Internet Explorers Club – Dedicated to all things Internet

This Wednesday and Thursday will mark interesting occasions — one good, the other not so good (if your name is Caesar).
And the Internet can help you understand and enjoy both days.
March 14 marks “Pi Day,” a time to honor one of the most famous numbers around. You were likely introduced to this figure in high school math and learned Pi is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter....

With a winter storm bearing down on North Dakota, you have numerous resources online that can keep you up to date on current weather information, road conditions and how things look visually at locations around the state.
In a few minutes or less, on your smartphone, tablet or computer, you can know exactly what’s happening in your area and anywhere else in the state....

If you’re interested in tracking the whereabouts of the red Tesla Roadster Elon Musk famously (or infamously) launched into space in early February, there’s a website set up to do just that.
WhereIsTheRoadster.com tracks how far the car is from Earth (3.6 million miles), how far it is from Mars (129 million miles), how fast it’s traveling through space (7,000 miles per hour from Earth), various projected orbits and close approaches of planets...

The digital world has been awash with coverage of Google’s introduction of ad blocking capabilities into the new version of its Chrome browser.
As of Feb. 15th, the updated browser started identifying 12 types of online ads Google and its special advertising industry group (Coalition For Better Ads, or CBA) have defined as “intrusive” to users....