Internet

The Bulgarian Government will Allocate BGN 7 Million for Free Internet Connection for 700 Schools

Sofia. Minister of Education and Science Krasimir Valchev hopes that next week the government will approve BGN 7 million for free internet connection (wi-fi) for 700 schools, he told a roundtable on digital education, Focus News Agency reports. "With these 700, there will be 1,800 with free wi-fi and 600 with none," he said.

One-Minute Athens | Athens | To November 15

The Benaki Museum has extended the deadline for "One-Minute Athens," an initiative inviting the capital's citizens to submit a one-minute video with their own take on the Greek capital. The competition is open to everyone and requires no special skills. All you need is a cell phone with a video camera (sound is optional) and an imaginative way of viewing the city.

Greeks love landlines, not very keen on email

Greeks are top-of-the-table in the European Union in their use of landline telephony, but languish at the bottom of the chart in their use of email and instant messaging. 

They are also trailing when it comes to use of internet telephony, and despite the expansion of applications such as Skype and FaceTime, very few Greeks use video-telephony as a means of communication.

How to safely use a public Wi-Fi network

One of the things that distinguish Bulgaria from other countries is that wireless internet is almost everywhere. However, public networks are a convenient means of hackers' with malicious intent, so be careful when using these networks. From Fobres they give an example of how public networks can be safely used.

1. Disable shared files on your device

A Country Decides to ban Facebook for a month

Can you imagine spending a month without Facebook? The inhabitants of a small Asian country will have to do so.

It's about Papua New Guinea, where the authorities decided to prohibit the use of the social networking for 30 days. For this period, an impact assessment will be carried out on the site and measures to identify fake accounts will be developed.

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