Category Archives: Networking

A computer network is a telecommunications network that allows computers to exchange data ( Wikipedia )

Mac OS X and iOS FaceTime Primer Tutorial

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We happen to own a MacBook Pro laptop (circa 2011 … which pans out to be significantly “old” for a later blog post) and an iPad. As you’d expect, there are benefits to having two Apple products like this, and … Continue reading →

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Linux Remote Backup via rsync Tutorial

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A couple of days ago, with Linux Backup via rsync Primer Tutorial as shown below, we used the Linux command “rsync” backup a local disk to a removable disk on a MacBook Pro laptop using a USB connected Seagate Backup … Continue reading →

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Moderation by Captcha Primer Tutorial

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In our “onions of the 4th dimension” world we have an onion layer of thought today regarding “moderation”. Let me just quietly ask? Are you a robot? Mr Turing posed this very fundamental question some time back. But the fact … Continue reading →

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Windows Firewall Blocking IP Primer Tutorial

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A firewall is a security device, or network security system, designed to protect a secure internal network from other networks, by the means to control the incoming and outgoing network traffic, via a rule set (in a similar way to … Continue reading →

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Geolocation ISP IP Follow Up Tutorial

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We discovered yesterday this great resource for data feeds (thanks to great link for the great lead) at JSON IP and GeoIP REST API (IP Geolocation) by Telize. In the course of discovering its usefulness we saw that it returned … Continue reading →

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Geolocation ISP IP Primer Tutorial

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It’s good every now and then to see what is new in the world of data feeds on the internet, so that is how, via this great link, we got onto the wonderful Acronym lookup resource at NaCTeM (The National … Continue reading →

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Windows Hard Disk Primer Tutorial

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On Windows, many users would still have at least one hard disk installed. Typically on Windows that first main disk is called C: … pretty boring name, huh?! … however, you can give it a nickname (for the “volume”) that … Continue reading →

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Dropbox API Saver and Chooser Tutorial

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Are you into being on the go and using email as a way to keep valuable data safe (“in the ether”), or used as a backup, until you get to your destination? Today, after yesterday’s Dropbox API Chooser Primer Tutorial, … Continue reading →

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