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Depth of Field - A Major Player in Creative ControlWhen people talk about Depth of Field (also called DOF) you may wonder why you should care as long as your pictures are in focus. Well since DOF is generally referred to as the range of over all sha...Author: Tedric Garrison
The Shape of Things - What to Leave In, What to Take OutShapes define your photograph. Similar shapes form patterns. Dissimilar shapes draw attention. Imagine if you will a long row of small rubber balls, placed together in a semi circle. The roundne...Author: Tedric Garrison
The Power of Opposition - Make Them Feel What You FeltHave you ever hiked for two or three hours to get somewhere; took tons of photos, but when they came back you were disappointed? Somehow you lost the magic; it just didn’t feel the same. How do you ...Author: Tedric Garrison
Size Does Matter - Creating a Visual ReferenceTake a waterfall, tall and beautiful. Now visualize a small stream trickling over the edge of a few large stones. If you shoot it just right, they could look the same. “Wait a minute,” you're sayi...Author: Tedric Garrison
The Rule of Thirds - Raising the Bar of ExcellenceThe three greatest photo tips of all time as far as photography is concerned include: leading lines, the rule of thirds, and framing. This article will only address one of these, but once you master...Author: Tedric Garrison
Lines - Your Best Friend or Your Worst NightmareIn music; if you had to start at the very beginning, you would start with “Doe, Ray, Me” or so the song goes. In art it would be “Line, Texture, and Light.” Keep in mind that if you want to be a gr...Author: Tedric Garrison
Understanding Light - And Shooting It RightIn 30 years of photographic experience, I’ve made several great friends who work in Photo Labs. When asked about the biggest mistake they see every day; the response is always the same. They usually ...Author: Tedric Garrison
DPI and Why - Resolution Does MatterWhen I started on the internet I was a photographer and a science fiction fan. Since I had no science fiction photos of my own, I started surfing the web. After several months of looking through ma...Author: Tedric Garrison
Repetition a Visual Tool - Turning Chaos into ArtRepetition is a creative tool. When you repeat a certain size, shape, or color you add strength to the overall image. Repetition is a basic concept in the art world. A really good photo tip worth re...Author: Tedric Garrison
Film Verses Digital – What’s the Difference Anyway?In the old days, if your camera (35mm of course) had a battery die on you in the middle of an important shoot, you still had options. I mean after all; the only thing you needed the battery for was ...Author: Tedric Garrison
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Education
Education
Preschool MathematicsMy preschooler can count twice as high as your preschooler -- but does that mean she really understands number concepts? In truth, she has memorized a sequence of words. Although children can't learn...Author: Maggie Duarte
Using a Student’s Strengths for Better StudyingAt SuperCamp, the learning and life skills academic summer camp for kids 9-18, we focus on individual’s particular learning styles. Knowing one’s own learning style, or strengths, can help when it co...Author: Jim Hartley
Building Solid RelationshipsThroughout our twenty-six years of producing SuperCamp learning and life skills academic summer camp programs for teens and youth, we have also endeavored to give parents some of the tools they might...Author: Jim Hartley
College Bootcamp Helps Prepare High School GradsQuantum U, an 8-day Summer Program For Incoming College Freshman, Helps Students Make The Transition From High School With New Learning And Life Skills Joe Chapon, Vice President of Quantum Learning...Author: Jim Hartley
Academic Summer Camp Has Cure For SenioritisThe academic summer camp, SuperCamp, has some advice for high school seniors suffering from senioritis. It is possible to prevent this common disease and if you already have it, there is a cure. Seni...Author: Jim Hartley
Teen Summer Camp Offers Tips For StudentsStudents who attend the academic summer camp, SuperCamp, acquire many valuable learning and life skills. Here are some Quantum Learning tips that can help every student do better in school. Share the...Author: Jim Hartley
Students Learn Flexibility At Academic Summer CampThe academic summer camp for teens and pre-teens, SuperCamp, tells students to get off what's not working. Shift perspectives. Maintain the ability to change what you're doing to get the outcome you ...Author: Jim Hartley
Alternative Medicine Education in IndiaIndia is home to different alternative and complementary treatment streams. The main among them are Ayurveda, Homeopathy and Siddha, followed by Unani, Naturopathy, Yoga, etc. Before the advent of Al...Author: dev sri
Recognized Yoga Education Facilities and Employment Opportunities in YogaYoga, the twin sister of Ayurveda is one unique science that deals with the physical and mental health of a person. Since ancient times, Yoga and Ayurveda were natural part of one's life. Over time, ...Author: Dev Sri
Learning Tips for StudentsLong ago, there was a time, when parents told children to read slowly and loudly to understand everything they read. A lot of things have changed. Today's children have bigger syllabi to learn. Now,...Author: Dev Sri
