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- Apple Approves Its 500,000th Store App [Infographic]
- Cool Websites and Tools [May 24th]
- The 15 Toughest Tech Questions [MakeUseOf Answers]
- 3 Extremely Useful Chrome Extensions That Will Make Your Life Easier
- The New Delicious Firefox 4.0 Beta Extension Is Out!
- Hot Tech Deals – Toshiba Satellite AMD P960 Quad-Core 15.6in Laptop for $549.99+ more
- 10 Websites For Unit Conversions & Calculations
- GDocsDrive – A Full-Featured Google Docs Desktop Client [Giveaway]
- Get Better Learning Results With The Help Of Brainscape’s Online Flashcards
- Top 11 HTML Tags Every Blogger & Website Owner Must Know
- How To Combat WiFi Security Risks When Connecting To A Public Network
- New eBuddy XMS App For Android & iOS Launches Worldwide [News]
| Apple Approves Its 500,000th Store App [Infographic] Posted: 25 May 2011 06:18 AM PDT
Below is an infographic showing various facts and figures from the Apple App Store, ranging from the number of developers to the average price of an app. See which apps are the most popular and see some of the history behind apps which are household names today such as Amazon, Kindle, Twitter and Angry Birds. Will this inspire you to get an iPhone (if you don’t already have one)? Do you think Android has a chance of catching up anytime soon? Anything that the infographic has missed out? Have your say in the comments below!
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| Cool Websites and Tools [May 24th] Posted: 24 May 2011 08:31 PM PDT
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| The 15 Toughest Tech Questions [MakeUseOf Answers] Posted: 24 May 2011 06:31 PM PDT
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| 3 Extremely Useful Chrome Extensions That Will Make Your Life Easier Posted: 24 May 2011 04:31 PM PDT
I recently uncovered a few extensions that I have found to be very useful, and I’d like to share them with you. One lets you browse in split screen mode, which I’ve constantly had a need for, and one lets you browse ‘up one level’ on websites. The third extension lets you run IE inside of Chrome, which is huge if you want to test the compatibility or formatting of something. Split Screen
I really like Chrome’s tab feature, but sometimes I need to refer to two windows at the same time when I’m recording/comparing data or–better yet–multitasking. Split Screen is a simple extension that lets you view two websites at the same time, side by side, without having to resize your windows. Split Screen installs as a button next to the OmniBar. When you click on it, a new tab will open and you’ll be prompted for two URLs. Type in your destinations and two websites will load in the same window. The URL bars cannot be used for searching in Google but the extension does come equipped with a notepad that saves whatever you type for the next time you use the extension, which can be great if you need to take notes. NavigUp
Typically, whenever you want to go back to a previous page you were on, you hit your browser’s ‘back’ button. What browsers don’t have, however, is a ‘level up’ button, which lets you return to a previous level of a website. If you install NavigUp, you will see a button in the Chrome OmniBar that–when clicked–will take you up one level in the URL. For instance, if you’re currently browsing Chrome IE
Lots of people out there still use IE as their default browser, which means if you’re designing or building something for the web you need to take IE’s functionality into account. Chrome IE installs as a button next to the OmniBar that lets you toggle between Chrome and IE mode. To search or open pages in IE from the OmniBar, type IE and enter keywords or the URL. The Chrome extension also lets you sign in to different Google accounts in each browser. ConclusionIn conclusion, I am still an avid Chrome user. Being able to view two websites at once in a single window is pretty great, and NavigUp proved extremely useful as well. Admittedly I won’t have much of a need for the Chrome IE extension, but I know a lot of others who will be uninstalling IE from their computers after hearing about this extension. Are you one of them? Hey Facebookers, make sure to join MakeUseOf on Facebook and get access to some exclusve stuff. Over 105,000 fans already! Read comments: Loved it? Hated it? Join discussion here ...
