Did You Know? Archive

Internet

• 10 Tips for Creating Secure Passwords
• 7 Firefox Add-ons to Secure Your Laptop
• Ad Network Primer: Tips for Targeted Campaigns
• All About Malvertising Attacks
• All About Multiplayer PC Computer Gaming
• All About Online Forums
• All About Peer-To-Peer (P2P) Networks
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• All About Phishing
• All About Spam, Spim and Spit
• All About Web Site Hosting
• All About Widgets
• Antivirus and Antispyware Software: What's The Difference?
• Are Cable Internet Connections Vulnerable to Hackers?
• Cable vs. DSL
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• Cool Twitter Tools for Better Tweeting
• Credit Freeze Can Protect Against Identity Theft
• Denial of Service (DoS) Attacks
• Do Cookies Compromise Security?
• Do It Yourself SSL Guide Part 1: An Introduction
• Do It Yourself SSL Guide Part 2: The Certificate
• Five SEO Tips for Driving Search Engine Traffic
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• How Affiliate Marketing Works
• How Can I Be Spamming Myself?
• How Do Web Search Engines Work
• How Do Web Servers Work
• How to Create a Facebook Page for Your Business
• How to Deal With Pop-Ups
• How to Defend Yourself Against Identity Theft
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• How to Get Rid of Spam
• How to Send Big Files Over The Internet
• How to Use Windows Remote Desktop
• Inside Rouge Wireless Device Problems
• Internet Grammar Concerns
• Internet-based Communications

• Is Your Child's Information Protected Online?
• You're Not Ready For Internal Cloud (Sponsored) »
• JPG vs. GIF vs. PNG
• Registering a Domain Name
• Retweet Tips for Maximum Twitter Exposure
• Rogue Anti-Virus Software Explained
• Social Media Tips For Small Business Marketing
• Social Media: Tips for Small Business Marketing
• SSL: Your Key to E-commerce Security
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• The Birth of the Internet
• The Difference Between a Computer Virus, Worm and Trojan Horse
• The Difference Between Adware & Spyware
• The Difference Between LinkedIn and Facebook
• The Difference Between the Internet and World Wide Web
• The Difference Between Traceroute and Ping
• The Difference Between VoIP and PSTN Systems
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• The History of the @ Sign
• Tips for Choosing an ISP
• Top 10 Technology Terms to Know for 2008
• Top 10 Technology Terms to Know for 2009
• Twishing: Beware of the Latest ID Scam
• Understanding And Resolving IP Address Conflicts
• Understanding Internet Governance
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• Understanding IP Addressing
• VoIP and the Small Business
• VoIP Meets WiFi
• What are Cookies and What Do Cookies Do?
• What Can VoIP Do For You?
• What Is a Temporary Internet File?
• What is Medical Identity Theft?
• Opportunity vs. Risk  (Sponsored) »
• What Is The Semantic Web?
• What Makes a Virtual Private Network Private?
• When Is Downloading Music on the Internet Illegal?
• Who Owns the Internet?
• Why E-Mails Bounce

Computer Science

• 2007 Technology Trends
• 802.11n Ratified: What It Means for Wi-Fi Products
• All About Adobe PDF
• All About Network Access Controls
• All About RFID
• Common Audio Formats
• Data Backup Basics for Business
• PDF: Quick Evaluation Guide for Serial and Parallel Apps (Sponsored) »
• Deciphering Wireless Acronyms
• Different Types of Memory Cards
• Getting Started With Green Computing
• Halloween Tech: Weird, Spooky and Odd Technology Terms
• History of OFDMA and How it Works
• How Biometrics Security Works
• How Fingerprint Scanners Work
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• How Surround Sound Works
• How to Completely Erase a Hard Disk Drive
• How to Convert a Physical PC into a Virtual One
• How to Defrag a Hard Drive
• How to Network Your Files With NFS
• How to Protect Against Card Skimming
• How Wireless Networks Work
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• Intrusion Detection (IDS) and Prevention (IPS) Systems
• Is It Possible to Eavesdrop on Electromagnetic Radiation?
• iSCSI vs. Fibre Channel
• Metadata: Data About Data
• Network File Recovery: How To 'Undelete' a Delete
• Networking With the Windows 7 Beta
• New Technology Trends: Top 10 to Know for the New Year
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• Perpendicular Hard Drive Recording Technology
• Static Electricity and Computers

• Storage Virtualization: Myths, Realities and Other Considerations
• The Benefits of Tiered Storage
• The Difference Between Notebook and Desktop Memory
• The Difference Between Server and Desktop Virtualization?
• The Differences Between WEP and WPA
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• The OSI Reference Model - Understanding Layers
• The Science of Color
• Understanding Hardware-Assisted Virtualization
• Understanding IPv6
• Understanding LAMP and Its Effect on Web Development
• Understanding NAT and PAT
• Understanding OSPF Routing
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• Understanding Rootkits
• Understanding Routing
• Understanding SCSI, ATA, SAS and SATA
• Understanding Software Development Lifecycle
• Understanding TCP, the Protocol
• Understanding The Data Link Layer
• Understanding Web Services
• Cloud Computing Security 101 (Sponsored) »
• What Is 64-bit Computing?
• What Is a Virtual Tape Library
• What Is CPU Overclocking?
• What is Enterprise Search?
• What is HDTV?
• What is Open Source Software?
• What is the Best Network Operating System?
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• What Is USB?
• Wi-Fi Definition is Not Wireless Fidelity
• Windows 7 Networking: Using HomeGroups

Hardware Software

• All About Broadband/ICS Routers
• All About DirectX
• All About Dual-Core Processors
• All About Monitors: CRT vs. LCD
• All About Software
• AMD & Intel Processor Lineups
• Are Deleted Files Completely Erased?
• PDF: Quick Evaluation Guide for Serial and Parallel Apps (Sponsored) »
• Choosing A Color Printer
• Definition: Storage Server
• DVD Formats Explained
• DVD Formats Explained
• Format Hard Drive - A Webopedia How To Guide
• From AT to BTX: Motherboard Form Factors
• Google Chrome: From Browser to Operating System
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• How Powerline Networking Works
• How To Match Fonts With Personality? Part 1: Font Personality
• How To Match Fonts With Personality? Part 2: Font Basics
• iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPhone 3G S - What's The Difference?
• iPod vs. MP3 Players: What's the Difference?
• Is Software Ownership the Same as Licensing?

• Laptops and Notebooks - What's the Difference?
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• Netbooks: A Growing Trend - With Issues
• Northern vs. Southern Hemisphere Monitors
• Preventative Maintenance Tips for Your PC
• Storage Strategies Made Simple
• The Difference Between a Cell Phone, Smartphone and PDA
• The Difference Between Hubs, Switches and Routers
• The Differences and Features of Hardware and Software Firewalls
• Evaluation Guide: Intel Parallel Studio (Sponsored) »
• The Differences Between Thick & Thin Client Hardware
• The Differences Between Thick, Thin & Smart Clients
• The Five Generations of Computers
• The System Boot Process Explained
• The Windows System Registry
• Understanding CD Burner Speeds
• Understanding PC Buses
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• Understanding Video and Graphics Adapters
• What Is a Server?
• What's Inside a Hard Drive?
• Windows 7 Preview: Why I Like Windows 7
• Wireless Tips for Road Warriors