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What's All This I Hear About Firewalls?

At this point, if you've got the whole "turning the computer on" thing down; you are ready to learn about firewalls. Whether you use your computer for business or pleasure, it is important to have a firewall. If you use a high speed Internet connection like Cable modem or DSL, you are at a MUCH g. . .

Is Your Computer Sick?

© Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved http://www.thenetreporter.com-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-Viruses and spyware usually show up on your computer one oftwo ways. Either they invade your system with a frontal assault likethe Huns attacking the Romans, or they sneak in a back doorlike a. . .

Your Own Personal Online Shopper

© Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved http://www.thenetreporter.com-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-Imagine you find yourself in the market to buy a new digitalcamera and, before you part with your money, you want tocomparison shop for the best price online. If you do a search for "digital c. . .

10 Solid Reasons To Make Your Next PC A Notebook

Notebook computers are becoming very popular. They seem to be popping up everywhere: on tv shows, on airplanes,in movies, or in your friend's lap. These sleek little machines are invading our daily lives like never before...and the invasion has just started. Find out why they havebecome so popula. . .

Wireless Notebooks - What You Need To Know About Going Wireless!

It's not exactly breaking news that our world is becoming increasingly wireless. Many of our daily activities that once needed a wired connection can now be done wirelessly!The cell phone craze was probably the first revolution that seemingly happened overnight. The convenience of being constant. . .

10 Essential Criteria For Choosing Your Target Market

(c) Tessa Stowe, Sales Conversation Pty Ltd. 2005A specific group of people you will focus on selling your services to is your target market. This is not to be confused with the problem you will be solving for this group.Why choose a target market? You need to decide exactly who your audience i. . .

Is the "IronPort" Whitelist Actually An Extortion Tactic Targeting Small, But...

© Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved http://www.thenetreporter.com-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-It appears that Mr. Gates' prophetic prediction thatcharging marketers to send email across the Microsoft emailnetworks (MSN and Hotmail) to cut down on Sp*m is about tocome true.According to . . .

Cyber Crooks Go "Phishing"

© Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved http://www.thenetreporter.com-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-"Phishing," the latest craze among online evil-doers, hasnothing to do with sitting at the end of a dock on a sunnyafternoon dangling a worm to entice hungry catfish. But, if you take their ba. . .

Coping With Information Overload

© Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved http://www.thenetreporter.com-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-It's been said that the average New York Times Sundayedition contains more information than a person in 15thcentury England was exposed to during their entirelifetime. In the information age, . . .

Let The Email Wars Begin

© Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved http://www.thenetreporter.com-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-Things just got a lot hotter in the hyper-competitive worldof online email providers.In response to Google's announcement that their soon-to-be-launched "Gmail" service will offer users 1 giga. . .

Inkjet Lingo

Aren’t acronyms fun? LOL (laugh out loud). However, they sure can be confusing when selecting printers and inkjet inks. Most sites are good about defining the acronyms they use at least once, but finding that “once” isn’t always as easy as it looks! Knowing how to speak “inkjet” will help you c. . .

Data Backup For Beginners

It's 10pm. Do you know where your data is?Data. Small bits of information clustered together to make Word files, documents,pictures, MP3s, HTML etc. We work on our computers every single day never sparing a thought for all those millions of chunks of data spread all over our hard disks. The d. . .

7 Steps to Cleaning the Laser Toner From Your Laser Printer

Cleaning a laser printer, fax, or copier of laser toner canbe easy, provided you know what you're doing and use theright tools. This article will share with you some simpletips to help you clean your laser printers of laser tonerlike a pro.A word to the wise: Before I begin, I'd like to stress th. . .

DVD Media, DVD R Media

Profile about DVD Media (http://www.cdrdvdrmedia.com)DVD is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for storing data, including movies with high video and sound quality. DVDs resemble compact discs: their physical dimensions are the same—12cm or the mini 8cm—but they are encoded in . . .

SIP 101 - Session Initiation Protocol Explained

Session Initiation Protocol or SIP refers specifically to a language that various computers can communicate to one another in so that they can complete voice calls. It has become vitally important in recent years as it plays a central role in VoIP or Voice Over Internet Protocol. VoIP Is the ra. . .

Predicting The Future Online

(c) Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved http://www.thenetreporter.com=====================================The psychic Hotline won't help you in this article!However, I want to share my predictions for 2003 and thetrends I see affecting how you will use the Internet forboth business and pleasure.. . .

