| 271 | What is Spyware? Preview: The most frustrating part of having Spyware on your computer is the sheer feeling of helplessness that is invoked. Your computer slows down, it no longer does what you instructed it to, it seems to have a mind of its own. You effectively have lost control of your computer. Spyware (also referred to as Adware or Malware) is software that is install... (more) Published By: John Mussi Submitted: 23 April,2005 |
| 272 | 10 Things to Ponder Before Moving Your Office Network Preview: Moving the office network? How hard could it be? Anybody who's ever moved the office network knows the risks and challenges associated with this colossal task. This mighty endeavour is not merely a case of logging-off, shutting down and pulling the plug. The move requires careful, systematic planning, forethought and a little luck. The followin... (more) Published By: Gregory Hudson Submitted: 25 April,2005 |
| 273 | Basic Steps To Optimize Your Internet Security Preview: After seeing many people complain about their weak Internet security I decided to write down some things that will help you for your Internet security. First, here are some tips to make windows safer : For basic security and update patches install Service Pack 2 for Windows XP or Service Pack 4 for Windows 2000. Once a month use Windows Update ... (more) Published By: Popescu Alexandru Submitted: 25 April,2005 |
| 274 | INSTALLING NEW SOFTWARE IS RISKY Preview: When you get a new computer, you'll want to install your favorite software and get everything running just the way you want it to. Then you'll likely add some new stuff, possibly over a period of the next couple of months. Beyond this point, hesitate to add more. Here's why. Shared Library Files Many software firms use DLL (Dynamic Linked Libr... (more) Published By: Bob McElwain Submitted: 22 November,2001 |
| 275 | The Single Least Expensive Yet Most Valuable Way to Upgrade Your Computer's Performance Preview: Is your computer not what it used to be? I bet when you bought it, it was top of the line, wasn't it? Well, I can almost guarantee it's not anymore! At the current rate of development, it probably lacked the most modern advances by the time you got it out of box. If you're like me, you can't buy a new computer everytime some new feature is relea... (more) Published By: Dennis Eppestine Submitted: 26 November,2001 |
| 276 | The Trials and Tribulations of A Confused Computer Preview: During a recent period of the fretted PC breakdown,I came to realize that I took my computer for granted.I thought the high tech machine would never let me down and I was never further from the truth. Just when I thought things were going smoothly,"BANG",I was in deep trouble. Home-based businesses should be aware that computer down time can and ... (more) Published By: Donna Sweat Submitted: 26 November,2001 |
| 277 | Cure for "Illegal Operations" Sydrome Preview: "You have performed an ILLEGAL OPERATION, the program will be shut down!" But I didn't do anything! Really, I was just sitting here. :-( You did update Windows, right? And have the current drivers for all of your other hardware and software, don't you? How important is it? Well if you are experiencing a lot of crashes this may just be the cur... (more) Published By: Mike Smith Submitted: 27 November,2001 |
| 278 | Make your own Computer Software - without Programming! Preview: With a new software technology the computer software, so far rather a specialty, is becoming an everyday commodity you can do yourself. And you SHOULD do it yourself: no one knows better what you want to get out of the computer than you! Software development, isn't that the métier of a few highly trained specialists, the "inaugurated high priest... (more) Published By: Gunter Gerdenitsch Submitted: 29 November,2001 |
| 279 | "WARNING: Do not buy a computer until you read this Preview: On a perfect summer day in 1997, life as I knew it was changed forever. I lost all trust in the human race, and felt my life was over -- but I vowed to seek vendetta in the most violent way. Yes, the taste of blood was in my mouth… Okay, so maybe it wasn’t quite as melodramatic as all that - but I sure was seething mad. I had been ripped off t... (more) Published By: Helen Cho Submitted: 29 November,2001 |
| 280 | WEB PICTURE QUALITY - knowledge over style over content Preview: FORMATS bitmap, gif and jpeg. picture formats are commonly used. I use jpeg format for converting most big pictures, and reduce the dots per inch (dpi) to 70 or below, for a web page. To keep jpeg file sizes under 50k, I use 30 to 60 on the 'compression' scale for jpegs ( a scale runs from 2 as high quality, to 255 for low quality. ) Because ... (more) Published By: Paul Hailey Submitted: 29 November,2001 |
