johnxuster asked:


Today we come to the 21th. and the laptop computer changed much and lift our life. now almost everyone has a laptop computer. but do you konw what is the modern l aptop computer?

 We live in a very technologically advanced world that we could not seem to imagine living back to the time when computers do not exist. Having computers was considered to be a luxury but today it has become more of a necessity. Computers are being used everywhere and for everything. It can be seen in school, at work, at home and anywhere else you could possibly imagine. It is used for research, entertainment, communication and in every field of work there is. Having a computer makes us do thing faster and easier. It allows us to do tasks that would take hours to do manually with a simple click of a button. If majority of people has a computer – may it be a laptop computer, desktop or notebook pc; are you part of that majority? Even if your answer be yes or no; Cheap Shopping Center will surely be of great help to you.

Cheap Shopping Center gives a wide selection of computer products. The store offers desktop pc’s which is a personal computer intended for use only at a single location. You can find a whole computer set that includes everything you need to have a fully operational desktop pc or you can choose to look for parts and assemble the computer on your own. You can also find replacement parts or just simply parts you have been missing or would want to upgrade. Commonly, CPU’s are the most searched computer part as you will not need to buy a whole new computer set but would only need to upgrade the computer’s CPU to enhance the use of your computer. The CPU serves as the brain of the computer where all important files and software are located. Computer monitors, keyboards, mouse and speakers are also part of the computer but are seldom changed. No matter what type or model of these parts you have, they commonly serve only their main purpose. You can opt to change these parts and upgrade for a newer and better feel to your computer.

The store also offers laptop computers which is a small mobile light weight computer. Any brand you would want to find, such as Acer, Dell, Toshiba and other brands, can easily be searched for in this store. Laptops unlike a desktop pc don’t have separate parts but they also come with accessories such as power adapters, battery packs, and USB cables. All these accessories and more can also be found on this store.

There is also some hardware you can use to add-on to your computer. A printer is important because this allows you to produce a hard copy of whatever file you made on your computer. Scanners are used to produce images of a hard copy into your computer. This serves almost a reverse purpose of the printer. Webcams are used to takes videos of you while in front of the computer. This is often used for communication. Joysticks are used for games played on the computer. All these could be connected to your desktop or laptop pc. There are many more computer parts and accessories not mentioned which you are probably using or would like to use. If you are looking for the best place to get these parts, why not try going on the web and type on Cheapshoppingcenter.com and you might find here exactly what you are looking for.



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Felix K asked:


More and more technology-savvy individuals prefer custom built computers rather than ready built ones.  With this advent also comes the increased demand for computer parts.  Although specific brand companies already cater to this increased computer parts demand, you may get better deals and choices with computer parts resellers.

 

Online Computer Parts Resellers Offers Better Deals

 

There are already numerous computer parts resellers out there.  However, if you want convenience and speedy purchases, then you may want to consider online computer parts resellers.  Here are some of the excellent features that online computer parts resellers offer:

 

1.  Discounts.  An online computer parts reseller does not have to pay for store space and other overhead expenses related to holding store space.  For this reason, they can easily offer discounts compared to non-online computer parts resellers.

 

2.  Wholesale Prices.  Assembling a PC is preferable than buying ready built PCs because of the price.  When you buy computer parts one by one, your total expenses will not reach the price of a ready built PC, given that you do not have to pay for assembling it.  If you assemble lots of PCs for business use, then you may even save more by buying wholesale at an online computer parts reseller.  Buying wholesale means buying a specified minimum number of parts set by the computer parts reseller.  The best thing to buying wholesale is the price; if you compute prices on a per unit basis, you will find out that prices are a whole lot cheaper.

 

3.  Warranty.  An online computer parts reseller offers the option of buying products with warranties or not.  Although products with warranties cost more, having a warranty is preferable.  Manufacturing defects of computer parts is not uncommon and buying under a warranty will allow you to request for replacement. 

 

4.  More Choices.  When you buy at brand specific stores, your choice is limited to their brand.  While some brands may be best at certain computer parts, it does not guarantee that they are best at every computer part.  Other brands may be better and buying at brand specific stores won’t offer you other brand choices.  Thankfully, computer parts resellers are there to offer you more choices.  They usually have every price and performance-popular brand of computer products available.

 

5.  Read Reviews.  Before buying a product, it is best to assess its possible performance and the way to do this is by reading reviews.  Fortunately, online computer parts resellers offer you the opportunity to assess a product through reviews.  Basically, every available online product has reviews.  There are even some online computer parts resellers that rate their products and offer helpful tips.

 

6.  Convenience.  We all know how daunting a task shopping can be.  And, all the more if you are shopping for computer parts; you have to walk from one store to another and have to carry your purchased items around.  Thankfully, online computer parts resellers offer a convenient shopping experience at the comfort of your own home.  Moreover, the items that you purchase will be delivered to you so you won’t have to carry anything around.

