Installing a PCI Wireless Card by Lee Asher
Installing a PCI wireless card might seem like a bit of an adventure -- after all, you have to open the case, find where to put the thing, close it again... and then you have to deal with the software! Even if you've never opened your computer before, though, you shouldn't have too much trouble... Step 10: Configure Your Network. ... The first time you use it, you should be asked which wireless network you want to connect to. ... Choose your wireless network from the list, and you're ready to go!

Use Internet Phone Service to make cheap calls worldwide by Doval Preeti
Have you ever heard of an Internet phone? If not, get prepared to change the way you think about long distance phone calls. You can actually use your Internet connection to make cheap telephone calls anywhere in the world. Today we find several Internet phone service providers across the world... In this case, the number is dialed using the keyboard and is routed through the cable modem. ... VoIP sends voice information in digital form in discrete packets rather than in the traditional circuit based protocols of the public switched telephone network (PSTN) and helps you use your standard...

How Do I Remove Spyware from My Computer! by Steve McCormick
How do I get rid of pop-up adverts? and w here do they come from? This article is about Spyware. How you end up with Spyware on your computer, what affect it has and finally, and most importantly, how to get rid of it. With the introduction of broadband and cable based 'always on' internet... Or the network/modem icon in your system tray flashes rapidly even when you're not using the connection. ... At a time when you're not doing anything online, the send or receive lights on your dial-up or broadband modem blink just as wildly as when you're downloading a file or surfing the Web.

The WiFi Blues by Jeffry Fawcett
Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love has it. Many in San Francisco want it... Wireless broadband Internet access ( WiFi ) seems too good to be true. At relatively low cost, anyone can get on the Internet anywhere in a city. All the city needs to do is install WiFi antennas. ... A wireless LAN does away with the wire cable by using a router that transmits and receives radio signals. ... Messages between computers and the other devices on the network are managed by a device called a router . ... Traditional LANs make the links physically using wire cable.

New Computer? Steps to Protect Your Computer Before Connecting to the Internet by Steve Freedman
Getting a new computer should be an exciting and gratifying experience. After all, you’ll be able to do things faster, safer and without having to worry that your old hard drive is so full that one more file will “break the camel’s back.” However, there are dangers out there that probably... A network firewall or firewall router is a hardware device that is installed between the computers on their Local Area Network (LAN) and their broadband device (cable/DSL modem). ... Open "Network Connections".

Parkinson's Law in IT by Tim Bryce
"As computer hardware capacity increases, software becomes more bloated." - Bryce's Law INTRODUCTION Ever wonder why our computers typically last no more than three years? Many contend it is because of the fast pace of technological advancements. ... Today, DSL and cable are commonplace in households as well as in business and "dial-up" is rapidly becoming a thing of the past. ... But as data volume increases with the number of subscribers, will we ever hit a wall in terms of capacity with DSL and cable?

Safeguard Your PC With An Antivirus Software by Cher K Markov
Firstly, a few words on viruses, a computer virus is a program or programming code that replicates by being copied or initiating it’s copying to another program, computer boot sector or document. So a virus is nothing but a small program made up of binary code i.e ones and zeroes just like the... Disconnect your network or modem cable when you’re not using your computer-or just power it down. ... The benefits of AntiVirus Software: High quality virus protection provided by antivirus research team.

Computer Safety for Kids by Rob Pirozzi
Start With the Basics - Protect Your PC Guarding Access to Your PC - Get a Firewall Beginning in the Zhou Dynasty, which was in the 11th century BC, construction was begun on what was to become the Great Wall of China. For 2,700 years, culminating in the mid-1600s, construction continued on... Literally, a cable from your cable or DSL modem gets connected to the hardware firewall. ... Many cable, DSL, and wireless routers/switches have firewalls built into them. ... When you connect your PC to the Internet either through cable, dial-up, or DSL, it is like China prior to the Great Wall.

Motherboard Basics by Jason Kohrs
A recent Tech Tip covered the basics of selecting a computer case and made mention of the various sizes that correspond to motherboards of different form factors. A few people wrote in expressing interest in understanding more about the basics of motherboards, and that’s exactly what this Tech... ATX motherboards may typically feature four to five PCI slots, and although they could be used for secondary display graphics cards, more common applications include sound cards, network cards, RAID controllers, TV tuners, modems, and USB/Firewire controllers.