Know Linux by Pawan Bangar
Linux essentials: It’s free for download but you have to pay a tiny bit to mail order it or buy it from a company. If you’re getting Linux for more than 2-3 PCs, you can also get training and support at a small free, if you choose to have it. Else it’s the Linux community on the Net to your... Other packages are commercial and you have to buy the software-but this is mostly for the software and training you need, and not for the support and training you need, and not for the software itself.

Choosing The Right Accounting Software by John Cantrell
For over 20 years I have been involved in writing accounting software and in training users on how to use both my own and other leading accounting software packages. Their knowledge when I met them for the first time ranged from being qualified accountants to those that had never even switched... Be wary of packages written overseas – do they cater for all of your tax and accounting requirements and, most important, do they have a good support network in your country. ... Remember one thing in choosing your accounting software if nothing else – You can probably buy an off the shelf...

Linux for Home Users by Pawan Bangar
Hey Guys! Don’t raise your eyebrows or fear by hearing the word Linux. It is as user friendly as windows. Just take a look at the articles below and all myths about Linux in your mind will disappear. Introduction to Linux: It’s a free operating system available to download but you have to pay a... You don’t have to be a great computer user to work with Linux. ... For new users who don’t have any computer background learning windows or Linux both takes same time and sitting. ... Other packages are commercial and you have to buy the software-but this is mostly for the software and training...

Linux Power Tools - Great Tools to Make System Administration Easy by Amarjyoti Krishnan
World War II - Germany decided to attack Poland. Poland had many great warriors. They all prepared to fight the Germans. They were all ready with the best armor, the best and well trained horses, and ofcourse the best weapons , swords , spears .... And the Pols were brave and were ready to give... So making a diagram of a computer network is as easy as dragging a few computers and switches from the list of objects available. ... It currently has special objects to help draw entity relationship diagrams, UML diagrams, flowcharts, network diagrams, and simple circuits.

Software Piracy by Simon Fowler
SOFTWARE PIRACY We regularly hear reports about the cost to the software industry of software piracy, but are the claims to be taken at face value? Statistics are notoriously biased towards what the author is trying to say. Types of Software: There are three basic types of software,... The days of mainframe computers costing hundreds of thousands of dollars is not gone, but the small computer in a network has taken over in many areas, so the professional software that would earlier have required a mainframe connection and a whole basement full of equipment will now run happily on a...

Computer Data Backups: Test Now or Cry Later by Joshua Feinberg
If you’re like most small business owners, your computer data backups are one of those things that you rarely pay attention to. Computer data backups are kind of like flossing your teeth and eating low-fat, high-fiber foods… everyone knows what they’re supposed to do… but how many REALLY do... To be effective, computer data backups must be highly automated to ensure that jobs are launched consistently and correctly, but your computer data backup system also needs to be watched over diligently to make sure it continues to function reliably.

Ten Steps To Selecting The Right Business Software by Don Fornes
If you are like most small business owners, you don't view yourself as a software technology expert. In fact, you probably approach new information technology (IT) projects with trepidation and hand it off to the back-office staff or third-party consultants. ... Why So Many Software Projects Fail There are many reasons why IT projects fail, but we've isolated what we believe are the top five: Limited budgeting and planning; The wrong team for the job; Poor requirements planning; Lack of a rigorous selection process; and, Weak change management or training.

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. ... Defining and documenting the business case/need for the training course. ... Members should also represent your user demographic in terms of technology setup. ... Ensure that you select members that represent all your deployment sites.

Alien Intruders! by Seamus Dolly
You probably didn't casually invite, or extend a formal attendance request to, these undesirables known as viruses. Regardless of your opinions, such cyber-nomads may call on you, complete and active, with their destructive payloads. So what is a virus? ... was threatening to shut down her e-mail account because her computer contained viruses affecting her outgoing mail This message seemed to come from her provider but in fact was created by a worm (type of virus). ... A boot sector virus is probably the worst in so far as it will upset the normal loading of your operating system and...

The Need for Physical and IT Security Convergence by Jeffrey Bennett
Business security professionals make it a point to study their craft and learn ways to counter evolving threat. Business intelligence methods need to continue to keep up with technology to analyze and prevent the internal and external influences that can ruin the enterprise. ... Business can gain from the proper training. ... Training increases morale in many ways and creates a team like atmosphere. ... These security measures could be linked in a network to provide feedback and evidence for use in analyzing and determining actions to prevent this behavior.