 

But before you start clicking at buy buttons.  There are several things you should consider.  Firstly, check the price list of every online computer parts reseller for the lowest prices.  The next thing you may want to check is the packaging and postage (p&p).  Computer parts resellers that shoulder the expenses of packaging and postage are preferable.  Lastly, check the computer parts reseller’s payment scheme.  Remember that you preferred online stores for their convenience, and payment modes shouldn’t be any different.



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davidtuffel asked:


 

What is Computer Security?

Computer Security is a branch of technology known as information security as applied to computers. Information security means protecting information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction. The objective of computer security varies and can include protection of information from theft or corruption, or the preservation of availability, as defined in the security policy.

Technological and managerial procedures applied to computer systems to ensure the availability, integrity and confidentiality of information managed by the computer system

 

Computer security imposes requirements on computers that are different from most system requirements because they often take the form of constraints on what computers are not supposed to do.

Typical approaches to improving computer security can include the following:



Physically limit access to computers to only those who will not compromise security.

Hardware mechanisms that impose rules on computer programs, thus avoiding depending on computer programs for computer security.

Operating system mechanisms that impose rules on programs to avoid trusting computer programs.

Programming strategies to make computer programs dependable and resist subversion.



Computer Security has three Layers:

o Hacking

o Cracking

o Phreaking

 

Hacking:

Unauthorized use or attempts to circumvent or bypass the security mechanisms of an information system or network.

Computer hacking always involves some degree of infringement on the privacy of others or damage to computer-based property such as files, web pages or software. The impact of computer hacking varies from simply being simply invasive and annoying to illegal.

 

Cracking:

The act of breaking into a computer system.

Software Cracking is the modification of software to remove protection methods: copy prevention, trial/demo version, serial number, hardware key, CD check or software annoyances like nag screens and adware.

The most common software crack is the modification of an application’s binary to cause or prevent a specific key branch in the program’s execution.

 

Phreaking:

The art and science of cracking the phone network.

 

 

Security by design:

The technologies of computer security are based on logic. There is no universal standard notion of what secure behavior is. “Security” is a concept that is unique to each situation. Security is extraneous to the function of a computer application, rather than ancillary to it, thus security necessarily imposes restrictions on the application’s behavior.

There are several approaches to security in computing; sometimes a combination of approaches is valid:



Trust all the software to abide by a security policy but the software is not trustworthy (this is computer insecurity).

Trust all the software to abide by a security policy and the software is validated as trustworthy (by tedious branch and path analysis for example).

Trust no software but enforce a security policy with mechanisms that are not trustworthy (again this is computer insecurity).

Trust no software but enforce a security policy with trustworthy mechanisms.



 

12 tips for computer security:



Update / patch ALL your software every now and then!

Check / adjust ALL your settings so they are safe, since they ARENT by default!

Use firewall, like ZoneAlarm to control what goes in and out from your computer!

Use good passwords: at least 13marks long, containing both letters and numbers. Remember to change your password every few months atleast and dont ever use the same password in two places!

Get a good antivirus program: NOD32, F-Secure or Norton Antivirus and keep it updated!

Don’t open or execute files that you are not 100% sure are absolutely safe nomatter where or how you get them.

Wipe your historyfiles (like cookies, internet history and temporary files, etc.), logs and personal files, with specific wiping program (like Eraser) instead of just deleting them.

Use encryption to enhance your privacy! Use encrypted email (like Hushmail or Ziplip), www-surfing and encrypt sensitive files on your computer (PGP).

When you are finished using some internet-based service like email, sign out of it rather than just closing your browser! Also, when you leave your computer, make sure that none of such programs or connections are left open that someone could abuse. In WindowsNT/2k/XP, press Windowskey+L to lock the workstation.

Don’t use public computers for anything you need to type in your logins, they usually have Trojan horses that capture your passwords.

Make backups and store them in safe place! Easiest way to do a total-backup is to make an “Image” of your harddrive or partition and store it on safe location, but floppies will usually be just fine for storing documents, etc.

Install and Use a Hardware Firewall



 

Regards,

Kethy Wright

www.perceptionsystem.com



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Joe Uantu asked:


Hurricanes cause billions of dollars in damage each year, including damage to computers. Unfortunately, computers can be much harder to replace if lost than other electronics because of the data contained on their hard drives and time spent tweaking and overclocking them. Being a Katrina evacuee and survivor myself, I know how important a computer can be after a natural disaster. With hurricane season looming in the days ahead, I decided to write a guide to help people protect their computers and data during a natural disaster.

Part I: Backing Up Data And Things to Have

Hurricane season or not, you should always be backing up your data. Whether you plan on riding out the storm (a bad idea) or evacuating to another location, you should have a backup of your computer data either on an external hard drive or optical media such as CD-Rs or a DVD. Be sure to keep your data in a very safe place, such as a water proof safe. Never leave your backup by your computer.

