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Should cookies be deleted?

A cookie is the name given to a very small file that stores settings and preferences made while visiting a web-site. Cookies contain only text used for settings and cannot be used to run software code (programs) or to deliver … Continue reading

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Verizon DSL Internet Outage

We started receiving reports of an Internet outage affecting Verizon DSL users in Hamburg and the City of Buffalo. The outage did not affect T1 or FiOS users. This outage began at 9:55am, Monday May 31st and was resolved at … Continue reading

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Diagnosing an Internet Outage

When a computer loses its connection to the Internet, Internet Explorer will fail to display the home page and will display a text message instead: “Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage” Displaying a web-page requires a lot of individual elements … Continue reading

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Making better domain names

Since the Internet was made available to the public around 1995, millions of domain names have been registered. Here are few thoughts on how domain names can be improved: Why does everyone insist on writing domain names all in the … Continue reading

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