You turn on your pc every day to copy some files, browse the internet or check your emails. You think of your computer skills as a second nature and don’t bother to dig deeper since “regular people know enough to do what they need”.
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If you ever receive an email file attachment with the extension “.pub,” don’t waste your time trying to find a program that will open or convert it. It is a Microsoft Publisher file, and only Publisher will open it. Publisher is a basic designing program that helps people easily create files with graphics like flyers, […]
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One of the hottest topics in computer networking these days is IPv6. It stands for ‘Internet Protocol Version 6’ and refers to the technical process that computers use to communicate on the internet. The following is an explanation of how IPv6 is different from the current internet protocol and why it’s a major topic of […]
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When people try to think of how “good” their internet connection is, they usually use three major factors as their benchmarks: Download Speed, Upload Speed, and Ping. These of course are used for very good reason and are a decent marker of how strong your connection is. Yet, it is still often possible to have […]
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Graphics card failure is a common problem in personal computers. If your graphics card has failed, it may be because the solder points between components and the board have developed hairline cracks. These cracks can be repaired by heating the card and letting the solder flow back into the joints.
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The smartphone press has Android security in its sights these days. Many of their stories delight in comparing Android to Windows for being a malware target. They are often hysterical about the rogue malware apps that are found on the Google Play Store and instances of Android hacking. The sensationalization is enough to make some […]
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Want Better Security On The Internet Without The Hard Work? You Should Try DD-WRT Each year, computer hardware manufacturers align their designs more closely to the open source technologies. When a piece of hardware is open source, it’s firmware doesn’t need to come from the manufacturer. It can come from an open source firmware project.
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Everyone wants a faster computer, but not everyone can afford to beef up the parts to make it that way. While upgrading the hardware is by far the best way to increase your computer’s speed, there are some things you can do to make it a little quicker without spending a dime or messing with […]
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Adding a Linux operating system to your computer has become much easier and more automated than in the past, whether you intend to use it as your sole operating system or install it in a separate partition as an alternative to a Windows or Mac system. Most versions of Linux now come on CD-ROM, DVD, […]
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The hackers who got into the Twitter account of the Associated Press in the last week of April didn’t just shock a lot of people by using that account to tweet that an explosion had occurred in the White House and had injured the President. The fact that it came from the account of the […]
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Not all technology generates as much frenzied interest as smartphones. Take two-factor authentication, for instance. This technology has been around, promising nearly foolproof security to holders of online accounts for several years now. Yet, most people have never heard of it. This has been a big year for it, though.
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Many small business owners falsely believe that a large majority of cyber criminals target big businesses. Well think again! According to an internet security threat report by Symantec, half of all attacks in 2012 were aimed at businesses with fewer than 2,500 employees.
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Due to the increasing integration between consumers’ financial lives and online technology, the subject of hacking has never been more important than it is today. Although the word has now entered our common jargon, hacking remains a mystery to most. In our culture hacking is revered as a difficult process reserved only for tech-savvy geniuses, […]
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A list of the major tech companies that have fallen to hackers in recent times reads like a Who’s Who – Apple, Facebook, Twitter, Evernote and so on. Hackers go after the passwords placed with these large Internet companies for a reason – they wish to use them to hack into those subscribers’ accounts. When […]
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Each and every day there are always new viruses that come out targeting your computer. Computer hackers are constantly searching for ways to infiltrate through the system and cause trouble. Here are some ways to provide protection for your computer network.
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Doing everything by the book is no guarantee that you will see there is a malware infection. A virus or Trojan that is sufficiently new can still get in the past all your defenses. How exactly do you go about removing it and setting your computer free again? It’s always a good idea to follow […]
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Spam — the canned meat that everybody loves to hate. It fed the troops through WWII. It’s shipped across the world to Third World Countries to feed the starving. And, in most cases, it’s only tolerated because it does just that—it staves off starvation.
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It must have dawned on Microsoft at some point in the past couple of years that the mouse-based computing experience looked a bit dated in today’s touchscreen filled world. While Microsoft’s intentions in catching Windows up to a touch-based 21st century may have been good, they certainly seem to have got people’s goats with the […]
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The world is always changing, and at the forefront of it all is technology. Almost every week we hear about a new gadget or service that is going to improve our lives somehow. The latest trend with tech companies seems to be cloud computing. Microsoft has invested tons of money into cloud services, Google has […]
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As they become more sophisticated and diverse, computers also present an ever-growing range of issues to frustrate their users. With a practically unending number of possible configurations and hardware combinations, it can be difficult to determine the exact cause of a problem unless you have a very good knowledge of the inner workings of your […]
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