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| The New Delicious Firefox 4.0 Beta Extension Is Out! Posted: 24 May 2011 02:31 PM PDT
The beta extension for Firefox 4.0 supports Firefox 3.0 also and has all the same features as the previous release. So, once again you can easily search through or browse your Delicious bookmarks, access bookmarks from any computer, add to your bookmarks, tag bookmarks, follow your network and see links for you. Get The Firefox 4 Beta Extension For DeliciousTo begin with, get your copy of the new Delicious extension here. Installation requires a restart. If you’ve never used Delicious before, you’ll be given the option to import your Firefox bookmarks when you sign up. If you’re already a Delicious user, it will allow you to sync your bookmarks later. What Does It Do?The new extension is a way of integrating Firefox bookmarks and Delicious links. When you update links in one they’re instantly reflected in the other, making it easy to sync bookmarks across computers. There are several ways to access your bookmarks from within Firefox, which we’ll go into in turn. Sidebar AccessThe sidebar can be toggled on and off in many ways, but is always easily accessible. This means you can search your bookmarks or browse by tag with a simple interface. You’ll also see recent bookmarks, whether or not you’ve shared them with the world and if they have a note.
Toolbar AccessOn your main toolbar you’ll see three new icons for Delicious use, allowing you to quickly visit Delicious, toggle the sidebar and save new bookmarks.
There’s also a new Delicious toolbar with an icon for quick access and a “Recently Bookmarked” link. If you’re a heavy Delicious user, it’s worth noting that you can choose to feature your Tag Bundles from this toolbar, making it easy to access your bookmarks in a sensible manner.
These toolbars can be removed or rearranged by right-clicking the toolbar and choosing “Customize“. Delicious MenuUp in your menu bar you’ll see a new option called “Delicious“. From here you can toggle the sidebar, see recently viewed sites and regularly viewed sites from your bookmarks, plus you can track your most often-used tags.
Save a BookmarkWhen you click on one of the many ways to save a bookmark using this add-on you’ll be able to do many things just as you would on the Delicious site. This includes adding a note, tagging the link and choosing whether to share or not. However, you will also have the option to send it to someone in your network or to services such as Twitter or email — you can even add a message.
Status BarThere are two new icons in your status bar. One will access your Delicious links, while the other lets you know of activity within your Delicious network. Control Delicious Add-On OptionsIf you want to remove the Delicious menu or control any of the other options, go to Tools > Delicious Options and make your choices.
To begin with, you’ll want to go to the Advanced tab in order to begin a full sync of your bookmarks. This could take a while if you have a lot of bookmarks!
In the Awesome Bar tab, you’ll find some incredibly useful options which allow you to get Awesome bar suggestions from your Delicious links, or to use the >> prefix to get tag suggestions.
More On DeliciousWe are big fans of Delicious here at MakeUseOf, so here’s some great articles you can read with tips and tricks:
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| Hot Tech Deals – Toshiba Satellite AMD P960 Quad-Core 15.6in Laptop for $549.99+ more Posted: 24 May 2011 01:30 PM PDT
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| 10 Websites For Unit Conversions & Calculations Posted: 24 May 2011 12:31 PM PDT
It is serious stuff and for long was a matter of national pride as the U.S and U.K went head to head with their measurement systems. Thankfully, the SI system became the universal standard. For me, it was just my homework and the headache of getting my pounds and pints right. Kilograms and liters (or is it litres?) seemed so much easier. Online unit converters and calculators save the day today. It's no longer a case of 1,000,000 headaches = 1 mega-headache as online unit converters do the math with a click. Here are ten of them. Sooeet
It is an offbeat name for an all-in-one unit converter. The free online tool covers all the common conversions you might use in your daily life; some purely mathematical and others (clothing size, cooking) for functional. Exchange rate calculators again are one useful tool that gives you the currency conversions with a fair degree of real time accuracy. (See Directory mention) Converticious
The free online converter handles temperature, volume, distance, weight, area, data, time, and speed unit conversions. The interface is very user-friendly with large icons and bulleted units which you can select for your instant conversion needs. (See Directory mention) Convert Center
Engineering students and others too can make use of the variety of conversion options on this site. Molar mass unit conversions or frequency wavelength unit conversions will appeal to the scientifically minded. I am more interested in finding out how many gallons I can get to the liter with the fuel conversion tool. (See Directory mention) Convert World
Convertworld.com ratchets up with a few more options like wind speed conversion, absorbed dose tool, TV & monitor size converter, and a 'language' conversion tool, among a lot of other scientific options. You can view the converters by selecting from your choice of 28 languages. (See Directory mention) Conversion Tool
