Wednesday, September 26, 2007
7 Ways to stay safe on the internet
You can minimize the chance of an Internet mishap by adopting these practices:
1. Protect your personal information. It's valuable.
2. Know who you're dealing with.
3. Use anti-virus and anti-spyware software, as well as a firewall, and update them all regularly.
4. Make sure your operating system and Web browser are set up properly and update them regularly.
5. Protect your passwords.
6. Back up important files.
7. Learn who to contact if something goes wrong online.
1. Protect your personal information. It's valuable.
2. Know who you're dealing with.
3. Use anti-virus and anti-spyware software, as well as a firewall, and update them all regularly.
4. Make sure your operating system and Web browser are set up properly and update them regularly.
5. Protect your passwords.
6. Back up important files.
7. Learn who to contact if something goes wrong online.
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Thursday, September 20, 2007
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Friday, August 24, 2007
How to buy a digital camera
How to Purchase Digital Cameras
Purchasing a Digital Camera can seem like a daunting task. All those numbers, 6.0 mega pixels, 640 x 480, 64 MB Flash memory , who can understand or convert between different cameras? This tutorial will help you understand what all those terms mean, which aspects of a digital camera you may be interested in while shopping, and be able to compare different cameras with seemingly different descriptive terms. Digital cameras allow for instant access to your pictures. Most cameras on the market have an LCD screen to view the pictures immediately. You can then choose which pictures to keep and which to delete. Using different methods, you can then send the pictures to your computer to email them, print, or store them for future use. Important Characteristics of Digital Cameras Depending on what you want to use the camera for, different characteristics will interest you over others. As your features increase, so does the price. Resolution The resolution of your digital camera tells you how sharp the pictures will come out. The resolution is measured in dpi, or dots per inch. It is an expressed in pixels, each pixel is a dot of color. For example, 640 x 480 has 480 lines from top to bottom and 640 pixels that make up each of those lines. A typical inexpensive camera will be 640 x 480, which is suitable for web or emailing, but if you want to print pictures, anything below 1280 x 1024 is probably unacceptable. When a camera has more than a million pixels, it is commonly referred to as a "mega pixel" camera. For example, a description of a camera may say "Digital Zoom Camera, 1.5 mega pixel, 1280 x 1024 resolution." This camera has over 1 million pixels, which means it is a high quality camera. Storage Space The storage space on digital camera varies from model to model. Generally, the feature is expressed in MB (megabytes) of RAM of storage. Sometimes, a manufacturer will express the storage space in the number of pictures the camera will hold in low or high resolution. Typically, a 16 MB card can hold 20 pictures at high resolution, though this will vary from camera to camera (depending on the number of mega pixels the camera can take). When purchasing a camera, 64 MB is the minimum recommended amount of memory to fulfill the average needs. If you camera doesn't have this memory standard, you should take into account an extra card purchase cost. We currently use a 512MB card in our 5 mega pixel camera - anything less just won't hold enough pictures for our needs. Method of Storage There are several methods by which a camera can store the pictures you take. These range from regular old floppy disks to removable media that can be plugged into laptops or card readers. Floppy Disks allow for an easy removable media which can be plugged into your Macintosh or PC and read directly. There are very few (if any) floppy disk cameras left on the market. Compact Flash and Smart Media are removable types of media that are popular in older cameras. Compact Flash cards are more durable than Smart Media, so those should be preferred over Smart Media cards. When purchasing, ensure the camera comes with a memory disk, or you may be stuck purchasing cards to hold your pictures. Fuji cameras have a standard called XD which is about the size of a stamp. Sony cameras use Memory Stick as their standard memory type, but most cameras use Smart media or Compact Flash. Some cameras have nonremoveable storage, which once you run out of memory, you will have to delete pictures or transfer them to your computer before you can take more pictures. This is the least wanted kind of storage, though most of the cheaper digital cameras save pictures this way. Transfer Method The transfer method is the method which you can get pictures back into your computer . Most cameras include a USB or serial cable to transfer pictures from your camera into your computer. With PCMCIA compatible storage cards, you can also access them via a PCMCIA slot or PCMCIA drive. A lot of cameras also have video out ports, so you can show your family, friends, or business associates pictures on the TV. Exposure The more expensive cameras let you switch between manual and auto focus modes, like a regular SLR camera. This allows you a greater control over the outcome of your picture, from focus to aperture settings. Digital cameras are also increasingly featuring other functions, like zoom, metering, and multiple flash modes to help set your picture how you want it. Picking the right digital camera for you may seem like a daunting task, but with enough research, you should be able to find a great camera for you.
