The History of the Internet in a Nutshell

Here’s a brief history of the Internet, including important dates, people, projects, sites, and other information that should give you at least a partial picture of what this thing we call the Internet really is, and where it came from.

Great read...

Link:
http://sixrevisions.com/resources/...

How big is the internet?

Microsoft's Bing team puts the amount of web pages at "over 1 trillion". And Google has already indexed more than one trillion discreet web addresses.

Link:
http://www.news.com.au/technology/...

Google launches Measurement Lab for detecting ISP throttling

Measurement Lab (M-Lab) is an open, distributed server platform for researchers to deploy Internet measurement tools. The goal of M-Lab is to advance network research and empower the public with useful information about their broadband connections. By enhancing Internet transparency, M-Lab helps sustain a healthy, innovative Internet.

When an Internet application doesn't work as expected, how can you tell whether the problem is caused by your broadband connection, the application or something else? It can be very difficult for professional network administrators, let alone average Internet users, to answer this sort of question today.

Transparency has always been an essential component of the Internet's success, and Internet users deserve to be well-informed about the performance of their broadband connections. For that to happen, researchers need resources to develop new analytical tools.

Link:
http://www.measurementlab.net/

Safari Flaw Worse Than First Thought, Microsoft Warns

Microsoft is warning that a previously disclosed flaw in Apple's Safari browser could have dire consequences for Windows users.

The Safari bug, originally disclosed on May 15 by security researcher Nitesh Dhanjani, allows attackers to litter a victim's desktop with executable files, an attack known as "carpet bombing."

It turns out that if this flaw is exploited in combination with a second unpatched bug in Internet Explorer, attackers can run unauthorized software on a victim's computer, according to Aviv Raff, a security researcher. Raff says he originally reported the IE flaw to Microsoft more than a year ago, and then told them about how it could be combined with the carpet bombing bug just over a week ago.

Link:
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/146537/...

Get the health of the internet

Link:
http://www.internetpulse.net/

Who's hosting a domain

Who Is Hosting This is a tool that enables you to find out who is hosting any web site. Simply type in any domain name, and you'll get a link to the company that's hosting this particular domain.

Its a little fun and a whole lot of geeky. I actually quite like tools like this since it gives me, at times, valuable information in a simple and easy to use interface.

Page Headers is very similar to the tool above. It gives the header information from any domain. This can be used to see what type a server a domain is hosted on (why I created it).

Link:
http://www.whoishostingthis.com

Periodic Table of the Internet

Link:
http://...periodic-table-of-the-internet.html

Take screenshots of any webpage with thumbalizr

With thumbalizr you can take screenshots of any webpage you want.
Use it for your presentations, documentations, visualisations or your webpage.

Just enter the target-URL and press the "thumb it"-button. Wait a moment and a screenshot of the desired page will be taken. You can choose between a screenshot with a fixed height of the screen or the complete webpage.

What's real cool about this tool, unlike a lot of these simple online tools, is that they have exposed an API so you can automatically have thumbnails generated on your website or blog.

Link:
http://www.thumbalizr.com/

Internet connectivity across the world

The first rendering displays the relative densities of Internet connectivity across the globe. The stronger the contrast, the more connectivity there is. It is immediately obvious, for example, that North America and Europe are considerably more connected than Africa or South America. However, it is important to note that this only reflect density of connections, and not usage. Hundreds of people may utilize a single connection in an internet cafe, often the only form of connectivity people have access to in developing nations.

Link:
http://chrisharrison.net/projects/InternetMap/

Talk like a Googler: parts of a url

Let’s dissect the parts of a URL (uniform resource locator). I’ll tell you how we typically refer to different parts of a URL at Google...

Link:
http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/seo-glossary-url-definitions/

Troubleshoot IIS7 errors like a pro

Troubleshoot IIS7 errors like a pro: "So you just moved your application to an IIS7 server, and now you are getting an error when you make a request to it. This seems to be a popular theme on IIS.NET forums these days, and after answering a hundred or so of these posts, I figured I should do something to help people track down and fix their issues with a little less frustration.

Server software, and web servers specifically, are very complex and highly configurable systems that support multi-tier applications using a variety of technologies and subsystems, and endure further complexity due to security, performance, and reliability demands, so it’s a wonder it all works as well as it does in the end. IIS7 strives to improve the experience of diagnosing and solving problems when they do occur, so knowing how to use the new IIS7 diagnostics features can come a long way in helping you become a pro at troubleshooting server problems."

Full Story:
http://.../Troubleshoot-IIS7-errors-like-a-pro.aspx

Speed up your internet connection

The TCP Optimizer is a free, easy Windows program that provides an intuitive interface for tuning and optimizing your Internet connection. There is no installation required, just download and run.

I have it used it to tweak my settings but its hard to tell how much, if any, its speed up my internet connection. Check it out and leave a comment if you noticed much of a difference. Also, you can use one of the many connection speed tests to check just how fast your connection is.

TCP Optimizer:
http://www.speedguide.net/downloads.php

How Much Does The Internet Weigh?

How heavy is information? Most of us know that computers represent all types of information—e-mails, documents, video clips, Web pages, everything—as streams of binary digits, 1s and 0s. These digits are mathematical entities, but they are also tangible ones: They are embodied and manipulated as voltages in electronic circuits. Therefore, every bit of data must have some mass, albeit minuscule. This prompted DISCOVER to ask the question: How much would all the data sent through the Internet on an average day weigh?

Link:
http://.../jun/how-much-does-the-internet-weigh/

(as found through DonationCoder.com)

Top 10 most expensive domain names

• poker.com 27 million
• sex.com: 14 million
• porn.com: 9.5 million
• business.com: 7.5 million
• beer.com: 7 million
• diamond.com: 6 million
• casino.com: 5.5 million
• asseenontv.com: 5 million
• korea.com: 5 million
• wine.com: 3.3 million
• vodka.com: 3 million

So, if anyone wants to buy Veign.com, for lets say 2 million, contact me as I thinks its bargain.

SeaMonkey is the Swiss Army knife of web applications

The SeaMonkey project is a community effort to deliver production-quality releases of code derived from the application formerly known as "Mozilla Application Suite". Whereas the main focus of the Mozilla Foundation is on Mozilla Firefox and Mozilla Thunderbird, our group of dedicated volunteers works to ensure that you can have "everything but the kitchen sink" — and have it stable enough for corporate use. Web-browser, advanced e-mail and newsgroup client, IRC chat client, and HTML editing made simple -- all your Internet needs in one application.

Link:
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/