Preschool MathematicsMy preschooler can count twice as high as your preschooler -- but does that mean she really understands number concepts? In truth, she has memorized a sequence of words. Although children can't learn...Author: Maggie Duarte
Using a Student’s Strengths for Better StudyingAt SuperCamp, the learning and life skills academic summer camp for kids 9-18, we focus on individual’s particular learning styles. Knowing one’s own learning style, or strengths, can help when it co...Author: Jim Hartley
Building Solid RelationshipsThroughout our twenty-six years of producing SuperCamp learning and life skills academic summer camp programs for teens and youth, we have also endeavored to give parents some of the tools they might...Author: Jim Hartley
College Bootcamp Helps Prepare High School GradsQuantum U, an 8-day Summer Program For Incoming College Freshman, Helps Students Make The Transition From High School With New Learning And Life Skills Joe Chapon, Vice President of Quantum Learning...Author: Jim Hartley
Academic Summer Camp Has Cure For SenioritisThe academic summer camp, SuperCamp, has some advice for high school seniors suffering from senioritis. It is possible to prevent this common disease and if you already have it, there is a cure. Seni...Author: Jim Hartley
Teen Summer Camp Offers Tips For StudentsStudents who attend the academic summer camp, SuperCamp, acquire many valuable learning and life skills. Here are some Quantum Learning tips that can help every student do better in school. Share the...Author: Jim Hartley
Students Learn Flexibility At Academic Summer CampThe academic summer camp for teens and pre-teens, SuperCamp, tells students to get off what's not working. Shift perspectives. Maintain the ability to change what you're doing to get the outcome you ...Author: Jim Hartley
Alternative Medicine Education in IndiaIndia is home to different alternative and complementary treatment streams. The main among them are Ayurveda, Homeopathy and Siddha, followed by Unani, Naturopathy, Yoga, etc. Before the advent of Al...Author: dev sri
Recognized Yoga Education Facilities and Employment Opportunities in YogaYoga, the twin sister of Ayurveda is one unique science that deals with the physical and mental health of a person. Since ancient times, Yoga and Ayurveda were natural part of one's life. Over time, ...Author: Dev Sri
Learning Tips for StudentsLong ago, there was a time, when parents told children to read slowly and loudly to understand everything they read. A lot of things have changed. Today's children have bigger syllabi to learn. Now,...Author: Dev Sri
6 Fashion Tips for Gardeners
6 Fashion Tips for Gardeners
Clothes and skin cream are far removed from potting out your begonias, or digging a trench for a line of potatoes. But the clothes you wear are important for your protection in the garden. Here are six simple but effective solutions to various gardening hazards...1. Starting from the top, you need to protect your head. Body heat escapes through the head and in the cold weather a warm hat should be worn. Knit yourself a 'gardening crazy' hat or buy a simple woollen hat on the high street. And in the summer, even more attention should be paid to the head. The sun's rays are not only hot but they actually burn you. We all know this but how easy it is to forget when you want to soak up the sun after months of grey or cold weather. Invest in a cool sunhat. Not only will it help protect you from sunstroke, it will also protect against the drying out of your hair and skin.2. Keep one old comfortable jacket or short coat, preferably with fairly large pockets, especially for the garden. When you're working, you won't need to worry about dirty marks. Leave them there, it's all part of the gardener's designer uniform!3. Suitable trousers.. again keep a couple of old pairs especially for gardening. Wear heavy duty jeans for heavy duty work. A good waterproof pair are handy in damp climates. In fact, in damp climates, a whole waterproof gardening suit is invaluable. There is always planting to do in the rain, and a waterproof hat, jacket and trousers tucked in a pair of boots will keep you nice and dry!4. Protect your hands. For light work, potting on or pinching out tomato plants, a disposable plastic pair of gloves or a pair of kitchen rubber gloves will be enough. For heavier work - pruning roses, weeding thistles and nettles, wear heavy duty gardening gloves, or your hands will suffer.5. Watch those toes! Invest in a pair of steel toe capped boots and wear them! If you're pottering in the greenhouse or doing a little weeding, a simple pair of wellington boots will do, or even sandals if the weather allows. But as soon as you pick up a large tool, your steel toe-caps should be worn. If you're not used to them, these boots can feel heavy and cumbersome at first, but stick with it. If you're doing heavy work, you need heavy boots.6. And last but certainly not least, you must protect your skin. Moisturise all exposed body parts whenever you are woking in the garden, rain or shine. Working outside will give you a nice healthy glow, but the wind and sun will dry your skin given half a chance.So there we have it, not a fashion designer's dream, but these 6 garden fashion tips will make life a lot more comfortable, and safer, for the average home gardener. Happy gardening!
