Posted: November 22nd, 2008 | Author: fusionxs | Filed under: Software | Comments Off
Broadband companies have been in the news recently with a lot of suppliers receiving criticism for not actually providing speeds as advertised. The majority of suppliers state “speeds of up to 8mb” when customers actually receive typical speeds of 3-4mb’s.
Speed.io provide an online service for testing your broadband speed. Results are provided via a graphical view that looks similar to a car speedometer. It works by sending packets of data up and down your broadband connection to test your upload and download speeds. The majority of users are only interested in download speeds but upload speeds are of interest to website owners who require fast connections to add content, images and video to their sites.
Give it a try. You may find that you can drop down a package with your broadband supplier as you will never actually receive their advertised speeds (which are dependant on how far you are away from the nearest telephone exchange.) If you are looking for the best internet speeds guaranteed, we would recommend looking at cable broadband through a provider such as Virgin Media.
Posted: November 22nd, 2008 | Author: fusionxs | Filed under: Hardware | Comments Off
USB 3.0 is expected to be released to manufacturers in the second half of 2009 which means we can expect to see it in full use in 2010.
USB 2.0 is the current industry standard for connecting devices to pc’s. Currently, connection speeds reach up to 480mbps but with USB 3.0, we can expect to see speeds reach up to 5gbps (5000mbps) which will make tasks such as pc backups and streaming HD movies a lot easier.
USB 3.0 is expected to be called USB Superspeed and will be backwards compatible with USB 2.0
Posted: November 22nd, 2008 | Author: fusionxs | Filed under: Software | Comments Off
Primo PDF is a great free service that allows you to create pdf’s from any type of document.
Simply visit www.primopdf.com and install the free piece of software that installs a new printer on your pc. To create a PDF, simply print the document as normal and choose the primo pdf from your printer options. This will open the primopdf software which will ask you what to call the document and where you want to save it.
Its as simple as that. Give it a try and see how easy it is to use.
Posted: November 21st, 2008 | Author: fusionxs | Filed under: Web Design | Tags: Google, Search Engines | No Comments »
Google has unveiled a customised search facility to personalise your search results. You now have the option to remove, add or re-order your search results to your liking. The next time you make the same search, your personalised version will appear.
You also have the option to leave a comment for a search result to remind you of what the site offers.
Granted, only a small percentage of the population will use this facility but this is yet another example of the web changing to a custom built experience. Who knows where it will lead?
