How the Internet works The above infographic shows how the internet works. To understand it you need to know the following terms: Switch A device to connect several network enabled devices with fast connectionS. Can be used to divide network into segments Router A device to connect several network enabled devices with fast connectionS. Can [...]

What is Switzerland's Tax Administrative Assistance Act All About? Swiss banking has always maintained secrecy of its clients, since the Middle Ages. The Swiss Parliment passed the Banking Law of 1934 to enforce secrecy of account holders and their assets to block Nazi authorities' attempts to investigate the assets of Jews. In 1939 when hitler [...]

Obama's Presidential Performance So far: When Obama took over from George W Bush in Jan '09 The U.S.A and the world were heading into recession Unemployment was at 7.2 % and climbing  The U.S. National Debt stood at $10.6 Trillion X the U.S. Army Had occupied IRAQ and were still hunting al-qaeda in afghanistan REPORT [...]

India Diesel Hike Diesel prices in India are going to rise by 0.5 INR (50 Paise) every month or 6 rupees per year. India is the world's fourth biggest oil importer, following the US, Japan and China. 80% of oil imported by India is refined to Diesel. 3.7 million barrels per day at 111 $ per barrel [...]

  The US Fiscal Cliff The US Fiscal Cliff is the changes to the USA's taxation and spending policies. The US currently have the largest external debt in the world - 16 Trillion $. It has reached the threshold called 'the debt ceiling' - a limit set by its own lawmakers to prevent the debt [...]