This cool looking conversion tool supports just three measurements – Length, Temperature, and Weight. But if you are looking to equalize how the Americans say it as against the British, this simple tool should do the job quickly. Put in the figure, select the unit and out pops the equivalent measurement on the other scale. (See Directory mention) Online Conversion
Onlineconversion.com is another simple free online unit converter that has calculators relating to nearly 5,000 units, and 50,000 conversions. They are arranged in categories on the landing page. Check out the Miscellaneous category which has measurement tools for cholesterol, blood sugar, blood-alcohol content, GPA, wind chill, room area, typography, and a lot of other offbeat calculators. Unit Converters
Unit Converters is another simple site to the extent of its interface. Otherwise, the online service is chock-a-bloc with scientific and engineering unit converters ranging from the common to the more technical ones like radiology and magnetism. Online Converter
The one unique conversion tool I found on this otherwise simple site is the tool that takes a piece of text and converts it into the dots and dashes of Morse Code. The other unit converters relate to the usual lineup of time, distance, pressure, energy and work, volume, speed etc. Metric Conversions
Metric-conversions.org is worth a mention not because it contains a unique conversion tool but because it is the only one I came across that lets you download 'cheat sheets' of conversion tables in printable formats. Inspite of the presence of one-click online tools, the printable downloads could serve as handy reference. Converter (Firefox Add-on)
Converter is a useful Firefox add-on that works seamlessly with any figures you might have on the web page. It works via the right-click menu (select a figure and right click to see the options) or via the neat add-on bar where a single click converts all measurements on the page. You can also setup a custom conversion by right clicking on the icon on the add-on bar and entering your measurement values. Of course, if you are an expert Google user, you can simply use the Google search bar for some quick fire unit conversions and calculations. You can even use the powerful Wolfram Alpha engine. But these ten web tools do give you broader options. Each one of the ten tools brings something new to the table. Do you have your own free online unit conversion web app to add to the list? Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons Hey Facebookers, make sure to join MakeUseOf on Facebook and get access to some exclusve stuff. Over 105,000 fans already! Read comments: Loved it? Hated it? Join discussion here ...
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| GDocsDrive – A Full-Featured Google Docs Desktop Client [Giveaway] Posted: 24 May 2011 11:31 AM PDT
If you happen to like it, we’ve got 25 copies of GDocsDrive worth $475 to give away! Contrary to what the name may suggest, GDocsDrive does not take up a drive letter on your computer, and is not mapped to a local folder. Instead, it’s a self-contained Windows application. Let’s take a quick look at the main window:
To the left is the folder tree, just like in the Web interface. Navigation is quite snappy – folders are not preloaded but load right when you open them, so the entire tree feels responsive and does not take a long time to cache on startup. When you double-click a document, it opens using the Web interface. But if you just want to download it as a Word document for local editing, you can right-click it, open the Export menu, and select one of the numerous options Google Docs offers:
To upload a file, simply drag and drop it onto the app. You would then get a window similar to this:
You can also upload entire folders. I was unable to upload files to my Google Apps account, but my “regular” Google account worked without a hitch. You can also share (and unshare) files right from within GDocsDrive:
You can also rename documents, and create new folders. Interestingly, I was unable to move a document into a folder just by dragging it onto the folder. Other than that, I could do pretty much do anything I could think of, and it all feels like I’m working with a desktop app rather than a Web-based one. GDocsDrive retails for $19.00 and you may purchase a copy here. Otherwise, join our giveaway to win a free copy! How Do I Win A Copy?It’s simple, just follow the instructions. Step 1: Fill In The Giveaway FormPlease fill in the form with your real name and email address so that we can get in touch if you are chosen as a winner. Click here if you can’t view the form. The giveaway code required to activate the form is available from our Facebook page. Step 2: Share!You’re almost done. Now, all that’s left to do is to share the post. There are 2 options to choose from or you can do both!
This giveaway begins now and ends Saturday, May 28th at 2100hrs PDT. The winners will be selected at random and informed via email. Spread the word to your friends and have fun! MakeUseOf would like to thank GDocsDrive for their generosity while participating in this giveaway. Interested in sponsoring? We’d love to hear from you. Get in touch with us via email. Hey Facebookers, make sure to join MakeUseOf on Facebook and get access to some exclusve stuff. Over 105,000 fans already! Read comments: Loved it? Hated it? Join discussion here ...
