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Web Based Email. Be Careful If you use it

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Percy Kwong

It seems everyone is moving towards the email paradigm of Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Windows Live Mail (formerly Hotmail) and the like.  Here’s something most people don’t realize and I think it’s important for you to understand exactly what it means. NOTHING IS FREE.  Why do these companies give out free email services?  The real answer…

Finding out the Backbone Provider of an ISP, VOIP Provider, or any SaaS provider [SOLVED]

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Percy Kwong

It’s amazing how all the providers out there refuse to tell you who they’re connected to.  This is very prevalent amongst VOIP providers as well as quite a few SaaS providers.  You want to know who they’re connected to so you can make a decision on whether or not they’re going to be reliable. So…

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