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1). The danger behind peer-to-peer file sharing
File sharing is very common nowadays. You can get a P2P (peer-to-peer) program for free, and soon start sharing stuff like music, videos and programs. We use these applications freely and most of us don’t know the risks involved when using them.
Questionable reliability of files – Once we get our hands on a P2P program, we download everything we want like crazy.
Article tags: virus, trojan, spyware, p2p, peer-to-peer, internet, security, piracy, risks, dangers, optimize, performance, pc, tips, firewall, antivirus, antispyware, file, sharing
2). Cisco CCNA Exam Tutorial: Loopback Interfaces
As a CCNA candidate, you most likely have some background in PC hardware and workstation support. If so, you're already familiar with loopback interfaces, particularly 127.0.0.1, the loopback address assigned to a PC.
When you're learning all about the different physical interfaces for your CCNA exam - serial, ethernet, and BRI, among others - there's one logical interface you need to know about, and that is - you guessed it! - the loopback interface.
Article tags: cisco, ccna, certification, exam, pass, how, loopback, interface, 127.0.0.1, ping, pc, reserved
3). Chat: What You Should Know About Internet Chatting
With the advent of technology, chatting has become one of the favorite pastimes of people. What is there to hate about chatting? It is fun. It is anonymous. It can be done at the comforts of your own home.
Article tags: chat, internet, marketing, instant messaging, predator, virus, pop-up, pc
4). Why do we defrag the Hard Disk?
What is Defragging?
Defragging is process done to a hard disk in order to improve performance and recover some lost disk space. Defragging is an essential part of a PC's upkeep as it keeps all the data on your hard disk in an easily readable order. If a hard disk is left without defragging, then over time the disk will begin to lose performance and also slowly reduce the available capacity to data.
Article tags: defrag, defragging, hard, disk, performance, computer, pc, software, files, fragmented
5). A plus C Systems and Affirmative Insight, Inc. announced an exclusive partnership.
Affirmative Insight Inc. provides information technology solutions in the areas of IT security, networking, service and support, e-business, web design, web hosting and software development. By partnering with A plus C Systems, Affirmative Insight, Inc. expands its offer with a comprehensive suite of software products – Uplook, Statlook and Anasil – tool kit for IT asset management and network monitoring.
Article tags: it, asset, network, monitoring, analyzer, license, management, hardware, inventory, pc, audit, uplook, statlook, anasil, work, time, control, track, record, user, software, internet, usage, computer, employee
6). 4 Necessary Steps You Should Take When You are Online
When you connect to the internet you can harm your PC. That is a fact. The reason antivirus software and other similar products where created is to protect your PC.
It is not your fault that you got viruses, however you should take the precaution methods to stop this from happening again.
Keep PC Clean: It is important that your PC stays clean if you use the internet.
Article tags: untivirus, untiadware, untispyware, adware, pc, protection, internet, online, firewall, software, computer
7). Watching TV on Pc
There has been a big trend these days on watching TV on Pc. This is a convergence between computers, internet (broadband) and the television universe.
Most of the people are using PC-TV to watch their favorite: sports, movies and many other programs not always shown on the local TV channels. With the emergence of Broadband, the quality has improved enormously, bringing high-resolution and crystal clear sound.
Article tags: tv, pc, internet
8). Why You Should Monitor Your Child’s Computer
Every parent has an anxiety attack whenever they hear a report of a missing or abducted child in the news. They pray it never happens to them and rightly so because it is a parent's worst nightmare.
Unfortunately, teenagers do not always get that same attention or elicit the same feelings as the missing or abducted child. Teens are almost automatically considered runaways rather than missing children.
Article tags: online, internet, computer, pc, safety, monitoring, keylogging
9). Windows Task Manager in English
You use Ctrl+Alt+Del to see what's running on your PC, to close crashed programs and processes, and to check performance. You probably avoid a few processes whose names mean nothing to you, but they're essential to Windows. svchost.exe sure likes to appear all the time and multiple times at that. What's taskmgr.exe? Oh yeah, it's the window you're looking at right now.
Article tags: computer, windows, microsoft, pc, task manager, control alt delete, processes, system
10). Computing - The Basic Generations of the Early PCs an Their Legacy
The Generations of early vintage PC computers can be divided based on the family type of CPU processor used in the computer.
Here are the basic family lineages of these CPUs
1) The Original the Granddaddy - “8088”
The 8088 is slow slow slow. At the time (1981) it seemed like a very hot item.
The Intel 8088 is an Intel microprocessor based on the 8086, with 16-bit registers and an 8-bit external data bus.
Article tags: computers, pcs, pc, ibm, vintage, computing, intel
11). A little Vintage Computer Monitor History
Until the early 1980’s most monitors were terminals. They were boxy video display terminals (VDT’s) combined with an attached keyboard. A terminal could be configured to work with just about any computer on the market. (Not that there was a wide selection of personal computers for you to choose from.)
Terminals were attached to computers by a serial interface.
Article tags: monitors, crt, computers, pcs, pc, ibm, vintage, computing, intel
12). What Is Really Behind Your PC’s Poor Performance
Keeping a computer running smoothly and quickly is a never-ending job. It seems like no time after you take your brand-new PC out of the box, your computer starts acting up and performing more like the old PC you got rid of than the new one it is supposed to be. While this is extremely frustrating, it can be prevented if you know what is causing your PC’s poor performance and how to fix the problems behind it or avoid them in the first place.
Article tags: pc, computer, windows, computer bugs
13). Guide For Buying Your Rack Mount Computer On The Internet
If you desire to get a rack mounted computer for your use, you can begin your search on the Internet. You can simply visit any of the major search engines, like Google.com or Ask.com and search for "buy rack mount computer", "rack mounted computer for sale online", etc.
This will give you many websites that you can buy the rack mount computer of your choice.
Article tags: computer, rack mount, pc
14). A Tale of Two Regeds: Registry editors
Tech support tells me to type 'regedt32' as opposed to 'regedit' to access the registry from the command line (Start > Run). I question the use of 'regedt32,' but he says to do it anyway. Whenever I use the registry editor, I recall this incident and never look up the tale of the two regs... until now.
Regedt32.exe is an alternative registry editor available with Windows NT/2000 with features of its own.
Article tags: registry editor, regedit, reged, windows, microsoft windows, computer, pc
15). Game Review: Gibbage
Dan Marshall’s long awaited and much-hyped Gibbage has finally hit the streets, but was it worth the wait?
Around two years in development, Gibbage is a relatively simple concept with clearly high aspirations – playability over technological complexity, and thus a true “indie” experience in every way.
A two-dimensional platformer in the style of.
Article tags: games, gaming, gibbage, computers, computer games, software, shareware, death match, pc, demo, free download, download