Digital life is fast becoming important to us; it seems more like a daily routine that we cannot live without. Keeping this in mind have you ever wondered about potential online threats and hacking attacks that are eminent. Taking control of the security of your gadgets is essential. Listed here are a few simple tips that will help you secure your mobile devices.
Use PIN protection on your mobile devices
We all are familiar with mobile computing but often you might forget to secure your...
Connecting a Laptop to a TV - Know Your Connections
There are many ways that anybody can connect their laptop to their television these days. With most TV's being manufactured to include HDMI, DVI and S-Video cable connections, the problem most people find in learning how to connect their laptop to their TV is simply understanding which cable method to choose. And sometimes, using a VGA to TV transmitter can simplify this process. So, in order to simplify this process for you, here are a few basic methods for connecting your laptop computer to...
How To Pick Out High Speed Scanner
By Louis Valdez Several devices allow greater ease in executing various tasks. One may be able to do more with less effort in less time because of different advances in technology. Several of the things allowing more security and organization have become easy to acquire. One needs only to select which ones to use as there really are a lot to choose from. A durable high speed scanner will be ideal to have in possession. You can then store copies of digital files from various documents for them...
Advantages of Free Video Chat Rooms
Chatting online gives you the opportunity to meet new people and communicate with them through video, audio and text media. It can be a great tool to stay in touch with friends or family overseas. A phone call that lasts for hours can prove to be a rather expensive option; online chatting, on the other hand, is free. These online social spaces have grown into one of the best networking platforms to make friends and interact with like minded individuals. The feature can create, re-create or maintain...
4 Computer Money-saving Tips
Tip #1 -- Rebates:
A rebate is not always a bargain. Computers with rebates are often close to being discontinued. You may pick up a good deal or purchase technology that's about to become yesterday's news. What's more, stores will often package computers with a bunch of free items to make it look like you're getting more value. Chances are the extras are either poor quality or items you're unlikely to use. Also, they're counting on you to not redeem your rebate, a very common occurrence.
Tip...
Your Computer Can't Keep Time
A computer needs a certain amount of information to operate; for example, the date and time, the amount of memory installed, the number of drives and their configuration, and so on. In the early days of computers, either the user typed in this information each time the computer started, or it was set using DIP switches and jumpers. Today, computers store this information in a CMOS chip that uses a small battery to retain the information when the computer is shut off.
CMOS (complementary metal...
10 Time Saving Keyboard Shortcuts
Time is money. And when you constantly have to divide your time between your mouse and your keyboard, your workflow rate really slows down.
That's particularly true when you're working on a laptop, where the pointing device is even slower.
The answer - short of growing another arm - is to learn a few "handy" keyboard shortcuts. Here are 10 of the best:
1. Make a quick exit:
ALT - F4 will terminate any program immediately.
2. Flick - don't click:
ALT - TAB to flick through open programs.
3....
Excellent Cheat Tips For Video Game Players
By Tova Neitzke Children, teens and adults love video games. Video games are a great stress reliever for people of all ages. We wish to play them and have the most fun possible. How should we try to accomplish this? You can make your video gaming even better with a little knowledge. Read on to better your game. Are you struggling to find which console is the best for your needs? Ask yourself what kind of games you want to play and which features you need. Also, the Internet can be a very valuable...
Computers & Internet
One can easily say that these are the inventions of the century. It has done what one could not imagine. It has open the doors of the world to the world.
What are you thinking now? Whatever you do, just put that in a search engine, you will be amazed to see the data on that, its amazing. Information on fingertips, one just has to type that.
At this day and age, the current of terms of literacy says that a person who doesn't know about computers is not literate. It simply shows as to how deeply...
Open Sesame - Password Security
"Open Sesame!" is probably the most famous password in literature. It gave Ali Baba access to vast treasure. In the realm of technology, computer passwords also give access to valuable treasures: precious business and personal data.
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,...
How DATA is LOST
Over 95% of the people and businesses that I speak with have experienced data loss. However the sad fact is that the majority of businesses are woefully unprepared and do not understand the serious risk of data loss.Do you have a disaster recovery plan?
The data that you store on your computer can be lost in many ways. Many people are not aware of the various ways that their data can be placed in jeopardy.
First, there are the obvious ways:
Physical damage to the computer, such as fire or...
Having Trouble Winning At Video Games? Try These Tips!
By Dominik Mikula People play video games for a variety of reasons. Whether it be to spend time with their children or friends and family. No matter the reason, playing video games is a favorite pastime of may people. Use the tips in this article to get the most out of your video game play. Don't undervalue the tactic of suppression fire in an online shooter. If you are playing on teams, having one player just covering the area with live fire gives his teammates a great opportunity to sneak...
How to Unclog Your Computer
I have been working on a lot of computers lately and one of the things that I notice the most is that there are programs still on the computer that are no longer needed.
Some of the new computers have a lot of demo software on there for the customer to try. If they like it, they have an option to buy it. If they do not like it, or even tried it, the computer still has to store the program and all of the related files.
In addition, many times parents will buy education software for...
Top 6 Computer Forensics Schools
If you are really interested in retrieving lost data from digital devices like hard discs and memory cards for crime investigation purpose, you can consider earning a computer forensics degree as federal agencies and other detective agencies recruited people who have knowledge about computers and trained them for specific tasks regarding to this particular field of forensics. There are many universities and colleges have started running specialized courses for this field of study.
Most...
Trojan Problems
Have you ever had this problem with your computer. Every time you try to open your Internet Explorer to surf the Internet, an error message reads "Failed to get data for 'ad' ", the next thing you see is a dreaded illegal operation box and your Internet Explorer gets shut down.
When navigating around My Computer or Control Panels, you get this message although you still can navigate the controls, despite the illegal message error.
This is an example of a Trojan. Trojans are not viruses, these...
Meeting The Demands Of IT Departments With SQL Server Courses
By Helen Marquez IT departments within all areas of business are growing because of the continual demand placed on them through the use of ever changing computer software. Along with the growth of the IT department, the demand for pros to man them grows too. With that demand comes the assurance that companies supply personnel with SQL Server courses to stay with the latest Microsoft and SQL applications being used. IT professionals understand that Cisco training courses are part of the toughest...
Cybercops for Cybercrime
In an effort to regulate the investigation of digital crime in the US, some states are looking at limiting the practice to Private Investigators. North and South Carolina, Georgia, New York, Nevada, Texas, Virginia and Washington are just some of the states that are enacting mandatory licensing of all forensic investigators.
One of the main problems around the investigation of digital crime is the issue of jurisdiction. Digital crime is borderless. Someone in New York can perpetrate criminal...
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