For those seeking an alternative to the indecipherable text-based captchas that test your humanity and your patience, there’s a new video-based solution available. NuCaptcha allows sites and blogs to deflect spambots with an animated security check, with a higher success rate than the static versions. Read more »
Pop-unders, Hover ads and the like can be jarring interruptions to your online experience, but advertisements are necessary because ad revenue is why most web content is free. Since companies are continually developing new ways to advertise online, we decided to compile a list of the five most irritating ads on the web. Read more »
To some, a web site like Craigslist asking you to verify that you are indeed a human by retyping distorted, nonsensical words is irritating. But the next time you do it, you could be helping to fill in some historical blanks. NPR ran a story yesterday […] Read more »