Join the garden power dressers with your own bionic gardening gloves! Stroll through the greenery in your new wellies and pick up some great gardening tips at Flower and Garden Tips. Check out these gloves first: Gardening Gloves
Clothes and skin cream are far removed from potting out your begonias, or digging a trench for a line of potatoes. But the clothes you wear are important for your protection in the garden. Here are six simple but effective solutions to various gardening hazards...1. Starting from the top, you need to protect your head. Body heat escapes through the head and in the cold weather a warm hat should be worn. Knit yourself a 'gardening crazy' hat or buy a simple woollen hat on the high street. And in the summer, even more attention should be paid to the head. The sun's rays are not only hot but they actually burn you. We all know this but how easy it is to forget when you want to soak up the sun after months of grey or cold weather. Invest in a cool sunhat. Not only will it help protect you from sunstroke, it will also protect against the drying out of your hair and skin.2. Keep one old comfortable jacket or short coat, preferably with fairly large pockets, especially for the garden. When you're working, you won't need to worry about dirty marks. Leave them there, it's all part of the gardener's designer uniform!3. Suitable trousers.. again keep a couple of old pairs especially for gardening. Wear heavy duty jeans for heavy duty work. A good waterproof pair are handy in damp climates. In fact, in damp climates, a whole waterproof gardening suit is invaluable. There is always planting to do in the rain, and a waterproof hat, jacket and trousers tucked in a pair of boots will keep you nice and dry!4. Protect your hands. For light work, potting on or pinching out tomato plants, a disposable plastic pair of gloves or a pair of kitchen rubber gloves will be enough. For heavier work - pruning roses, weeding thistles and nettles, wear heavy duty gardening gloves, or your hands will suffer.5. Watch those toes! Invest in a pair of steel toe capped boots and wear them! If you're pottering in the greenhouse or doing a little weeding, a simple pair of wellington boots will do, or even sandals if the weather allows. But as soon as you pick up a large tool, your steel toe-caps should be worn. If you're not used to them, these boots can feel heavy and cumbersome at first, but stick with it. If you're doing heavy work, you need heavy boots.6. And last but certainly not least, you must protect your skin. Moisturise all exposed body parts whenever you are woking in the garden, rain or shine. Working outside will give you a nice healthy glow, but the wind and sun will dry your skin given half a chance.So there we have it, not a fashion designer's dream, but these 6 garden fashion tips will make life a lot more comfortable, and safer, for the average home gardener. Happy gardening!
Join the garden power dressers with your own bionic gardening gloves! Stroll through the greenery in your new wellies and pick up some great gardening tips at Flower and Garden Tips. Check out these gloves first: Gardening Gloves
Pop-ups
Pop-ups
Pop-ups are those annoying advertisements that - as the name says - pop up on your monitor as you surf the Internet. Their main purpose is to attract visitors to advertisers' web sites or to collect e-mail addresses.The pop-ups that come on your screen as a web page loads are usually caused by something called JavaScript. This is a simple programming language that can be integrated into the HTML used to build web sites.Some pop-ups are useful. Sometimes a user clicks a link on the Web page and a small window will open asking a user to fill in information or giving a user more information. Music sites often use pop-ups to play tunes in a specialized player window. This can be a completely legitimate use of pop-ups and is quite different from the pop-up advertisements that appear unbidden. JavaScript can control the size of the window and the elements displayed. The status bar or the menus can be hidden, making it impossible to navigate away from the pop-up. Your only options are to close the window using the 'x' box in the top right corner or to click on the ad and be taken to the advertiser's web site. Annoying, huh?Some pop-up windows are either poorly programmed or intentionally malicious. The JavaScript will create multiple windows, and when one of those windows is closed more windows will open. The only way out of this endless cycle is to close the browser.A relatively new kind of pop-up is created using Flash and can be programmed to follow your mouse or to float on the screen as you scroll the window. In addition to pop-ups created with JavaScript and Flash, 'adware' can create pop-up ads according to the content on a web page. Adware is usually just advertising-supported software which displays ads when you use that program. Sometimes, however, 'adware' refers to small hidden programs that deliver targeted advertising to your web browser. These programs may look for certain keywords on a web page and generate advertisements based on those words. Another type of pop-up is the pop under. Rather than appearing on top of web pages they're hidden until you close the browser window. These are a little bit less intrusive than pop-ups but still an unwanted nuisance. There's no end to the cleverness of advertisers!It's the nuisance factor of pop-ups that has encouraged almost every web browser designer to include some kind of pop-up killer in their program. The latest versions of all the major browsers have integrated pop-up killers. There are also many specialized pop-up killer utilities that run in the background and require no user intervention, most available free of charge. So, download one today. Unless you just enjoy advertising.New! Ezy-Internet Safety Guide is the perfect blueprint to the truth about Internet safety. Learn everything you need to know about making your computer safer, safety software that works and how to avoid all the nasty spyware, malware, viruses, worms and trojans.
