Spyware and Adware Double the Trouble as Compared To Viruses
By Dennis Evans - 1/4/2008
Spyware is a broad category of malicious software designed to intercept or take partial control of a computer`s operation without the informed consent of that machine`s owner or legitimate user. Spyware differs from viruses and worms in that it does not usually self-replicate. Like many recent virus...
Identity Theft: Oh No... Not Them
By Daryl Campbell - 1/4/2008
You`ll never hear the end of it if you decide to press charges. And besides you`re not even sure you really want to do that. They might pay you back the money. Not. The burden is on you to sort this mess out and the worst part is once a relative or friend steals your identity, it`s almost impossible...
Lotus Domino: Application Integration ? A Programmer View
By Polina Gottmann - 1/4/2008
There are two approaches for application integration: ? Programmer?s approach ? for applications integration it is necessary to create some program codes; ? Integrator?s approach ? in this case special software products are to be used and the integration process set up by those software settings.
T...
Clearing Browser History
By Bob Rankin - 1/4/2008
Cleanup in Aisle 451 Well, that depends on which list you mean. There are several crumb trails that can reveal your web whereabouts to others who might be snooping around your computer. Let`s look at some ways to clear your digital tracks with the most popular browsers. First, there`s the address bo...
Are They Watching You Online?
By Jim Edwards - 1/4/2008
When surfing the Internet you probably take your anonymity
for granted, most of us do. Tapping phones, listening to confidential conversations,
reading others` e-mail messages seems like something that
only happens in spy movies to "other" people. However, you probably don`t realize just how much
in...
Extraterrestrials
By Achini Adikari - 1/4/2008
Have you ever wondered whether we are alone in the universe?What if we are not, that is to say, if we the Earth Dwellers or the HUMANS are only a member of a large civilivation spreading through out the Universe. If you still miss my point, what I`m going to tell you is about ALIENS or EXTRATERRESTR...
What is Over-clocking a Processor?
By Jason Barrett - 1/4/2008
Q : What is over clocking? Overclocking is when you make your system processor run faster that its normal
speed. This has many advantages and dis-advantages. Advantages : This is obvious, your system will run faster Dis-Advantages : Your hardware is likely to have a less life span. Your
components...
Microsoft Great Plains Integration with Microsoft Access ? Overview for Developer
By Andrew Karasev - 1/4/2008
Microsoft Business Solutions stakes on Microsoft Great Plains as main Accounting/ERP application for US market. At the same time it seems to be staking on N...
Spyware and Adware ? Are You Protected?
By Clyde Dennis - 1/4/2008
Spyware is without doubt the most prevalent threat to online computer privacy and security. Exactly what is Spyware? Spyware applications are programs and files that hide on your PC`s hard drive without your direct knowledge. They allow hackers and advertising companies to track your every move, bot...
HasYour Computer Hard Drive Ever Crashed? Are You Challenged by Backups?
By Jimmie Newell - 1/4/2008
The following scenario?s have probably been repeated thousands of times, on computer systems of all kinds and sizes, operated by all levels of users from complete novice, to expert user. · You log on and your computer will not boot to your operating system. · You have installed some piece of new har...
How to Email Pictures So Others Can See Them!
By Michael Arcand - 1/4/2008
OK, so let`s go over something that is a nuisance to most, a pet peeve to me. Did you get that really cool e-mail yesterday? You know, the one with all of the cool pictures embedded in it? Oh, you mean you were like me ... just a bunch of red x`s where the picures were supposed to be? Did you ever f...
Firefly vs Migo - Choosing a Cell Phone for Your Kid
By Barry Nagassar - 1/4/2008
This article is designed to provide a review and comparison between the two leading kids cell phones: the Firefly and the Migo from LG (the TicTalk will not be discussed). Designed to equip consumers with the latest reviews this article will provide a brief analysis about the pros and cons regarding...
Cellular Phone Game
By Saurya Ghosal - 1/4/2008
Cellular phone game is the new buzzword in the world`s fast-growing wireless business. Cellular phone game is a key element in operator`s and content developer`s strategies to develop new, high-value wireless revenue streams, beyond basic voice services and simple text messaging. Propelled by end-us...
