Used Computers (Desktops/Laptops)� What To Look For?

by: Christophe Catesson


Nowadays desktops and laptops are much more durable and dependable that they were just five years ago. Therefore, buying a used or refurbished computer is becoming more of a trend.

Suppliers replace their computers on average every 6 months and companies frequently upgrade their equipment. Buying one of these used or refurbished computers can save you a lot of money while still using a quite up to date technology. This is even more relevant if you are not a heavy user (i.e. most of your time on a computer is spent online, you may use a few standard applications once in a while). Even modestly priced computers will more than suffice for these types of demand.

Thinking about buying a used or refurbished desktop or laptop?

Buying a computer is not at all an easy job, one has look get detailed information of the available computers of good and reputed brands. One must take into consideration the size, color, configurations, features etc� While your computer should correspond to your personality and lifestyle, you should always keep in mind the reputation of the brand in the market. Brand counts a lot; you can render good service by the manufacturer if your computer is damaged.

Important handy Tips before buying a computer...

* Verify if the brand is reputed and always buy a good reputed brand. Read about customer service experience for that specific computer issues
* Check the warranty/guarantee of the computer (seek out computers which still have warranty/guarantee remaining)
* Compare the price of the new model in the market with what price your buying your used computer, try to get the best bargain. i.e. a two year old computer should not be bought for more than half of its original price.
* Check if the computer is outdated (if out of production it is difficult to get spare parts)
* Is the operating system current (Windows Vista/Windows Xp). Earlier versions probably run slower (windows 2000) and would not be advisable unless your needs are limited (i.e. web surfing, Word...). In any event, stay away with computers running on Windows 98 (granted you don't find many anymore). Also be aware of Windows Vista. Many users are reverting back to XP and that is even more obvious in the corporate world. Why? Vista looks nice but doesn't bring many technical improvements; therefore IT managers are not willing to implement something new when what they have works just fine. Some domestic users just don't like the new way of navigation within the Vista Operating System.
* Check if the configuration of the computer you are buying is good.
* Check the speed of the processor. If possible start the computer and see how long it takes to fully turn on. If its slow just turning on, imagine the lack of speed once you start adding software..

Additional Tips for laptops

* Is the battery life good? (search for the computers with a very good battery backup (2 hours minimum).
* Check for the screen size of the computer your buying and see to it that it is not exceeding the Normal (normally the screen size should be between 15-17). Less than that generally translates in older computers and increases the chance of age failure. Once the screen breaks, you are often better of changing the whole computer.
* Review the connectivity of the computer (Network, USB, Video, Audio�) look to it that it has a good connectivity including wireless
* Check out the weight. Ensure the computer is light enough for you to carry (light 7pounds)

Where to buy used computers:

* Online auctions. Pro: Often offer the best prices. Cons: Cannot validate the accuracy of the described item. No warranty. Tip 1: Some companies will offer warranty for up to two years, the cost is about 12 of the purchase price. Tip2: Buy from sellers with great feedback, do not hesitate to contact the seller with questions prior to bidding
* Online marketplaces: Pro: Set prices and quantities - Sometime warranty is available. Cons: Prices can vary a lot, do your homework
* Craiglist.com Contacting sellers on Craiglist.com in your local area gives you a chance to meet with the owner and physically test the computer before the purchase

Where to buy refurbished computers:

Refurbished computers can be a great way to buy as they have warranties and are generally sold by manufacturers or companies affiliated with them.

* Manufacturers websites will tell you how to buy directly from them or from their authorized sellers. Pros: Warranty, established companies. Cons: Prices are higher than regular auctions (you pay more for peace of mind)

Buying a used or refurbished computer can be a great way to save money. If you use some of the advice discussed above you can avoid many pitfalls. One last thing concerning laptops, make sure you have a good bag to protect your computer from a fatal accident. Your bag should be big enough for a 17 inch screen computer as it is rapidly becoming the norm, you will probably change your computer within a few years, the bag you may keep a lot longer.

Good Buy!

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What Is Internet Fax?

by: Titus Hoskins


Internet Fax is simply using the Internet or your email system to send and receive faxes. Since it is web based, you can send your faxes anytime anywhere; as long as you have an Internet connection and these days that's available just about everywhere.

You sign up with an Internet fax service provider to get your own fax number (local or toll free) which you use in the same manner as you would use any fax number. There is a small charge for this service but keep in mind you do not need an extra phone line to do Internet faxing since everything is done online.

