Much fuss has been made about electronic security breaches in the news lately. Whether it be someones bank card being compromised, email hacked or identity stolen, most of them have one thing in common, they could have been prevented with stronger passwords.
A humorous recount of an experience I had 14 years ago and how it pertains to the upcoming release of Windows 7.
Thought my 7 years in business I have been approached by many parents that are worried about their Childs “online health”. I have compiled a few basic pointers to help guide parents threw this mucky and sometimes treacherous water. I have also posted answers to some of the more common questions I receive. These answers are a combination of my experience, lots of studying as well as procedures outlined and approved by the OPP Cyber Crimes department.
On July/7/2009 Google announced two things. One, after five years Gmail, Google Calendar and Google Docs would finally be coming out of Beta, and 2010 would be the year we see Google release their new operating system. Hold it… what? An Operating System by Google? I almost shot coffee out of my nose when I read this.
Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari and Chrome. The four most popular browsers on the market. But what’s the difference? Why is one better than the others? Why pick one over the other? Milk or Areo? Read on to find out the answer to most of these burning questions.
Many of you may have heard about Microsoft’s new operating system due out October 22 called Windows 7. While there has been a lot of Hype (and I mean a lot!!) not many people in the main stream media have actually used it. Here is a quick overview from someone who has been using Windows 7 exclusively for a few months now.
A UPS (Uninterruptible power supply) is an incredibly simple but important device that no computer should be without. It’s a battery that plugs into the wall. You then plug devices into the battery and use that to power them.
Many have spoken of how the world of computers keeps changing, what is not spoken about as much is how the computer itself is changing. The life of the computer seems to be following the life of the T.V. First there was only one per block. Everyone would crowd around and watch someone save something to a 3 1/2 floppy drive, or if you have a really good memory, you might remember the old 5 1/4 floppies. Then they became more affordable. More people bought them and started surfing the net. They paid by the hour at blazing speeds of 14.4k or even 56k if they were lucky.
Netbooks are a relatively new phenomenon with the first one being released in late 2007. Since then we have seen literally hundreds of models hit the market with over 10 million units sold.
Just about anyone who uses a computer these days knows about viruses. What most people don’t know is how to avoid getting them.
In this article I provide a brief overview of the most common ways to become infected with a virus and several easy steps you can take to avoid infection.