Formatting, And/or Re-installing Windows on a Dell PC
By Mark Berger - 1/4/2008
Formatting or re-installing windows on a Dell system is much simpler then doing so on other machines. If for any reason you need to format your Dell system or re-install windows on it, read on. Dell packages a CD with each of their systems. This CD will read "Dell windows XP home," "Dell windows XP ...
The Advantages of Portable MP3 Players
By Vince Capocci - 1/4/2008
With their solid-state technology, compact size, and abundant memory, portable mp3 players are the state of the art in portable music systems. Most portable mp3 players feature storage systems that have no moving parts. This gives mp3 a distinct advantage over other portable music players, such as C...
Intro To The New Dreamweaver 8
By Jason Cooper - 1/4/2008
On August 8 2005, Macromedia announced it`s release of Macromedia Studio 8. This was an improvement of it`s already popular MX2004 Version. I have been using the new Dreamweaver 8 for the last few weeks and have observed noticeable improvements that I will describe here. The first improvement that i...
Dial-up Vs. Broadband Video
By Howard Becker - 1/4/2008
The decision to pay the extra fees and move from dial-up to broadband usually involves meeting three wants: faster downloads, faster uploads and live streaming video. The transmission of live streaming video is dependent on bandwidth, video codecs and the ability to transmit as many frames per seco...
Have Laptop Will Travel
By Francis Ardi - 1/4/2008
Leave prepared when traveling with your notebook computer.
Internet connectivity at your destination is one thing to think about when taking your portable office with you on your next trip.
You might want to consider some of the following options: Make sure you have a dial-up access account. Dia...
Powering Taxi Lights at Airports with Vibrational Energy
By Lance Winslow - 1/4/2008
Many of the Nations Largest Airports use a lot of energy and when there is a black out chaos ensues. Luckily our biggest and busiest airports in the United States have back-up power for safety. If the power goes out on the grid the back-up power comes on within seconds. Unfortunately with all the en...
Toner Cartridges - How They Work
By Martin Smith - 1/4/2008
In the past computers and their accompanying printers were huge. Toner reservoirs and toner cartridges were used instead of ink cartridges like the ones in use today. Toner cartridges were difficult and messy to fill. The toner cartridges were an advancement. Some printers ran on print wheels and so...
The Secrets of Effective Networking
By Stephanie Ward - 1/4/2008
Before we talk about specific networking tips I want to address
a critical aspect of networking that is often overlooked.
Sometimes we are so eager to network that we don?t stop to
consider whether or not we are investing our energy in the
right places. Listen, you can go to all of the networking m...
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 Implementation For Large Corporation - Overview
By Andrew Karasev - 1/4/2008
Since December 2005 we are talking about Microsoft CRM version 3.0. In the case of established corporate business we usually deal with such legacy environment as IBM Lotus Notes Domino (predecessor of all the modern CRM applications as well as legitimate generic CRM platform), integration with Micr...
Wireless ADHOC Networks
By Eric Meyer - 1/4/2008
Why and when would you want to install a wireless adhoc network? Well you would want to install a wireless Ad HoC network when you do not have the equipment for a wired network; you lack a wireless router and want to share an internet connection, or a temporary meeting place where you need to share...
Robotics; Year End Review and The Road Ahead
By Lance Winslow - 1/4/2008
2005 has been an incredible year for robotics, with the iRobot going public and the use of surveillance robots in the War on Terror. Indeed we have seen in 2005 a car drive fully autonomously thru the desert over 200 miles with no driver or remote control in the Famous DARPA Grand Challenge Part II....
Getting Back To Basics.
By Anna-Marie Stewart - 1/4/2008
While we all agree that there`s way too much spamming/junk-mailing going on in our email boxes, there are a couple of things we can do to reduce the amount of mails we actually have to sift through, without having to resort to paying for expensive software that can be a real pain to set up properly....