Discover Hidden Profits in "Spare Change" Time

© Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved http://www.thenetreporter.com-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-Fact: Take the spare change out of your pocket every nightand put it in a child's piggy bank. At the end of a year youwill have at least a hundred dollars to spend as you wish. Now take this s. . .

What to look for in an assembled PC

Not too well versed with the hardware jargon but need a computer? For starters, read Ask these 3 questions before you buy a computer. Once you are sure what you need one for, get cracking. Here is a basic guide to get you started.Do note: while all potential buyers will benefit from this piece, i. . .

The Truth About Free Inkjet Cartridge Recycling

In a recent stand-up routine, comedian George Carlin suggests that maybe man’s reason for existence is because the Earth wants plastic. The comedy team, Penn & Teller, assert in their cable show “Bulls**t” (bullpucky?) that recycling isn’t really all that useful and maybe not necessary. Wheth. . .

Think Inkjet - Unleash Your Imagination

Add unlimited dimension to creative crafts with your computer, inkjet printer and specialized media. Inkjet printing opens the door to thousands of colors. Why print them all on white paper? If you can think it… you can inkjet!Unleash your imagination. Specialty papers are just the beginning o. . .

Is Your Email Address "Blacklisted?"

(c) Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved http://www.thenetreporter.com-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-A lady emailed me yesterday very upset over the fact thather friend's Internet Service Provider (ISP) wasn'tdelivering important email messages. This lack of delivery caused a real problem f. . .

12 Steps to Creating a Business Online

(c) Jim Edwards - All Rights reservedhttp://www.thenetreporter.com====================================="E-commerce"A word pervading our society, making headlines around the world,and causing the stock market to rise and fall with startlingease. It seems every business news story centers on some t. . .

When Good Computers Go Bad

By William HankeRemember the day that you got your new computer (or the hand-me down from Uncle Larry) and you pulled that shiny case out of the box? Once you finally had all of the cables properly mangled into anunmanageable ball, you powered on, the screen lit up and off you went. The PC was fa. . .

Partitioning, Formatting and Reinstalling

Formatting and reinstalling windows 98 is very easy if you have the right know-how.This article will discuss how to format, partition and reinstall windows 98 on your PC.Before going ahead and doing this, it is important to be comfortable with the terms format, partition and file systems.Formatti. . .

Are They Watching You Online?

When surfing the Internet you probably take your anonymityfor granted, most of us do. Tapping phones, listening to confidential conversations,reading others' e-mail messages seems like something thatonly happens in spy movies to "other" people. However, you probably don't realize just how muchinf. . .

Data Backup on the Moon: It's One Small

Beaming data to the moon—it sounds intriguing, but is it really the answer to offsite backup?Dozens of businesses were unable to recover from 9/11. Having all of their files and backup data in one location added incredible economic damage to the already tragic losses of life. Should businesses an. . .

5 Ways To Backup Your Data...

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. . .

Be Prepared, In the Event Computer Disaster Strikes

Be Prepared, In the Event Computer Disaster StrikesBy S. HousleyComputersBusinesses and individuals alike have all grown to rely on computers. The reliance is never more apparent than when something happens to the horrid little box that makes our lives easier. We expect computers to react a certa. . .

How To Choose A Computer Case

Things to Consider When Choosing a Computer CaseIn the past, computer cases were all very similar… Clones of the same boring, beige box. With all of the choices available today, this is no longer the ‘case’, and people can use their systems’ chassis as a means to express themselves and to set the. . .

Power and Your PC

Power and Your PCThe power coming into a computer is the most critical component, and it may be one of the most overlooked. It is just taken for granted that it will always be there and working properly. A top of the line processor and ultra powerful video card do nothing if a system does not rec. . .

ATA vs SATA

Hard Drives: ATA versus SATAThe performance of computer systems has been steadily increasing as faster processors, memory, and video cards are continuously being developed. The one key component that is often neglected when looking at improving the performance of a computer system is the hard dri. . .

2 PC Annoyances and How To Solve Them!

(c) Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved http://www.thenetreporter.com-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-I have a love-hate relationship with my computer. In fact, often I love to hate my computer! It will do things I know even the great Mr. Gates didn'tintend, and it usually does them at the l. . .

I'm Guilty Until Proven Innocent

(c) Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved http://www.thenetreporter.com=====================================No doubt about it. "Spam" (unsolicited commercial email) threatens toparalyze and ultimately destroy the email system as itcurrently exists on the Internet. Anyone with an email address can . . .