Next, you should have the following things to make life after the storm easier:



Phone numbers for insurance, computer or computer parts companies, and phone numbers for all local ISPs (including dial-up and satellite). Having your insurance phone number and phone numbers for your computer company will help get your computer replaced faster if it is damaged. I can’t stress enough how important it is for you to have phone numbers and even access disks for all of your local ISPs! After Katrina, the Internet was the only way many people could contact the outside world. As fate would have it, my broadband was down for 3 weeks and none of the other broadband ISPs would except new orders due to the storm, leaving me with my old friend Dial Up, whom I thought I had buried 8 years ago. Your best bet is to use a satellite ISP as they have no equipment that can be destroyed by a hurricane and cause an outage.



Back ups of all your file, have all application and game discs, CD keys, drivers, and operating system discs on hand.



Photos of your computer as well as proof of what parts are inside.



In the event your quad SLI rig is destroyed, you don’t want your insurance company to replace it with something of a significantly lesser value, do you? It’s very easy for people to claim “I had this, this, and this and it all cost me $3000 last month.” after their 3 year old Athlon XP rig is destroyed. As a result, your insurance company may be hesitant to replace your expensive computer parts unless you can prove you own them. Also know to what extent your insurance (including flood insurance) will replace damaged property. While some policies will cover the replacement cost of damaged property, some may only cover part of the damage cost. Also know what your deductible is.

Blog or Social Networking Profile

Social networking sites such as myspace were great after Katrina. Friends could find out where other friends had evacuated to simply by reading each others’ myspaces.

Generator and Gas

A generator can power many things, including home computers! Check with your local generator supplier about any local laws about generators, how to safely and properly set one up, and how well they will work with computers. Because generators provide unstable power, a battery backup UPS and a surge protector are a must. Do not count on gas to power your generator being available in the aftermath of the storm. It’s best to have a good supply of gas as well as a few empty gas containers on hand.

Part II: Evacuating with Your PC

Like any family members or pets you may have, your PC isn’t something to leave behind if you can avoid it. While your first priority should be getting out alive, you should consider bringing your PC with you if you can room in your car. You can’t count on your destination to have good computers, high speed Internet, or any entertaining activities for that matter. Being in another place during a hurricane is stressful. Between watching your home town being walloped on CNN and The Weather Channel, the people around you as well as yourself will be tense and worried. Having a nice computer to browse the web with and play Battlefield 2 is a sure entertainer. In fact, the Internet was the only place where I could get information about my very neighborhood after the storm! Local newspaper message boards were packed with evacuees from all over my area and had plenty of information about damage to share.

Even if you can’t bring your PC, at the very least bring your hard drive with you! If your home is looted in the aftermath of the storm, the last thing you want is your personal data in someone else’s hands. Be sure your hard drive is in an anti-static bag to avoid needless damage to it.

If taking a long road trip, you should probably place some sort of padding or foaming (even a blanket will work) around your computer or hard drive to protect it from the vibrations of the car. Don’t bring your monitor unless you have an LCD and there’s room for it.

Part III: Leaving Your PC at Home

If you don’t have room for your PC in your car, don’t plan on staying with it during the storm. There are several safeguards you can take to prevent unnecessary damage to your computer:



Cover any open parts of your computer case (such as fans and vents) with tape. Don’t use duct tape unless you want to risk taking paint off your case or a sticky mess.



Cover your computer with as many trash bags as you need. At least 2 trash bags per computer are recommended.



Consider how high your home is above sea level, the risk of flooding, and other factors. If you know your home could flood, you should put your computer on the second floor. But if you know your roof is weak and could easily blow off, don’t put it on the second floor! Find an enclosed space with no windows (such as a closet) as close to the center of your home as possible. If your computer case has a side window, make sure it’s facing towards the ground or against a wall. If you can, place other objects around your computer to offer it additonal protection from blowing rain and flying debris.



Part IV: When the Worst Happens

In the event your PC becomes damaged during the storm, don’t fret. If the damage is from a fallen tree or a piece of flying debri, there is nothing you can do. If your computer becomes flooded, however, there are steps you can take to recover it. Below is a basic guide on how to recover a flooded computer.



Do not turn on the computer! Make sure it is unplugged! While you may be anxious to see if your computer can run, don’t do it if you know it’s been exposed to water. You’ll just end up causing more damage if you do. Remember to keep your computer unplugged.



Remove components that work. If you can see a water line in your computer, take out all the components above it and put them in a safe place.



Let your computer dry. Let your computer dry for a week or so. One drop of water in a running computer could mean disaster.



Remove the CMOS battery and other parts.



Use a solution of 90% alcohol or more to wash the various components of your computer, including connectors. If necessary, use a paint brush to remove stubbon crud.



Let your computer dry completely.



If the above doesn’t work or you have data you can’t risk losing on your hard drive, consider professional computer recovery. Do not plan on salvaging the power supply, CMOS battery, the hard drive, optical drives, or any fans if they have been flooded. Also remember to take pictures of any damage to your computer before you attempt to fix it for insurance purposes.

