by Future Link | Jul 5, 2017 | Internet
We honestly hate to tell you this. Your cable company is probably overcharging you for Internet service. Most cable companies are quite happy to charge you for more bandwidth than you really need. To compensate for poor and inconsistent service, many cable providers...
by Future Link | Mar 19, 2017 | Internet
For a business that truly needs it, there is no substitute for a fiber optic Internet connection. Fiber optic technology converts electrical signals carrying data into light and sends the light through glass fibers about the diameter of a human hair. It is the fastest...
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....
