Metadata is often described as everything except the content of your communications. You can think of metadata as the digital equivalent of an envelope. Just like an envelope contains information about the sender, receiver, and destination of a message, so does metadata. Metadata is information about the digital communications you send and receive. Some examples of metadata include: the subject line of your emails the length of your conversations the time frame in which a conversation took place your location when communicating (as well as with whom) Blog Highlight: SURVEILLANCE SELF-DEFENSE:  https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/why-metadata-matters

The history of web browsers is relatively young. It all began with the grandfather of web browsers, Mosaic. Hand in hand with ViolaWWW, the evolution of these systems lead to the release Netscape and subsequently the creation and release of Internet Explorer in 1995. Netscape is no longer with us today, but Internet Explorer is still going strong. Internet Explorer has since been replaced by Microsoft Edge, but many professionals are still using Internet Explorer to maintain compatibility for older websites. Internet Explorer was also the default web browser bundled with every version of Windows. For many, the first access to the world wide web was through Internet Explorer. This program and its name itself will remain timeless. #Top10MicrosoftProducts Source

Back in the 1990s, Microsoft faced an issue that would affect its software ease of use and usability. Computer mice were just starting to become popular and Microsoft had adopted the mouse and pointer method for navigating the graphical user interface of Windows. The average consumer was not used to using the mouse. Microsoft tackled this issue by bundling the Solitaire card game with its operating systems, starting with Windows 3.0 in 1990. The game taught users how to use, move, click, drag, and drop, the basic motions and actions required for using a mouse. Many users were also intimidated by the GUI of Windows and the mouse. With Solitaire, users were eased into an otherwise daunting challenge. Solitaire is included in the new versions of Windows even today, paying homage to an integral piece of software that may have influenced an entire generation. #Top10MicrosoftProducts Source

Our number one in our Top 10 Microsoft Products of all time is without a doubt Windows 95. It really needs no introduction. Great functionality, Windows File Manager, Program Manager, Windows Explorer, Print Manager, and dynamic interface are just a few reasons why Windows 95 is at the top of our list. This fully integrated version of Windows and DOS and offered built-in internet support and came bundled with Internet Explorer. The interface of Windows 95 was so great and useful that every version of Windows succeeding Windows 95 uses an upgraded version of the original user interface. It’s the interface that hundreds of millions of people around the world are familiar with. A desktop with icons, a start button that gives access to programs, and a taskbar that displays the programs that are currently running. Windows 95 was released during the dot com boom and certainly assisted in connecting millions of users to the World Wide Web for the very first time. Its place in technology