Google Analytics, a short introduction to web traffic analysis

Google Analytics, a short introduction to web traffic analysis

Every webmaster out there is most interested in two things when it comes to his websites: it they're up and running and how much visitors are they getting. Even project managers, who's primary purpose is to make profit from a website are concerned about web traffic so that they better understand who

How to automatically install software on your Windows computer

How to automatically install software on your Windows computer

Many people don't know how to install software on a Windows machine, or don't care. I have friends that confirm this statement, but sometimes they need things installed, and as you might imagine, they call me to do it. It's hard, as I don't particularly like giving assistance over the phone, but now

How to work efficiently and not get distracted on Internet

How to work efficiently and not get distracted on Internet

Internet is great, there's a lot of information, tools, entertainment options but that big set of pipes means things are harder to reach and there are a lot of ways to get distracted from what you should be doing, and that's work. We all loose hours and hours watching clips on Youtube, following

Why I'm a PC guy

Why I’m a PC guy

I've tried Macs a few times, I've tried Linux but essentially I'm stucked with Windows since 1995. There are a lot of reasons for this, but first let's see why yesterday's experience with installing Mac OS X Snow Leopard on my desktop (Internet is full of such step by step guides) made me write this

Technology doesn't always evolve in a balanced way

Technology doesn’t always evolve in a balanced way

I'm using computers starting 1994. I own mine in 1995 (31 december, what a day). I grew up with modern era computers (386 and 486 PC models) and I've realised, like many others, that technology doesn't evolve in balanced way. Today's microprocessors are a few thousand times more powerful than the on

Nokia N900: the future of mobile Internet devices

Nokia N900: the future of mobile Internet devices

Nokia N900 isn't a new product as it was announced a few weeks ago already, but recently the Internet started to get full with reviews of the pre production model of the N900, a cross between an Internet Tablet (old Nokia series) and a MID (Mobile Internet Device). I say a cross mainly because the N

Why is buying your own carbon footprint a bad idea

Why is buying your own carbon footprint a bad idea

I was reading today news about San Francisco airport allowing passengers to buy their carbon footprint equivalent to the distance they're traveling. It seems a noble idea, as the money are then spent on projects meat to diminish carbon emissions. The idea of buying carbon footprint, carbon quota (if

Amazon Kindle now available for International users

Amazon Kindle now available for International users

Ebook readers are not a new thing, as such devices exist for a few years already, but Amazon Kindle is the one that started up the madness, mostly because of the advanced wireless delivery options of the ebooks (and other supported media) and it was backed up by Amazon, the biggest online retailer.

URL shortening: definition and uses

URL shortening: definition and uses

First, what is URL shortening? It's a technique used to reduce the number of characters an URL has. Once loaded, the shorter URL redirects the browser to the page stored at the long URL path location. There are a number of reasons why URL shortening is useful and dangerous at the same time. URL s

Shared hosting: today I've found the disadvantages

Shared hosting: today I’ve found the disadvantages

People say the Internet is the best and cheap place to start a business as you don't need a big pile of cash to start your future meals provider. You need 10$ for a domain name, 5-10 more for your first month of hosting (in a shared environment) and a PC connected to Internet. That's all, you're now