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| Get Better Learning Results With The Help Of Brainscape’s Online Flashcards Posted: 24 May 2011 10:31 AM PDT
The popular implementation of this “learning by repeating” method is flashcards usage. Thanks to the power of technology, flashcard learning is not limited to physical cards anymore. It has been adapted as countless web and desktop applications. One of those online flashcard services is Brainscape. This one is unique because it has a different method of utilizing and presenting the cards. Deal The CardsAside from the standard signup process, Brainscape also allows you to register using your Facebook account. The second option is quicker, but only for those who feel comfortable letting third party applications access their account. After signing up, you can start using the service by choosing what topic you want to learn. There are three main groups of topics to start: Test Prep, Languages, and Knowledge Junkie.
For example, you can find flashcards to learn Chinese inside Language.
But my curiosity brought me to Keyboard Shortcuts inside Knowledge Junkie. After choosing the topic, pick one of the available decks to start.
In general, learning a subject using Brainscape is similar to using another flashcard service/application. But the difference is Brainscape only asks users to think of the answers, and doesn’t require users to write anything.
After seeing the question and thinking of the answer, click the “Reveal Answer” button to check to see if you were right.
Brainscape will ask you to rate your knowledge of the answer using a scale of 1 to 5. It will use your rating to determine how often the question will be repeated during your learning session. “Perfectly known” answers will be repeated less often than the “Very well” known answers, and so on.
We can see from the “Frequency of Repetition” pie chart how often each kind of question will pop out. The questions rated as “Not at all” known will appear in more than half of the learning session. This kind of arrangement will help users focus more on their weaknesses and less on the topics that they’ve already mastered.
Create Your Own Decks Of Online FlashcardsWhile I think Brainscape’s method of displaying the flashcards is great, it’s obvious that its collection of decks is pretty limited. Luckily, the service provides you with the ability to create your own decks of cards with your chosen topics.
There are two ways to create your online flashcards. The first one is by using “Quick Create“. This method is great if you only need to fill in basic questions and answers. The second one is “Standard Create” where you can customize the font style and add images and sound.
This is what the “Quick Create” looks like. First, you write down the “Prompt” which will appear at the beginning of each card. Then you fill in the “Question” and “Answer” fields, and click the “Add these Cards” button to add more cards to the set. If there are cards that you don’t want to keep, you can easily delete them using the red “minus (-)” button on the right of each entry.
The “Standard Create” fields are more elaborate. You will get all sorts of editing options on the toolbar.
And also the option to add images and audio.
You can review the cards by going to the “Review” tab. There are also options to Edit, Delete, Add Note and View Notes.
All of the decks of cards in your collection are accessible from the “My Library” tab at the top of your account’s page. You can see the list of subjects in the left pane and decks of cards under a subject in the main pane.
The subjects are editable. Just click the option button and choose “Edit Subject“. You can also share your subject via email by clicking the button below it.
Going Mobile & Wish ListBrainscape’s flashcards also available as iPhone apps. But the company made their apps different from other flash card apps. Instead of releasing one app with a library of cards, Brainscape has released one app for each subject. Some of the decks are free while others are paid. The topic that I used as the example above – Keyboard Shortcuts – is available for free.
The app takes a similar approach to its web counterpart: question, answer, and knowledge rating.
The way I see it, Brainscape’s method of displaying online flashcards gives the product a competitive edge against other similar products. Unfortunately, there’s still one thing missing. A flashcard application will only really take off if there are lots of flashcard decks from various topics in its repository, and Brainscape’s repository is rather empty. If this web service want to expand its flashcards collection, it could use the power of community by letting users contribute and share their custom flashcard decks. What do you think of Brainscape? Will you use it or do you prefer other flashcard applications? Share your thoughts using the comments below. Hey Facebookers, make sure to join MakeUseOf on Facebook and get access to some exclusve stuff. Over 105,000 fans already! Read comments: Loved it? Hated it? Join discussion here ...
