January 24, 2019
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If you can’t afford $7,500 for a Super Bowl ticket, chances are you’ll watch it on TV. In the US, you’ll find the game on your local CBS (ZDNet’sparent company) channel. But say you’re not home or you can’t watch … Continue reading
January 22, 2019
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When I cut the cable cord in 2009, I saved over $100 a month and still got to watch all my shows. Ten years later, my internet video streaming bills are closing in on cable TV-level bills. What happened? What … Continue reading
December 12, 2018
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Opera claims its eponymous web browser is “far faster than Firefox Quantum 58.” Mozilla claims its better use of CPU time makes Firefox really fast. And when I turned on Edge the other day, it claimed it’s the fastest browser of all. … Continue reading
January 11, 2018
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he transition from the Internet’s 1960s ancestor, ARPANET, to our Internet changed everything. Two developments made this happen. The first (and more obscure) event was the creation of the Commercial Internet Exchange (CIX). The second change, which almost everyone knows, is … Continue reading
April 10, 2017
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The good news for cord-cutters is that last week YouTube TV softly launched in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Chicago. So, another success story for cord-cutters, as pricey cable companies are given more competition, right? Right? Think again. … Continue reading
April 5, 2017
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Google takes web security seriously. When the Google Chrome web browser encounters a payment site without Secure Socket Layer (SSL)/Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption, it marks as insecure. Soon, Chrome will mark any HTTP site as insecure. That’s great, but … Continue reading