The Death of Internet Freedom in The West

Digital surveillance, content filtering and the blocking of websites deemed "dangerous" by the government are all things that are more common than you might think. The Internet is supposed to be an open network, where anyone can post and access anything they wish.

It is well known that internet censorship takes place in countries with restrictive governments, such as North Korea and Cuba, but Internet freedoms are dying in other parts of the world too, as this eye-opening infographic shows:

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Acer C720 Chromebook

On October 10 (Today) Acer released more information on its latest addition to the Chromebook market, the C720. The Acer C720 debuted at this year’s IDF Show and is thinner and lighter than the previous Acer C7 Chromebook and also promises a longer lasting battery life as well. The new Chromebook is 30 percent lighter being at 0.75 inches thick and 2.76 pounds making this a natural fit for a student’s book bag. With a built in Wi-Fi port, it also makes it good for the coffee shop goers as well. But even though the new Chromebook might be a lighter touch, the hardware seems naturally promising as well. It also comes at an affordable, yet debatable price. 

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NSA's Spying On The Internet

Edward Snowden, ex-employee of the U.S. National Security Agency, has stirred a hornet’s nest with his revelation of the NSA’s Internet spying. The whistleblower had alleged that the Agency, over a period of 10 years from 2001-2011, had spied on American citizens in a bid to “stop terrorist attacks” since the destructive September 11, 2011 attacks on the World Trade Center.

The whistleblowing had raised several questions on the validity of the surveillance, particularly on the issue of whether or not the National Security Agency had encroached upon American citizens’ privacy.

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Chrome Apps: Angry Birds Review

Today we are going to take a look at one of my favorite chrome application games called “Angry Birds” This is a fun to play crush the castle type of game that can have you sitting in your chair for hours enjoying every moment the game has to offer. Angry Birds did originate on the mobile market only at one point and time, however when Google chrome was released I noticed that Angry Birds made an exclusive game for the chrome browser. So when noticing this I got excited and downloaded it immediately. It was at this point I was able to start and enjoy Angry Birds for the first time. Let’s dive into the game and see if you might like it as well.

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JDownloader: A Heavyweight Download Manager

JDownloader is a free (GPL-licensed), open source download manager. It's written in Java and therefore platform independent, which means you can use it on Windows, Linux or OS X. It's a heavyweight application that aims to be the one-stop solution to all your downloading problems. It's feature-packed, well-supported and extensible via addons. It's even multilingual. But the most important piece of information hasn't been mentioned yet - the feature that really sets JDownloader apart from its endless competitors - the hoster and decryption plugins. They make JDownloader a download manager worthy of recommendation.

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