Anti-Spyware Protection – Holes in the Shining Armor by Alexandra Gamanenko
Looking at all the ads which promise to get rid of all spy programs, one may wonder why there is still plenty of them everywhere and the situation is by no means getting better. So let me spoil the advertisers' mood and show some of the "holes" in the majority of software products we expect... Even an average computer programmer can write a simple keylogger in a couple of days. ... Anti- spy products based on signature base analysis will never be able to protect against these spies. ... As soon as they have done their jobs (stealing data, of course –often from the particular...

Computer Repair Prices: How to Set Fees by Joshua Feinberg
You can set computer repair prices in many different ways. The following four methods give you an idea of how to set your fees, but ultimately you have to choose the one that works best with your personality and style. Pricing by the Market This type of pricing involves setting computer repair... Needs-Based This way of establishing computer repair prices involves deciding how much money you either need or expect to make annually. ... Former Salary Plus Benefits This type of computer repair pricing is very similar to needs-based fee establishment.

Computer Simulations of Wind Patterns by Lance Winslow
The patterns of wind are interesting and take on the appearance of being so complex that many computer software scientists have previously thrown up their hands giving up in trying to mathematically predict it. Yet, we can predict it since we have formulas for much of what we know as fluid... Thankfully scientists now with super computers are making it all happen and soon weather prediction maybe as exact as looking at a calendar to see what the next day is. ... Think on this. ... Each one is simple by itself, but the huge number of variables make it seem impossible.

Megabytes, Megabits and All the Rest by Mike Bryant
Megabytes, Megabits... What's the difference? Well, a lot, actually. Very often people use the terms bits and bytes interchangeably when they mean very different things. This week, we'll spend a few minutes discussing what all this mega-, kilo-, tera- and bits and bytes stuff actually signifies. ... A computer uses one byte to store each letter, so if I write the word 'Mike' and save it to my computer's hard drive it will take up 4 bytes of space to store it since there are four letters in my name.

Accounting Software; Some Details by J Shipper
Accounting is the measuring, and disclosure or provision of assurance about information that helps managers and other decision makers make resource allocation decisions. How to become an Accountant. Accountants in the US are called Certified Public Accountants and in the UK and Canada are called... Perhaps the most significant benefits to contemporary accounting has been the introduction of computer programs to assist in the accounting function.Computer programs were introduced in business and government organizations in the 1950s, and the most important applications of computers have...

The Upcoming Battle for Your Desktop: Microsoft Vs Google (Part 2) by Marcelo Reyes
On our first delivery we took a look at what each one of these huge companies (google and Microsoft) are about to launch into the World, setting up the framework for the way in which we will probably relate to technology in the very near future…this time around lets take a further look at one of... WinFx is the new API destined to replace the current win32, Indigo is a set of Microsoft .NET technologies designed for the creation of connected systems based on web services, and WinFS corresponds to an extension of the NTFS file system which complements it by adding functions and searches...

Adware / Spyware by Peter O'Brien
Adware and Spyware have become familiar terms in the lexicon of Internet jargon. Their definitions range from helpful cookies that many people choose to have on their computer to programs that can actually steal your identity. That's a pretty big area. ... To do all this, spyware uses your computer's memory resources and bandwidth. ... This can slow your computer to a crawl, especially if you use memory intensive programs. ... Ads for pornographic web sites start popping up on your computer. ... The computer is scanned against these data bases and the culprits are identified and deleted or...

P2P Applications by Jennifer Bailey
‘Peer to Peer’ (P2P) applications allow users to share and download music files, video files, and other digital content through the Internet. P2P applications have become very popular with domestic users as it allows seamless integration of applications with computers of different configurations... The official version of this P2P tends to monopolize a network connection and not allow Internet surfing or otherwise utilizing the network while files are being downloaded or uploaded. ... ‘BitTorrent’ is another P2P application that has attracted a large following of individuals interested in...

PC Oscilloscopes, a Technological Breakthrough by Mark Boehm
Today’s Digital Storage Oscilloscopes are now PC friendly. Sometimes referred to as PC Based Oscilloscopes, these new technological wonders allow you to use your Laptop or Desktop Computer to display their readouts. Even with the increase in sampling rates and storage capabilities the appeal for... Most of these PC Based Oscilloscopes operate from Windows based software that is usually supplied with the Oscilloscope. ... Portability, data easily moved and stored on almost any PC or desk top computer, better resolution with today’s LCD screens and more processing power.

History of the Computer: Real-time Systems, Part 1 of 2 by Tony Stockill
We have mentioned before, in the history of the computer series, that digital computers have been developed as general purpose machines. You buy one of our systems, and you can use it to run a bank, operate the lottery, build a car, or control freight shipments for an airline. ... This is not Real-time as far as the computer is concerned. ... These aircraft are required to be serviced at regular intervals, based on the mileage flown. ... The survey sheets are sent back to head office, where they are keyed in to a computer database by the head office staff.