Buying Guide to Graphics Cards

by: Andrew GatesThe graphics card is a vital performance component of your computer, particularly if you play 3D games, or work with graphics and video content. The graphics card sits in an expansion card slot in your PC and it is specifically designed to process image data and output it to your monitor, [...]

Why Flash?

by: Jonathan WhiteMany possible technologies exist that can power web based games. Php, HTML, CGI and Java amongst them, but the most common plugin used to design browser games by far is Adobe Flash, previously known as Macromedia Flash. One of the biggest reasons for this is that Flash has become a definite web standard.Many PCs come with the Flash [...]

Things You Should Know Before You Download Free Registry Cleaner

by: Arvind SinghYou would be tempted to see the offers for download free registry cleaner. Attractive it is. However, before you download free registry cleaner, understand what a registry cleaner is and how you should use one.The registry is the heart of your computer. This is where your system stores all the information about your computer – what [...]

Why Do You Need A Registry Cleaner?

by: Arvind SinghBefore we understand the need of registry cleaner, let us understand what registry is and why you need a registry cleaner to enhance PC performance. Just as you would store your documents in a file, the Windows stores all information about your computer in a Registry, such as all the software and hardware settings, and everything about [...]

Just How Important Is Ink!

by: Robert MichaelPeering down at the page of our books or newspapers or thumbing through glossy color ads that arrive at our homes, we tend to overlook an essential part of these media creations. Ink is the real medium that ‘illuminates’ the printed page. Without it, there would be no carefully scripted letters or bright, lively images, no smiling [...]

Guide to Buying a Webcam

by: Andrew GatesHow web broadcasting worksWebcams are those handy little cameras that attach to your PC and send images to a web page that can be viewed by others. This enables you to share daily life events with friends and family in other parts of the country or the world, or to arrange a video-conference [...]

Protect Your Computer

by: Eoin KaneI will have to be first when I admit I am addicted to the Internet. Whenever I‘ve got a spare hour, I love to just surf around as a form of entertainment. I have also found out about the world of download. I can take the best in modern music and DVD and watch or listen as I do whatever else I want. This is the kind of thing that absolutely [...]

Windows Cleaner: Protect Your Online and Offline Privacy

by: Arvind SinghIf you do not want anyone to invade your privacy on your personal computer, installing Window cleaner is certainly the way to go. Let me explain to you a brief overview of why you need to install the windows cleaner and how does it help you protect your online and offline privacy.Why Is The Need To Install Window CleanerAll your activities [...]

Features And Benefits Of Anti-Spam Software

by: Arvind SinghThe best anti-spam software is the one that gives you your privacy. Ideally, an anti-spam device should be the one that delivers only the emails you want, and blocks 100 percent of the emails you do not want. This, though, is never going to be possible. Spammers are always one step ahead, and the manufacturers of anti-spam filter tries [...]

What Is Anti-Spam Software

by: Arvind SinghBefore we learn about anti-spam software, we need to first know what is spam. To put it succinctly, spam is unsolicited and unwanted email. Other names for spam are Unsolicited Bulk Mail, Excessive Multi-Posting, and Unsolicited Commercial email, in addition to the more common - spam mail, bulk email or just junk mail. The advent of [...]

Things To Know About A Windows Cleaner

by: Arvind SinghAs you use your computer, all the activities it carries out are logged in. All software programs, including Windows, keep a track of the websites you have visited - the documents you have used, and all similar activities you have performed - and store them. A Windows cleaner is a tool that removes all the document histories you have [...]

Notebook Battery Life - 3 Easy steps to extend the life of your notebook battery

by: Michael PaulNotebook computers. At this point in the 21st century, they have become an indispenable part of many people's everyday lives. From the commuting business executive and the busy college student, we all want to be mobile with our computers. The big drawback of that is the fact that there is not always a plug around when you need one. [...]

Choosing Anti-Spam Software That Is Right For You

by: Arvind SinghIt is believed that on an average, an email user receives more than 2000 Spam emails every year! By certain accounts, an email user receives more than 77 percent of the mail as spam – which is around 10 out of every 13 emails you receive! More than two-thirds of the email passing through the air waves are pure junk – unwanted and unsolicited. [...]

PC Wars-The Saga Continues

by: Richard StoyeckAt one time Dell Computer was one of the extraordinary growth stories in America. Michael Dell could do no wrong. There then comes a time in every entrepreneur’s career when he or she has to recognize, it’s time to step aside and let new, historically proven managers come in and run with the ball. Michael Dell stepped down two years [...]

