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What did we do before the internet existed? School projects were researched by sitting in the library for hours after school and scraping together as much information as possible from the small selection of books and encyclopedias your local library had available. Now you go to your pc, open Google, type a few words and suddenly you're bombarded with an enormous amount of information.
Whether that's a good or bad thing, the internet's here to stay and since we have it to our disposal we might as well use it wisely. Today we look at the various browsers available and their pros and cons.
Greetings from beyond Merriman
The IT crowd
JUST BROWSING THANK YOU
Way back when the internet was still in it's baby shoes, the only options for web browsers were Internet Explorer and Netscape. Thankfully things have changed and today you can choose a web browser according to your own needs - whatever they might be. We made some notes so you can have more time to surf the net. Read more ...
NEED FOR SPEED?
We always need more time and want to do everything faster. To find something fast on the internet is just one way to save time. Here are a few fast ways to make sure you get the most out of your browser's functionality. Read more ...
ACCESS TO LIBRARY E-RESOURCES
Until now free internet access to the US Library Services' subscription based electronic resources were managed by a setting in users' browsers. Read more ...
ADSL OR A BIG MAC?
Broadband prices plummeted over the last decade, but the same cannot be said for many other products. Rudolph Muller from www.mybroadband.co.za investigated and stumbled upon a few interesting numbers. Read more...
SHAREPOINT SESSIONS AROUND THE CORNER
In our previous edition we announced upcoming new developments in data management on campus which also involves the migration of Windows Sharepoint services 3.0 to Sharepoint 2010. The response was extremely positive and many of you indicated that you'd like to be involved and kept in the loop. Read more ...
