USB System Lock

If you're not satisfied with the securities provided by Windows perhaps you might be interested on this software called USB System Lock. This is an open source application which can be downloaded for free. The installer is very small with a size of less than 1 MB. The installation procedure is straightforward and takes only about a couple of minutes. During the installation you will need to insert the flash drive that you are going to use to open your computer.  It then transfer the key to the flash drive. If you re-start your computer Windows is going to ask for your Windows password (as usual) and after that the USB System Lock will...

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The Top 5 Most Common Computer Problems

If уоu hаvе a PC, thеn уou hаve mоѕt lіkely suffеred frоm cоmрutеr рroblemѕ. Most рeoрlе hаvе aссерtеd thаt therе PC wіll еventuаlly crаѕh due to а virus оr some mаssivе еrrоr. Hоwеvеr thiѕ iѕ a mуth. Your PC is built to lаѕt mоre thаn а dесadе. Howеvеr уou must kеep wеll tunеd fоr іt to mаkе its thіrd birthdаy. Nеvеrthеlеѕѕ, mоѕt pеоplе wоuld rаther buy a shinу new PC rathеr thаn sреnd аn hour trуіng tо fіx cоmрutеr рrоblеms оn there 2 yeаr lар tор or dеsktoр. Aftеr аnother two уеаr аfter thеir purсhаse lаck оf mаіntеnanсe wіll cauѕe thеіr new PC to loѕе іts pеrfоrmаnсе ѕреed. Whatѕ next уоu guеsѕ, $3000 Windоws Viѕtа Rеаdу PC. Thіѕ iѕ knоwn аѕ thе сonsumer vісіоus сусlе. Whу hаve doeѕ уоur cоmрuter hаve prоblemѕ? Well, thе bіggest рroblеm that yоur соmрuter haѕ іѕ its ownеr. Mоrе...

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How To Find Out Who's Connected To Your Computer

Would you like to know if somebody is connected to your computer? There is a dos command called "netstat" that can help you find that out.  Before you do it make sure you close your browser, email client, chat, or any software that connects to the internet.  Here's how you are going to do it: Go to run and type cmd The command prompt will open up, type "netstat -ano" (without the quotation) . You may also use "netstat -ano 10" so that it continously refresh the screen every 10 seconds.  To terminate it just press CTRL + C. Look closely for those that has "established" state.  If you see something that is connected...

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Bandwidth Speed Test

 Do you want to know the speed of your internet?  There are some websites that do bandwidth speed test such as these websites below.  One thing I like about them is they test both the download and upload speed.  Usually the other websites test only the download speed.  If your computer is connected to a network you have to make sure that the other computers are not accessing the internet except the one that you will use for testing so you can get an accurate result.  1. www.speedtest.net 2. www.speakeasy.net 3. www.dslreports.com 4. www.bandwidth.com By knowing the speed you can verify if you are getting...

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Lenovo IdeaPad U460: Need an Ultra-Portable Notebook? Check This One Out!

  Are you looking for an inexpensive traveling companion? These days, netbooks come a dime a dozen. Every major manufacturer offers a series of mini-notebooks. If you want to make sure that you get your money’s worth, then you might want to start with the Lenovo IdeaPad U460. It has an etched aluminum cover and a Chiclet-style keyboard with 6-rows. The keyboard has Fn keys, a power plan button, recovery button, and a mute button. The touch pad has two buttons with scroll and multi-touch features. This netbook is available in Midnight Plum or black. The cover is made with aluminum. The Lenovo IdeaPad U460 is made with the following...

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Remote Shutdown

 One of the annoying practices of some employees is negligence of not shutting down their computer when they are leaving the office especially on weekend or just before holiday. If you are the one in charge of the network administration you might have encountered this once in a while. If you are “certain” that an employee has left the office already and he/she did not turn off the computer, did you know that you can remotely shut it down? You need to have an administrator priviledge so you can perform this task. I just want to warn you not to do this unless necessary because there is no way to recover unsaved documents and if windows...

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Email Tracer

 Would you like to know the origin of the email you received?  Before you do that you have to copy first the email header of the email you want to trace.  The picture above is a sample of an email header, there are some information that are covered for privacy reason.  For the following email you may follow the instructions on how to get the email header. Yahoo 1. Open an email 2. At the lower right of the screen, click Full Headers 3. Highlight the email header 4. Press Ctrl + C Gmail 1. Open an email 2. Click Show Original 3. Highlight the email header 4. Press Ctrl + C Once you are done with the copying of email...

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