Category: News

It’s happening with such little fanfare that it may have escaped your notice, but a battle is going on for Net Neutrality. With the encouragement of the Trump administration, the FCC in the US looks to repeal it, though it has for now been restored by the US Senate.

Even if it didn’t escape your notice, you may not have any idea what that means, and why you should be concerned about its future.

Put simply, net neutrality is the principle that ISPs (Internet Service Providers) do not discriminate or charge based on who a user is, where content is coming from, and so on.

So why is it coming to an end a problem? Well, you may recall a few years back, BT throttling it’s dial-up internet speeds to drive people onto broadband; the risks here are much the same, but on an expanded scale.

It’s not beyond the realms of possibility therefore that businesses, with corporate interests to protect, could throttle or pay to throttle both access to competitors. Press influences, or bad political actors could readily throttle or pay to throttle access to information. That works in reverse too – the wheels could be greased in right direction, for the right fee.

If you have a business that mails out products or information then you should be aware of how important it is to ensure they arrive on time, in perfect condition and securely. Depending on what you are sending will help you decide the best method of mailing, as the Post Office for example has a a wide range of services you can chose from such as first class and second class post, signed for delivery and special delivery etc.

Using a mailing company for all your postal needs can be a cost effective way of relieving the pressure off in house staff and freeing up their time. It can mean that post goes out on time via the right method when needed and you can often save money if you are sending bulk post out.

Some companies will also manage any overseas postal requirements that you have along with quick same day or next day delivery. They often also manage delivery of parcels as well as letters and may be able to offering you tracking to see exactly where your item is and when it should be expected for delivery, allowing you to keep your customers updated.

Recent studies have shown that the long standing Internet Explore browser offered by Microsoft is becoming favoured over the Google Chrome web browser. Since November 2014, Internet Explorer has shown a massive peak in users and has now over taken Google Chrome in the running. This information has been published by the company StatsCounter but many are dubious about the facts and figures. Microsoft has such a small share of the mobile marketing that many people are finding it hard to believe that Internet Explorer is more widely used than Google Chrome.

Microsoft have said that they have asked StatsCounter to investigate further and would not comment further until this had been done. Microsoft does still have the largest share of the PC market though so the information could be correct wit many mobile users possibly using Firefox or Safari instead of google Chrome. StatsCounter have said they are rechecking all the data and will confirm shortly.