Hopefully this guide will help people save their computers from hurricane related damage. A computer is a very useful tool that should be part of any good disaster supply kit. Trust me when I say it’s an important thing to have around. However, remember a computer is only a material possession. Like all material objects, they can be replaced. Human and animal life, however, cannot. Use good judgement when deciding whether or not to take your computer with you and while repairing it if it damaged.

Disclaimer: In no way is the author responsible for any actions you may take to save your computer from a hurricane or fix it after flooding. Any actions you choose regarding hurricanes and computers are taken at your own risk. For the sake of all, please use common sense during any natural disaster.



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Kelly Purden asked:


There are times when computers can behave badly. You can experience computer crashing; computer freezing and computer system can run slow. These problems are normal for any computer system today whether you like it or not. Some problems can be recognizable while others are just difficult to figure out. However, you have to try to identify want causes the problem such as computer freezing and crashing to be able to solve it properly.

Every time your computer does not succeed in responding, there is a huge probability that your computer is experiencing a problem. Computer freezing can also happen when the computer is active doing different tasks. There are times when the computer suddenly stops while saving a certain file during printing. You can try checking out the power cable if the computer screen is blank. However, there are latest computer models that have a feature wherein the screen blanks out automatically in order to save energy. Just press on keys to make the computer screen return to normal.

You can experience computer freezing due to cable disconnections. It is important to check first before making any actions. Then, you can try pressing the ‘Esc’ key if your connections are fine but still having an unresponsive computer. If computer freezing still exists, try pressing ‘Ctrl’, ‘Alt’ and ‘Del’ keys altogether. The combination of these keys lets the computer to warm boot or to restart in those DOS days. This combination has a different usage in the Windows operating system. The Close Programs box with the list of the current running programs will be presented when the ‘Ctrl’, ‘Alt’ and ‘Del’ keys are pressed. The ‘not responding’ script will then appear if Windows find any unnecessary programs. Highlight the said program name and then press the ‘End Task’. Better to save whatever data you are working on for it might be affected with the process. Using the ‘Ctrl ‘+ ‘Alt’ + ‘Del’ task is another choice to be able to restart your computer as the last resort.

‘Ctrl’ + ‘Alt’ + ‘Del’ combination is used differently in Windows XP. ‘Windows Task Manager’ screen will appear when these buttons are pressed. To see the recent running programs, just click the application Tab.

There are certain times wherein Windows Task Manager Box or Close Program Box suddenly stops unexpectedly. All you need to do when this happens is a computer restart. You can press the restart button if your computer has one and if not, just turn off your computer. Then turn it on again after a few minutes. You need to wait for a several minutes before turning the computer on to allow the components to stop completely before the system restarts. Before attempting to turn off your computer, make sure you have saved any data. Although there is an AutoSave feature in most programs, it is still difficult to depend on it.

It is important to be aware of spyware and viruses that may cause compute freezing. Scanning your computer is a good idea to know the real cause of the problem.



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Raisa Raima asked:


Desktop computers are high on features, which give benefit for the personal as well as for the business purpose. Motherboard is the main part or component of the desktop computer, which is connected to the other computer accessories. The desktop computer accessories are the keyboard, display screen, speaker, mouse, printer, DVD-ROM etc. Desktop computers are more durable, which increases their utility and capacity to perform variable duties. The Desktop computers are mainly divided into three categories. These categories are Desktop Computers, Gaming PC’s and Workstations. The normal Desktop computers are usually used at home or in the corporate field. Workstations are connected to the local area network(LAN) and tend to integrate multiple computers. The gaming computer is the electronic gaming device, which is meant to play computer games. There are lots of latest desktop computers available in the market, which attract consumers attention. Some latest desktop computers are Dell XPS 400, Gateway DX310 Series, Apple iMac, HP Pavilion Series, Compaq Presario Series, Sony Vaio RB60, emachines D5039, Alienware Area 51 Series, Fujitsu Esprimo C, Lenovo 3000 J series and many more. Among all these desktop computers one of the best computers is the Apple desktop computer. The Apple desktop computers are speedily gaining steam in the market. The Apple desktop computers are first in the desktop computer race with a good reason. This device comes with an excellent music and video capabilities. The latest Apple desktop computer is the Apple iMac with Mac OS X. This system is loaded with amazing features. Users can easily reboot the system even when the computer is locked. This computer device is the fist choice of consumers at affordable price. The Apple Desktop Computers also comes out with Macworld to its collection. The iMac G5 is the outstanding and ultimate Apple’s computer. This computer is compatible with flat-panel screen, fast processor speed, wireless networking, DVD writer and 160 GB of hard drive space. It is also integrated with editing option, which includes photo manager, editing option, video editing capabilities and DVDs using editor. The Apple desktop computers are the advanced computers, which include Xserve, Xsan, and Mac OS X Server.



