Archive for the 'Computers & Internet' Category

10 Cyber Crimes that you may have already commited!

1. Sharing and distributing MP3s
Extract songs from an audio CD to an MP3 or any other media format and it’s a crime. The moment you distribute the MP3s or allow other users access to those files, you are in a bigger soup. In an office environment, your actions of ripping audio CDs and sharing MP3s […]

The eBook Revolution!

No more lugging voluminous tomes of literature. eBooks bring you all the books you’d ever want to read, right in your hand…
From hardbound editions to paperbacks, we’ve seen them all. From roadside bookstalls to the huge shopping malls,we’ve come across books varying in shapes and sizes, not to mention a wild assortment of topics. So, […]

Peer-to-peer (P2P) technology

Peer-to-peer (P2P) technology came to the forefront of popular consciousness when Napster’s music sharing network became a rage, and drew attention for various reasons. While the future of Napster may be uncertain, the underlying peer-to-peer technology is poised to change the way we use networks. A P2P network essentially consists of several computers (or peers) […]