When searching for the right ISP there are a number of items to look at. How much is it going to cost me? What is the connection like? What are the Features? Is it available in my area? You will soon find that there are many ISP’s to choose from. So, it is beneficial for you to pick the right internet service provider.

Cambridge England’s CacheLogic has released results of a study that it conducted regarding peer-to-peer (P2P) activity and its impact on ISPs.

A study shows most zombie attacks on computer systems start at machines using America Online.

Stockholders of International Steel Group voted to approve the proposed merger of ISG and Mittal Steel Company N.V. at a meeting today.

The lifeblood of the spammer is email. They need to be able to send lots of it on an ongoing basis to stay in “business”. High profile spammers can send 80 million pieces of junk email every single day. Yes one single person.

In a recent report released by Jupiter Media, analysts reported that ISPs and spam filters are currently responsible for erroneous blockages of 17% of permission emails that should be getting through.

Looking for a free Internet access service that contains no banner advertising can be a difficult task. Few providers exist that can provide reliable free Internet access with no banners.

The other day I sat down to check my email and began to sign on when all of a sudden I heard that dreaded busy signal! I tried a few more times to sign on to no avail. It’s understandable though, the popularity of using a free isp for internet access has skyrocketed just like paid ISP’s a few years ago.

Why pay for Internet access when you can get it for free? That how I, and millions of other ‘surfers’, are thinking these days. In fact a recent study showed that by the year 2003, more than 13 million U.S. households will be using a free ISP to access the internet.

When looking for a free internet access provider, you want to try to find a service that’s a local call for you. Some services show ads, others don’t. Some services require that you provide them with detailed information about yourself, while others don’t ask.

Many people have cancelled their subscriptions with their current ISP in favor of free internet access. But should you cancel your current service right away and replace it with free internet access? No.

Have you ever used free internet service access and found them to be slower, or have “sluggish downloads”? Though the Internet as a whole can suffer from slowdowns that will affect you no matter who your ISP is, your ISP actually plays a large role in how fast you can view web pages.

If you’re like me, you have probably had a chance to try a free ISP in an effort to save that monthly fee that we pay to our regular ISP month after month. But, what about that banner that is visible at the bottom of the screen? How do I make the banner seem insignificant in relation to the page I am viewing?

The number of Web surfers receiving free Internet access services will more than triple by 2005, according to research firm Strategis Group.

The next generation of ad based free ISP’s have arrived on the scene featuring smaller more function banners bars. Here are five free tips on maximizing your desktop’s work space:

The idea of Free ISP services is really catching on as more and more providers begin to offer the free service throughout the US and Canada.

After an extensive search, I am happy to announce that Address.com, is my first choice as the best overall free ISP provider in Canada and the US. In addition to free ISP, the Address.com service includes free e-mail, free websites, URL forwarding, personalized news, weather, sports all wrapped up in a nicely designed microportal.

Let’s face it. Human nature is such that if people can get something for nothing, most of them will take that route. This is not good news for the traditional charge-for-service ISP.

Like free e-mail before it, free ISP services are an absolute must-have accessory for any self-respecting portal site. The latest to jump on the free Internet access bandwagon is FreeLane powered by Excite. Supported by 1stUp.com, the ISP that already powers the free Internet services for AltaVista among other portal sights has been chosen as the carrier.