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Jaime Liston asked:


For many Internet users who live in rural and remote areas, they were left out of the DSL mix when high speed Internet first became available. They were forced to continue to use a dial up connection to access the Internet, which is notoriously slow and unreliable. Fortunately, the satellite industry came up with a solution that provides high speed Internet access regardless of your location. Satellite Internet allows users to access the Internet at high speeds no matter where they are. All you need is a subscription and a satellite antenna and they are on their way to experiencing all the benefits of a high speed Internet connection.

Rural and remote users are no strangers to satellite technology. They have relied on satellite dishes to receive a television signal for years when cable did not run lines out to their location. Satellite Internet works slightly different than satellite television and requires a specially designed separate satellite dish that both sends and receives signals necessary for a high speed Internet connection. This dish both sends signals and receives signals from a satellite that is orbiting the Earth.  Satellite Internet does not rely on phone lines for you to get service. This is one of the benefits of satellite Internet because you do not have to tie up a phone line to receive service or pay for long distance fees for a dial up number that is located out of your calling area.

When compared to dial up, satellite Internet allows users to access the Internet at speeds up to 50 times faster than dial up. It all depends on the type of plan you get and there are always several plans available for flexibility and convenience. Satellite Internet can be tailored to the needs of the home user or for business use. Multiple users can access satellite Internet through a network, so a home with multiple users can have as many computers hooked up to one satellite dish as they need. There is also flexibility in terms of owning or leasing the equipment required for satellite Internet. When you inquire about a satellite Internet connection, be sure to compare the prices and the benefits of owning versus leasing. While both are affordable and accessible options, one plan may be more beneficial to your needs. Whether you own or lease your satellite Internet equipment, installation is included in the price.

With satellite Internet, you no longer have to wait for web pages to load or software upgrades to download. With dial up, a software upgrade download can take up to an hour to download. With satellite Internet service, the same download will take just minutes. Plus, satellite Internet has a reliable always on connection. There is no drop off like there is with dial up. Many dial up users get frustrated when they lose their connection in the middle of emailing or downloading files. With satellite Internet you have a reliable connection that allows you to download and upload files like music, videos and photos at faster speeds. Satellite Internet is truly providing a valuable service to rural and remote users who used to have to rely on very unreliable dial up service to access the Internet.



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Have you ever read “The Tipping Point” book written by Malcolm Gladwell yet? This is a really great book. You can apply the strategy in the book to grow your online home based business internet affiliate marketing. It’s all about “Viral internet marketing Strategy” and “Creativity”.

Creativity is one virtue a site must possess to lead the race in the ruthless competition in the Internet based online home based business internet affiliate marketing. With so many competition and rivalry going on, every method of marketing must be employed and utilized.

It doesn’t matter if you have a killer product or a fantastically designed website, if people don’t know that you exist, it doesn’t matter, and you are not going to make it big. Worse of all, you online home based business internet affiliate marketing could just get killed.

While there are so many internet marketing techniques, methods and schemes used by so many e-commerce sites today, there are still some of those that can help you with an extra boost in the popularity ratings. One of the best internet marketing strategies is the viral internet marketing. Many researches show that viral internet marketing strategy (or word of mouth) becomes the most significant internet marketing strategy to grow your home business.

While the term Viral easily depicts a virus, a word very much dreaded by all computer owners, it is not what it seems. You do not actually use a computer virus to spread your online home based business internet affiliate marketing; on the contrary it just might kill you. Everyone has had enough of all those pop up ads and spy wares.

Personally, I believe that if you didn’t take the viral internet marketing strategy as your internet marketing strategy, it could kill your online home based business internet affiliate marketing. READ THIS: If you don’t want to kill your online home based business internet affiliate marketing. You’ll discover the truth about the viral internet marketing strategy and why you have to take this into your action seriously.

Viral Internet Marketing Overview

The viral internet marketing also known otherwise as viral advertising is an internet marketing technique used to build the public awareness of one’s product or company. They use many forms of media to reach out to the public without actually promoting the product by riding on in other forms of addictive means that could get a person hooked and be obliged or amused to actually pass it on, with the product or company advertisement along with it.

In a nutshell, companies ride on the idea that if people like the content of a media they will pass it on to their friends and family. They sponsor the certain media, such as a cool flash game, funny video, amusing story and such, which one may pass on to another with the company brand or logo or the products description or any other content to help promote the company or its product.

The viral internet marketing has become a popular means of advertising and internet marketing because they are relatively low cost. To avoid being tagged as spam mail, viral internet marketing counts on the eagerness of one person to pas on the product. If a person sees the name of the person they know as the sender, they won’t block it and open it as well.

Many companies offer incentives such as discounts and rebates when they help in spreading their viral internet marketing. They rely on the number of recipient’s viral internet marketing gets from one person in determining the amount or number of incentive they can be attributed with.

Using Viral Internet Marketing to Your Advantage

The main and foremost advantage of viral internet marketing is that you get a lot of publicity and public awareness about your affiliate site and your company. You get to generate a flow of traffic that is potential customers. With a little ingenuity and imagination, plus some incentives or prizes, you can reach out to a great number of people and announce your existence.

