Entries by Tofi

Network Cabling the continents

Althoug I have known how the world is cabled together and that there are huge pipes on which we transfer tons of data, I didn’t know the extent of it and how long those have been in existence. So when I read this article I was totally blow away by the fact that the first […]

Ghostery – Track the trackers

This is an extension for Firefox, Chrome and other browsers which lets you see what the sites you are visiting are doing in the background. Those sites come into our computers and not only install tracking cookies but also sometimes malware and other unmentionables in our computers. Ghostery gives you that information in real time […]

Google’s new 2-step verification

Google has just started a 2-step verification process which will enable users to secure their accounts and not give anyone the ability to steal it. I went through the process and although its not for the faint of heart its not the end of the world. Hopefully this article would help you get through the […]

Tasker for Android – Phone Automation

I just came across this app and it was love at first sight. Its a task automation application. For example, you plug in your headphones in your phone and it automatically asks which app you want to listen to. Or you are on your bike and a call comes in, your phone automatically sees the […]

Google tool to block search farms

Is anyone tired of search results (including all those from search farms like EHow.com and sites like that) which has sub-standard content? They are always so relevant to the search algorithm that what you’re really looking for is always far below the top. So Google brings out this tool which lets you block domains that […]