Saturday, 30 January 2010
Friday, 29 January 2010
19 Roads that you definitely DON'T want to drive on (PICS)
Thursday, 28 January 2010
Motorist attempts to defrost car, only succeeds in blowing it up | Metro.co.uk
- 28th January, 2010 Share|Motorist attempts to defrost car, only succeeds in blowing it up
A 76-year-old man trying to thaw out his car incinerated it instead when he decided to speed things up by putting a blow heater under the bonnet.
Police said the man left the heater on next to the frozen windscreen washer tank and returned indoors. Shortly afterwards he heard two explosions and returned to find the car on fire.
He alerted fire services, who arrived in time to prevent the flames destroying his house. Including charring of the building, total damages were estimated at £35,000.
"He burned the vehicle out completely," said a spokesman for police in the German city of Hildesheim.
A very good reposte in "You Say" lmfao
The Top 2010 3D TV Models: Firsthand Photos
72" ? If the screens get any larger, Then i will have to consider building an extension to the house to view it in all its 72" HD,3D oled glory!
Introducing iPad.
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:19:49 -0800
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Subject: Introducing iPad.
| iPad. Our most advanced technology in a magical and revolutionary device at an unbelievable price. Starting at $499. Learn more. TM and copyright © 2010 Apple Inc. 1 Infinite Loop, MS 83-DM, Cupertino, CA 95014.
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BMW Debuts New Parking Assistant In 2011 5-Series - The Car Connection
I have to Admit, It would be a very useful accessory for me,as i have always been a bit crap at kerbside parking. And i am from the male species! lol
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Internet Archaeologists Find Ruins Of 'Friendster' Civilization
Is this the Future? lol
Final Season Of 'Lost' Promises To Make Fans More Annoying Than Ever
never watched it! But this is Funny.
Monday, 25 January 2010
Sunday, 24 January 2010
Boost your broadband speed | Broadband Advice | Web User
How can I find out how fast my connection really is?
To accurately measure your broadband speed, you can use free broadband speed checkers. Try the Web User free broadband speed test - you will need to run tests several times to get a good average speed.
My ISP claims to offer speeds of 8Mbps but I can only get 2Mbps, why?
In the majority of cases, the connection speeds quoted by internet providers are maximum figures and unlikely to match what you'll actually receive. Indeed, in a recent report Ofcom said that around 20 per cent of customers signed up to 8Mbps packages only receive average speeds of less than 2Mbps. It warned that UK broadband customers in the UK suffer slower speeds than advertised by ISPs.
The actual speed you experience will be dependent on a number of factors, most importantly the distance your home is from your local BT exchange. To find out what broadband services are available to you, use the Samknows Broadband Availability Checker.
Other factors that can cause slower connection speeds are dealt with below.
When I'm uploading, why are my downloads slow?
When uploading or downloading, the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) - used to send and receive data over a network and the internet - transmits special acknowledgment (ACK) packets to confirm successful receipt of each sent piece of data. It's like posting all the pages from an encyclopaedia to somebody using special delivery and waiting for confirmation that one page has arrived before sending the next.
If you are uploading at maximum speed the ACK packets queue up, waiting for a gap. The remote download server will assume this delay is caused by a slow connection and so will adjust the speeds of your downloads accordingly.
Why is my connection slow in the evenings?
ADSL is a contended service, which basically means you share your line with other users. The ratio varies, but it's usually 50:1. In other words, you are competing with up to 49 other users/ connections for the full line speed.
During the day, there are fewer people using the internet so you can use more of the pipe. In the evening, there's likely to be congestion, with more people fighting for the available capacity.
What is traffic shaping and can I avoid it?
Your service provider can prioritise certain types of data over others to avoid network congestion. The biggest casualty of traffic-shaping is peer-to-peer applications such as BitTorrrent which are automatically slowed down by most ISPs during busy periods - or sometimes permanently. As the use of BitTorrent accounts for at least an estimated third of all internet traffic, you can understand why ISPs do this. Besides, if they didn’t they probably couldn’t cope with the demand. BitTorrent runs mostly in the background and users generally don’t keep a keen eye on the download progress so the impact of the reduced connection speed is not largely felt.
BitTorrent programs such as BitComet and Azureus can encrypt their traffic to side-step this shaping, but ISPs are getting better at recognising BitTorrent use. The less you pay for your broadband, the more likely it is your traffic will be shaped. If this is a concern check with what your ISP's shaping policy is.
How can I work out how much I have downloaded from the internet this month?
You can use the Web User Bandwidth Calculator to work out your approximate bandwidth usage. Some ISPs provide a usage tool that will show you how much data transfer you've used and how much is remaining.
You can also download the free NetLimiter 2 Monitor. You can use it to monitor internet traffic of applications running on your computer.
Useful Knowledge.
Saturday, 23 January 2010
Friday, 22 January 2010
Thursday, 21 January 2010
Facebook Starts Rolling Out Post Insights
About time! Sometimes one needs to make a comment, rather than a thumbs up sign. Like/dislike
