this method to install a driver that you download from the manufacturer's website. Do this if Windows Update can't find a driver for your device and the device didn't come with software that installs a driver. The Windows 7 Compatibility Center website lists thousands of devices, and has direct links to driver downloads.

windows xp Tip Code 001

2011-10-27T15:18:00.000-07:00

windows xp Tips Code 001

Grab the Screen Image

taking a picture of the screen or the active window very useful for

creating handouts

To grab the image of the entire computer screen

Have the desired screen to be grabbed showing

Press Print Screen key on the keyboard (towards the top right side of keyboard); this puts the image

of the computer screen on the clipboard.

Open a blank Word document and click approximately where the image is to be placed. for further

control image revisions, you can open image editing program like Photoshop Elements

Click on Edit and select Paste; the image of the computer screen will appear.

Windows 7 Tip Code 001

2011-10-27T15:08:00.000-07:00

Windows 7 Tips code 001

Personalize desktop

Personalize your desktop in Windows 7 desktop background to shuffle through your favorite images. Right-click your desktop, click Personalize, and then click Desktop Background. Select the Shuffle check box, and then select the images you want to shuffle through.

Laptop and desktop

2011-10-27T14:25:00.000-07:00

Compare what computer you want to purchase

Laptop or desktop

it comes to buying a computer many people are confused about whether a laptop or a desktop system is best for their needs. There is no simple answer as to which one is the best choice. The decision relies mainly on what your needs and your requirements are for the computer. You can narrow down your decision by asking yourself a few simple questions.

What Kind of Space Do I Have?

If you have limited space to set up a home computer and leave it there permanently, you might consider purchasing a laptop instead of a desktop unit.

What Do You Want To Use The Computer For?

If you are using the computer for basic functions such as e-mails, word processing, watching videos, browsing the internet, etc., you could go either way. If you are in need of more advanced video and audio options you might consider a desktop. There are many features that a laptop and desktop will both offer, but for serious gamers a desktop is normally the best solution.

What Kind of Budget Do You Have?

There is not a huge price difference between a laptop and a desktop, but it generally ranges from $20-$125 more for a laptop with similar hardware configurations. It used to be more expensive to own a laptop but with the changes in technology, the price gap is being closed quickly.

Do You Need a Portable Computer?

If you plan on taking business trips or want a computer while you travel then a laptop would be your clear choice. A desktop system is not portable and will remain in the location in which you install it. If you have wireless internet in your home and want the freedom to move around while using the computer then a laptop would still be your best solution. If you do not have wireless internet in your home or will not need to take your computer along for traveling, then you could save some money and get a desktop unit.

It does not matter what the reviews or the experts say, the choice as to whether a desktop or a laptop is based solely on your needs and wants. Not everyone has a use for a laptop and not everyone has room for a desktop. Take the time to think about what your needs and expectations are and answer the questions above before making the purchase.

Internet Marketing

2011-10-27T13:55:00.000-07:00

Internet Marketing

My team are in business to research and coordinate our client's Internet projects, we do understand the need for you to find resourceful and valuable Internet Marketing and Web Site Promotion information that you can easily apply right away. The Internet marketing articles provided on this site is a great place for you to start.

The experience of my friends has accumulated in years past far exceeds the marketing information that we can even offer on our web site, and for those interested in outsourcing your Internet marketing projects and tasks related to our areas of expertise,

Spam filters can destroy your email marketing deliverability rates by up to 30 percent. This is according to Tom Kulzer CEO of AWeber Communications. In this email marketing article Tom discusses several core tips to ensure your email gets delivered.

The Future Of Ecommerce Sales Is Promising…But Is Yours?

There is no question that over time, ecommerce sales have continued to rise as more and more people turn to the internet for their shopping. It's much easier to take a quick commute to your computer, surf the net for a short while, and purchase what you are looking for than it is to go out to a store for the same thing. Because of this, the future of ecommerce sales is looking bright.

Don't Sabotage Your Search Engine Optimization Company

As the Internet becomes a valuable marketing tool, many organizations are hiring a search engine optimization company in order to help increase their online exposure. Unfortunately, there are many errors that those same organizations often make that sabotage the efforts of the search engine optimization firm that they have chosen to work with. Learn more about these errors and what harm they can cause to an SEO campaign.

Organic SEO or Pay-Per-Click Advertising - Which Should You Choose?

we can use for online marketing are organic search engine optimization and pay-per-click advertising – and these are often used in tandem. However, when a business has a limited marketing budget, which approach has the advantage and which offers a better return on investment? While pay-per-click can offer immediate results, organic search engine optimization may lead to more clicks. Learn more about the pros and cons of each of these methods.

