Buying A Computer vs Building Your Own
By Jared Strop - 1/4/2008
First of all, pre-built computers come with some parts you don?t want or need as well as useless software. On the other hand, building a computer lets you decide exactly what to put in it and what to install on your computer. That helps out by freeing the hard drive, but sometimes computer companies...
Computer Cooling Hardware
By Bradley James - 1/4/2008
PC cooling systems are one of the hottest - and coolest - computer hardware accessories avaliable. Most computers, however, still do not come with a cooling system more advanced than the typical heat sink and cpu fan. Some computers, however, are being sold with liquid cooling systems, such as the A...
Starting a Conversation is an Art
By Lillian D. Bjorseth - 1/4/2008
Almost all of us have been there. We meet a new person, we run into someone we have met once before, or we see someone we?ve spoken with numerous times. We want to start a meaningful conversation for myriad reasons; yet, we find ourselves asking those trite questions: . Is this your first time her...
A Review of Popular Software Recruiting Programs
By Kent Pinkerton - 1/4/2008
There are a number of well-established and respected recruiting software programs. They share several features, but they each have their own strengths and weaknesses. The following recruiting software reviews explain some of the attributes of three major recruiting software programs. Hiringsoftware....
The Arrogance of Technologists - Why They Should Treat End Users Like The Dummies They Are
By Steve Freedman - 1/4/2008
Recent experience and and excellent article in CIO magazine have me thinking about some of the things that are wrong about the Culture of Technology. The article in CIO magazine " How to Save the Internet", the hilarious Marc...
Choosing The Right Accounting Software
By John Cantrell - 1/4/2008
For over 20 years I have been involved in writing accounting software and in training users on how to use both my own and other leading accounting software packages. Their knowledge when I met them for the first time ranged from being qualified accountants to those that had never even switched a co...
How to Choose Your Next MP3 Player
By T Potter - 1/4/2008
Did you get the MP3 players that you wanted for the holidays? Are you searching for a new model? There are hundreds of them on the market ranging from the highly loved IPods to the $20 discount department store models. Which do you choose and what will they offer you? With so many options out th...
Mobile Phone Accessories ? Both Fancy And Technical ? Enhance User Experience Of Cellular Devices
By Peter Lenkefi - 1/4/2008
Aside replacement and ornamental purposes, mobile phone accessories boost or enhance the use of our cellular devices. There are several types of accessories when it comes to mobile phones. We have operational accessories that helps users to safeguard their phones or enhance their operations. These i...
Open Sesame - Password Security
By Terrence F. Doheny - 1/4/2008
Information about your personal life, buying habits, credit quality and life style is valuable to those who can profit from it. For the Corporation, information has even greater worth. It is not the "Bricks and Mortar" but the intangibles such as intellectual property, client lists, market strateg...
Should I Use Windows Update?
By Mark Berger - 1/4/2008
Should one use Windows Update? This topic has good and valid arguments on both sides. Some would say keeping your windows up to date is essential in keeping it free of the newest, worst viruses and the like. Others would say that updating your windows is overemphasized, unneeded and a waste of time....
A Market For Lemons - The Economic Price of Internet Retail Fraud
By D Crenshaw - 1/4/2008
"The Market For Lemons" was an economics paper written by George Akerlof. It is useful today for explaining why individual "bad apples" can decrease profitability for online businesses and how they may ultimately destroy entire markets. To start, let`s find out a little background about "The Marke...
Find the Best Digital Camera for Your Needs and Maximum Enjoyment
By David Saunders - 1/4/2008
Digital Cameras have become a common site wherever you go. If you`re getting ready to purchase your first digital camera, or maybe you`re looking to replace one you already have, it is best to familiarize yourself with the knowledge of what makes one digital camera different from another and choose ...
Finally... An Easy To Understand Introduction To Computers
By Roger A. Pendey - 1/4/2008
When you mention the word "technology," most people think about computers. Virtually every facet of our lives has some computerized component. The appliances in our homes have microprocessors built into them, as do our televisions. Even our cars have a computer. However, the computer that
everyone t...
Be Aware of Phishing Scams!
By Nowshade Kabir - 1/4/2008
If you use emails actively in your communication, you must have received various messages claiming to be from Ebay, Paypal and a number of banks. A recent email as if from U.S. Bank Corporation that I received contains the subject "U.S. Bank Fraud Verification Process" and in the body of the mail it...
Money Managing Basics
By Mansi Aggarwal - 1/4/2008
Human beings are scaling new heights in almost all the spheres of life. The work that used to consume good amount of time earlier can now be comfortably finished within a few seconds. There are several parameters to evaluate human progress, money management through software being one amongst these. ...
Thoughts on Think Mapping Trends
By Lance Winslow - 1/4/2008
Something of interest flew across my radar screen today, which is along the lines of some very interesting thinking. A four hundred and eleven million dollar Contract awarded to Carnegie Mellon University to assist software to track group and team behaviors. This could lead to tracking bad humans, ...
Removing Adware and Spyware
By Mike Mendenhall - 1/4/2008
What is Spyware If your computer runs slower than normal, or you are constantly bombarded with popup ads, then your system probably has spyware installed. Spyware is a software that runs on your computer, and can do many types of things. Spyware can come in the form of a tracking cookie that informs...
