One New Desktop Management Software by Robert Snoog
The Perfect Screens , award-winning desktop management utility, can bring a user whole new dimension to working on computer. The ability to arrange all the work to several virtual screens (desktops) gives the user better survey on running and installed applications. ... Some New features Screen background (wallpaper, color) definition dialog box (available from "Screen settings" dialog box). ... Support for Windows XP look and feel. ... This makes wallpaper and background changing much more reliable.

Where To Find Free CD Burning Software by Bob Hett
Technology continues to make giant steps forward. Technology has made it possible to burn your own CDs and DVDs, without resorting to expensive equipment or outrageous charges. Now, anyone can make their own personal music CD with their favorite songs. ... Many of them integrate easily with Windows Explorer so that you don’t have to create image files or do any other fancy footwork before burning your CD. ... The good news is that there are lots of free CD burning software offers widely available on the Internet.

Computer Problems. How Do You Avoid Them? by John Watson
I see Danny Burke of PC Magic once a month to sort out any problems on my computer and to help me move ahead with an internet info product business. Danny spends most of his week rescuing business owners who are having problems with their computers. Last week I asked him for the advice he would... Danny finds that half his customers have caused their own problems by the extras they have downloaded from the internet such as: Additional toolbars for internet explorer. ... Eye candy such as wall paper changers, animated cats etc All most businesses need is A base operating system An email...

How To Identify, Cure and Prevent Spyware/Adware Infections by Zahid Saddique
Just when you thought you were Web savvy, one more privacy, security, and functionality issue crops up — spyware. Installed on your computer without your consent, spyware software monitors or controls your computer use. It may be used to send you pop-up ads, redirect your computer to websites,... The clues that spyware is on a computer include: - a barrage of pop-up ads - a hijacked browser — that is, a browser that takes you to sites other than those you type into the address box - a sudden or repeated change in your computer’s Internet home page - new and unexpected toolbars - new...

Explore the Internet in a Whole New Way by Daniel Punch
For a long time now Microsoft's Internet Explorer has ruled as 'King of Internet browsers'. Like many of Microsoft's products an initially brutal marketing campaign pushed Internet Explorer into the mainstream's consciousness and from then on it was the logical, default choice. ... Ctrl-T will open a new blank tab, and Ctrl-Tab will cycle through them (similar in fashion to Alt-Tab cycling through the open programs). ... What this all leads to is a much neater Internet experience, with you being able to group certain pages into browser windows, leaving the start bar much cleaner and easier...

Tips on Understanding the Benefits of a Download Manager by Paul W Wilson
A download manager facilitates downloading of files from the Internet. Designed with specific purposes in mind, a manager can: • Automatically dial up an Internet provider at night, when rates are low and download files. The manager will disconnect the dial up when the downloading is... Commonly used managers are: Offline Explorer, Nici, GoZilla, WellGet, Download Accelerator Plus, and Mozilla Firefox. ... Related to but different are P2P applications: Kazaa, eMule, BitTorrent, and stream recorders.

Internet Explorer: Benefit Analysis versus Firefox by Matt Bacak
Most of MSIE's advantages are Firefox's disadvantages, and vice-versa. This article will discuss some advantages and disadvantages of MSIE in relation to Firefox. Advantages Integration with other Microsoft products Microsoft often offers its customers good integration among its products, and... Arrives with a new Windows computer MSIE arrives installed new Windows and Mac computers; Firebird does not. ... This is particularly important for Internet communication software, as the U.S. ... However, for a business interacting with the outside world, the argument weakens since the...

Free Internet Software by Bob Rankin
The Best Internet Software I've scoured the online world to find the best Internet software in several categories, and I tried hard to find Macintosh equivalents for Windows programs when available. Most of the Windows programs are FREE, as are most of the Mac versions, but there were a few... WEB BROWSERS FireFox (WIN/MAC/LINUX) FREE Firefox is a full-featured alternative to Internet Explorer that offers more secure browsing, popup blocking, tabbed browsing (view more than one web page in a single window), built-in search and a download manager.

Hackers And Hoaxes And Spyware, Oh My! by Trina Schiller
Everyone who has an ISP, understands, or at least knows about how hackers use viruses, Trojans and other web nasties, to infect and mess up your computer. No headline news there. (Unfortunately, we still don't understand why they do it, or at least I don't.) But hackers don't have to write... These emails are originally generated by a hacker and spread throughout the Internet to get you to delete files you need, thus creating havoc for your system. ... (A keylogger is a malicious program designed to track your every move through monitoring your keystrokes.) He warned everyone to search for...

What is Spyware and How to remove it by Gary Martin
Spyware, Malware Adware etc. What do words like these conjure up for you? I know what they do for me: a menace. I think we've all had bad experiences with it? And we definately want to get rid of it! Spyware away if you will, As you can tell, i'm anti-spyware. ... Yet another type are toolbars that you install on your IE (internet explorer). ... They may well also have spyware attached to them. ... These usually come with spyware ready to invade your computer! ... From all this you can see it is quite likely you have Spyware lurking on your computer right now!