How To Stop Spyware From Robbing You by Tom Jenson
Booting up the computer in the morning seems to be taking longer and longer. The pauses between asking for a web page and it loading increase. Suddenly, even keystrokes aren't registering on the screen as quickly as normal. Is your PC on the verge of a breakdown or has some version of spyware... Comparison-shop the various available anti-spyware tools. ... It's easy to take a freebie and feel like you got the better deal, but when a lot of freebies come packaged with spyware to infect your machine, the free price tag isn't really worth it in the long run.

Microsoft Great Plains in Metal Distribution: Implementation & Customization – Consultant Overview by Andrew Karasev
Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains serves to the wide spectrum of horizontal markets and could be also considered as generic ERP/MRP/Accounting platform for light and advanced customization to fit verticals. In this small article we describe distribution sector with the example from metal... Well – if you sell thousands of pounds with the price per pound – then every tiny fraction of the cent makes a difference in vendor selection. ... Industry specifics: • Cost / Price with 5 decimals of the dollar.

A Dozen Ways (Plus One) to Save on Toner and Toner Cartridges by Larry Andrew
There is no question that toner is the most expensive part of owning a laser printer. Statistics show that the average laser printer life span is approximately five years. Over that five-year period, you will pay seven times as much for toner and toner cartridges as you paid for your laser printer. ... A little comparison shopping can save you a lot of money. ... You can often find bargains by doing a little shopping and comparison. ... When possible, buy a toner cartridge with a separate drum unit.

Selecting the Perfect Big Screen TV by Simon Canfield
Selecting a TV isn’t as easy as it used to be in years gone by. Rather than going to the local department store and choosing a console that would take up a large portion of the living room, we now have other options. Along with those options comes the chore of locating, comparing and... Others also have a strong reputation for quality, as well, so it’s simply going to be a matter of doing a bit of comparison shopping. ... Although the EDTV and HDTV models carry weightier price tags, they also pay for themselves over the long run, if you consider how much money you’d be spending to...

Networking Software and Hardware by Michael Russell
Networking allows one computer to share information with another. For home office users, this can be a unique advantage. Rather than putting data directly into two computers, you can put it into one computer and then have that computer share the information by using networking software and... Therefore, when considering your network options, do your research, price comparisons and definitely talk to a professional about the best way to set up your system. ... Plus, a peer-to-peer network can adapt easily to a Windows Operating System and a knowledgeable individual can easily configure your...

How To Transfer Movies To A PSP by Chuck Brown
Playing games on your PSP is a great way to pass the time. Especially with its high-resolution picture quality. But this same great resolution is the reason why it plays your favorite movies so well, too. And at some point, you're going to get tired of just playing games and want to watch a movie. ... Some companies charge a fairly high price for this video conversion software as the PSP increases in popularity. ... Lucky for you, you have in your hand a device that makes most dedicated handheld DVD players seem low-tech in comparison.

Backup Made Easy: A Six Point Guide to Buying Backup Software by Aleksey Rubin
Many people and businesses lose their data because the product they’ve bought doesn’t live up to its initial promise. With hundreds of backup software vendors on the market, people usually perform searches on such generic keywords as “backup software” to find themselves with millions of... However, don’t just look at the price of the product. ... Many times you would have to draw up these comparison sheets unless the vendor has done it for you. ... Just think, what is most important in backup is the ability to restore data without losing anything.

A Review of The Sims Online by Morgan Hamilton
‘The Sims Online’ is in a stunningly popular multiplayer version of the smash hit ‘The Sims’ series of PC games. Game makers are an incredibly bright group of people, and have quickly realized the huge potential in massively multiplayer online games. ... Seeing how there are free chat rooms all over the place, I guess I just don’t feel like The Sims Online is worth a monthly fee, and maybe not even the original purchase price. ... The idea behind it, I manage, is to be able to interact with the other players.

DIY Guide to Selecting the Right Tool for the Database Project by Irene Kopaliani
As any person, who remodeled their home, will tell you that “choosing the right tool for the right job” makes all the difference. The same statement applies when choosing the right database for a project. Some databases are basic, some are “battery operated” and some are “mighty power tools.”... Record-retrieval speed of the SQL Server outperforms both Microsoft Access and My SQL. ... In addition, Microsoft SQL Server is highly scalable. ... It provides a user administration module capable of handling user, group and column-level security.

Microsoft CRM Connector: Lotus Notes Domino, CommuniGate Pro, PostFix, Exim by Andrew Karasev
Microsoft Business Solutions is promoting its own CRM – Microsoft CRM. Microsoft CRM is gaining market share in small, mid-size and even large companies CRM market. For large enterprise clients email server is often realized on Lotus Domino or Java/Unix platforms. ... Considering the fact that large number of companies are committed to alternative email server, we decided to develop Microsoft CRM Lotus/Domino connector (first release – April 2005), which works similar to MS CRM Exchange connector and will have improvement in comparison to standard connector in release 2 (June, 1 2005 –...