Top 9 Ways To "Speed Up" Your Surfing

(c) Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved http://www.thenetreporter.com-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-It seems like fast never quite rates fast enough. No matter how quickly something moves, especially on theInternet, it could always move faster. Email, web surfing, downloading files (legall. . .

Is "Spyware" Watching You?

(c) Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved http://www.thenetreporter.com-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-Imagine my surprise when I received a phone call from afriend who told me he'd been the victim of a "spyware"attack that left him shaking at his loss of privacy. I listened to his horror sto. . .

How You Can Avoid My Data Recovery Nightmare

Many subjects related to your work might be more fun, more sexy. Who wants to talk about data backups, disaster preparedness and data recovery?I sure didn't.But, a disturbing thought kept popping into my head for days . . ."You better spend Wednesday . . . Thursday . . . Friday . . . backing up . . .

Uncle Sam Cracks Down Online!

(c) Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved http://www.thenetreporter.com-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-In a move that rocked the online world and left manyInternet marketers shaking in their boots, the FederalTrade Commission (FTC) initiated a sweeping crackdown onwhat they termed "Internet. . .

More Free Tools Increase Security

- by Jim Edwards(c) Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved http://www.thenetreporter.com=====================================A recent article about preventing hackers from breakinginto your computer caused an overwhelming response byreaders. It seems everyone has an opinion about the best softwa. . .

5 Ways to Speed Up Your PC

(c) Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved http://www.thenetreporter.com=====================================No matter how fast your processor and regardless of howmuch ram you carry, there comes a time when you realizeyour computer just doesn't run as fast as it did when youbought it. Windows load. . .

What Does That Error Message Really Mean

(c) Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved http://www.thenetreporter.com=====================================Surf the 'Net for about 10 minutes and chances rate veryhigh that you'll encounter an error of one kind oranother.Whether the error message pops up on your own computer oron a website loaded. . .

Do We Really Need The Internet?

(c) Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved http://www.thenetreporter.com=====================================As someone who earns their living entirely online, Iconsidered myself the last person I ever thought would askthe question, "Do we really need the Internet?" However, the extended power outa. . .

PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) - Description

A PDA is a handheld electronic organizer which combines a variety of computing, and communication services. In addition to basic features such as scheduling, pocket word processing, and handwriting recognition, many PDAs now also come with mobile web browsers, and even built in cell phones. They . . .

SDSL (Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line) - Description

SDSL is a type of broadband technology that allows for digital data to be sent at high speeds along already-existing copper telephone lines, while allowing for the transmission of analog (voice) data at the same time. SDSL connections are symmetric, meaning that they transfer both upstream (sent). . .

ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) - Description

ADSL is a type of broadband technology that allows for digital data to be sent at high speeds along already-existing copper telephone lines, while allowing for the transmission of analog (voice) data at the same time. ADSL is Asymmetric in that it uses most of the channel the channel to transmit . . .

Transfer Huge Files Online Fast And Free

© Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved http://www.thenetreporter.com-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-If this problem hasn't hit you yet... it will.With the ever-increasing popularity of sharing home-videos, mp3 audios, and other large files online, actually transferring those files to your cus. . .

VDSL (Very high bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line) - Description

VDSL is a developing broadband communications technology, which allows users to upload and download data at extremely high speeds, over a Digital Subscriber Line. Speeds can be as high as 1.5 to 2.3 Mbps for upstream (sent) data, and 13 - 52 Mbps for downstream (received) data. VDSL's main limita. . .

Can you restore data from your backup?

Many users don't test their backups. This is because they /don't take the time or they don't know the steps to take. /This means that there is a risk that the restoration /of their system will not work nor can they be sure that theyare able to retrieve individual files. / /You should use a backu. . .

Broadband - Description

Broadband is a general term for any technology that transfers data over a broad bandwidth connection. Such a connection allows for much higher transmission speed and quality than its low bandwidth equivalent.Broadband technology can be used for a variety of different purposes, including high spee. . .

Understanding SCSI

Understanding SCSITamara M.Harahsheh SCSI,IDE,EIDE all describes the interface between the disk and the computer. The following is a brief description of SCSI. Almost everyone with computer experience has heard of SCSI ,this describe a standard interface and command set for transferring data. . .

T1 - Description

A T1 is a dedicated communications connection which can carry up to 24 channels of voice or data traffic at any given time. This is done using 24 separate circuits, each of which has its own unique telephone number. Due to their prohibitive monthly cost and high bandwidth, T1 lines are generally . . .