Protect your Computer and Internet Privacy

March 10th, 2010 — 12:22 am
Is a known fact that every time you open a browser to view a web page, order something online, or read your email in a web based viewer that information is stored on your computer for later use. Whether you are viewing the weather online, reading sports, catching up on the latest world news or viewing something a little more private, all that information is stored in your computer. Windows operating systems store all this material in what are called Temporary Internet Files or cache. Web pages ...
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Apple FireWire Effective bandwidth of the USB 2.0

March 9th, 2010 — 12:21 am
Apple FireWire is a cross-platform of the high-speed serial data bus that can move large amounts of data between computers and peripheral devices. It features simplified cabling, hot swapping, and transfer speeds of up to 800 megabits per second. Thankfully, along came FireWire and Universal Serial Bus (USB): faster and easier to use replacements for serial and parallel ports. A simple common plug-in serial connector on the back of your computer and on many different types of peripheral ...
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How To Get Broadband

March 8th, 2010 — 12:18 am
Getting broadband services getting easy, but research still required Broadband Internet services have become more the norm today, unlike the dial-up days of the late 1990s. With greater amounts of information needing to travel at faster and faster speeds over the Internet and the greater number of telecommuters every year, the need for broadband Internet has stretched beyond the board room and into the home office. So it is clearly more important than ever for everyone to know how to get ...
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A Guide to USB Connectivity

March 7th, 2010 — 12:18 am
First I'll start with a quick rundown on what USB is. Then we can look at the different types of connectors and their uses. USB, or Universal Serial Bus has become the standard for serial interface connectivity among peripherals. Most all computers, regardless of brand, are sold with built-in USB ports now days.In the Apple/iMac world, USB replaced the Apple Desktop Bus,or ADB. In the world of PC, USB has quickly replaced the standard PS/2 Connection. While many computers still come with both, ...
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Why Choose Dial Up ISP Service?

March 6th, 2010 — 12:20 am
Dial up ISP service is the cheapest choice of any of the ISPs and may be a good option for that family on a tight budget. The software upgrades have definitely increased the speed of dial up ISPs, but their speed is still slower than some other options. Dial up ISP service can be purchased from several different companies including Earthlink, AOL, Juno, and others. One of the major issues with dial up ISP service is how long it takes to connect to the internet and disruptions in ...
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CES 2010 Launch: 150Mbps Mobile Wireless N Router TEW-655BR3G (802.11n) TRENDnet TV

March 5th, 2010 — 12:23 am
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Internet network security policies need a radical rethink!

March 5th, 2010 — 12:23 am
a href="http://www.data-recovery-reviews.com">Data-recovery-reviews .com,the leading portal on data storage, data recovery and network security has suggested that internet network security policies that deal with organization wide internet security need a radical rethink. In a recent interview, Gary J, lead editor for data-recovery-reviews .com, suggested that 'Internet network security policies' are flawed in strategy and implementation. Gary suggests that the use of external consultants for ...
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Xplornet - Canada's Broadband Bandaid

March 4th, 2010 — 12:17 am
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The Story of the First Internet Worm

March 4th, 2010 — 12:17 am
Robert Tappan Morris was the first person convicted by a jury under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986. The story of the worm he created and what happened to him after it was released is a tale of mistakes, infamy, and ultimately the financial and professional success of its author. Morris was a 23-year-old graduate student at Cornell University in 1988 when he wrote the first Internet worm in 99 lines of C code. According to him, his worm was an experiment to gain access to as many ...
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Wireless Pirates and Wardriving

March 3rd, 2010 — 12:17 am
Thanks to the manufacturers' default settings leaving wireless encryption switched off, thousands upon thousands of wireless connections everywhere are completely insecure. Encryption refers to algorithmic schemes that encode plain text into non-readable form or cyphertext, providing privacy. The receiver of the encrypted text uses a "key" to decrypt the message, returning it to its original plain text form. The key is the trigger mechanism to the algorithm. New breeds of wireless users have ...
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