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Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is a nonprofit organization that is responsible for a bunch of technical things that are an essential part of the inner workings of the Internet . These include such things as IP address space allocation , domain name system management, protocol parameter assignment and root server system management. ICANN Is the governing body that also accredits domain name registrars (these can also be accredited by a national ccTLD authority). ICANN Handles what is known as generic top level domains, or gTLDs for short. These include .com, .net and .org. It has authority only over those generic top-level domains, not what are known as the Country Code Top-Level Domains (ccTLDs), such as .ca (Canada), .de (Germany or Deutschland), .fr (France), .in (India), .uk (United Kingdom), .us (United States), etc. ICANN was created by the late John Postel in1998 In response to the US Department of Commerce. It is run much like any other la...

Congratulations - you’ve developed your first app or game ! Now, it’s time to make money. First be certain your app has a market . Reach out to family and friends to test your app for attractiveness and usability. Ask them how often they use the app, how long they use it each time and if it is solving a problem for them or providing a service they want. Once you have your user data collected, there are several models for making money with a successful app and they all have advantages and disadvantages depending on what type of app you’ve developed. According to distimo.com, three pricing models generate revenue. In-app revenue from free apps brings in 71% of money for apps, paid apps are at 24% and paid apps with in-app revenues are at 5%. Freemium This is the most revenue generating model for monetizing games and apps and the most popular. In-app purchases generate 76% of all revenue in the US Apple App Store and over 90% in the Asian markets according to distimo.com. This d...

As our world becomes increasingly dependent on digital technology , almost every aspect of our lives is affected when our hard drives crash , creating an urgent situation where we are in need of a quick and easy solution for  Mac hard drive recovery . Thank goodness that software recovery programmers have also been keeping up with the latest advancements in technology, offering us wonderful new data recovery packages like Disk Drill . Cleverfiles.com is currently offering a free version of this software on their websites with the option for users to upgrade to more advanced recovery versions of the software in the future. Disk Drill works with not only your Apple laptops, MacBooks, and iPhones , or with any type of digital device that Apple has to offer, including digital cameras, pen drives, or any other product with a memory card. This impressive Mac hard drive recovery software provides you with several scanning methods to ensure that nearly any type of file is retriev...

The search engine giant Google , which makes an estimated profit of $430 billion annually introduced it's new logo today. The changes made are very subtle- The logo is changed from 3D to 2D. The colours are muted just a little bit. The new logo was used since many years in advertisement banners. So, it's not entirely new. Google's new logo is slick and neat. What do you think of the tweaked logo? Will it make any difference? I hope the world can handle this change.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past year or two you’ve probably heard about 3D printing . Although 3D printing technology has been around since the 1980’s, it hasn’t been until recent years that the 3D printer has downsized and made its way into the homes of everyday consumers. In fact, many consumers have probably seen products of industrial 3D printing without even knowing it. So while businesses continue to innovate and expand their uses of 3D industrial printers, consumers are also now getting in on the action and creating a variety of useful objects for around the home. Image courtesy: columbialion.com What do businesses use 3D printers for? Things like: Prototypes: Businesses have been using 3D printers for years to make large and small prototypes quickly and efficiently. Before the rise of industrial 3D printers in the late 80’s many companies had to outsource the manufacturing of prototypes and as a result many prototypes took weeks just to arrive t...

Using cloud services may be expensive, but it is a way of gaining remote computer functions or a way to save content on remote hard drives. It removes the responsibility of having to conduct your business functions via your own computers. You can use more powerful computers that are located within the cloud (remotely). This also means you do not have to purchase, license, maintain or update the software that you use, nor does it mean you are burdened with paying for in-house servers and hard drives. 1 - Zoho This is a productivity tool that gives you all the tools that MS Office 365 gives you. It has thing such as a book viewer, bug tracker, emails, and calendars. It also has CRM functions, it has mail functions and allows you to create and use a variety of documents. It has different types of apps that each has different prices attached. You can use its basic functions for which they have no charge, or you can purchase one of their plans and use their email campaign...

Image  Image courtesy: computerhowtoguide.com Everyday users are becoming more savvy about Internet security . There are still plenty of users that don’t realize how their activities make their confidential data vulnerable to cyber-criminals. According to Trend Micro’s 2013 Q2 Threat Roundup report:  In the first six months of 2013, 350,000 high risk and malicious apps were uncovered. The majority of these high risk apps are spoofed or “Trojanized” versions of popular mobile applications.  146K online banking infections were reported in the second quarter of 2013 included 146K online banking infections.  English is the language of choice for spam in an attempt to reach global users. 5 Myths About Online Security You Should Care About- 5.   MYTH: I’m a Mac user, so I don’t have to worry about security issues With more people using Macs, reported attacks from Mac users are on the rise. Even Mac users should invest in a data theft s...