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Netscape Vs Internet Explorer – Netscape Navigator features

Posted by sarwar hossain on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, In : Internet connection 

Netscape is the company which developed the famous Netscape Browser. Before Microsoft’s Internet Explorer was introduced, Netscape’s browser was the most popular browser in the market. The Software is called ‘Netscape Communicator’ and it contains, Netscape Navigator (browser), Netscape Mail (Email client), Netscape Composer (Webpage editor), AOL (instant messenger) and Radio netscape (Radio station software).

Even today Netscape navigator browser is widely used. However, it lost to Mi...


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How to block Popup Windows while surfing Internet?

Posted by sarwar hossain on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, In : Internet connection 

While surfing Internet many unwanted popup windows will automatically open. Though a few popup windows may display useful information, majority of them are irritating. There are many software available to block these popup windows. We will see some free popup blockers here

  1. Popup Exterminator

    When an unwanted popup window appears it is very irritating. Even worse is when you try to close these popup windows even more pop up windows will popup. If you have the popup exterminator software in your ...

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A tutorial on cookies

Posted by sarwar hossain on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, In : Internet connection 

Literally, a ‘Cookie‘ is referred to biscuits. But in computers, a Cookie has a different meaning. Even those who know about it, think that cookies cause damage to the computer. In this article let us learn about cookies and their usage.

What is a Cookie?

Cookie is a text file created by the webserver and stored in our computer. Let us see what is the purpose of this text file.

Generally when a client computer connects to a server they both get introduced and start sharing information. The s...


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What is IP Address? What is DNS?

Posted by sarwar hossain on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, In : Internet connection 

For one computer to connect to another computer and transfer information, the IP address of that computer should be known. This IP Address is made of numbers. The 32 Bit IP address is divided into 4 sections of 8 bits each separted by a ‘.’ (dot). Each 8 bit is called an Octet. The value of each Octet will vary between 0 to 255.

For example, 203.116.56.34 is an IP address. As you can see there are four sections each separated by a dot.

Name Vs Number

If someone asks you whose phone number is...


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Which Internet Connection plan to choose?

Posted by sarwar hossain on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, In : Internet connection 

Internet has become part and parcel of our lives. Not only for individuals but even for a country’s economic growth, scientific growth, organizations’ success, Internet is very essential. The companies that offer these internet connections are called ISPs (Internet Service Providers). These ISPs offer many different internet connection plans. How to select the best connection plan for home use or for offices? The following tips will give you an overview of different types of internet conn...


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