Many small and large business owners are switching over to Internet Fax for some obvious advantages: it is very convenient, it is very fast, it offers more privacy, many faxes can be sent/received simultaneously (no busy signals) and it is available wherever you have the Internet. Plus there are no messy fax machines and no need for a second phone line.

One of the most asked questions about Internet Fax relates to the confusion over just how the whole thing works. Many traditional fax users can't quite get their heads around the idea of having faxes without the traditional fax machine.

Basically, you sign up with a fax service provider and get your own fax number and you send/receive your faxes thru your email system - your fax is attached to an email as either a TIFF or PDF format file. You can access your faxes from an online interface (your fax login site) where your faxes are received and sent. You can also store your faxes online there.

What confuses most people who are not familiar with online faxing is the question: can I still send my faxes to the old traditional machines, since many of my business partners may not be using Internet Fax?

The answer is YES!

You can send your faxes to the old traditional fax machine and if they have your fax number, they can still return a fax to you via the old traditional manner or fax machine.

Here's how Internet Fax works:

You use a fax gateway or Internet Fax provider/server to handle your faxes. For example, say if you were sending a fax.

Computer/Internet -> Fax provider/server -> Phone line -> Fax machine

You use your computer and the Internet to log into your online account/page to send your fax to your fax provider/server which then uses the phone line to send your fax to the receiving fax machine.

If you are receiving a Fax

Fax machine -> Phone line -> Fax provider/server -> Email message (thru Internet) -> Your Email account

Someone uses a fax machine to send you a fax which goes thru the phone line to your fax provider/server which converts it into a TIFF or PDF file and sends you an email message with your fax attached in your email.

If both parties are using Internet Fax, then your faxes can be sent/received using your email systems over the Internet.

Computer/email -> Fax provider/server -> Computer/email

What you really have to keep in mind, once you sign up for an Internet fax service you will have an online interface (login site) where you can send and receive your faxes. Then when you send or receive a fax, you get a confirmation in your web interface and/or by email.

This offers some great advantages such as receiving and sending your faxes whenever and wherever you access the Internet. No more busy signals, no more messy fax machines, no more nosy workers seeing the contents of your fax, and no extra phone line. Plus, many faxes can be sent/received simultaneously, even when your computer is turned off. No more missed faxes because your phone line was busy.

However, in order to get all these advantages you have to sign up for an Internet fax service. There are many well known Internet fax providers such as MyFax, eFax, RapidFax, TrustFax, Send2Fax... and some very good lesser known faxing companies such as MetroHiSpeed out of Seattle and Faxage out of Denver.

A word of caution, when signing up for any long term business service it pays to do your homework first. It pays to shop around mainly because even any small savings may prove significant over the long haul. Prices can range from very cheat (under $20 a year) to around $10 - $15 a month depending on the kind of service you need. There are many different plans and services, and keep in mind, you will pay more for International faxing.

Internet Fax seems to be the way of the future as more and more businesses go online. Besides, as we become more and more modernized, computers are offering us simple and convenient solutions to many of our daily traditional business tasks such as faxing. Can your business or any company really afford to be left behind or not take advantage of the benefits of Internet Fax? Can you still remain competitive without Internet Fax? It's your call?

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10 Easy ways to improve Windows XP performance.

1.) Disable file indexing. The indexing service extracts information from documents and other files on the hard drive and creates a "searchable keyword index." As you can imagine, this process can be quite taxing on any system. The idea is that the user can search for a word, phrase, or property inside a document, should they have hundreds or thousands of documents and not know the file name of the document they want. Windows XP's built-in search functionality can still perform these kinds of searches without the Indexing service. It just takes longer. The OS has to open each file at the time of the request to help find what the user is looking for.

Most people never need this feature of search. Those who do are typically in a large corporate environment where thousands of documents are located on at least one server. But if you're a typical system builder, most of your clients are small and medium businesses. And if your clients have no need for this search feature,
I recommend disabling it.

1.1) double-click the My Computer icon.
1.2) right-click on the C: Drive, then select Properties.
1.3) Uncheck "Allow Indexing Service to index this disk for fast file searching." and click Apply button
1.4) Check at "Apply change to C:\, subfolders and files" and click OK.
If a warning or error message appears (such as "Access is denied"), click the Ignore All button.

2.) Once a month, run a disk cleanup. Here's how:

2.1 Double-click the My Computer icon.
2.2 Then right-click on the C: drive and select Properties.
2.3 Click the Disk Cleanup button
2.4 Check at Temporary files and click OK.

