Internet News

Missouri Department Releases Traffic Conditions Application Of Irony

December 23, 2011

MoDot has released a smartphone application that reports the road conditions via a map.  It has both an iPhone and Android version available at the respective apps store. Now drivers can hit a MoDot employee while reviewing the road conditions on their smartphone. Makes sense. So much for the computer. Shouldn't MoDot get back to working on [...]

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Are You Stupid Enough To Have Made The Top 25 Worst List

December 11, 2011

Each year I look forward to the "top" lists of worst passwords. Some of our customers have used some of the very passwords. Trust me when I tell you these passwords are used frequently. Password management, and security in general, are about social engineering. Just use some self-discipline and use passwords with a combination of [...]

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NetNetBlog.com Nominated As “Most Valuable Blog” 2011 Finalist By KMOX

September 4, 2011

St. Louis Technology Computer News, a portal for technology news and issues in Missouri, is nominated as a KMOX 2011 “Most Valuable Blogger” finalist. The blog is now in the fifth year of publishing.  The blog humbly attempts to identify noteworthy events, items of local interest, and relevant technology related information anywhere in the state [...]

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Streaming Media Leads In The Type Of Internet Usage

May 17, 2011

Sandvine Inc reports media viewing, such as Netflix’ instant movie and television programs, now surpass general web surfing. This is measured by the type and amount of media consumption.  A quarter of Internet users subscribe to instant media viewing.  Thirty-percent of traffic is streaming media whereas 17% is general web surfing in the typical residential home [...]

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Kansas City Gets High Speed Network From Google

March 30, 2011

Google announced Kansas City, Kansas is the recipient of an ultra-fast Internet service.  Google states the response for the program was from over 1100 cities that submitted applications for program.  The program was introduced in 2010. Google stated in the press release “after a careful review, today we’re very happy to announce that we will [...]

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