We live in a golden age of film and television, thanks to the wonders of broadband internet connectivity.
Streaming media providers from around the world have descended on the UK, trying to attract subscribers with exclusive content and ori...
In recent months, widely different figures have been bandied around regarding the number of people overpaying for broadband services.
While MoneySavingExpert.com claims 6.5 million people are paying more than they need to, the Guardian rece...
Thirty years ago, we lived in fear of power cuts, or the family car refusing to start in the morning.
Today’s technology nightmares tend to revolve around the absence of broadband.
Since the turn of the millennium, rapid and dependable in...
You probably haven’t heard of The Onion Router, but it represents an increasingly popular way of accessing online content anonymously.
Commonly abbreviated to the Tor browser, its name stems from a method of data transfer inspired by the ...
Being a parent is stressful enough, without having to worry about the online safety of your children.
Unfortunately, there are plenty of unwholesome sights (and sites) in cyberspace.
Even excluding the murky temptations of the Deep Web, the...
As we explained in our recent guide, you don’t have to rely on the generic router provided by broadband suppliers.
Despite being branded with a specific company’s logo, most routers are mass-produced overseas, to be used by a variety of...
Every year, millions of people create and launch websites in their spare time.
Some sites are dedicated to hobbies or passions, others focus on a charitable cause, while many are launched as blogs.
There are some excellent website template ...
Back in the 1990s, web browsing software was very limited.
Most people used Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer, though subscribers to dial-up services like AOL had to use proprietary interfaces loaded with adverts and self-promotion.
T...
When we use Google and Bing, or enter a web address starting in WWW, we are only exploring a tiny fraction of the internet.
Like the surface of an ocean, there’s a huge amount of material hidden away in the depths.
And while much of this ...
Annual broadband subscriptions represent an increasing proportion of monthly household expenditure.
As well as line rental and data usage, you’re paying for a router – supplied by the broadband company as part of an annual contract, and...
