Protect Your Computer…and Your Business!
September 30, 2007
We all take the computer for granted. I mean, all we have to do is switch it on and it’s ready to go. But did you ever stop to think what would happen if your computer suddenly crashed? And that is the only computer you have to work on!
What will happen to your work and your business for the next few days or weeks?
Do you have the original or a copy of all your programs?
Do you have the setup configurations, eg for your ISP?. You will need this to re-install some programs.
Do you have a copy of your email address book? Your email list or address book is vital to your business.
Do you remember all your passwords - for retrieving email, connecting to your ISP, membership sites, etc?
So what can you do to ensure that your computer will run as well as you’d expect, and continue working when your computer is down? Here’s a few simple tips:
1.Is your computer protected from viruses? Install an anti-virus software such as Norton AntiVirus or McAfee, and make sure to get regular updates. New viruses are coming out more often these days so you need to have updates regularly. Anything more than 3 months old needs to be updated today.
What Stands Behind The Software Description?
September 29, 2007
With thousands of web pages added to the Net every day, it’s getting more and more frustrating both to submit the information to the attention of those, who are interested in it and to find the information one needs.
The problem is even aggravated with the fact that customers become more exigent to the products they are offered. When it comes to the issue of software development and B2B solutions, they can’t be considered ignorant any more. Customers are backed up by the basic knowledge of programming tools and their “should-have” functionality.
The recent online surveys show that customers are not attracted by price or discounts. Below you can see the enumeration of the factors influencing customers’ decision on web application purchasing by their measure of significance:
Let’s go deeper into the nature of every factor.
Technical performance factor. Today it is not enough to say, that your PHP+MySQL solution has “a complete list of features” or “can be integrated into any web site”. People, who are interested in the given products, are aware of the fact that the difficulty of implementing the principles of data integrity in MySQL and PHP depends in large degree on how many tables and relationships the database has. Most of scripts offered on the Web for online dealership constructing do have the problem of server slowing down by traffic or large database of listings or users:
Internet Security Threats: Who Can Read Your Email?
September 28, 2007
Before being able to choose a secure Internet communication system, you need to understand the threats to your security.
Since the beginning of the Internet there has been a naive assumption on the part of most email users that the only people who are reading their email are the people they are sending it to. After all, with billions of emails and gigabytes of data moving over the Internet every day, who would be able to find their single email in such a flood of data?
Wake-up and smell the coffee! Our entire economy is now information based, and the majority of that mission critical information is now flowing through the Internet in some form, from emails and email attachments, to corporate FTP transmissions and instant messages.
Human beings, especially those strange creatures with a criminal mind, look for every possible advantage in a dog eat dog world, even if that advantage includes prying into other peoples’ mail or even assuming your identity. The privacy of your Internet communications has now become the front line in a struggle for the soul of the Internet.
The New Generation Packet Sniffers:
What To Do When Windows Wont Boot
September 27, 2007
When Windows fails to boot it is normally caused by you installing a program or device and it has caused a conflict with one or more other programs.
This will no doubt give you plenty of heartaches if you’re not certain which program caused Windows to not boot up.
If you recently installed a program or application and know where it was installed,you may be in much better shape as for as correcting the error.
Here are common ways to correct the problem of your computer not completely booting up or not booting up at all.
If your computer will not boot-up at all,hopefully you have made a good emergency boot disk. You can always make a windows startup disk by creating one from another computer running Windows 98 or Me.Perform the following if your computer won’t Boot-Up At All.
FIRST……Put your boot floppy disk in the floppy drive and turn on the PC.On some computers, you may have to access the bios and select the Boot priority to your A: drive.
Save any changes and select “Start Computer without CDROM support” and press Enter.Once you are at the A prompt,type dir c: and press enter.
Razzle Dazzle Them
September 27, 2007
Once upon a time not so long ago, there was a little boy who went to the market to try to sell his wares. He wasn’t having any luck. "Who will buy my sweet red roses? Two blooms for a penny," he sang out hauntingly.
A young man came along, full of soft-spoken enthusiasm. "I can give you a great tool that will help you sell your roses. I can design this fabulous new application to help you get your message across. I can give you templates, hundreds of pretty clipart. You can create your presentations in blazingly brilliant colours with glorious animation. I can?"
"But, sir (kind knighted sir), they’re only roses?"
