All Journal Entries
Internet & Web 2008 - The Year in Review
As an exception of the rule we will jump "fast forward" in time and take a look at the very near past. Let's look at the year 2008 in review and see what interesting things have been going on around the Internet and the Web. read more
Making Use of the Internet: Applications
If you are now expecting "Web applications" such as, e.g., Twitter you are mistaken ;-). The first applications of the Internet were far more basic and the Web itself is actually an application on top of the Internet... read more
Early Usability for the Internet: Domain Names
Already early on it become clear that it would not be easy to remember Internet addresses such as "192.168.0.1". Therefore, the Domain Name System (DNS) was introduced: it hierarchically maps IP addresses to so-called "domain names". read more
TCP/IP: The Foundation of the Web
Real "techies" beware: This is no in-depth description of TCP/IP, but a try to describe what it does and how it does it in a simple way. Knowing a little bit about the foundation of the Internet does not hurt (probably ;-). read more
Creating A Robust (Defense) Network
In the "old days" of the Internet, probably nearly everyone knew how and by whom the "Net" was originally created. However, today I strongly doubt that even a small percentage of Internet users know how the Internet came to be... read more
About the Black Magic Web
Originally, "Black Magic Web" was the title of a book I wrote for a German publisher that (because of various reasons) never got published. However, since I hate unfinished business I decided to revive the idea in the form of a blog... ;-) read more