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Author :: Kevin Souter  |
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| Article Title :: This Page Cannot Be Displayed – What to Do When Your Internet Breaks |
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| The DNS (Domain Name System) servers are what your computer uses to figure out where to go on the internet. www.whatever.com means absolutely nothing to your machine. It’s only with the help of the DNS servers that your computer can figure out what address that domain name correlates to.There are several methods of hijacking the DNS entries on your PC. The most common, and easiest way to do it is to add false entries into your computers HOSTS file. We’ll cover how to empty that out first:The HOSTS file is located in a couple of different locations, depending on your Windows version. In Windows XP it is located at C:WINDOWSsystem32driversetchosts (no extensi (read full article) |
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| Category :: Personal Tech Articles |
Author :: Austin Culley |
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| Article Title :: The Newbie's Guide to Personal Computer Maintenance |
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| When you turn on your computer, does it act like it needs a coffee to wake up? When you surf around the Internet, are you bombarded with pop-up windows? Does your computer freeze up or turn off for no apparent reason?Before you decide to throw your monitor out of the nearest window, there may be a number of solutions to fix these problems that won't require you having a degree in computer technology.There are two primary ways to maintain your computer's performance, and the maintenance should be done once a week or more. First, acquire and use software that will help you clean and protect your computer, and second, know how to use the programs already in your computer to kee (read full article) |
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| Category :: Personal Tech Articles |
Author :: Charlie Cory |
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| Article Title :: Setting File Permissions On A Unix Server |
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| File permissions are one of the strengths that the Unix world has had over it's Windows contemporaries. Permissions are a means to control access to information on a computer, on a file by file basis. There are several layers of control, and these will be discussed below.For the purpose of this series of tutorials, I have been using a free FTP program called Core FTP Lite to upload files to my server. I am using this program to describe my examples.Ok, to begin, let's say that we have uploaded some files to a server.We are discussing uploading scripts in general here, and certainly for many scripts, the creators may well specify certain 'permissions' that need to be s (read full article) |
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| Category :: Personal Tech Articles |
Author :: Lynette Chandler |
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| Article Title :: What Has A Portable MP3 Player Have To Do With Your Business |
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| Plenty! When we made the decision to be our own bosses, we gave up the luxury of having our employers sending us to us seminars, workshops or conferences that help improve our skills and gain knowledge related to our work. All this became our initiative. We have to look for and invest in our own education. But as busy entreprenuers, taking time off to learn can be quite a feat.On the other hand, it need not be that way especially if you have a portable MP3 player. The Internet has opened up a whole new learning avenue we can take advantage of, right from the comfort of our own home offices. A majority of courses online are in MP3 format or can be extracted to MP3. With the populari (read full article) |
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| Category :: Personal Tech Articles |
Author :: Donnie Schexnayder |
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| Article Title :: Basic Computer Maintenance |
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| One of the most common questions computer users ask is, “How do I maintain my computer and keep it running great?” A computer is a lot like a car…it costs more than you think it should, it starts going down in value as soon as you bring it home and it requires regular maintenance to keep it running smoothly. Here are a few basic guidelines required to help keep your PC out of the shop:•Always use a surge protector! Power surges, spikes, lightning and brown-outs are all things that can literally burn up your computer & its peripherals. Save yourself lots of money in repairs by buying a decent surge protector (AKA power strip) for your computer and use it. A UPS (uninterrupti (read full article) |
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| Category :: Personal Tech Articles |
Author :: Syed Feroz Zainvi |
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| Article Title :: 15 Good Programming Habits |
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| 1. Before sitting down for coding, you must have formal or a paper-napkin design of the solution to be coded. Never start coding without any design unless the code is trivial one.2. Good code documentation is as important as good knowledge of a programming language. Write brief logic for each major block of your code as comments in source code file itself. Its good to mention creation and modification dates of your program along-with why modification was required.3. Maintaining versions of your program is another important task. Some present-day programming tools already have a built-in version management. Whenever you make any change to your program, they save its copy as . (read full article) |
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| Category :: Personal Tech Articles |
Author :: Jennifer Shatos |
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| Article Title :: Favorite Things To Do With Home Technology |
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| Save money. Save 10-15% on utility bills per month. Work with products that have a good value now, but also save money throughout the ownership of the home. Get energy savings through lighting management, irrigation control, solar energy, and temperature control. Lower monthly bills—how can you say no to that?Enjoy the comfort of your home. Avoid crowds, uncomfortable seats, and
the rising cost of going to the movies. Design a dedicated home theater with
rumbling chairs, kick-ass sound, and of course—sound proof! Or, utilize a multi-
purpose room to enjoy movies with the whole family.Rest assured. Know your family is safe while at work loging on vi (read full article) |
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| Category :: Personal Tech Articles |
Author :: Sergio Camarena |
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| Article Title :: The Ipod Mini: Why It's Not that Hot |
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| I got my eyes set on a iPod mini, as it looked good for quite some reasons: it's small enough to put inside a pant's pocket, it has a lot of accessories to choose from and it obviously has enough hype you begin to wonder what all the fuss is about.But you really have to see the cons of it and cut all the hype. It looked good from the start; it's small and simple, easy to use and has that nice Apple logo. But quickly the downsides surfaced, and they sure are annoying.Firstly, the headphones are horrible: they are so uncomfortable they are totally unusable, and also they do not sound good at all. Well, any other $5 headphone will do, so that's not that bad. (It's also not advi (read full article) |
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| Category :: Personal Tech Articles |
Author :: Jennifer Shatos |
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| Article Title :: Help, I Need a New HDTV! (Part 1 of 5) |
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| Feeling overwhelmed in selecting a new TV? With all the choices these days, you may feel like, “Where do I start?!”In part 1 of our 5 part article, we discuss the importance (and a quick rule of thumb!) of selecting a screen size appropriate for your space.---Selecting the correct size TV is an important part of your purchase decision. Many just choose the biggest TV they can afford, but find out later that uncomfortably large—or perhaps even a tad too small!If you get a TV that is too large for the space, you will not be able to take the whole picture in. More importantly, you may begin to suffer from eyestrain from being too close. Occasionally, people (read full article) |
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| Category :: Personal Tech Articles |
Author :: Brett Griffin |
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| Article Title :: Help, I Need a New HDTV! (Part 2 of 5) |
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| Feeling overwhelmed in selecting a new TV? With all the choices these days, you may feel like, “Where do I start?!”In part 2 of our 5 part article, we the discuss the options in TV technologies---Plasma. Plasma technology contains millions of “pixels” that contain a rare natural gas. This gas when excited by a small electrical charge produces colors and light to display the picture on the screen. Plasma is great for home theaters because it reproduces high motion video exceptionally well. On the other hand, if you have members of your family who like video games, I would rule Plasma TV’s out—mainly due to something called “burn-in”.Dow (read full article) |
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