Your Company and Your Office Phone System
By Jason Morris - 1/4/2008
The telephone is an extremely important piece of equipment and a good office phone system is at the centre of any smoothly run company. In today?s modern corporate environment it is impossible to do business without them. A good office phone system enables you to stay in touch with your staff and yo...
Professional Software Icons For Your Standalone Application
By Juan Pablo Sarmiento - 1/4/2008
User interfaces and accessibility are some of the most important aspect of an application. It can have a million features, it can do a thousand things once, but if it doesn`t look quite right then it will be a disaster. Take Linux for example. This open source (free) operating system has been around...
We Know Why You Haven?t Decided Yet To Purchase A Security Product!
By Liuba Ceban - 1/4/2008
There are many people, who heared about the security tools, available for data protection. But it is not an easy issue to understand to those who are not software literate. In this article we will look at this issue in order to understand that. With the growth of information technologies, people ow...
Internet Security
By Tim Johnson - 1/4/2008
To survive in today?s highly competitive business environment, which is rapidly transmuting into a cyber village, businesses have to participate in the virtual world by using Internet for not only emailing and chatting but also to tap the vast e-commerce market. However, on one hand, Internet offers...
Notebook Computers in the Age of the Internet
By Frances Coleman - 1/4/2008
Everyone knows that our world cannot exist without computers. Ever tried to make a purchase at a convenience store when their computers are down, ever waited for someone to make change when their register computer is down, or have you ever tried to find a book in a library when the system is down? I...
Computers Are Not Scary
By Lucas Gentry - 1/4/2008
Do you remember when you were a kid, and saw your first automobile? To the older crowd, the answer might be yes. To them, the first automobile was most-likely an object of wonder. It wasn`t necessarily a thing to be feared, just an unknown. It was something that you had heard of, but hadn`t had any ...
Corporate Security for Your Home Business
By Nick Smith - 1/4/2008
The words Corporate Security may conjure up images of a group of techies working in a wire-filled basement room of Microsoft or HP, combating hackers and terrorists online using words like algorithm and encryption. If you own your own business, do not allow yourself to think that security is only fo...
Deliver Your Web Site From Evil (Part 1)
By T. O` Donnell - 1/4/2008
1. Backup your website on the server. If you have more than one important web site, put them on different web hosts. Don`t rely on your web host for backups. Find two different hosts which allow SSH access. Get an account with each. FTP the backup of one site to the other server directly, and vice v...
Backup -- But Where To?
By Lynn Chan - 1/4/2008
We all know we have to backup regularly, but those backups files can get huge. Add that to your existing your files and your notebook computer hard drive seems to have shrunk overnight. No matter what size hard drive you have on your notebook computer, space is a premium. Besides, it`s not exactly a...
Microsoft Great Plains: Large Scale Implementation
By Andrew Karasev - 1/4/2008
Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains, Navision, Axapta, Solomon and CRM are coming up to satisfy ERP needs for large corporation, including multinationals. In this article we will be describing Microsoft Great Plains as the MRP platform, fitting to multiple industries and business niches: aero...
Phishing, Fraudulent, and Malicious Websites
By Alexandra Gamanenko - 1/4/2008
Whether we like it or not, we are all living in the Information Age. We have nothing left but adapt to rapidly developing information technology, no matter who we are and what we do for living. The Internet, in particular, means for us boundless opportunities in life and business ? but also lots of ...
Computer Components for Idiots
By Ron King - 1/4/2008
There are many fancy add-ons for computers, but the basic components of the computer are simple and universal. If 1 of these main components is missing, it?s not a computer. The 4 essentials of every computer system are: a motherboard, a Central Processing Unit (CPU), memory, and a hard drive. These...
DVD R
By Jimmy Sturo - 1/4/2008
DVD stands for Digital Versatile/Video Disc. It is an optical storage technology that can be used to store large amounts of data, high quality video, audio or games. The DVD format has only been around for a decade and has evolved incredibly fast since its launch. In fact, the development of DVD tec...
Reloading Windows XP
By Bill Nadraszky - 1/4/2008
If you have been running Windows XP for a couple of years or more you may find that it is not running quite as quickly and smoothly as it was when you did your first install. I am constantly `evaluating` software and uninstalling and reinstalling beta software on my computer and have always graduall...
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...
Protect Your PC with These Top Free Software Programs
By Bill Adler - 1/4/2008
This is a dangerous world for a computer user- threats multiply by the hour designed to swipe your data, cripple your network, steal your identity and in general- wreck havoc. Fortunately you can arm yourself to battle these menaces with several top software programs. And the best part is that these...
Nextel Cellular Phone
By Saurya Ghosal - 1/4/2008
Nextel`s predecessor ? Fleet Call, Inc. - was founded in 1987. In 1993, the name, Fleet Call, Inc. was changed to Nextel Communications, Inc. Since then Nextel has gone through many technological advances and has been a great contributor in the field of mobile communications. Sprint and Nextel Commu...