Most every site and companies are catching on to the effectively of the viral internet marketing and advertising. Not using it could kill your online home based business internet affiliate marketing. Along with other schemes and methods in promoting your site, like Search Engine Optimization and such, viral internet marketing could easily push you ahead in the rating games.

The viral internet marketing technique could be a sneaky way to get people to know about you and your company. You get them to pass your advertisement along. They are also very low cost that not investing in it could be downright a online home based business internet affiliate marketing suicide. All it takes is a great idea, a good addicting game, a funny story many ideas are still out there. Create a gossip or a buzz; many movies are promoted by using scandals and gossips to make them more popular.

Many big companies have tried the viral internet marketing strategy and have had many success stories with it. A classic example is Microsoft’s Hotmail. They were the first known big company to utilize the scheme and it has worked wonders for them.

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Digital Landing asked:


You timidly suggested to your nephew that you were considering a move to a faster form of Internet access. Perhaps you have heard the term “broadband connection.” He probably heaved a huge sigh of relief. “Finally!” he said. But when you asked for guidance on which service to choose, you soon were sorry you asked. In two or three short sentences, he left you behind, babbling in technical gobblydegook that you couldn’t possibly follow — when all you really wanted to know was, “What should I get?”

Breathe easy. We’ll explain what the options are for faster Internet connections (which is what’s meant by “broadband” or “high-speed Internet”), with just a teeny bit of “how it works” so you have some sense of what you’re choosing and why.

In doing so, we don’t expect that you want to become a computer wizard. All you want, we assume, is the ability to get the advantages of fast Internet access: a computer that is always connected to the Internet, that permits you to zip around Web pages faster than you imagined possible, and that opens up a whole new set of ways to waste time online. Oh, we mean, a whole new set of ways to be productive. Whatever.

Let’s start out with the key question, and then work our way back to the underlying issues.

Q: What should I get? DSL or Cable Service? Most technical people will give you all sorts of “this is how it works” answers, and they’ll talk about performance (that is, is DSL or cable service faster?) and setup (that is, how will you get your computer hooked into the modem?). There are differences between the technologies, and we’ll get to those in a moment.

But for someone who’s simply trying to find a simple and credible answer, the truth is that “fastest” is not really the most important issue. It’s just like choosing a car. Yes, auto enthusiasts discuss performance and 0-to-60 speeds and other things that matter primarily to other car aficionados. But if all you want is a car to commute to work, then what matters most is reliability, gas mileage, and the phone number of a mechanic whose work you trust. And affordable. It should be affordable.

In terms of high-speed Internet connections, that means:

1) Find out if you have a choice at all. In many places, you can get one kind of service but not another. (We’ll explain the reasons why in a little while.)

2) Choose a provider you trust. If you hate your phone company or if you are already irked with the cable TV provider, why add agony to your life? Choose the provider whose service you trust the most (or whom you hate the least, which may be closer to the mark).

3) When you check into pricing, be sure to find out about installation options. Many cable and DSL providers will come to your house or business to set up the network and Internet connection. If one provider does so and the other does not, your decision is easier. As with many things in life — such as garage door openers — it’s important to get your high-speed Internet service installed right in the first place, or it’ll never quite work correctly. It can be worth the expense to pay a professional.

4) If company-supplied installation is not an option, then ask your “local techie” — that same nephew who’s sure he knows everything — which type of service to get, and follow his advice. If you rely on family-provided technical support, then it makes sense to choose an option with which that family member is comfortable. Doing so avoids those nasty “I told you so” conversations over the Thanksgiving table.

5) Consider price as just one element of the equation. In most cases, the difference in cost is negligible. But your existing phone and cable company may be able to sweeten the deal; for example, some cable companies may offer a reduced price if you get Internet access, telephone services, and TV stations from them.

What — none of those things are about technology! Isn’t that the key issue? Shouldn’t I choose the one that’s better?

Yes, there are technical differences between the two kinds of service. There can be major speed differences. But in the real world, “convenience” is often much more important.

Q: What do DSL and cable services have in common? Both types of service provide an “always-on” connection. That is, they’re automatically connected to the Internet as long as the computer is turned on. You need not worry about busy signals or any connection/disconnection process.

Both are billed on a monthly basis, often on the same invoice with your phone or cable TV service.

Both work with your Windows or Macintosh computers without fiddling. They’ll also work with other operating systems, too. However, the typical high-speed Internet service technical support representative may be unfamiliar with the details of getting everything to work with your “alternative choice.” It may take extra expertise, and you may need additional help (that is, expect to buy the nephew a nice dinner).

In most places, DSL and cable access cost about the same.

