by Future Link | Mar 13, 2017 | Internet
Back in the day, computers were mostly thought of as a way to speed up computations. That all changed in the early 60s when psychologist J.C.R Licklider promoted the idea of global networking in a series of memos describing an “Intergalactic Computer Network.”...
by Future Link | Mar 6, 2017 | Internet
On October 29, 1969, UCLA student Charles Kline sent the first message over a computer network (later known as the Internet). Though only the “l” and “o” of his intended message (“login”) made it through, the transmission ushered in...
by Future Link | Jan 3, 2017 | Internet
The speed and capacity of networks to transfer data is constantly increasing. In the mid-19th century, the Pony Express could move mail between St. Louis and California in an average of 10 days – a remarkable speed for the time! Flash forward to 2016....
by Future Link | Aug 29, 2016 | Internet
It’s mid-2016 and the world uses computers and the internet for almost every daily task imaginable. So why is it, after all the progress we’ve made, we still settle for slow service and irregular outages? Looking at the most popular options, Broadband and DSL, they...
by Future Link | Jul 12, 2016 | Internet
What is the cloud, when it is not white fluff floating high in the atmosphere? Simply, cloud computing is any service not hosted in your environment. Chances are, some or all of your business is using cloud computing to get things done. When you purchase software as a...
by Future Link | Oct 15, 2015 | Internet
Clear Wireless is discontinuing it wireless service Owned by Sprint, the 4G service network will shut down as early as November 1, 2015. With this news, we have recently started receiving an influx of calls from residents and businesses that were running on this...
