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Thursday Special: Secure your data

Thursday, March 26, 2009

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Securing data has become an ever-growing worry for professionals and home users alike, but more importantly to the former because of the sums of money involved. But even home users have important data which they wouldn’t like to fall into the wrong hands and if we don’t have access to high-tech equipment or funding specificaly [...]

Thursday Special: Freeware alternatives for paid software

Thursday, March 19, 2009

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Let’s say that you wanted to buy the PC of your dreams for a long time. You kept saving and saving until you had all the money so that you could get it. And after that, oh, pay the Internet connection, pay for a couple of games, pay for some website subscriptions and ultimately, pay [...]

Thursday Special: Forum Platforms

Thursday, March 12, 2009

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Discussion boards and forums have become increasingly popular and many platforms have appeared, leaving users wonder which ones are better than the rest of the pack. If you’re the same and want to know a handful of platforms to choose from, this article is for you. Let’s take a look at five forum platforms that [...]

Thursday Special: Taking a glimpse of the Windows history

Thursday, March 5, 2009

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With the arrival of the Windows 7 many would probably ask themselves how many versions did the Windows platform go through until this day. Let’s take a look a bit on Windows’s history and heritage. The very first versions were Windows 1.0 (1985), Windows 2.0 (1987) and Windows 3.0 (1990). With Windows 3.0 design saw [...]

Thursday Special: Windows vs Linux

Thursday, February 26, 2009

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In this day and age, as tehnology becomes more and more advanced, the software needed to run it also becomes more advanced and resource hungry. With the Windows 7 operating system almost knocking at the door, we can only ask ourselves if it’s worth it to buy an operating system only to be obsolete in [...]

Boost your Windows XP startup speed

Thursday, February 19, 2009

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In this day and age we see all kinds of new and more and more powerful systems being unveiled or announced almost every day. But not all of us can afford such beasts and we have to make due with what we have. Because of the new applications with their ever-growing hunger for resources, the [...]

Thursday Special: Cut the SPAM from your inbox

Thursday, February 12, 2009

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If you are a public person or a celebrity and have a website and/or e-mail address, most likely you get spam mail by the tens of thousands each day. Of course, this doesn’t happen only to well-known people or companies, but also to home users (although less spam is received). So, this week’s special we [...]

Thursdays Special: Creating Strong Passwords

Thursday, February 5, 2009

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This week we shall discuss about passwords. This is a very important issue and unfortunately, many people don’t give it the proper thought it really deserves. This password can be the last line of defense for your computer account, bank account or any other account that is important to you, for that matter. This is [...]

Thursday Special: Top Free Firewalls

Thursday, January 29, 2009

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On last week’s special we talked about free antivirus solutions. But an antivirus isn’t the only piece of software you will need to counter the threats that lurk in the Internet. The companion of each antivirus is a firewall. Let’s see what options we have concerning the best free firewall products. The firewall I personally [...]

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