Purchasing a Digital Camera can seem like a daunting task. All those numbers, 6.0 mega pixels, 640 x 480, 64 MB Flash memory , who can understand or convert between different cameras? This tutorial will help you understand what all those terms mean, which aspects of a digital camera you may be interested in while shopping, and be able to compare different cameras with seemingly different descriptive terms. Digital cameras allow for instant access to your pictures. Most cameras on the market have an LCD screen to view the pictures immediately. You can then choose which pictures to keep and which to delete. Using different methods, you can then send the pictures to your computer to email them, print, or store them for future use. Important Characteristics of Digital Cameras Depending on what you want to use the camera for, different characteristics will interest you over others. As your features increase, so does the price. Resolution The resolution of your digital camera tells you how sharp the pictures will come out. The resolution is measured in dpi, or dots per inch. It is an expressed in pixels, each pixel is a dot of color. For example, 640 x 480 has 480 lines from top to bottom and 640 pixels that make up each of those lines. A typical inexpensive camera will be 640 x 480, which is suitable for web or emailing, but if you want to print pictures, anything below 1280 x 1024 is probably unacceptable. When a camera has more than a million pixels, it is commonly referred to as a "mega pixel" camera. For example, a description of a camera may say "Digital Zoom Camera, 1.5 mega pixel, 1280 x 1024 resolution." This camera has over 1 million pixels, which means it is a high quality camera. Storage Space The storage space on digital camera varies from model to model. Generally, the feature is expressed in MB (megabytes) of RAM of storage. Sometimes, a manufacturer will express the storage space in the number of pictures the camera will hold in low or high resolution. Typically, a 16 MB card can hold 20 pictures at high resolution, though this will vary from camera to camera (depending on the number of mega pixels the camera can take). When purchasing a camera, 64 MB is the minimum recommended amount of memory to fulfill the average needs. If you camera doesn't have this memory standard, you should take into account an extra card purchase cost. We currently use a 512MB card in our 5 mega pixel camera - anything less just won't hold enough pictures for our needs. Method of Storage There are several methods by which a camera can store the pictures you take. These range from regular old floppy disks to removable media that can be plugged into laptops or card readers. Floppy Disks allow for an easy removable media which can be plugged into your Macintosh or PC and read directly. There are very few (if any) floppy disk cameras left on the market. Compact Flash and Smart Media are removable types of media that are popular in older cameras. Compact Flash cards are more durable than Smart Media, so those should be preferred over Smart Media cards. When purchasing, ensure the camera comes with a memory disk, or you may be stuck purchasing cards to hold your pictures. Fuji cameras have a standard called XD which is about the size of a stamp. Sony cameras use Memory Stick as their standard memory type, but most cameras use Smart media or Compact Flash. Some cameras have nonremoveable storage, which once you run out of memory, you will have to delete pictures or transfer them to your computer before you can take more pictures. This is the least wanted kind of storage, though most of the cheaper digital cameras save pictures this way. Transfer Method The transfer method is the method which you can get pictures back into your computer . Most cameras include a USB or serial cable to transfer pictures from your camera into your computer. With PCMCIA compatible storage cards, you can also access them via a PCMCIA slot or PCMCIA drive. A lot of cameras also have video out ports, so you can show your family, friends, or business associates pictures on the TV. Exposure The more expensive cameras let you switch between manual and auto focus modes, like a regular SLR camera. This allows you a greater control over the outcome of your picture, from focus to aperture settings. Digital cameras are also increasingly featuring other functions, like zoom, metering, and multiple flash modes to help set your picture how you want it. Picking the right digital camera for you may seem like a daunting task, but with enough research, you should be able to find a great camera for you.
Friday, August 17, 2007
Computer Village USA: Is your Network Safe?
You may think that your home computer internet network is as safe but it is? After all your
Linksys or D-Link brand or another popular brand offers state of the art security features.
Perhaps you have the standard WEP 64, or the “safe as the banks “WEP 128 encryption
format. Perhaps you have even gone one step further to the ultra newer safe WPA router
data security formats or even to greater security heights.
Your computer network is ultra secure. Or so you think and have beer reassured. Perhaps
you have even had a “computer security professional “do the setup and maintenance,
And yet your personal data or banking information may be stolen. Your children may be
directed to “bad “internet sites or worse. Your windows security updates may be
compromised leaving your computer and network open to wide and wider scale attacks on
your computer. Your confidential passwords – whether they are for email, medical, airline
or even banking may be compromised or stolen. Finally your computer may be utilized as a
“zombie” in large scale denial of service attacks on the internet. Your computer and many
thousands of other may be set, waiting patiently for long periods of time, to be activated as
a sleeper agent. Which along with many thousand of other remote computers are set on
secret activation to altogether overwhelm some target whether it be government
computers, the CNN online news network or whatever?