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| Top 11 HTML Tags Every Blogger & Website Owner Must Know Posted: 24 May 2011 09:31 AM PDT
Thanks to free website builders no one really needs to mess with coding HTML anymore. However, on occasion HTML tags can come in handy, for example to make quick changes to a website, add hypertext in a comment, or format text for a forum post. In this article I want to show you a few, possibly random, but definitely useful and simple tags for daily use. Before we start, let me introduce you to some basic rules that will hopefully make HTML tags easier to understand:
Formatting TextHTML tags are usually straightforward. The tags for making text bold, italic, or underlined are derived from the respective word. Input: <b>bold</b> Input: <i>italic</i> Input: <u>underlined</u> Input: <s>strike through text</s> Creating HypertextPlain URLs can look pretty ugly. Adding the hyperlink to a text, i.e. creating a hypertext, is much more stylish and will save space, especially if the link is very long. Input: <a href=”http://www.makeuseof.com” title=”MakeUseOf”>MakeUseOf</a> As you can see this HTML tag is a little more complicated, so let’s look at it in detail. The actual tag is <a> and the additional elements are attributes that specify further characteristics. The attribute href= specifies the link and title= defines the mouse-over tooltip. Be sure to use quotations marks to enclose the link and the title, otherwise you might end up with a broken link. Embedding ImagesA picture can say more than a thousand words. We should use them more often. And this is how you can manually insert one using HTML: Input: <img src=”http://www.yourlinkhere.com/Smiley.png” alt=”smiley” /> Let’s also analyze this tag. Again, the actual tag is <img> and the required attributes are src= and alt=. The former points to the location of the image, i.e. its URL, and the latter provides an alternative text, which is displayed in case the display of images is blocked or the link is broken. Again, use quotation marks to avoid broken links. The <img> tag is also an example of a tag that doesn’t need to be ‘ended’ and hence closes with the forward dash in the initial tag, i.e. <img /> rather than <img>. Breaks & ParagraphsTo create a structured text, you need to utilize line breaks and paragraphs. And these are the tags you need to know: Input: <br /> Input: <p>Text inside your paragraph.</p> ListsThere are essentially two types of lists: ordered and unordered lists, better known as numbered and bulleted lists. To create either, you need to know two different tags, but only three in total. Let’s look at the examples first: Input: <ol> Output:
Input: <ul> Output:
To create an ordered list, use the tag <ol> and for an unordered list, insert the <ul> tag. In both cases, the <li> tag is used to define an item within the list. Now that you have seen how simple and logic HTML is, you may want to go beyond the very basics and learn a little more. For more HTML tips, check out these articles:
Do you feel a little more confident about using HTML tags now? If you have been ‘hand coding’ routinely before, what tags do you think are missing? Image credits: kentoh Hey Facebookers, make sure to join MakeUseOf on Facebook and get access to some exclusve stuff. Over 105,000 fans already! Read comments: Loved it? Hated it? Join discussion here ...
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| How To Combat WiFi Security Risks When Connecting To A Public Network Posted: 24 May 2011 08:31 AM PDT
The specifics of why an unsecure connection can be a problem is more obscure, however – as are the methods that can be used to beef up your security even when using an unsecured public hotspot. Let's have a look at the exact WiFi security risks of public networks, and the solutions available to counter those risks. Ah! My Airwaves!
The problem of unsecured wireless networks is a part of the way radios work. Unless specifically designed to do so, a radio won't broadcast in any particular direction. It will send information across the airwaves in all directions. As a result, anyone nearby can potentially pick up the data sent by a wireless radio, and if that data is unsecured, it can be read. WiFi security works by encrypting the data sent. It can still be picked up, but can't be easily read because of the algorithm used to scramble it. Most people understand this broad summary of the issue, but it's actually a bit misleading, because it seems to imply that someone can simply open a notepad, connect to a public network, and watch passwords drop in. In truth, obtaining data even over a public WiFi network requires a certain level of knowledge about software such as WiFi scanners, and your average person simply doesn't possess the necessary skills. Yes, there are tools like the FireSheep extension for Firefox that can hijack sessions easily in theory, but in practice some technical knowledge is usually required to do anything truly malicious. HTTPS Security Is Your FriendAttempts to read data can sometimes be thwarted by the first line of defense on a public WiFi network – site or service encryption. For example, when you type in and send your password across a network, it does not need to be, and ideally should not be, sent as “plain text”. It should instead be encrypted via HTTPS or SSL. The same goes for all potentially sensitive information.
