Monday, November 9, 2009
Personalized Childrens Books by MyFairyTaleBooks
So my wife has been working on helping our daughter learn to read. After a lot of research she discovered that Personalized Childrens Books was the way to go. She decided that she would like to help other parents discover the joy's of teaching thier child to read so she started her own site selling Personalized Childrens Books. Check out the site http://www.MyFairyTaleBooks.com
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Claiming my own blog!
So in order to claim your blog you need specify a unique set of characters which allows directories know you are who you say you are in my case the characters are p7hmj69kty
Let's see if this works.
Let's see if this works.
Friday, April 10, 2009
New Microsoft Applications Slow Down XP
Internet Explorer 8 and Windows Media Player 11. So why are we seeing more of these upgrades? It seems like people that chose to stay with their old PC do not upgrade to Vista (here is an odd case. The reason may be that:
1. Their hardware wouldn’t support it well (too weak and Vista drivers that are needed for legacy hardware are sometimes hard to find).
2. It is expensive to pay for a new PC that also runs Vista well (it also may backfire at times), most people settle for their good old PC with good old XP but add to it latest updates from Microsoft.
However, newer versions of IE and WMP were designed for newer PCs and tested and optimized for Vista (and not for the discontinued XP)… XP users who try to maximize their experience by upgrading to IE8 and WMP11 absurdly get a slower and slower PC and a user experience which is worse than before!
This phenomena is called “bloatware“. Now, usually an obvious solution for bloatware is uninstalling the bloat and making it float by finding more lightweight alternatives (e.g. Foxit Reader instead of Acrobat Reader). However, after you’ve installed IE8 / WMP11 it is very hard to uninstall these applications especially if you’re not a geek.
1. Their hardware wouldn’t support it well (too weak and Vista drivers that are needed for legacy hardware are sometimes hard to find).
2. It is expensive to pay for a new PC that also runs Vista well (it also may backfire at times), most people settle for their good old PC with good old XP but add to it latest updates from Microsoft.
However, newer versions of IE and WMP were designed for newer PCs and tested and optimized for Vista (and not for the discontinued XP)… XP users who try to maximize their experience by upgrading to IE8 and WMP11 absurdly get a slower and slower PC and a user experience which is worse than before!
This phenomena is called “bloatware“. Now, usually an obvious solution for bloatware is uninstalling the bloat and making it float by finding more lightweight alternatives (e.g. Foxit Reader instead of Acrobat Reader). However, after you’ve installed IE8 / WMP11 it is very hard to uninstall these applications especially if you’re not a geek.
Wired or Wireless Which is More Secure
A hardwired Ethernet network is, by nature, safer and more secure than WiFi, but it is still vulnerable. Instead of breaking into the network, as with WiFi, hackers usually break into one of the PCs on the network, which can give them access to the information on all the PCs. The following security tips apply to both wired and wireless networks. While there is no such thing as absolute security, the more of these tips you follow the more secure your wireless network will be.
Secure both the network and each PC
• Use security software that comes with your wireless or wired router to secure the network.
• Rename your network. Out of the box, most routers use their own easily identifiable names (SSIDs) that make them easier for hackers to crack. Change the router name to one that doesn’t give you or the network type away.
• Use the media access control (MAC) feature that is usually included with your router. It lets you name each PC on the network and restrict network access to only those PCs.
• Secure each PC with its own firewall, so that even if a hacker gets into the network, he/she won’t be able to access the PCs on it.
Use strong password security
• The security software that comes with most routers usually offers several levels of password protection. Don’t use WEP (wired equivalent privacy) passwords as they are easily hacked. Use at least WPA (Wi-Fi protected access) or WPA Personal passwords, or an even more secure format, if offered.
• Create hard to decipher passwords. Don’t include your name, birth date, address or other obvious words or numbers. The best passwords are a random mix of letters, numbers, and characters, eight or more characters long.
• Change your password often.
Use up-to-date security software
Internet security software will help you maximize the safety and security of your home network. It adds security features that neither PCs nor network routers offer. Such features include –
• Firewall protection for each computer in the network.
• Transaction security to help ensure your online shopping or banking transactions are secured.
• Antivirus protection to help keep viruses, Trojan horses and worms from infecting your PCs.
• Antispyware to block hackers from placing spyware on your PC.
• Email scanning to remove viruses from email.
To maximize the effectiveness of your Internet security software, make sure it is always up-to-date so that you are always protected from the very latest security threats.
Secure both the network and each PC
• Use security software that comes with your wireless or wired router to secure the network.
• Rename your network. Out of the box, most routers use their own easily identifiable names (SSIDs) that make them easier for hackers to crack. Change the router name to one that doesn’t give you or the network type away.
• Use the media access control (MAC) feature that is usually included with your router. It lets you name each PC on the network and restrict network access to only those PCs.
• Secure each PC with its own firewall, so that even if a hacker gets into the network, he/she won’t be able to access the PCs on it.
Use strong password security
• The security software that comes with most routers usually offers several levels of password protection. Don’t use WEP (wired equivalent privacy) passwords as they are easily hacked. Use at least WPA (Wi-Fi protected access) or WPA Personal passwords, or an even more secure format, if offered.
• Create hard to decipher passwords. Don’t include your name, birth date, address or other obvious words or numbers. The best passwords are a random mix of letters, numbers, and characters, eight or more characters long.
• Change your password often.
Use up-to-date security software
Internet security software will help you maximize the safety and security of your home network. It adds security features that neither PCs nor network routers offer. Such features include –
• Firewall protection for each computer in the network.
• Transaction security to help ensure your online shopping or banking transactions are secured.
• Antivirus protection to help keep viruses, Trojan horses and worms from infecting your PCs.
• Antispyware to block hackers from placing spyware on your PC.
• Email scanning to remove viruses from email.
To maximize the effectiveness of your Internet security software, make sure it is always up-to-date so that you are always protected from the very latest security threats.
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