Getting Your First Computer

by: Muhamad FuadHave you ever wanted to buy your dream computer? You have save your monthly income to buy it but you did not know what specification you should choose since there are lot of choices in the market today.Beside budget, below are the important factors that you should look into when buying a computer. They are the operating system, processor [...]

Time for a Web Wash?

by: Penny ArcherThose of you in the business of e-commerce, internet marketing or website building will understand the importance of first impressions of a landing or home page of a website.Unfortunately, I found out the hard way and yes, I was stupid as I certainly should have known better, given my years of experience in marketing. The message really [...]

How You Can Increase Your Computer's Speed Without Upgrading ?

by: Abdelrahman ZohdyHow you can increase your computer's speed without upgrading ?Every time I see the speed of my computer like the tortoise's speed I wonder if there are any ways to increase my computer speed without upgrading, and how can I speed up my computer although I'm a normal user and I don't have any programming skills?The answer is very [...]

Why Do You Need A Window Cleaner

by: Arvind SinghWindow cleaner has become an absolute necessity these days because every time you use your computer, every webpage you visit, every image and file – whether multimedia or a movie file - you see, are stored in it. This takes up a lot of disk space, which is quite valuable in terms of storage space. You probably use a number of software, [...]

Harmful Viruses And Other Malwares In Computers

by: Jeff ClarkA computer virus is often termed ‘malware’ because it is a type of malicious software. Other types of malware are worms and Trojans. Let’s take a look at each of these below.VirusesA virus usually arrives onto your computer hidden inside of another program which is often delivered by email attachments. It derives its name from the fact [...]

Laptop Security: Don't Leave Home Without It

by: Linda MarklundHundreds of thousands of laptops are lost or stolen each year. What if it happened to you? Think about all the valuable information stored in your laptop and the chaos that would enter your life should it become lost or stolen. Hours and hours of hard work on that special project—gone. Volumes of resource materials you collected [...]

PC or Mac? A Big Decision for Your Business

by: Jeremy MaddockWhen purchasing new desktop or laptop computers for your business, there are a few important decisions to be made. These include which exact features you want in a computer, as well as which manufacturer you wish to purchase from. The most fundamental decision of all, however, is whether your business should use a Windows-based PC, [...]

Spyware Remover

by: Greg MartinezSpyware invades your privacy. It is generally any software that invades computer systems mainly for advertising purposes, secretly gathering information from computer users then sending it back via Internet connections without anyone’s knowledge or permission, no less.What happens is that spyware applications are most often packaged [...]

How To Prevent Spam On Your Internet Forum Board

by: Alessandro GolkarWhy spammers spend their day infesting forum boards with useless threads, and how you can keep your forum board tidy from this.Spam in forum boards consists mainly in two activities, that are the following ones:• Spam Threads• Spam Member ProfilesSpam threads are new topics in which spammers put lots of links, usually pharmacy [...]

Security is the Number One Issue Online

by: Terry WardIt should be a legal requirement for your ISP to protect every surfer, provide spam filtering that actually works and a defence against phishing that is more than a warning letter reminding you that emails asking for passwords should be deleted, but its not.If you surf it is your responsibility to protect your online security. Especially [...]

8 Things to Consider when Buying a Laptop Computer

by: Alex Fir1.) The ports. You should make sure that laptop has lots of USB ports for devices such as printer, mouse, flash drive, digital camera, etc. If your laptop does not come with many USB ports, you will need an USB hub. If you plan to connect your laptop to a TV, you will need an s-video port.2.) CD/DVD. Most of laptops come with a CD writer\DVD [...]

Set Up Your New ‘Pop’ Account

by: Emma BroeGot your new hosting account, anxious to start emailing everyone but cannot understand what your service provider means?A lot of clients have asked for help in setting up an email account so I have put together a ’step by step’ guide for Microsoft Outlook. If you still need help, please email me.Step 1: Launch Microsoft Outlook and select [...]

Remotely Accessing Your Home Computer

by: John V. W. HoweWindows XP operating system contains the software needed to remotely access your home computer from any Internet connection. This is a powerful tool when you are traveling and need to have full access to your home computer to keep your business running efficientlyIf you are going to be an online entrepreneur, you always need to [...]