Recent changes within the Google Adsense program have shaken up many online marketers. Could this mean an immediate demise of Adsense is in the cards? Better yet, will CPA or Cost-Per-Action advertising mean the death of Google Adsense and contextual ads?

Latent semantic indexing was introduced in an attempt to improve the service offered by Google and other search engines to those using their services. This article is a must read for anyone interested in Internet Marketing.

Behavioral targeting is relatively new but catching on fast. The Internet, with its ability to record behavior, is largely responsible for the increase in behavioral targeting. Marketers like targeted ads because they reach specific consumers, eliminating waste and increasing advertising efficiency. Forrester Research queried marketers interested in using behavioral targeting and found that 52 percent already use it, 17 percent are testing and 31 percent plan to test later this year. The study identified the top three benefits of behavioral targeting.

If you're the owner of a small service business, having a solid Internet marketing plan in place can both increase your name and brand recognition locally in your geographic area, as well as expose you to a whole new set of potential clients throughout the world.

How can a business that is already successful in reaching their local market extend their marketing reach online? The good news is that the traditional offline marketing that has always worked so well will still work at least as effectively to promote your online presence. The other side of the coin is that to promote your business online, the old traditions need some updating to keep up with online marketing best practices.

A friend of mine calls me the "Domain Queen", since at one time I owned around 50 domains. I've let many of them go (I own only 22 now) as my business has changed and developed, or I've just simply lost interest in the project. I'm often asked how I go about picking effective domain names, so as the "Domain Queen", I'll share my thought process with you.

Since its launch in 2003, the Google Adsense program has revolutionized web publishing, translating visitors' clicks into money, turning blogs and websites into money making machines for millions of website owners. If you're thinking of making money online here are some reasons why your first online business should be Google Adsense.

Part of Internet Marketing involves demystifying your competitor's success by putting on your detective garb because you are going to have to investigate all aspects of their website; even the deepest darkest corners.

This is for web development firms and freelancers in need of a contract agreement that will assure a project will be well outlined for both the client and the developer. Written by a typical business owner of a successful web development company who has no law degree or the budget to hire a lawyer to write a web development contract. This article is written to help others who wish to know how to begin to write a 10 step web design and development agreement.

My definition of an Adsense Author: Any author that uses article marketing as a strategy to drive traffic to their website in order to drive their adsense ad revenue sales. These "Ad sense Authors" really understand how to fully leverage article marketing as a strategy like no other group of authors.

Writing your Resource Box for Success

Through recent years many people have learned the secrets of Search Engine Optimization. More and more sites have seen the effects articles have done for the traffic of their sites. Some have even created sites devoted entirely to providing articles that could be read by their website visitors and have links that could lead to many sites that are related to the topics and subjects of the articles.

To maximize your website traffic through the search engines you need to focus on the Big 3 !

What or who are the Big3? They are Google. MSN and Yahoo search. This article will take you through these three search engines and what you can expect from them in terms of achieving results both in a short term, as well as a long term basis.

ARSS: Crossing into the Mainstream, is a white paper on RSS usage published by Yahoo! This article analyzes the key findings and what it means for Internet marketers who are interested in maximizing their marketing strategies using RSS technology. Among their findings is that while becoming more common, very few Internet users are aware of RSS even if they are using it. This means that further elaboration is needed to encourage the use of RSS.

This Internet marketing article by Ryan Gangster gives his thoughts on ways to maximize your time, effectiveness and profits when it comes to Internet Marketing through understanding the three stages of the business process and the stage you are in, using checklists and tracking your results.

This pod casting Internet marketing article gives an overview and the potential marketing value of Pod casting, and how to leverage this new media technology for maximum benefit. This new media Internet Marketing audio technology provides ample opportunity for businesses and individuals to leverage their subject matter knowledge and expertise to generate increased brand exposure, improved product awareness, increased sales, greater online visibility and additional revenue opportunities.

In the ongoing effort to maximize advertising spending on paid search campaigns, companies are continuously looking for ways to improve efficiency and ROI performance. Vendors develop tools to help automate the labor intensive task of managing large paid search campaigns, but Dana Todd, CEO of Sitelab says, "Automation has not met up with reality."

Domain name registration is a necessary, easy, and strategically important first step in establishing an online presence, whether for business or otherwise. A well-chosen domain name registration can set you up for success with your new site in so many ways, the most prominent of these being increased search engine traffic. Here's some vital elements to consider when executing your domain name registration.