3.) Remove all spyware from the computer. Use free programs such as AdAware by Lavasoft or SpyBot Search & Destroy. Once these programs are installed, be sure to check for and download any updates before starting your search. Anything either program finds can be safely removed. Any free software that requires spyware to run will no longer function once the spyware portion has been removed; if your customer really wants the program even though it contains spyware, simply reinstall it. For more information on removing Spyware visit this Web Pro News page.


4.) Remove any unnecessary or unused programs from the Add/Remove Programs section of the Control Panel.

5.) Turn off any and all unnecessary animations, and disable active desktop. In fact, for optimal performance, turn off all animations.
Windows XP offers many different settings in this area. Here's how to do it:

5.1 Click Start button , Setting and Control Panel
5.2 Double click on System icon
5.3 Click on the Advanced tab. and Select the Settings button located under Performance.
5.4 Feel free to play around with the options offered here, as nothing you can change will alter the reliability of the computer -- only its responsiveness.

6.) Visit Microsoft's Windows update site regularly, and download all updates labeled Critical. Download any optional updates at your discretion.

7.) Update the customer's anti-virus software on a weekly, even daily, basis. Make sure they have only one anti-virus software package installed. Mixing anti-virus software is a sure way to spell disaster for performance and reliability.

8.) Do not partition the hard drive. Windows XP's NTFS file system runs more efficiently on one large partition. The data is no safer on a separate partition, and a reformat is never necessary to reinstall an operating system. The same excuses people offer for using partitions apply to using a folder instead.
For example, instead of putting all your data on the D: drive, put it in a folder called "D drive." You'll achieve the same organizational benefits that a separate partition offers, but without the degradation in system performance. Also, your free space won't be limited by the size of the partition; instead, it will be limited by the size of the entire hard drive. This means you won't need to resize any partitions, ever. That task can be time-consuming and also can result in lost data.

9.) If the PC has a CD or DVD recorder, check the drive manufacturer's Web site for updated firmware. In some cases you'll be able to upgrade the recorder to a faster speed. Best of all, it's free.

10.) At least once a year, open the computer's cases and blow out all the dust and debris. While you're in there, check that all the fans are turning properly.

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Spyware Remover: Bursting Out The Spyware And Adware

by: Arvind Singh

Spyware Remover is evolved as the need to keep your privacy intact when you do computing or surfing the Internet. These programs do block the suspected entry and clean any malicious codes. How to burst off their presence on the computer? Simply read this.

Spyware Remover is evolved as the need to keep your privacy intact when you do computing or surfing the Internet. This program can block Spyware and their suspected entries and even clean any malicious codes. To effectively remove Spyware Adware from the system, the Spyware remover proceeds on full scan with some intricate areas like system files and registries. Collecting the required matches, the files are marked and presented on for removal.

As we all know that there are many companies who wish to increase their customer base are misusing this Spyware to gain the access to the computer using patterns. Even if these Spyware programs can harm to the computers, it doesn't matter at all to such companies. All they expect an advertisement show to us. These advertisement reminding and pseudo-search service are dealt very strictly.

The Spyware also work is dual mode by tricking the security settings and modifying the system registries. Some of them install two components simultaneously if one is removed another one reinstalls it. Well, if this is case then also no worry. As we now have Spyware removers! These Spyware removal tools not only chase these but it also helps us by tracking the events and blocks the program tree execution.

To stop Spyware or to block Spyware on your system, these Spyware removers have improved signature definition and are available with the latest updates. To remove Adware Spyware from your system, many anti-Spyware software companies have taken some serious steps in their offering, as you can evaluate their offering by the free versions downloads. Moreover, some free anti-Spyware may have some better-added advantages like combo action of detection, cleaning and prevention, which is often carried out with installation of the frequent updates and feed backs.

To stop Spyware or such types getting installed on your computer just look up at forums, discussions boards, search engines, and various software communities. You are sure to get correct information about some reliable Spyware removers. Don't forget that if any of the above techniques will not work effectively on the privacy intruders like your favorite Spyware, then don't hesitate to ask people for a better help on all those forum sites that you browse most of the time whenever you are in a hunt for getting information. Now when all of you have understood the concept and working efficiency of spyware removers, than get it installed right now!

