Laptop running slow

It was time to purchase a new computer and I ended up buying a Dell Dimension E520. I will write a detailed review once more hours have been logged on it but for now, I hope this little tip can save someone hours of headache from Windows Vista transferring data at extremely slow speeds over [...]

How to share your Broadband connection 1. The non-shared connection2. How to add a firewall3. DSL Modem in Bridge config, ISP provides multiple IPs4. Combination Modem/Router/Hub5. PPPoE Sharing via a simple hub6. Sharing via NAT software7. A note about Internal and USB Modems8. Sharing via a Switch/Router/NAT box9. Sharing via a NAT capable modem10. A [...]

By default windows uses an auto detect feature to determine your link speed. This feature can not handle 100Mbps. to change it. Click Start and right click on “My Network Places” and select properties. On the network connections windows, right click on the adapter for your network connection and click properties. Click the configure button [...]

Welcome to HijackThis.de @ Steve Remember that Hijackthis must be run in an own folder. C:\Program Files\HJT\HijackThis.exe or C:\HJT\HijackThis.exe Only if Hijackthis runs in an own folder it will create backups! Please change that: C:\Documents and Settings\Stevex.Nxxxx\Desktop\HijackThis.exe Follow the numbers. 1 Using Windows XP: turn off System Restore. 2 Make sure you set windows to [...]

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We have all had it happen at some stage. Sometimes the wrong answer to a cryptic Windows question has sent files to oblivion. Maybe a program crash or virus wiped files from your system. Suddenly you realise that an important file – or entire directory – has been lost or deleted. Contrary to what you [...]

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Computer security Secure operating systems Security architecture Security by design Secure coding Computer insecurity Vulnerability Social engineering Eavesdropping Exploits Trojans Viruses and worms Denial of service Payloads Backdoors Rootkits Keyloggers Computer security is a branch of computer technology known as information security as applied to computers and networks. The objective [...]

This section describes a firewall, its importance to your home computer strategy, and a way to think about the job you need to do. We’re going to depart from our “computer-is-like-a-house-and-the-things-in-it” analogy to use another that you are probably also familiar with: an office building. Have you ever visited a business where you first stopped [...]

Without doubt, this is the worst textbook I’ve ever had the misfortune to encounter. Even before the actual text starts, there’s a discrepancy which bodes ill. Specifically, the back cover says: “Written for SELF-STUDY and course use, this book will suit a variety of INTRODUCTORY and more advanced security programs for students of computer science, [...]

How are broadband services different from traditional dial-up services? Traditional dial-up Internet services are sometimes referred to as “dial-on-demand” services. That is, your computer only connects to the Internet when it has something to send, such as email or a request to load a web page. Once there is no more data to be sent, [...]