Web site ad copy is an essential consideration in Internet Marketing. Effective copywriting for the web or web ad copy is different from web content. The style web copy should be written, and how it compares to direct mail ad copy and traditional sales copy is examined in this article by Gary Glasscock.

Advantages and Disadvantages of the Internet

2011-10-26T12:20:00.000-07:00

Advantages and Disadvantages

Internet has been perhaps the most outstanding innovation in the field of communication in the history of mankind. As with every single innovation, internet has its own advantages and disadvantages. But usually, greater magnitude of advantages outweighs its disadvantages.

Big Advantage

Many people still think e-mail and World Wide Web as the principle constituents of internet, there is lot more in store than e-mail, chat rooms, celebrity web sites and search engines. It also became the best business tool of modern scenario. Today internet has brought a globe in a single room. Right from news across the corner of the world, wealth of knowledge to shopping, purchasing the tickets of your favorite movie-everything is at your finger tips. Internet has great potential and lot to offer... however, like every single innovation in science and technology, internet has its own advantages and disadvantages.

Advantages

Communication:
The foremost target of internet has always been the communication. And internet has excelled beyond the expectations .Still; innovations are going on to make it faster, more reliable. By the advent of computer's Internet, our earth has reduced and has attained the form of a global village.

Now we can communicate in a fraction of second with a person who is sitting in the other part of the world. Today for better communication, we can avail the facilities of e-mail; we can chat for hours with our loved ones. There are plenty messenger services in offering. With help of such services, it has become very easy to establish a kind of global friendship where you can share your thoughts, can explore other cultures of different ethnicity.

Information
Information is probably the biggest advantage internet is offering. The Internet is a virtual treasure trove of information.
Any kind of information on any topic under the sun is available on the Internet. The search engines like Google, yahoo is at your service on the Internet. You can almost find any type of data on almost any kind of subject that you are looking for. There is a huge amount of information available on the internet for just about every subject known to man, ranging from government law and services, trade fairs and conferences, market information, new ideas and technical support, the list is end less.

Students and children are among the top users who surf the Internet for research. Today, it is almost required that students should use the Internet for research for the purpose of gathering resources. Teachers have started giving assignments that require research on the Internet. Almost every coming day, researches on medical issues become much easier to locate. Numerous web sites available on the net are offering loads of information for people to research diseases and talk to doctors online at sites such as,

America

's Doctor. During 1998 over 20 million people reported going online to retrieve health information.

Entertainment
Entertainment is another popular raison d'être why many people prefer to surf the Internet. In fact, media of internet has become quite successful in trapping multifaceted entertainment factor. Downloading games, visiting chat rooms or just surfing the Web are some of the uses people have discovered. There are numerous games that may be downloaded from the Internet for free. The industry of online gaming has tasted dramatic and phenomenal attention by game lovers. Chat rooms are popular because users can meet new and interesting people. In fact, the Internet has been successfully used by people to find life long partners. When people surf the Web, there are numerous things that can be found. Music, hobbies, news and more can be found and shared on the Internet.

Services
Many services are now provided on the internet such as online banking, job seeking, purchasing tickets for your favorite movies, guidance services on array of topics engulfing every aspect of life, and hotel reservations. Often these services are not available off-line and can cost you more.

E-Commerce
Ecommerce is the concept used for any type of commercial maneuvering, or business deals that involves the transfer of information across the globe via Internet. It has become a phenomenon associated with any kind of shopping, almost anything. You name it and Ecommerce with its giant tentacles engulfing every single product and service will make you available at your door steps. It has got a real amazing and wide range of products from household needs, technology to entertainment.

Disadvantages

Theft of Personal information
If you use the Internet, you may be facing grave danger as your personal information such as name, address, credit card number etc. can be accessed by other culprits to make your problems worse.

Spamming:
Spamming refers to sending unwanted e-mails in bulk, which provide no purpose and needlessly obstruct the entire system. Such illegal activities can be very frustrating for you, and so instead of just ignoring it, you should make an effort to try stopping these activities so that using the Internet can become that much safer.

Virus threat
Virus is nothing but a program which disrupts the normal functioning of your computer systems. Computers attached to internet are more prone to virus attacks and they can end up into crashing your whole hard disk, causing you considerable headache.

Pornography:
This is perhaps the biggest threat related to your children's healthy mental life. A very serious issue concerning the internet. There are thousands of pornographic sites on the Internet that can be easily found and can be a detrimental factor to letting children use the Internet.

Though, internet can also create havoc, destruction and its misuse can be very fatal, the advantages of it outweigh its disadvantages

Bad Effects on kids