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Protecting Children Online With Internet Parental Controls

by: Kelly Hunter

The World Wide Web is a fascinating place. It has obliterated geography in terms of education and business. It facilitates learning by allowing kids to see things and experiences aspects of different places they may never get the chance to see in the non-virtual world. The Internet can bring people together who otherwise would never know each other and create a virtual universe that is totally cohesive, with every kind of information imaginable literally available at your fingertips. Sounds great, doesn�t it?

Unfortunately, the Internet has a dark side. It is full of material that is inappropriate for children and all kinds of predators. Leaving your kids alone to fend for themselves on the Web is exactly as dangerous at leaving them in a crowed airport or shopping mall. You don�t know where they�re going or who with. The news is filled with horror stories about kids who have been taken advantage of on the Internet, but you don�t want yours to miss out on all the positive aspects of the technology. The first line of defense in keeping your kids save on the Web is to teach them how to use it safely.

A lot of online dangers can be dodged simply by reminding kids of one of their earliest learned lessons: don�t talk to strangers. The kinds of people who want to harm kids have all kinds of tricks up their sleeves. They may try to lull your child into a false sense of security by pretending to be someone she knows. Make sure your child understands that it isn�t a good idea to give out personal information such as their address, phone number or the name of their school. The less information a potential predator has, the harder it will be for him to actually locate a victim. It might be a good idea to establish a secret password and share it only with friends and family so your kid has a way to identify people who are safe to chat with.

Chat interfaces and instant messaging are great tools for keeping in touch with friends and conduct business, but they are also direct connections between your child and possible pedophiles and other predators. Most instant messengers have settings that will only allow people on a pre-approved list to approach your child. That way you can let the kids chat with family and friends while keeping the bad guys out. You can visit

http://www.internet-parental-control.org/

to find more information on online child safety measures.

You can�t watch your kids every minute they are online, and you can�t always count on them to do what you have taught them to do. Parental control software is a great back up. Most browsers will allow you to customize age-appropriate settings for each child in your house. You can choose what kinds of Web sites you want your kids to access and block them out of the ones you don�t. It�s a great way to provide a virtual safety net for your family. If the parental controls supplied by your Internet Service Provider, check into installing additional software that will evaluate each site your child attempts to access. You set criteria by which the software judges each Web page and assigns a rating, much like a movie rating. Your kids will only be able to look at sites with ratings you have deemed appropriate.

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Anti Virus Guide (Protecting you PC.)

Protecting Your PC
Virus Protection
Extra Security
AntiVirus Software
Encyclopedias
Where To Get Free Help

Virus Protection

There are two main steps to protecting your computer from viruses, Trojans and worms:

1. Install AntiVirus softwareYou can purchase a copy of AntiVirus software and install it on your computer. If you do not have any such software installed on your computer - this should be the next item you buy! AntiVirus software protects you from becoming infected by regularly scanning all files on your computer for viruses, and in most cases by checking every single file that you access (including files received via email etc) for viruses.

2. Keep it up to dateNew viruses appear all the time. There are at least 57,000 different viruses and more being created every single day! AntiVirus software can normally only detect those viruses, which the developer of the AntiVirus software knows about. Therefore it is absolutely essential that you keep your AntiVirus software up to date. Most AntiVirus software vendors provide a service (often for free) where you can get updates to the software. These updates allow you to detect and eliminate new virus threats. In some cases, AntiVirus software can even update itself over the Internet automatically! Always update your AntiVirus software as often possible - preferably every week.

Extra Security

Here are some additional steps you can take to protect yourself from viruses:

1. Get some Backup Software and take regular backups of your data. Ideally on to a location this is not on your computer. For example: a ZIP disk, Writable CD, etc. This way, if a virus infects your system (or another problem occurs) and you can not recover, you can always go back to the previous version of your data.

Do not overwrite your previous backup when taking a new backup. Problems have been known to occur during the backup process, so you want to make sure that you always have one complete backup available.

2. Do not open email attachments unless you were expecting to receive an email attachment from the person who sent the message. This includes email attachments from people you know - their computer may be infected, and the virus may be sending you email without their knowledge.

If you are not sure if the sender meant to send you an attachment, write to them and ask if they knew they sent you an an attachment and if they know what is in it.

When writing to a person who sent you a suspect attachment, be sure to use "New Message" (or the equivalent function) in your email program. Do not click "Reply" as you may easily inadvertently open the virus infected file.

3. If prompted, do not run macros when opening Microsoft Word or Excel documents unless you put the macros there yourself. This is especially true for documents received via email, even from people you know.