How are all of these threats possible? Computer security is always a case of cat and
mouse with human ingenuity always at the root of the game. The hackers do this,
The computer security network react to fix the security hole it issue – whether it be
Microsoft, Apple Computer or the Computer Hardware of Computer Hardware accessories
manufacturers . And then the computer hackers think of an alternate means of attack.
In this case, even though it apparently seems that even though your wireless or simple
cabled non wireless computer network has another gaping security hole. Home routers
are at risk of being compromised by remote hackers. As a result of innocently or
inadvertently visiting web pages malicious standard java script type software can access
the controls of your home router and reset the controls inside the router to cause you big
trouble.
Your router can be set to visit certain sites instead of where you wish to go. This may be
simply to redirect you to sites containing advertising of the villain’s daily choice. You may be
taken inadvertently to websites which in a flash download further viscous and mean
software, on a regular basis. Or even worse you may be taken to fake sites which are not
what they represent. For example you may well type in the bank of America bankofamerica.
com website. You may even have searched the name by Google. You will think you are
being directed to this banking website where you enter your account name and password
only to discover you cannot access your account because you are a bogus copy of the front
page of that website whose purpose is to steal your banking account and passwords.
The answer to this security problem is simple. Simply change the administration
password in your router from the default out of the box, out of the manual and factory to
anything else.
As a result the malicious java script will not be able to unlock and enter your router and do
its damage. The simple answer to these router security issues and securing your router
firmly is to easily and simply change the administration password on your router – whether
it is wireless or a wired router. Now your home computer network and router will be safe
from this threat.
If you found this helpful check out:http://computervillageusa.com
Linksys or D-Link brand or another popular brand offers state of the art security features.
Perhaps you have the standard WEP 64, or the “safe as the banks “WEP 128 encryption
format. Perhaps you have even gone one step further to the ultra newer safe WPA router
data security formats or even to greater security heights.
Your computer network is ultra secure. Or so you think and have beer reassured. Perhaps
you have even had a “computer security professional “do the setup and maintenance,
And yet your personal data or banking information may be stolen. Your children may be
directed to “bad “internet sites or worse. Your windows security updates may be
compromised leaving your computer and network open to wide and wider scale attacks on
your computer. Your confidential passwords – whether they are for email, medical, airline
or even banking may be compromised or stolen. Finally your computer may be utilized as a
“zombie” in large scale denial of service attacks on the internet. Your computer and many
thousands of other may be set, waiting patiently for long periods of time, to be activated as
a sleeper agent. Which along with many thousand of other remote computers are set on
secret activation to altogether overwhelm some target whether it be government
computers, the CNN online news network or whatever?
How are all of these threats possible? Computer security is always a case of cat and
mouse with human ingenuity always at the root of the game. The hackers do this,
The computer security network react to fix the security hole it issue – whether it be
Microsoft, Apple Computer or the Computer Hardware of Computer Hardware accessories
manufacturers . And then the computer hackers think of an alternate means of attack.
In this case, even though it apparently seems that even though your wireless or simple
cabled non wireless computer network has another gaping security hole. Home routers
are at risk of being compromised by remote hackers. As a result of innocently or
inadvertently visiting web pages malicious standard java script type software can access
the controls of your home router and reset the controls inside the router to cause you big
trouble.
Your router can be set to visit certain sites instead of where you wish to go. This may be
simply to redirect you to sites containing advertising of the villain’s daily choice. You may be
taken inadvertently to websites which in a flash download further viscous and mean
software, on a regular basis. Or even worse you may be taken to fake sites which are not
what they represent. For example you may well type in the bank of America bankofamerica.
com website. You may even have searched the name by Google. You will think you are
being directed to this banking website where you enter your account name and password
only to discover you cannot access your account because you are a bogus copy of the front
page of that website whose purpose is to steal your banking account and passwords.
The answer to this security problem is simple. Simply change the administration
password in your router from the default out of the box, out of the manual and factory to
anything else.
As a result the malicious java script will not be able to unlock and enter your router and do
its damage. The simple answer to these router security issues and securing your router
firmly is to easily and simply change the administration password on your router – whether
it is wireless or a wired router. Now your home computer network and router will be safe
from this threat.
If you found this helpful check out:http://computervillageusa.com
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