Virus Prevention and Removal by Ashish Jain
A virus is a piece of code that gets loaded onto your computer without your knowledge and runs against your wishes. The first known occurrence of viruses goes back to 1987 when the ARPANET was infected by one. One common misnomer among people is that you can infect your computer just by opening... Removal tools - If you have an Anti-Virus software then you can go to the website of that software and download removal tools designed specifically for the virus. ... Even after taking all these precautions if your computer does get infected, then here are a few things that you can do: Online...

Software Open Source Dilemma by Lance Winslow
Presently the European Union is requiring Microsoft to allow for more Open Source Code in its operating system so that software programmers can build add on products and continue to make money building software. Indeed this sounds like a very good idea for their businesses, which wish to build... Open Source Codes for operating systems are indeed a problem and Companies like Microsoft want to protect you, while the government who cannot protect you demands that they leave holes so they and well, so anyone else who is savvy enough to figure it out can get into your system.

Open Source Software - an Educator's Overview by David Hellam
I have always been keen on taking advantage of free offers. Given the choice between a fast food meal with a freebie or one without, I'll plump for the mystery envelope every time. It's human nature, and marketers know it well. Even in 1979, when I bought my first home computer, there were user... Many open source software developers will use the GNU Public License (GPL) as a framework for stating how their work can be used. ... Open source software does not have to be synonymous with poorly written undocumented utilities that nobody else wants.

Linux vs Windows Operating Systems by Bradley James
With so many Microsoft Windows related viruses, errors, and other software problems, many average computer users are looking at alternative operating system platforms, such as Linux. It is important that users, frustrated with Windows, don't simply install a version of Llinux without knowing... The major difference between Linux and Windows is the open-source nature of Linux and closed-source nature of Windows. ... Also, the open-source operating system demands that the user know how to work with and modify the program - a task that is usually very difficult for the average computer user...

Incredible Xp Tips You Wish You Knew Before You Read This, Part II by Joseph M. Pisano
In Part I, I wrote about using short cut keys while using XP. In this edition, I am going to be focusing on the “run line“. This is sometimes referred to as the “start run line“. There are many “built-in” commands that may be run “out-of-the-box”. When these tips and tricks are employed, you... For example: C: Will open the contents of your hard drive A: Will open the contents of your floppy drive D: Will open the contents of your CD/DVD drive (usually) ?: Insert a letter for “?”, this will open the contents of that drive In addition, you may enter a full file path like C:windows.

How to Avoid Malware on Your Computer by Alan Dwight Sharpe
Malware is the all encompassing term for any unwanted software that invades your computer and makes unwanted changes. Spyware, adware, and viruses are lumped in this group. There are some great products out there that will help you clean up these infections, but the real trick to running a clean... If you get a message from your computer warning you that it is infected and you need to download suchandsuch software to remove the virus, don’t do it. ... Never open an email attachment if you don’t know what it is.

Think Of This by Patrick Sadler
Think of this, first we had the HAM Radio, then the bbs and now the Internet. Linux and the various other x systems are the next evolutionary step toward enhancing Global 2-way communications. And the best part, its virtually free! As Fort business scurries to find solutions to the current Linux... Fort business must and will eventually open its collective doors to free source. ... Or, sit in front of a computer terminal all day! ... Acknowledge the facts that the bulk of there newest and best software was developed by low or unpaid freelance geniuses.

Microsoft Windows Market Share Myths by Matthew Schwartz
Asking experts about Microsoft's market share will yield a variety of statistics, opinion, and debate. Common sense tells us that specific figures for user base size are accurate and informative. But below the surface of numbers and marketing is a more complex story. ... The new software can overwrite the old software or the old software may still be put to use. ... Download statistics are often used to assist in determining open source market share, but barely tell more than the basic popularity of Linux distributions and software packages.

What's the Fuss over FOSS? by Chin Wong
What’s the fuss over FOSS? IN an industry where acronyms are de rigueur, it seemed inevitable that an old computing concept would get a new name. Last November at the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society (which goes by its own unwieldy acronym WSIS), FOSS was on everyone’s lips... In June 2006, more than 6 of 10 Web sites were on servers using Apache HTTP Server, an open source program running on Linux, which is also open source. ... Indirectly, anyone who sends e-mail or browses the Web is using free and open source software because that is what powers most of the Internet.

Tale of Two Phones by Chin Wong
By now, the whole world knows about the iPhone, Apple’s first stab at the mobile phone business. Not even on sale yet, the phone has stirred up a feeding frenzy in the press on the strength of Apple’s remarkable success with the iPod and Steve Jobs’ legendary marketing skills. ... Unlike the iPhone and most other mobile handsets in the market, the Neo1973 smart phone uses open source software developed on a platform called OpenMoko. ... “We believe that an open source mobile phone can revolutionize, once again, the world of communication,” Moss-Pultz concludes.