Free Screensavers by Kevin Stith
There are millions of Screensavers available on the Internet. Almost all of these can be downloaded and installed easily. These are usually categorized according to themes. Nature lovers can choose picturesque locations. Fish lovers can choose from different kinds of aquariums with multi-colored... Huge files take a lot of space on the computer when they run, and make the computer work so much harder and so much faster than normal that the computer freezes. ... Then the computer needs to be restarted and all the unsaved information on the computer -- such as open files that were being...

Does Microsoft Show Hackers How To Attack? by Jim Edwards
After another security hole recently surfaced in Microsoft's Windows operating system, the software giant released a patch this past Friday to plug the possibly devastating "back door" which allows hackers to potentially seize control of any pc running Windows. ... Keep your anti-virus software current, your firewall up, and your Windows software updated with the latest security patches. ... Unfortunately, I don't have more than a common- sense answer... ... (I won't even get into how many people don't operate up-to-date anti-virus protection.) Whenever Microsoft publishes a security...

Computer Hardware Preventive Maintenance Software by Jennifer Bailey
Computers often break down at the worst of all times. These problems can be averted, or at least minimized with preventive maintenance. Several methods of keeping computer hardware in good working order deal with the external components of the computer, such as the keyboard and monitor. ... Computer viruses have become increasingly common in recent years and can render a good computer useless. ... There are also computer hardware preventive maintenance software programs that can help with the upkeep of other internal aspects of a computer.

Network Based Security Attacks on Internet Users by Manu Tripathi
Network based Security Attacks Network is a collection of nodes connected to each other. These nodes can be a computer or computing devices (like mobile and PDA), peripheral devices (like printer, scanner), other networks (connect via bridge or router) or any service (like directory service,... Network block – even if your computer is secure and virus – Spyware free, other computer attached to your computer network can setup them. ... The best to have is a good virus scanner like AVG free virus scanner, running on your computer in real time.

How A Personal Firewall Helps To Protect Your Home Computer From Hackers by Richard Rogers
There are two types of firewall available to the home computer user. A hardware firewall is a device which sits between your computer and the internet. At home for example it could reside on a broadband router which is used to share your internet connection with a number of computers. ... It is important to remember that the firewall is only part of your computer security and does not negate the need for a good anti virus solution, a spyware removal tool and a degree of caution / common on sense on the type of websites a user visits.

Data Recovery - It May Not Be Too Late After All by Tyson J Stevenson
· Definition of Data Recovery The salvaging of lost data or making available the previously damaged data stored on various damaged media such as hard disk drives, magnetic tapes, magnetic disks, zip disks, CD-Rom, flash cards and other storage media is known as Data recovery. ... They prevent the various important data of our computer by different data safety and data security softwares from unwanted accessing of data, corruption, modification or deletion by another user or from various harmful programs such as viruses, spy ware, Trojan horses, etc.

Understanding Data Loss and Data Recovery by Bob Janeway
Losing data is the worst thing that can happen to someone who is too attached to computers. It is not a question on "how attached" a person is, it is a question on how much a person earns out of his data. In other words, for beginner computer users, losing files is like losing common documents,... Virus Attack - computer intruders will not give computers any benefit. ... It is not easy to determine problems in the computer for a novice, but for experts, events with PC sounds, speed change, temperature and booting problems are just some signs and symptoms of a lingering problems which could...

The Butterfly Effect Part I: Microsoft, Security, and the Developing World by Charles Spencer
Much has been made of the argument in Open Source circles about the benefits that Open Source offers developing countries, as opposed to expensive or pirated versions of Microsoft. Some of the more common arguments run, contra-Microsoft, that the expensive and proprietary software that runs on... How easy is it for Hospital in Guatemala to clean up a computer database after a virus outbreak, as opposed to say a hospital in New York or Paris? ... I then carefully explained what a virus was, and what a virus scanner does.

The Importance of Computer Security by Sergiu Marias
While running Windows and common applications, your computer is also silently operating a vast number of tasks, in the background and behind the scenes. These "invisible" tasks or processes often reduce the processing power of your computer consuming large amounts of memory. ... WinTasks 5.0 Professional provides you with a wealth of information and a powerful set of tools that will help you enhance the protection against system security threats while dramatically increasing computer performance.

Understanding the Components of a Home Network by Jeff Heaton
Home networks are becoming more common. People want to be able to share a single broadband Internet connection to several computers in the house. There are many different devices that you can use to make up your home network. If you have never heard network terminology device names like router,... By inbound virus attempt I mean other computers that will connect to your computer and attempt to infect your computer. ... It can protect you from inbound virus attempts. ... Each computer will determine if the packet was really intended for it, and filter out packets that were intended for...