"Ah, don’t you see. What you need are pretty pictures, snappy words. Then, you can sell anything." The young man started singing, "If you give them a bit of the razzle dazzle. Razzle dazzle them. You’ve got to razzle dazzle them. Today the roses, tomorrow the world!"
And so marked the birth of slide show presentation software. (Sorry, guys. That was just a bit of unconfirmed rumour).
Keep Your Software Simple! A Review of EditPlus
September 26, 2007
I like my software simple. If it’s too complex or difficult to figure out, I don’t use it.
For example, I have tried a lot of different programs for creating my web pages. These include:
- Namo Webeditor
- Microsoft Frontpage
- Dreamweaver
- NetObjects Fusion
- Hotdog Pro
- CoffeeCup HTML Editor
and a variety of other commercial, shareware and freeware editors. Each time I tried one of these, I found it too complicated. What are all these “panels” for? How to I see the underlying HTML code for my page? What’s a “web”? How do I begin to use this package? I just couldn’t get answers to my questions easily.
Now my hard disk is bulging from the growing number of HTML editors I got from download.com and then abandoned.
A couple of years ago, I discovered EditPlus. It’s a very simple and easy-to-use editor. Yet is also has plenty of sophistication if you need it.
You can use EditPlus both as a text editor and as an HTML editor. This nifty piece of software has an internal preview capability so that you you get a quick check on your HTML code. It also has a spelling checker, word wrap, and a word counter. It even includes FTP functions so that you can upload your web pages to your host provider.
Backing Up And Restoring Your MySQL Database
September 25, 2007
If you’ve been using MySQL database to store your important data, it is imperative that you make a backup of your data to prevent any loss of data. This article shows you how to backup and restore data in your MySQL database. This process can also be used if you have to move your data to a new server.
Backing up your database
The quickest and easiest way to backup and restore your database would be to use MySQLDump. If you’ve got shell or telnet access to your server, you can backup MySQL data by issuing the mysqldump command. The syntax for the command is as follows.
mysqldump -u [uname] -p [pass] [dbname] > [backupfile.sql] [uname] - this is your database username [pass]- this is the password for your database [dbname] - the name of your database [backupfile.sql] - the filename for your database backup
To backup your database ‘Customers’ with the username ’sadmin’ and password ‘pass21′ to a file custback.sql, you would issue the command
mysqldump -u sadmin -p pass21 Customers > custback.sql
Issuing this command will backup the database to custback.sql. This file can be copied to a safe location or a backup media and stored. For more information on MySQLDump, you can check out : http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/mysqldump.html
What is Shareware?
September 24, 2007
Shareware is software that you can try before you buy; shareware is a kind of marketing method for software. Software developers post trial versions of their software on websites. Consumers can then download the trial version to their computer and evaluate it. If the consumer likes the software they can purchase it. Shareware is also called try before you buy.
Today almost every big software company including Microsoft, Winzip, and AOL use trial versions or a form of shareware to market their software.
Why is shareware better than any other marketing method?
Shareware is a good way to market software. It allows consumers to evaluate an application prior to making a purchase decision. They can easily determine if it meets their business or personal needs, which usually results to a satisfied customer. In addition because shareware companies are often small they can provide personalized service that is not found in larger companies. Shareware also allows for instant gratification, there is no need to wait for a shipment. Consumers can download and use the software immediately.
Freeware vs. Shareware.
What is Software Piracy?
September 23, 2007
There are several kinds of software piracy. The bottom line is when software is pirated, the developer does not receive compensation for their work.
Effects of Software Piracy
When software is pirated, consumers, software developers, and resellers are harmed. Software piracy increases the risk consumer’s computers will be corrupted by defective software and infected with viruses. Those who provide defective and illegal software do not tend to provide sales and technical support. Pirated software usually has inadequate documentation, which prevents consumers from enjoying the full benefits of the software package. In addition, consumers are unable to take advantage of technical support and product upgrades, which are typically available to legitimate registered users of the software. Pirated software can cost consumers lost time and more money.
Developers lose revenue from pirated software, from current products as well as from future programs. When software is sold most developers invest a portion of the revenue into future development and better software packages. When software is pirated, software developers lose revenue from the sale of their products, which hinders development of new software and stifles the growth of the software company.
Kinds of Piracy
End User Piracy -
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September 22, 2007
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