Many sites will automatically switch to HTTPS when you visit a page that requires the exchange of potentially sensitive information. Some sites, like Google, Twitter and Facebook, give you the option Use a VPN
Although HTTPS can be great, it does depend on the website's implementation, which is something you have no control over. A poorly designed HTTPS site could have huge security holes – and it's never wise to assume that a site has great security just because it's popular. A VPN is a great way to make public WiFi secure for your use 100% of the time. VPN stands for Virtual Private Network, and it's a method of creating a secured connection even on a network that is public and unsecured. Instead of connecting directly to the Internet, you connect to a specific server, which is itself connected to the Internet. The connection between your device and the server is encrypted, so the information you send is protected even on unsecured WiFi. There are quite a few different ways to set up a VPN, but the easiest is to use a free VPN service. Free use of a VPN is usually limited to a certain amount of traffic per day or month, after which you'll have to pay for more bandwidth. The speed of your connection might also be handicapped unless you pay up. Tunnel For Safety
Another common method of creating a secure connection even on public WiFi is to use tunneling. Leave your shovel in the shed – this method is a server capable of SSH protocol. Tunneling is the process of placing a packet sent via a specific network protocol inside another packet using a different network protocol. In the case of SSH tunneling, all packets are placed inside SSH packets, which are encrypted. The packets are then sent to the designated SSH server. This method can also be used to work around attempts to block access to specific websites, which can be handy if you're on a WiFi hotspot that's trying to prevent you from accessing certain content without paying up. You can tunnel either by using a virtual server or by using your own server, which presumably would be left at home. ConclusionThe best way to make sure your information isn't obtained when using a public WiFi network is to not send any sensitive information over the network. This is not always practical, however, so the methods above can help provide extra security. Of the three, relying on HTTPS is by far the worst, because only specific information will be encrypted and that information is designated by the site, rather than the user. Still, it's better than nothing. Let us know in the comments if you have any other good WiFi security tips for protecting yourself while on a public WiFi network. Image Credits: proXPN, vwbike.com Hey Facebookers, make sure to join MakeUseOf on Facebook and get access to some exclusve stuff. Over 105,000 fans already! Read comments: Loved it? Hated it? Join discussion here ...
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| New eBuddy XMS App For Android & iOS Launches Worldwide [News] Posted: 24 May 2011 07:31 AM PDT
To use eBuddy, once verified, all that is required is an Internet connection. So, unlike sending messages and pictures via your phone, the eBuddy service will be free from additional phone charges. If you’re using free Wi-Fi or your home Internet there are no additional costs. If you use your phone’s data plan you may be charged for your Internet usage, depending on your plan.
To get the eBuddy application, see the eBuddy XMS Android application and the eBuddy XMS iOS application on iTunes. The eBuddy application even works on the iPhone Touch, although users will need a valid mobile number to verify the account.
Users of eBuddy XMS need to verify their phone number with an SMS verification. Once verified, eBuddy will automatically scan for contacts already using eBuddy XMS. Users can also link their Facebook account to eBuddy in order to find new contacts or send out an invite via Twitter or SMS.
Messages are sent in real time and eBuddy XMS will show you when messages are sent and read. The eBuddy application is similar to other free SMS applications such as LiveProfile, Textie and ConnectMe however eBuddy is available worldwide. Have you tried eBuddy XMS? What do you think? Let us know in the comments! Source: TheNextWeb Need Assistance? Ask questions to MakeUseOf staff and thousands of other readers on MakeUseOf Answers! Read comments: Loved it? Hated it? Join discussion here ...
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The world wide web knows many languages and is coded in several different ones. The one language however, that can be found all over and has been around since the invention of webpages, is the HyperText Markup Language, better known as HTML. As the name implies, HTML is not a programming, but a markup language. The markups are interpreted by browsers to visualize content on websites. In its most simple form HTML is used to format text, embed media files, and organize content on a webpage. In other words, HTML describes webpages and based on this description, the browser creates an ‘image’.
As many people now know, connecting to a public, unsecured wireless network can have serious risks. It's known that doing this can provide an opening for all manner of data theft, particularly passwords and private information.
to remain in HTTPS at all times. You can decrease your risk when using any public network by making sure that any site on which you are entering potentially sensitive information is secured. Usually this is as simple as watching for the “https” prefix on the URL. If you're on a public network, and the site is not secured, then just wait until you're home before entering any important information.
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