4. When downloading files from Internet sites save the files to a temporary folder on your computer, or to a floppy disk etc. Scan them for viruses using your AntiVirus software before opening or running them.

5. Avoid downloading files from disreputable sites. For example, do not download files from "crackz", "appz",. "warez" or other illegal/pirated software sites. Such files have been known to contain viruses, Trojans, etc.

6. Check that there is not a floppy disk inadvertently left in the drive before rebooting or restarting your computer.

If you start your computer and there is an infected disk in the drive, you can catch a virus this way!

7. Prepare a clean MS-DOS boot disk, and keep it in a safe place.

On most computers you can can make such a disk by opening an MS-DOS window and typing:

FORMAT A: /S

After preparing the disk, set the tab on the floppy disk to the Write-Protected position.

You may need this disk when recovering from some types of virus infections. Your AntiVirus software and/or AntiVirus web sites contain instructions for cleaning up viruses.

8. If possible you should also familiarize yourself with at least the basic MS-DOS commands. Knowing these commands can prove extremely handy in an emergency situation (and can also help you use your computer more productively).

AntiVirus Software

There is a wide choice of AntiVirus Software available.
Regardless of which program you choose, always update your AntiVirus software as often possible so as to protect yourself from new virus threats!

- Norton AntiVirus
This program scans your disk for viruses, performs a live check on files accessed and is very regularly updated (there is even a function to update your AntiVirus protection over the Internet).

There are several versions to choose from depending on which version of Windows you have on your computer, and which media (CD-ROM or download) you prefer. I recommend the your purchase the Professional Edition which has more functions and is more powerful.

Other popular AntiVirus programs include:
- McAfee Virus Scan
- Panda AntiVirus

Encyclopedias

These web sites contain enyclopedias of information about viruses:

I particularly recommend the following web sites which, in my opinion, are the most comprehensive and regularly updated:

- Symantec AntiVirus Search for Viruses
Comprehensive searchable directory by Symantec who are the makers of the Norton AntiVirus software.

- McAfee Virus Information
Another excellent encyclopedia with good descriptions of common viruses.

Where To Get Free Help

These web sites provide help from real live people, on virus-related issues:

- Allexperts Computer Virus Q&A
Volunteer experts will answer your questions on viruses and computer security.

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Anti Virus Guide (Introduction)

Introduction
What Is A Virus
How Viruses Spread
Virus Hoaxes
Trojan Horses
Worms
Combinations

What Is A Virus

A virus is computer code, which makes copies of itself, without the computer user's (victim's) knowledge. Viruses attach themselves to other files or programs on the victim's computer - and often take complicated steps to disguise their presence.

- Some viruses are deliberately harmful or malicious - they carry a "payload". For example, erasing data from the victim's hard-disk.

- Other viruses simply attempt to make copies of themselves. Even these viruses can beharmful as they often have unintended consequences, and they always use computer resources (example: disk-space) without the computer user's knowledge or consent.

Very often, a virus can lay dormant for a long period of time (or until a given date), sometimes even years, before copying itself or executing its payload.

Viruses are usually designed by the virus writer to attack a particular type of computer or software. Most viruses are targeted at (and therefore can only infect) users of Microsoft operating systems (MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows) and/or Microsoft products (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook Express, etc.). However there are also viruses which affect other types of computers and software

How Viruses Spread

If a virus just stayed on the infected computer and didn't spread to other computers it wouldn't be too much of a problem (except for the unlucky victim). However just as a virus can infect the files on one computer, it can easily spread on to other computers:

-Some viruses attach themselves to program files (which may include EXE files, device drivers, etc). When the file is copied (or emailed) to another computer - it ends up being infected.

-Some viruses attach themselves to document files (most often Microsoft Word or Excel documents). These "macro viruses" use the advanced features of Word, Excel etc. to replicate themselves.

-Some viruses reside in the boot-sector of floppy or hard-disks. The boot sector is a special area of the disk, which is read and executed when the computer is started. If a computer is started with an infected floppy disk in the drive, it becomes infected.

-Some viruses send email from one computer to another, usually without the sender's knowledge. For example, these emails may be sent to people in the victim's address book or whose email address was listed on recently visited web pages. These viruses send an infected attachment with a plausible looking message. When the recipient opens the attachment, their computer becomes infected.

-Some viruses combine more than one of the above strategies and may switch between different strategies at different times or under different circumstances.