Q: How is Internet speed measured… and to what degree does it matter? When computer techies talk about Internet connection speed, it’s generally in mbps: millions of bits per second. This can be confusing since everything else in the world of computers is measured in bytes. Bits and bytes aren’t the same thing. But to put it in context: to send a photo that’s 2.2 megabytes (MB) when stored on your hard disk, it’ll take about 3 minutes for the transfer if you have a 5 Mbps Internet connection.

If we were to get technical, we’d quibble with the reliability of those numbers and whether they’re useful for more than a general comparison. So would your helpful nephew. If you later decide to explore the underlying technology, you’ll learn the reasons for this. But for now, simply assume that 6 Mpbs is faster than 5 Mpbs, as a useful oversimplification.

Obviously, most people prefer faster speed to slower. Many providers price their services accordingly.

Realistically, if you’ve been using a dial-up modem to access the Internet, it will all seem blazingly fast. If you’re planning to use the Internet for relatively ordinary purposes, such as e-mail, Web browsing, and instant messaging, then your provider’s “basic” speed is probably enough whether you choose cable or DSL. Speed matters a lot more if you expect to work with large files, such as movies, photos, music, games, and any other application that caused the computer salesperson to say, “Hmm, you probably should get a bigger hard disk.”

Q: Why do Internet providers list upload and download speeds separately? Should I care? One aspect of connection speed that is important is the difference between upload speed and download speed. Download speed measures how quickly the information on the Internet is sent to you, such as the email you receive or the Web pages that appear in your browser. Upload speed indicates how fast the information is sent from your computer to…well, to anywhere else.

In many cases, especially with cable service, the upload speed is much slower than the download speed. That sounds like a bad thing, but in most cases the upload speed isn’t a key issue. Think about how you got to this article. You probably typed something into a browser window (such as “compare dsl and cable service” in a search engine). You clicked on a couple of links. And that was about it. A few words of typing, and the clicks. Those didn’t need to speed up the line at warp speeds; you could manage it even if your typing skills are generously described as “hunt and peck.”

But the computer where this page is stored is sending you several pages of information — so you want the download speed to be fast. (This is a very simple example. Your “just a few clicks” could also have shown you a movie, which would have a lot of data to download!)

In some circumstances, the upload speed matters. But for ordinary home use it’s fine for the upload speed to be much lower than the download speed.

Q: How do cable modems work? A cable modem connects a single computer to the Internet using the cable TV network. If you have cable TV service in your neighborhood, you can almost certainly get cable service.

Specifically, the cable modem is a black box with blinking lights. It connects to the computer with a network cable, which may be Ethernet, USB, or some other kind of plug. No matter how old your computer is, it almost certainly has one of these plug-connections available.

Q: Do you need cable television to use a cable modem? No. You do need to be in an area to which the cable company provides service, and the cable company needs to physically get the cable to your location if it hasn’t done so already.

Also, expect a sales pitch on choosing cable TV service to accompany your new Internet access, perhaps with price encouragement (”do you want fries with that?”), but technically speaking there’s no need for you to sign up for HBO just so you can send e-mail faster.

Q: How does DSL work? DSL (digital subscriber line) connects a computer to the Internet using the same wires as a regular telephone line. Although it sounds like it will make your phone line “busy,” DSL doesn’t work that way; the phone service isn’t affected by the Internet connection. In most cases in the U.S., the DSL connection is a phone socket, and your existing house wiring carries both phone and data. It, too, may use a black (or white) box with blinking lights.

Q: Why is distance an issue with DSL? And distance to what? A key difference with DSL is that its speed relies on the distance to the “central office” or CO. That term sounds as though there are office workers slaving away doing paperwork, but in most cases the CO is a large building with a huge number of wires — no humans at all. The farther your computer is from the CO, the worse the signal quality, and thus the connection speed is decreased.

Don’t take out a tape measure. When the phone company judges your distance to the CO, they measure the wires installed between your home and their equipment, which is probably not a straight line.

While it isn’t a technically accurate analogy, imagine shouting to someone across a field. At some point, the other person won’t be able to hear you. If you’re within 5,000 feet of the CO, your Internet access speed will be faster than if you’re 15,000 feet away. And if you’re 22,000 feet from the CO, you probably can’t even get DSL service because the provider knows you’d never be happy with the performance.

There are different kinds of DSL service, and you may be able to use one of them even if you’re (relatively speaking) far from the CO; but you won’t be able to expect top connection speeds.

Q: Why are there different flavors of DSL? Do they matter? When people talk about DSL, they generally mean ADSL (Asymmetric DSL). It would be easy to get extremely technical here, but the simplified explanation is that ADSL is intended primarily for low use, with download speeds many times faster than upload speeds. That’s fine for most residential purposes.

In contrast, the upload speeds on Symmetric DSL (SDSL) are almost the same as its download speeds. That matters if you plan to do a lot of online gaming or to run any kind of Internet server (the latter is unlikely for home use, but the former is quite common if you have children at home). However, SDSL is more expensive than ADSL, and you usually have to be fairly close to the CO to be able to get the service.