Spyware & Business Computers
By Glen Littlejohn - 1/4/2008
I. BACKGROUND Spyware is typically not a virus, so many anti-virus programs are not equipped to block, detect, or eliminate it. Spyware is not typically a cookie that you can simply delete through your browser tools. Often installed on your computer without your consent, spyware will: A. Monitor y...
Mobile Games Are Taking Off
By S. A. Baker - 1/4/2008
There are some excellent number of mobile games out there. People just do not have the time to sit at home with their Playstation any more. Instead, they want mobile games that can be played anywhere they are. And, that is where mobile phones come into play. If you did not know, one of the hotte...
Free GPS Software
By Anne King - 1/4/2008
I took a look at some of the online offers for free GPS software and found, like many "free" offers there were often limits and provisos involved. Often the freeware is a scaled--down version of purchasable products. Sometimes the free product has restricted functionality with features disabled, oth...
Computers to Make Business Decisions?
By Lance Winslow - 1/4/2008
Pay cuts for CEOs? Sounds good to many rank and file workers indeed. CEO pay in the United States has outpaced the rest of the workforce and now the average CEO makes 300 times their counter parts at the lower levels. Let?s face it a company?s job is to make money and a public company?s job is to in...
Direct TV Receiver
By Kevin Lynch - 1/4/2008
When a customer receives Direct TV programming, he or she has a number of choice as to what kind of Direct TV receiver that they can use. Hughes manufactures a variety of Direct TV receivers for consumers to choose from depending on their entertainment needs. Most new customers will receive a Hugh...
Computer Memory And The Future
By Michael Russell - 1/4/2008
Remember when PCs first came out and you had 4K of RAM? Then the Atari 1600 came out with 16K of RAM. The price tag on that thing was astronomical. We have come a long way from those early days. Today your standard PC has 32 bit processors and a minimum of 128 meg of RAM and even that amount will...
Wireless Internet
By Dennis Oley - 1/4/2008
We have all come a long way from connecting to the internet via the old 2400 baud telephone line modem to a slow AOL connection. Now, there are many ways to connect to high-speed internet at various costs and service levels. Today, the Cable TV provided high-speed internet access usually costs abo...
The One Critical Piece Of Free Software That`s Been Overlooked
By Rogel Dias - 1/4/2008
Can You Prevent Spyware, Worms, Trojans, Viruses,
... To Work When You Switch Your Pc On ?
I Can And I Do It On A Pro-active Basis. Surfing Means More And More To Stay Invisible, To Be
Clean From The Inside And To Prevent Installment Of
Malicious Software (So Preventing Unwanted Communication
From I...
Used Laptop Computer: Your Quick Purchase Inspection Guide ? Part 3
By Joe Duchesne - 1/4/2008
Used laptop computers are everywhere these days. How can you sift through the mass of available used laptop computers to narrow your search down to the right laptop for you? This is the third part of a series of articles designed to give you a few suggestions for your next purchase. Test the Keyboar...
Satellete TV Guide
By Dennis Evans - 1/4/2008
Deciding which satellite company to pick is a major choice till you try to decide which package you want with your service, then there is which receiver is the best to meet your needs not to mention the different dishes you must chose from. I know I have been through both and with the help of two fr...
5 Ways to Speed Up Your PC
By Jim Edwards - 1/4/2008
No matter how fast your processor and regardless of how
much ram you carry, there comes a time when you realize
your computer just doesn`t run as fast as it did when you
bought it. Windows loads slower, programs take longer to launch,
and, in general, your computer drags like it just came
off a 2-ni...
SyncUp ? A File/Folder Synchronizer For Windows
By Usha Rangaramanujam - 1/4/2008
SyncUp, a file synchronizer is designed to assist the home and advanced users. The product has a simple and familiar windows explorer type interface for easy file handling. Further, the Scan Results provides a detailed preview of the files for synchronization. SyncUp has a flexible filter system to ...
