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Aboard The Broadband-Wagon
'Broadband' is the general term used to refer to high-speed
information transmission over networks, and nowadays is used
increasingly to mean a fast Internet connection.
The term has more to do with the electrical waveform ('signal')
being...
Broadband Review
The Uses Of Broadband
Broadband is a high-speed Internet connection that provides a large bandwidth. It is considered a very quick connection. It is an "always-on" type of connection and can transmit data at a much faster rate than your usual...
Free ISDN Access: The right choice for you?
Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) is a speedy, two-line digital telephone network that works over regular residential and business copper phone systems. With free ISDN access, anyone can benefit from the flexibility and ease of high-speed...
Spyware - Is Your Computer Safe?
Spyware is the virtual plague of the new Millenium. You no longer have to receive emails with viruses in them or even click on dangerous links on websites. Simply surfing the web can now leave you wide open to the scourge of spyware. You may also...
The Metaphors of the Net - Part II
2. The Internet as a Chaotic Library A. The Problem of Cataloguing The Internet is an assortment of billions of pages which contain information. Some of them are visible and others are generated from hidden databases by users' requests ("Invisible...
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Protection for your PC - Painless and Free !
Painless (and FREE) P.C. Protection
Viruses, Bugs, Worms, Dataminers, Spybots, and Trojan horses. The Internet is a veritable minefield of things that can invade your PC and affect it's Security and Performance.
You can do something about it and you can do it FREE, using some or all of the following programs and tips.
Anti-Virus protection.
One of the best Free programs for this is AntiVir Personal Edition Anti-Virus software. Download it from:
http://www.free-av.com
Install on your PC and leave it running to block any incoming bugs or viruses! It can also be used to scan your system for any previous invasions, but be patient, this takes about 15 minutes to complete. Worth running periodically, to check all is ok.
FireWalls and Broadband.
If you are on Broadband, consider using Firewall software. Most good ISP's now supply free. (eg AOL). If yours doesn't, you can get a reasonably good Free personal firewall system from ‘ZoneAlarm' at http://www.zonelabs.com .
Tip - DON'T leave your PC connected to the Internet when you are not using it! Reduce the chance of something loading while you are not monitoring things !
SpyBot finders and Ad blockers.
Various programs available on the web, both ‘Paid' and ‘Free'. You can get good results from using 2 Free packages that are available. These are ‘SpyBot Search &
Destroy' and ‘Ad-Aware'. Downloads available at
http://www.lavasoft.de for AD-Aware
http://www.safer-networking.org for SpyBot
Using both of these packages ensures that, you get with one, any ‘bots' that the other one misses.
Suspect you have a virus ?
If you think you already have a virus, a good Free tool for checking and killing them is McAfee Stinger. Free download at:
http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=stinger
Some General Tips
Get in the habit of , every time you disconnect from the web, deleting ALL files from the following folders:
C:/WINDOWS/Cookies
C:/WINDOWS/Temporary Internet
Beware ‘Boys Toys' and ‘Freebies'! Think, if someone wants to spread a bug, get tracking software onto your PC etc, the best place for them to do it is places where you go to get ‘freebies' to download! The above sites are normally ‘ad free', but be aware that if you download porn, free music, free games, free software, there is often a ‘price' to pay. Always use the above programs after visiting ANY of these sorts of sites!
About the Author
John Roberts is a Freelance Training Consultant and director of JayrConsulting Ltd. ( http;//www.jayrconsulting.co.uk )John is always open to any discussion on training matters and is an active member of TrainerBase ( http://www.trainerbase.co.uk )
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