Virus Hoaxes

If you have been on the Internet for a while, you have probably received hoax virus warnings. (If you are new to the Internet, don't worry you are bound to get one sooner or later!) Hoax virus warnings are started by a person maliciously (or as a prank), but then passed on by many innocent computer users who wrongly believe they are genuine warnings and that they are helping others by passing on these messages. Most hoax virus warnings instruct the recipient to forward the warning to "everyone you know" and this is why they spread so fast. (Incidentally many people are taken-in by, and pass on other fake/hoax messages, including "opportunities", "news" or "secret information" )

If you get a virus warning or message telling you to pass it on to "everyone you
know", chances are that it's a bogus message. The most well-known virus hoax is
"Good Times".

Hoax warnings are not harmless.

- It has been known for a company's email system to be crashed by the volume of email generated by users forwarding warnings to everybody else repeatedly!

- Hoaxes waste user's time, as well as Internet resources and bandwidth.

- Some hoax virus warnings encourage users to delete files from their computers - for example - files which are not infected with any virus and may be essential to the correct operation of the computer.

-We recommend that you do not pass on virus warnings at all. If you must do then check carefully whether the warning is a hoax first! Companies should establish a clear policy that says virus warnings should not be passed on, or passed only to the IT department (which can then determine the veracity of the report) and not to all users.

Trojan Horses

The name Trojan horse comes from Homer's Illiad in which Greek warriors were able to sneak inside the walls of Troy (which they were besieging) by concealing hemselves inside a "gift" of a wooden horse.

In the computer world, a Trojan horse (often called just "Trojan") is a program (or occasionally a document) which appears to be harmless, or even useful, but actually has a malicious intent such as erasing the victim's hard-drive.

The difference between a Trojan and a virus is that:

- A virus copies itself without the user's knowledge

- A Trojan is copied by users deliberately - although of course they don't know about its hidden malicious intent. Sometimes Trojans are attached to illegal copyright violating software ("pirated software", "appz", "crackz", etc.).

Worms

Like a virus, a worm is a program that spreads itself from computer to computer without the victim's knowledge. Also, like a virus, worms may sometimes have deliberately malicious effects, although in many cases the mere fact of replication can be enough to be harmful to computers or networks. The difference between a virus and a worm is a technical one:

- A virus attaches itself to files (programs or data) on the victim's disk and spreads when these files are copied or executed.

- A worm resides in the computer's active memory and spreads from one computer to another by infecting other computers over a network connection (these days most often the network is the Internet).

Because worms use network connections to spread themselves, they can spread incredibly fast and generate massive amounts of network traffic (slowing or blocking legitimate access to the network).

Another worm in the news (July 2001) is the "CodeRed Worm" which affects Windows NT and Windows 2000 web servers. This worm takes control of infected servers and then uses them to launch "Denial Of Service" attacks against the other Internet sites. This worm has been highlighted in the press by US government officials and Microsoft. Microsoft have also made a fix available for the security hole that this worm exploits

Combinations

Although there are distinct definitions of the terms "virus", "worm", and "Trojan", virus-authors do not always follow these definitions.

In fact, it is quite common for viruses to combine attributes of each of these types of programs. For example, the virus Happy99 spreads itself by creating a Trojan called HAPPY99.EXE or HAPPY00.EXE and emailing this Trojan to unsuspecting users.

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Hide Files in Image Files !!!

Sometimes we are eager to hide some files on the system !!!(I won't ask Why ???)http://pcremix.blogspot.com/So, now i have got a trick to hide files in image files !!!Here it is :** You require WinRAR installed on your PC for this trick.** First add your files to .rar and i.e. say files.rar** Say you have a image as img.jpg** Now, save files.rar and img.jpg in c:\ drive.** Click start >> Run**

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Add Folder To - "SEND TO"

Many a times we require a FOLDER too often, like to store our Multimedia files and all !!!No no need to access the folder and carry out the traditional COPY & PASTE !!!Just add it too "SEND TO" !!!Do as follows :** Open any FOLDER.** Then, TOOLS >> Folder Options** Click view TAB.** In LIST of Advance Settings, click Show hidden files and folders !** Now, go to C:\Documents and Settings** Here,

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Crack BIOS Password !!!

Forgot BIOS Password ?Do the following :1. Open the CPU2. Now, observe the motherboard.3. You notice a coin like silver Battery(3V).----------------------------------------- NOTE --------------------------------------------------------This battery is 24 x 7 power supply for the BIOS, which is used to run the system clock will the main power is off. It also initiates the booting process when

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