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Yahoo

Yahoo.  (c) Yahoo Definition: Yahoo is one of the Web's most popular websites, offering Web search, an extensive subject directory, and many more services. If you'd like to learn more about this popular site, the following articles will help: Yahoo: A Quick Look : Get a brief overview of all that this extensive Web property has to offer. Yahoo Search Shortcuts : Here are the top search tricks that will make your search experience fast, fun, and ultimately efficient. Ultimate Yahoo Search List - More Than Just A Search Engine : In addition to having a subject directory and search engine listings, this versatile portal has many special properties that are useful resources, including News, Music, Games, Finance, and many more. Pronunciation: YAH-hoo Common Misspellings: yahooo Examples: "I used Yahoo's search engine to find the informa

What is Google

Google Originally known as BackRub, Google is a search engine that started development in 1996 by Sergey Brin and Larry Page as a research project at Stanford University. Larry and Sergey decide the name of their search engine needs to change and decide upon Google, which is inspired from the term googol. They later register the google.com domain on September 15, 1997 and incorporated the name on September 4, 1998. What helps Google stand out from its competition and help it grow is its PageRank technique that sorts search results. In the picture below is a capture of the site from The Internet Archive of what Google looked like in 1998. Other Google services Blogger - View and create your own blog. Froogle - Search for products based on prices, location, type, etc. Gmail - Google's free online e-mail service with over 1gb of storage. Google+ - Google social networking site. Google AdSense - Google service that provides and pays website publishers o

What is Network?

Network 1. A collection of computers, servers, mainframes, network devices, peripherals, or other devices connected to one another allowing for data to be shared and used. A great example of a network is the Internet, connecting millions of people all over the world together. Below is an example image of what a home network or small office network may look like. As you can see in the image, this network is setup to enable all computers and other network devices with network abilities, such as the Tivo unit, to communicate with each other, as well as share the single Internet connection . Other examples of network devices Any device capable of connecting to a network is considered a network device. Below are some of the more common network devices you are likely to find on a home network. Computer (e.g. desktop, laptop, or server computer) Console Firewall Hub Router Smartphone Switch Webcam Network topologies a

WhatsApp: Why we love and hate the popular messaging service

WhatsApp: Why we love and hate the popular messaging service Reasons why we love and hate WhatsApp, the popular mobile messaging service... The advent of the instant messaging app on smartphones has completely revolutionised the way we communicate. Here are some ways how it has come about: The benefits... 1. Wishing on festivals and special days used to cost a bomb with telcos charging standard SMS and call rates on those days. With WhatsApp, we do not have to care for the rates any more 2. Standard smileys were common in SMS language, but WhatsApp emojis have rendered some words unnecessary. An emoji of two beer mugs clunking does a better job than 'Cheers!' 3. Earlier, sharing pictures instantly meant mailing them, putting them up on Facebook or sending through an MMS. Now, you can just click and share in no time. 4. We actually used to ring the doorbell to our friend's house and then we took to calling them. Now we WhatsA

Hide Files or Folders Using Command Prompt

Hide Files or Folders Using Command Prompt This is my second instructable. This one is totally different from my previous post... In this esteemed instructable i'll be guiding you to hide a folder by using cmd.. Even the folder option method won't be able to track the hidden folder You'll need 1. Windows based operating system Step 1: Run Command Prompt and Basic Text Commands There are several methods to run cmd.. Some of them are listed below 1. Start -> Run -> Cmd 2. Starrt -> Program Files -> Accessories - > Command Prompt Command Prompt is a newer version of Dos and other os similar to that.. In order to fulfill your needs to hide a folder you must atleast know some basic commands ... Cd - navigates through a folder Md - creates a folder Dir - Directory list Attrib - provides with various attrib features Step 2: Hide d targeted folder Alright, it's time to hide the folder Presuming that I have a folder named Secret

How to Hide any Local Drive using Command prompt

How to Hide any Local Drive using Command prompt  Today Computer World tutorial is about how to hide a local drive without any 3rd party software. There are lo … ts of free and payable software’s available to hide local drive, but I’m not gonna talk about hide a local drive using a software. In this tutorial I’ll show you an easiest way to hide local drive without using software. This will save your both money and time. REVIEW ALL STEPS:- There are 3 methods available to hide a local drive without using any software 1. Hide a drive through gpedit 2. Hide a drive through regedit 3. Hide a drive using command prompt  Now I am covering, command prompt way of doing it. So lets see how to do. How to Hide a Local Drive using command prompt? 1. Click on Start - Run 2. In Run box type cmd and hit Enter. Now Command Prompt window will appear. 3. In command prompt, type diskpart and hit Enter. 4. Then type list volume and hit Enter. Now it will display the list of all your computer dr