7 Reasons NOT to Take Your Laptop on Holiday! by Steve Robson
Heading off on vacation soon? Then perhaps you're tempted to take your trusty laptop along for the trip. After all, you bought it for its mobility, and it's nice to stay in touch via email with your family and friends back home. However, just before you start packing, its pays to consider the... Security risk To you, it's a laptop computer. ... (Just ask any "road warrior"!) However, there IS an alternative: An Internet Cafe. ... You'll also find Internet cafes in airports, railway stations, major hotels, business centers, public libraries, and even onboard cruise ships.

Get Connected To Wi-Fi by Robert Thatcher
Wi-Fi, short for wireless fidelity refers to a set of wireless networking technologies more specifically referred to as any type of 802.11 network, 802.11b and 802.11a, dual band. The word Wi-Fi was built by an organization called the Wi-Fi Alliance. ... Wi-Fi allocates a worldwide Internet connection to be transmitted through radio waves. ... The moment a device receives signal within the range of a Wi-Fi network, an Internet connection is produced without a chord and with the use of a Wi-Fi card that reads the signal.

How To Configure ZoneAlarm Free Edition For Use With A Network by Arshad Y. Khan
ZoneAlarm Free Edition works well on a stand-alone PC and is an excellent personal firewall. However, if you connect that same PC to a network (with another PC or laptop) you'll soon realise that ZoneAlarm will not let you see or access your network. ... Set the "Internet Zone Security" to "Medium" (which allows your PC to be visible but still be protected) and then do the same for the "Trusted Zone Security". ... 6) We then went back over to the Client PC and tried accessing the internet - success!

eLearning Course Development: A How To Guide by Quintus Joubert
Developing a Successful eLearning Course OVERVIEW This eLearning White Paper provides an overview of the steps involved in the development of an eLearning course. It is intended as a guide to avoiding common pitfalls that frequently occur during the development of a new eLearning course. ... This relates to issues such as rights management, firewalls/security, internet access, software configuration, server bandwidths etc. ... Regardless of prototypes, the test group will be essential during the Beta testing phase.

How to Secure your Computer Systems - 10 Tips for Small Business Owners by Andrew Mapp
As a Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator, a Certified Computer Forensics Specialist, Network and Security Consultant, Software Developer, and Data Recovery Expert, my passion for technology is undeniable. I also enjoy helping people, especially when it comes to my passion. ... Your personal computer should be password protected and automatically enable password protection if the computer system has not been utilized for several minutes, this will prevent anyone from snooping around on your computer while you are in the restroom or on a lunch break.

How to Stop Spyware and Adware by Jack R.
10 Tips on How to Stop Spyware and Adware Spyware is computer software that collects personal information about users without their informed consent. The term, coined in 1995 but not widely used for another five years, is often used interchangeably with adware and malware (software designed to... Lists are available from Symantec, PivX and other security vendors. ... Test Service Pack 2 for immediate deployment on all Windows XP machines. ... Keep Windows and Internet Explorer patches up to date.

Reliable File and Folder Sharing in Windows Xp by Varun Sud
This tip is on sharing files and folders on a local network in Windows XP. It has been tested on Windows XP Professional (with and without SP2). Many users of WinXp have experienced difficulty in sharing files and folders over our college network whether or not simple file sharing is enabled. ... Under Computer Management, scroll to Local Users and Groups. ... Sharing files on computers directly connected to Internet is not recommended. ... However, restricting access to specific users using above procedure mitigates security risks.

Mac or PC by Michael Kaye
For the longest time, people would just walk into a computer store and buy a PC because that is what everyone else seemed to be using. With the success of the iPod people are beginning to take notice of Apple and their very eye catching products. Now there seems to be a choice, which computer... We will use the term PC to describe a Windows based Personal Computer and we will use Mac to describe Apple's OSX-Unix based Computer. ... Do you have a computer geek in the family that is going to help you with setup, questions and problems you may have, or do you want to be independent?

How to Prepare a "Bug Out" Laptop Kit by TJ Smith
Can you imagine being away from your computer for an extended period of time? No internet, no email, no funny jokes, no games to play? Many people have found themselves in this position when the unexpected happens. In the event of a natural disaster, terrorist event or a bird flu pandemic,... Because this information is private consider security software to encrypt it in the event it fell into prying eyes. ... With this setup you should be able to access the internet either through dialup or wireless.

On the Origin and Evolution of Computer Viruses by Kevin-James Vella
Trends and industry analysts state that the efforts of the propagators will not relent. Last year marked the first ever mobile phone virus and Bluetooth technology, for example, compounds the threats to security. 35% of PCs in the US are infected while in China and India the rates hit 50%. ... Robert Morris, son of a computer security expert for the National Security Agency, sent malicious code through ARPANET, affecting about 10% of the connected computer hosts - at the time there were only 60,000 hosts connected to the network.