There are a few other kinds of DSL connections. You’re unlikely to choose these, but you may want to be familiar with the names when you see them on price lists. Very high bit-rate DSL (VDSL) and Rate-adaptive DSL (RADSL) are of use primarily for businesses. IDSL is based on ISDN technology, and can connect from as far away as 50,000 feet with the currently used versions; it’s a lot more expensive because it’s based on another telecom technology.

Q: I’ve been told that one is slower than the other…? It depends on whom you talk to. Cable service detractors point out that you are sharing the connection with all the other Internet users in your neighborhood. Thus, one person playing an interactive game can hog all the resources and reduce your connection speed, particularly during peak hours (such as when the neighbor’s kid ought to be doing her homework).

Those descriptions make it seem as though you’re on a telephone party line (if you’re old enough to remember those…), with a neighbor listening in on your conversations. It’s not like that; the situation is much closer to waiting in a long line at the bank at lunchtime. They never seem to have enough tellers to deal with the sudden up-tick in customer demand.

On the other hand, the people who criticize DSL point out that residential DSL is also over-subscribed, and the Internet access speed suffers — another example of the missing bank tellers.

So the summary is: yes, one is slower than the other. But which is faster will depend on the area in which you live, and which service is more popular!

Q: What if I have more than one computer? This essay was written assuming that you have only one computer at home. But many families (and many individuals) use more than one computer, in which case you want them all to use the same fast Internet connection. To do so, you’ll need to set up a small home network, in which one computer (connected directly to the cable modem or DSL connection) acts as a referee for all the other computers in the house.

The setup for such a network is outside the scope of this article, but be reassured that it isn’t difficult to get one working. You should be able to find a local computer consultant (or brilliant nephew) to assist you if you don’t want to take on the challenge yourself. In addition, some providers will sell you networking setup at an additional price.

Q: Does it matter if I’m running a business, versus connecting to the Internet from home? Maybe. It depends on the nature of the software you’re running at your business, and how many people need to use the Internet at the same time.

For most small businesses, with only a few employees, there won’t be any difference between residential and business service, without regard to DSL or cable. A business in which several (say, ten or more) employees are concurrently using the Internet should probably examine the business services branch of the DSL or cable provider. These cost more than the residential versions but they also give you additional services, such as more e-mail accounts.

Another reason you’d need business-class DSL or cable services, even in a solo home office, is if you choose to run certain kinds of Internet software, such as an e-mail server or a Web server. Those applications require something called a “dedicated IP address,” which we’ll get to in a moment. Should you plan to add Internet servers to your business, you’ll probably need professional help. It’s more likely that you’ll arrange with another company to manage your Web site and e-mail, which makes the DSL versus cable issue much simpler.

Q: What’s all this stuff about “IP addresses” and why should I care? Under most circumstances, you won’t need to know what an IP address is. However, you’re sure to come across discussions about them while you’re shopping for broadband services, so you might as well have a basic understanding of the term.

Most simply: think of the IP address as the “telephone number” of your computer. Just as you need to know his phone number to call your nephew for help, the computers with which your computer interacts online need an address to reach it, at least for the duration of the current conversation.

With both DSL and cable connections, the standard type of IP address is called a “dynamic IP.” That is, the Internet service provider can change the IP address of your computer at any time. That’s never a problem when, so to speak, your computer is the one calling out. Just as it doesn’t matter to your nephew from what phone number you called him, the only thing you both care about is that you dialed the right number so he could pick up the phone.

However, Internet servers (such as the computers that manage and send out e-mail or host all the pretty Web pages you look at) must have an unchanging address, called a “static IP address.” It’s one option when you look at business-class DSL or cable modem service, and it does cost more.

Q: Do I need to buy extra hardware? Usually, you don’t need to buy anything more than the cable or DSL provider includes with the service. If your computer is an older one, you may need to buy a network card (the techie nephew might call this a “NIC”), which should cost about $10. If you decide to network together your home computers you’ll probably buy additional equipment. But in general, you don’t need to spend additional money.

Q: What about security? This is a bit of a tangent from DSL-versus-cable, but it’s an important item to mention for anyone who is considering moving from a dial-up connection to an always-on Internet.

In most ways, a faster Internet connection will be a wonderful experience. It will change the way you work online and give you more freedom to explore the world.

But there’s one disadvantage that someone needs to warn you about. You’ve probably heard about computer viruses, spyware, spambots, and other “malware” (malicious software). You’ll now be more vulnerable to it. One side effect of your faster connection is that it’s easier for Bad Guys to exploit your computer because the computer is more regularly accessible.

The result is that you’ll need to acquire anti-virus and anti-spyware software, and probably a software firewall — particularly if you use a Windows-based computer. (Other types of computers aren’t immune but they are much less at risk.)



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Tackling the enormous undertaking of learning how to use your computer can be overwhelming. However, by breaking it down into manageable tasks and setting your own pace for learning, you’ll be a computer guru on your own terms in no time.



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