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How Does An SSL Certificate Work And Why Do I Need One?

YoungUpstarts

When a site is secure, you will notice that the very left of the URL bar turns green, has a lock, and states, ‘secure.’. Because of it you have the knowledge, understanding, and comfort that your information is safe, being sent from your computer, into your web browser, and then to the web server of Apple. SSL/TLS.

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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

This was the year that the promise of technology to truly change the world and empower individuals (the reason I entered the tech world in 1994) reached global scale. But even more exciting is when I see inflection points of adoption — which is why 2011 was a particularly exhilirating year for me.

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Training Wheels

aweissman.com

So here''s to the crazy ones, some of the originals: Bulletin board services - I first dialed into the SonicNet BBS from my apartment on T Street in Washington DC sometime around 1994 or 1995. A green text on black background interface, impenetrable, but mindblowing to connect to. The modem was at best 9.6 where are they.

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Which Are More Legible: Serif or Sans Serif Typefaces?

alexpoole.info

Back in 1998 when Times New Roman was still widely used on the web, my then boss made sure we always designed our web sites with Arial, as she hated the look of serif fonts on the web. Sans serif are better on the web. 1995 , De Lange ), that shows no difference in legibility between serif and sans serif font on the web.

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43 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

It was 1994: the Internet was still in its infancy and e-commerce was still a relatively new phenomenon. Through the chaos of the early web, many players emerged and crumbled; more people told me that my vision could not succeed than could. I decided to make my product using a green approach. 13) Better way for to shop online.