Symantec Firewall/VPN 200R Brief Observation
By Loida Lacaba - 1/4/2008
Symantec Firewall/VPN 200R - this appliance firewall is user friendly, easy to use but limited capability compared to Sonicwall and PIX firewall. The recommended maximum users in Symantec is 30 but you can still use more than that but the capability of the system degraded. It has eight LAN ports 10/...
Networking: Preparing for the Event
By Helen Wilkie - 1/4/2008
1. Your networking purpose Why are you attending this particular event? Be specific. Do you want to meet a particular person or persons? For what purpose? If you do meet, what will you say? It helps if you find out as much as possible about him or her on a personal level. Is
he an art lover? Is...
Microsoft CRM Implementation & Remote Support
By Andrew Karasev - 1/4/2008
We would like to give you pluses and minuses of Microsoft CRM.
- Web and MS Outlook based client - this means that you don`t need additional installations or training - everyone is using Outlook if you are on Windows XP/2000/2003
- SQL Server database - just to mention
- Integra...
5 Ways To Backup Your Data...
By Jason Kohrs - 1/4/2008
The data on your hard drive is the most critical item inside your computer, and the only item which can not be replaced. It may be an unwanted hassle and expense to replace a defective memory module, monitor, or processor, but there is no replacing data once lost. In addition to the possibility of ...
JunxionBox -- WiFi Access Everywhere
By Steve Bralovich - 1/4/2008
Now you can more easily access the Internet wherever mobile phone carriers offer high-speed data service coverage. The JunxionBox enables multiple computing devices with Ethernet or Wi-Fi (like laptops, desktops, handhelds and remote computers) to connect with the web through your mobile phone servi...
Using a Bluetooth Headset with your PC
By Nathan Smith - 1/4/2008
Bluetooth For those of you not familiar with the term, Bluetooth refers to a wireless protocol (or set of rules) designed for short range electronic applications (usually less than 30 feet in distance). Although the technology has been around for several years, Bluetooth support for PC us...
Network Security 101
By Robert Flanglin - 1/4/2008
As more people are logging onto the Internet everyday, Network Security becomes a larger issue. In the United States, identity theft and computer fraud are among the fastest rising crimes. It is important to protect your network and ensure the safety of all computers and users in that network. What ...
Can Cell Phones Really Give You Brain Tumors?
By Mark Berger - 1/4/2008
Can cell phones really give you brain tumors? While I may not be an expert on the subject, this question has undoubtedly plagued people`s minds since cell phones were invented. Both sides of the argument make valid points, and it may be true that if you are susceptible to cancer (tumors) or have it ...
MP3 Ringtones - Inject Your Own Grove Into Your Daily Grind
By Philip Nicosia - 1/4/2008
Mobile phones have become one of the most prominent status symbols. It has gone beyond a mere tool to make and receive calls. It?s an expression of identity; a fashion statement; and with Mp3 ringtones, a way of injecting your own groove into your daily grind. An Mp3 is a compressed audio file. For ...
How to Choose a Computer Power Supply
By Matthew Thompson - 1/4/2008
What does "ATX" stand for? ATX stands for Advanced Technology eXtended. In summary it defines a set of standards in measurements and forms that helps make things such as computer power supplies interchangeable with one another. ATXPowerSupplies.Com writes this article on Expansion Cards Part 1: (of a 3 part series)By Jason Kohrs - 1/4/2008 PCI The expansion slots available on motherboards allow for a variety of upgrades in a computer system, but matching the appropriate card to an available slot needs to be addressed before making any purchasing decisions. The most common types of expansion cards for modern computer systems can be bro... Unofficial Windows 98 SE Service Pack 2.0 RC2By Dany Boss - 1/4/2008 Microsoft has never released a service pack for Windows98 SE, but I made a Service Pack for Windows98 SE users. It contains all Windows98 SE updates from Windows Update site and more. It is a self-extracting and self-installing pack like Microsoft`s update files. Thus, you cannot choice files indivi... Software Companies: Generate New Revenue Streams and Decrease Costs with Custom e-Learning ContentBy Shawn Torkelson - 1/4/2008 It?s no secret that software companies operate in a very competitive space where rivalry is increasingly fierce and where profit margins can be razor thin. New, smaller software companies are sprouting up each month and the leading software companies continually make strong advancem... On the Importance of Good User Interface DesignBy V. Berba Velasco - 1/4/2008 It seems obvious, but it?s often ignored. A good user interface design can spell the difference between acceptance of a software product and its failure in the marketplace. If the end-users find the software to be too cumbersome or difficult to understand, then an otherwise excellent product could b... The Science Behind DLP TelevisionBy Mitchell Medford - 1/28/2007 DLP televisions are based on a technology invented by Texas Instruments back in 1987 called Digital Light Processing. The technology is based on an optical semiconductor called DMD (Digital Micromirror Device) chip. It is a highly reliable, all-digital display chip that delivers the best picture acr... How to use Hidden CamerasBy Joe Gooden - 1/23/2007 Hidden cameras come in many different kinds of sizes and price ranges. These cameras are one of the most popular surveillance tools used by investigators. Hidden cameras are incredibly reliable to help catch someone in the act of a crime or theft.
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