| 281 | OH! The aggravation of it all Preview: Have you ever had one of those days when you just felt like chucking your computer out the window and forgetting you ever owned it.** Today was another one for me. It seems they are coming more frequently.** First: cannot connect to isp. Getting the message, the computer you are dialing cannot be found. Funny it was there when I shut down last n... (more) Published By: Vern Anderson Submitted: 08 December,2001 |
| 282 | How To Optimize Your Online Time Through Efficient Computer Use Preview: Save your precious time and efforts by optimizing your computer usage skills. Here are a few tips for you (Window Users): -The `Ctrl plus F` keys bring up the `find` function. Particularly useful when reading e-mails you need to find the Ad Code, Ad published twice etc. Also good for find requirements in word documents. -The `Ctrl plus N` keys o... (more) Published By: Shahnaz Rauf Submitted: 08 December,2001 |
| 283 | Speeds Explained Preview: So how fast is your internet connection anyway? Yeah, I know that many companies now (especially DSL - for more information see http://www.internet-tips.net/System/DSL.htm, and cable) are advertising speeds of upwards of a megabit or more. Well, what does that really mean? And how fast is 56K or 28.8 anyway? I know this is hard to believe if you'... (more) Published By: Richard Lowe Submitted: 14 December,2001 |
| 284 | TROUBLESHOOTING Microsoft Word Preview: Basically, there are five things you need to understand in order to troubleshoot and fix most of your Word problems. 1. Word stores most of its format settings in a global template called normal.dot. 2. Word has a Startup folder, which holds add-ins that start automatically when Word is launched. 3. Toolbars and macro settings are recorded in ... (more) Published By: Linda Johnson Submitted: 15 December,2001 |
| 285 | Help! I Can't Handle One More Virus! Preview: "There are 500 new virus/worms created each month", according to the McAfee.com website. Whenever I learn out about another virus or worm that has developed into "medium or high" status, I shake my head in disgust. Have you ever wondered what would happen if that virus programmer turned their energies around and instead developed a positive progr... (more) Published By: Maria Marsala Submitted: 15 December,2001 |
| 286 | EZINE – NEWSLETTERS Preview: Sure Fire way to Get Hits to Your Site!! Ezines are the sure fire way the Top Net Marketing techniques a person can apply on the net. They float in your message right into the reader’s mail box and by the time the site owner starts submitting into search engines, the top gurus of market their products building their target market through ezine! ... (more) Published By: ilaxi patel Submitted: 19 December,2001 |
| 287 | Endangered Kids – Is Computing safe for Kids? Preview: Kids computing is like "electronically sugar-coated 'learning' that may spoil children's appetite for the main course." Encouraging children to "learn" by flitting about in a colorful multimedia world is a recipe for a disorganized and undisciplined mind. Kids should be encouraged to blossom and flower in a free atmosphere. Their development shoul... (more) Published By: ilaxi patel Submitted: 19 December,2001 |
| 288 | HOW TO GET THE COMPUTER YOU WANT WITHOUT SPENDING A FORTUNE Preview: HOW TO GET THE COMPUTER YOU WANT WITHOUT SPENDING A FORTUNE By M. Nasser Bey I have been using computers for years now and have never owned a new one. Like many people I had little money when I started looking for a machine. Back in the early 90's when I got my first machine most new ones were way out of my league in terms of cost, it was then... (more) Published By: Muhammad Nasser Bey Submitted: 02 January,2002 |
| 289 | Handling Arrays in VBScript Preview: An array is a collection of logically related data items, where each item can either be accessed in a sequential order, or through supplying its index position. Consider this: dim names(5) names(0)="Rohit" names(1)="Prakash" names(2)="Asha" names(3)="Tom" names(4)="Lata" names(5)="Kailash" for i=0 to 5 document.write names(i) & " " next H... (more) Published By: Amrit Hallan Submitted: 14 January,2002 |
| 290 | Tips For the Late Blooming Computer User Preview: For years I’ve been a stay-at-home mom, and I have only recently gone back into the work force. I’ve done pretty well for myself, but I could have really saved some time and frustration in the beginning if I’d just known a few things about how to use a computer. I come from the era of the typewriter and adding machine, and the computer was reall... (more) Published By: Lisa Lake Submitted: 17 January,2002 |