President Obama called on the Federal Communications Commission to implement a strict policy of net neutrality and to oppose content providers in restricting bandwidth to customers. Michael Bocchieri/Getty Images hide caption

Provo, Utah, is one of three cities in which Google is rolling out its Google Fiber gigabit Internet and television service. George Frey/Reuters/Landov hide caption

President Obama speaks at Cedar Falls Utilities in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Wednesday. He encouraged the Federal Communications Commission to pre-empt state laws that stifle competition for high-speed Internet service. Charlie Neibergall/AP hide caption

Oh, what a tangled web. President Obama weighs in on regulating the Internet. Michael Bocchieri/Getty Images hide caption

Thousands of participants march across the Elisabeth bridge during a rally against the government's plan to tax Internet usage. Attila Kisbenedek /AFP/Getty Images hide caption

In the early days, Walter Isaacson says, computers were "big ol' things with vacuum tubes" that took up entire rooms. For example, the electric analog computer named ANACOM (shown here in 1950 at Caltech) weighed 6,000 pounds and filled 13 cabinets. AP hide caption

A man uses a mobile phone in front of a Telenor ad for cheap sim cards in Yangon, Myanmar. Cheap mobile technology has ignited an Internet revolution in the once-isolated nation. Ye Aung Thu/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

People check their phones at a pro-democracy demonstration in Hong Kong on Monday. Alex Ogle/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Mac OS and Linux operating systems are most at risk for the Shellshock bug. iStockphoto hide caption

Double-check that URL before you diagnose yourself. iStockphoto hide caption

Slow-loading messages will appear on some of your favorite sites Wednesday as part of a protest for net neutrality. But the sites won't actually be loading slower — the banners will be displayed just to make a point. iStockphoto hide caption