Mantis - Web Based Bug Tracking (A Review)
By Timothy Trimble - 1/4/2008
As a developer and a tester, I`ve always been on the lookout for good tools and methods for keeping track of bugs, issues, and incidents that occur with software development. Needless to say, there are an enormous amount of tools out there for doing this. Just do a Google search on "bug tracking" an...
Web and Computer Security
By Kashif Raza - 1/4/2008
Well, if that would have been said to me by my father when I was 2 years of age, I would have understood. But when today, my own computer tells me that when I am 34, I wonder why I spent $1500 on my computer hardware and software just to enjoy the (un-realized) benefits of this great and revolutiona...
Personal Firewalls for Home Users
By Pawan Bangar - 1/4/2008
What is a Firewall? The term "firewall" illustrates a system that protects a network and the machines on them from various types of attack. Firewalls are geared towards keeping the server up all the time and protecting the entire network. The primary goal of a firewall is to implement a desired secu...
Electronics: The Must-Have Accessory
By Chris Robertson - 1/4/2008
You might not see iPods on Paris runways, but electronics have undergone a transformation from a utilitarian necessity to a fashion accessory. While electronics aren`t exactly replacing jewelry as a status symbol - bling is still the thing - the types of gadgets a person can`t live without speaks vo...
Review of Logitech Computer Speakers
By Bradley James - 1/4/2008
When it comes to computer speaker systems, you have a lot of choice. However, there are simply some brands that stand way out in terms of sound quality and dependability, and one of those brands is certainly Logitech. Logitech computer speakers are some of the best on the market, and provide a great...
Reasons Your Company Needs Time Tracking Software
By Christopher Luck - 1/4/2008
How can your business benefit from time tracking software and how should I go about choosing it? Most experts agree that time tracking software is a great addition for most any business. As a business owner, I know that it is important that I know just how productive my business is at any given time...
Get Off To A Running Start With Microsoft Word XP
By Peter Kitson - 1/4/2008
Just as we were getting comfortable with our cozy, fuzzy version of MS Word, along comes Word XP. This article explains some of it?s important new features and how to make the most of them. Time to get your sneakers on and let`s get off to a running start with Word XP. Multiple Documents
In old...
Your Printer Is Out Of Ink -- Now What?
By Bill Smith - 1/4/2008
We?ve all been there. You?re in the middle of printing out an important document and your printer suddenly stops. It?s the dreaded ?out of ink? message. So you pull your backup ink cartridges out of your desk drawer and replace them. Wishful thinking, right? Most of us just don?t plan ahead -- n...
Download Free Ringtone to Cellular Phone
By Saurya Ghosal - 1/4/2008
Music spearheads the ringtones industry. You can download free ringtone to cellular phone from websites. You can download free ringtone to cellular phone or you could make use of the Ring Tone Text Transfer Language (RTTTL), a common language on the net to describe ringtones in a prescribed and acce...
Dual Core Computer Processors: Luxury or Necessity?
By Peter Stewart - 1/4/2008
Most of the talk going on in the computer processor industry is revolving around dual core processors. But what advantages do they actually give and is it worth it in terms of price? All processors have a core. A processor contains some memory, often referred to as cache, either L1, L2 or L3, depend...
Moving Troops and Evacuation Strategies
By Lance Winslow - 1/4/2008
There are many ways to evacuate people from disasters like Hurricane Katrina for instance. There are also many ways to move troops to the area of conflict. One way to move vast amounts of people, is to do so with large aircraft. Another idea, which has been kicked around, was lowering body functions...
Cell Phone Bugs
By Shawn Davis - 1/25/2007
There are a couple of different ways that cell phone bugs can be used. There are fairly inexpensive low-tech cell phone bugs, and there are more expensive and much more rewarding, devices that can be used to hear what you need to hear, but that others might try to keep from you.
The first category...
What Are GPS Systems and What Are They Good For?
By Shakib Nassiri - 1/19/2007
GPS systems all started out in the army in the year 1970. In the army, many soldiers needed navigation systems to know their directions around other countries. Without this device it would be really hard for them to find their way around. This device has saved much of the soldiers time in war and ha...
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