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Share Files and Folders Over the Web

Friday, July 25th, 2008 Posted in business, security, internet, backups | No Comments »

By Brian Holland Online share files websites let you upload and share files of any size with friends and colleagues. If you have ever wanted to share files between computers you will know how difficult it is to move big files, ...

PLEASE don’t click on fake security alerts!

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 Posted in software, windows, security, internet | No Comments »

I've just spent the last 2 hours attempting to clear another 'Smitfraud' spyware variant. They are notorious buggers to clear completely, hopefully this one has gone for good - but I won't hold my breath! Update: Nope - this system ...

Just What The Heck Is Spyware, Anyway?

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 Posted in software, windows, security, internet | No Comments »

by Scott Drinkard What Is Spyware? It goes by different names. Spyware, adware and malware are some of the more popular monikers. It really doesn't matter what you call it, though. The bottom line is that you don't want it on your ...

Internet Explorer 7 - now for everyone

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 Posted in software, windows, internet | No Comments »

by Andy Turner Coastal Computers & Design Late last year Microsoft recanted and removed the WGA (Windows Genuine Advantage) test requirement for people wanting to download their latest internet browser. As there are many (probably millions) of WindowsXP users who are running ...

Top Ten Free Quality Software Programs You Should Know About

Thursday, April 10th, 2008 Posted in software, web design, windows, internet | No Comments »

by Graham Roberts-Phelps Top Ten Free Quality Software Programs to download Who would have thought that you would be able to buy a decent-spec laptop for less than the office software that would make it usable? Well, if you would like to ...

What Is VoIP? How It Works

Thursday, April 10th, 2008 Posted in voip, broadband, internet | No Comments »

by Rivers Cruz Simply put, VoIP or Voice Over Internet Protocol is the transmission of voice traffic over IP-based networks. It is also sometimes referred to as IP Telephony. VoIP has become immensely popular because of the savings an individual can ...

How to Avoid A VoIP Disaster in Your Home

Thursday, April 10th, 2008 Posted in voip, broadband, internet | No Comments »

What is VoIP? Simply put, VoIP is telephone service over your high-speed internet connection. This makes it far less costly than traditional phone service because the technology and infrastructure behind the scenes is cheaper and easier to maintain. If you ...

Broadband - What Affects Your Speed?

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 Posted in broadband, internet | No Comments »

By: Nick Cox Broadband providers have been under scrutiny recently, as it has come to light that broadband speeds advertised by ISP's (Internet Service Providers) are not matching actual broadband speeds that customers receive. It's proving to be a frustrating time for ...

The Importance Of Good Website Design

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 Posted in web design, business, internet | No Comments »

Websites have become more and more important over the last ten years or so, to the extent that now most people use many websites each day for email, shopping, work, socialising and entertainment. In fact, there are many thousands of businesses ...

Online Forums - Make New Friends And Business Contacts While You Learn

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 Posted in business, internet | No Comments »

The net is a great place to find information on just about any subject. You can also use the net to socialize with people around the world. Online forums provide a vehicle where you can do both at the same ...