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 |  If your Galaxy phone shows it's connected to Wi-Fi but can't access the internet,  it usually means there's a problem with your router, network settings, or the connection itself ; common fixes include restarting your phone and router, double-checking your password, and checking for any network issues with your internet service provider.   Here are a few things to check: Basic checks: Airplane mode:  Ensure airplane mode is off on your phone.   Router status:  Confirm your router is powered on and functioning correctly.   Password accuracy:  Double-check that you're entering the correct Wi-Fi password.   Device restarts: Restart your phone:  Turn your Galaxy off and back on again.   Restart your router:  Unplug your router for a few seconds, then plug it back in.   Network settings: Forget network and reconnect:  Go to your Wi-Fi settings, select your network, and choose "forget network" then reconnect a...

There’s no question we need new bridges and road infrastructure in the United States. But how about a new Internet? There is a massive project to redesign and rebuild the Internet from scratch that is  inching along with $12 million in National Science Foundation funding and donations of up to 40 gigabits of network capacity by the Internet2 organization and NationalLambdaRail. That's enough bandwidth to run 30 high-quality movies into your house -- simultaneously! Construction on "GENI" could start in about five years and cost $350 million - if Congress approves the funding. You could consider emailing your Senator / Congressperson telling them you think it’s a good idea. On Software Projects Have you ever been involved in a software development project that is simply, well -- dysfunctional?  I have, and it is not fun, especially when time starts to run out and then people start looking for somebody to blame. There are certain ingredients that ...

A white paper released from IDC ( http://www.idc.com/) revised the research firm's earlier estimates to show that by 2011, the amount of electronic data created and stored will grow to 10 times the 180 exabytes that existed in 2006, reflecting a compound annual growth rate of almost 60% . By 2011, there will be 1,800 exabytes of electronic data in existence, or 1.8 zettabytes (an exabyte is equal to 1 billion gigabytes). The number of bits stored already exceeds the estimated number of stars in the universe, IDC stated. Because data is growing by a factor of 10 every five years, by 2023 the number of stored bits will surpass Avogadro's number, which is the number of carbon atoms in 12 grams, or 602,200,000,000,000,000,000,000 (6.022 x 10^23). The study, entitled  "The Diverse and Exploding Digital Universe," also found that the rate at which electronic containers for that data — files, images, packets and tag contents — is growing —  is 50% faster than the data its...

The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.   - Albert Einstein From the IE Blog : "We’ve decided that IE8 will, by default, interpret web content in the most standards compliant way it can. This decision is a change from what we’ve posted previously." The Explanation They are saying that thinking about IE8’s behavior with their published interoperability principles in mind, interpreting web content in the most standards compliant way possible is a better thing to do. And more: "this step clearly removes this question as a potential legal and regulatory issue ". In other words, instead of the various quirks mode flags and what-not, we'd rather not get sued, so we'll just default to the best standards compliance we can provide. "Quirks Mode" describes how modern browsers (like IE, Firefox, Safari, and Opera) all have different modes for interpreting the content of a web page: Quirks and Standards.  Basically, all the browser...

I just have to laugh at this one. OpenSocialWeb.org has a " Bill of Rights for Users of the Social Web ". Wait a minute, guys -- didn't we skip over something here? Forget about the "Social Web" Horse Manure! I got more important stuff to worry about -- How about an INTERNET USER'S BILL OF RIGHTS? I guess my needs are just a lot less "Social" than yours, pals. Now this is a step in the correct direction , IMHO. But there is more, much more: How about including rights to control your own computer? Shouldn't the practices of installing spyware and other software that cannot be controlled by the owner/user be legally considered trespass or assault of some kind? What gives anyone the right to take control of my computer without my consent? How about offensive advertising on web sites that I cannot 'opt out" of? What about SPAM emails that I get? What about Cellular providers that censor text messaging? How about people who get shut off by ...