Choosing The Right Notebook - A Buyers Guide

Notebooks – Finding the Right System to Meet Your Needs A computer is a major purchase and should not be taken lightly, especially if you are purchasing a notebook computer. There are a number of factors that need to be considered before you even get to the store to take a look at what is available.

How Port Forwarding Works

Port forwarding is one area where people get confused the most. The reason, in my opinion, is that each router manufacturer has their own different way of doing it. Port forwarding is used if you have a router in your home or workplace.

Alpine Car Deck Allows iPod Connectivity

You got your iPod, your current favorite gadget of all time. The new gadget for your iPod is called the Alpine iDA-X001 and it is the very first of its kind in the auto industry. You see, this gadget has its very own dock port and you can simply connect your iPod here effortlessly.

What Is Malicious Software

What is malicious software? Here is a brief explanation of common terms including malware, virus, Trojan, spyware and adware.

2007 Job Market for Database Administrators

The Database Administrator is responsible for working with management system software and insuring the availability and security of data. It is an area of the Information Technology field that has experienced explosive growth in the past decade.

IT Security Training and Information Security

It is sometimes said that for everything we take away, there is something we must leave behind. This truism can be applied to the Information Technology field. The wide spread use of computers and the amazing advances in technology in the last two decades has changed the face of business. The increasing integration of the internet into the business sphere has kept this trend going into the present time.

Time To Stop

We no longer give our full attention to what we are doing at the moment. We no longer live in the present. We live for the future, the what will be or what we want. For years we've heard people say that we have to 'stop and smell the roses' and we stop for 3 seconds, smell them and keep going. We don't get the full message, the real message, which is STOP! Stop running, stop talking, stop doing and just be for a few minutes or a few hours, maybe even for a whole day or a weekend.

Spyware - Registry - What Is The Difference

Spyware is malicious software that can kill the registry. What does Spyware have to do with the windows registry? Well, everything and anything that happens on the computer is registered in the registry. The registry is an integral part of the operating system and whatever is added to the computer or removed from the computer is registered in the system registry. When a device such as any hardware is installed, the information pertaining to that hardware is recorded in the system registry. This information includes the kind of device it is and the name of the manufacturer as well.

Online File Storage - A Practical Option to Portable Storage Devices

In the past, we used file cabinets, briefcases, safety deposit boxes, fireproof safes, external hard drives, floppy disks, flash drives and other devices in an effort to preserve and protect our important documents and data. The need to securely store information still exists; however, there is a new option for safe storage that doesn't involve a personal storage gadget that can get damaged or lost.

High Speed Downlink Packet Access

HSDPA is an acronym for High Speed Downlink Packet Access which is an advanced protocol for mobile telephone data transmission. HSDPA is an evolved form of W-CDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) technology. HSDPA promises to provide download speeds equivalent to an ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) line on your mobile phone. The technology standard used in HSDPA is called 3.5G.

Spam - 7 Steps to Prevent Spam

In my previous article we talked about why spam even exists. Here I provide you with 7 Steps you can take to prevent or reduce future spam from showing up in your inbox.

How Do Night Vision Goggles Work?

Ever wonder how do night vision goggles work? How are they different from your daytime binoculars? Why it is always green color using night vision goggles? In this article, I will explain the inner working of night vision googles.

100 Million Domains

A brief history of the establishment and growth of the system of assiging unique addresses to Web Sites on the Internet, that we now know as the Domain Name System (DNS).

What To Watch Out For When Looking For Flat Or Fixed Fee Computer Consulting

What to look for in Flat Fee computer consulting firms.