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Pop-ups are those annoying advertisements that - as the name says - pop up on your monitor as you surf the Internet. Their main purpose is to attract visitors to advertisers' web sites or to collect e-mail addresses.The pop-ups that come on your screen as a web page loads are usually caused by something called JavaScript. This is a simple programming language that can be integrated into the HTML used to build web sites.Some pop-ups are useful. Sometimes a user clicks a link on the Web page and a small window will open asking a user to fill in information or giving a user more information. Music sites often use pop-ups to play tunes in a specialized player window. This can be a completely legitimate use of pop-ups and is quite different from the pop-up advertisements that appear unbidden. JavaScript can control the size of the window and the elements displayed. The status bar or the menus can be hidden, making it impossible to navigate away from the pop-up. Your only options are to close the window using the 'x' box in the top right corner or to click on the ad and be taken to the advertiser's web site. Annoying, huh?Some pop-up windows are either poorly programmed or intentionally malicious. The JavaScript will create multiple windows, and when one of those windows is closed more windows will open. The only way out of this endless cycle is to close the browser.A relatively new kind of pop-up is created using Flash and can be programmed to follow your mouse or to float on the screen as you scroll the window. In addition to pop-ups created with JavaScript and Flash, 'adware' can create pop-up ads according to the content on a web page. Adware is usually just advertising-supported software which displays ads when you use that program. Sometimes, however, 'adware' refers to small hidden programs that deliver targeted advertising to your web browser. These programs may look for certain keywords on a web page and generate advertisements based on those words. Another type of pop-up is the pop under. Rather than appearing on top of web pages they're hidden until you close the browser window. These are a little bit less intrusive than pop-ups but still an unwanted nuisance. There's no end to the cleverness of advertisers!It's the nuisance factor of pop-ups that has encouraged almost every web browser designer to include some kind of pop-up killer in their program. The latest versions of all the major browsers have integrated pop-up killers. There are also many specialized pop-up killer utilities that run in the background and require no user intervention, most available free of charge. So, download one today. Unless you just enjoy advertising.New! Ezy-Internet Safety Guide is the perfect blueprint to the truth about Internet safety. Learn everything you need to know about making your computer safer, safety software that works and how to avoid all the nasty spyware, malware, viruses, worms and trojans.
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How To Stay Informed Of Future Security Threats
How To Stay Informed Of Future Security Threats
The internet and e-mail is an amazing resource and medium where everyone and everybody utilizes to communicate with each other. Unfortunately, it is also being used for malicious activities such as scammers that use the e-mail to get money from computer users.Fortunately, there is an easy way to recognize any attempts of scamming that arrive through e-mail. Knowledge is power and the descriptions indicated below are three of the email scams currently being used by scrupulous individuals. Stay informed and read on.Scams via phisherHow this e-mail scam works is through this: usually, you will receive an e-mail from a service online provider or through a bank that ill ask you to go click a specific link or visit a particular website and from there you will be elicited to provide your personal info. This type of scam is called phishing. Basically, this scam is where victims are asked and tricked to entering all their personal info like passwords, account numbers to an organization or company that presents itself as legitimate.This trick is done by ingenious scammers who create a site that looks a lot like the original and authentic web site. E-mails are usually used to invite and bait potential online victims to go to the fake website. As much as possible, always be cautious and wary of e-mails that ask you to click a link and give out personal sensitive info like bank details.You should know that any info provided on these fake sites are farmed and harvested by scammers which they in turn use to steal the funds from the user’s bank account or steal the identity of the victim.Be aware that companies that are legitimate would never ask for any sensitive info through e-mail. Never, ever click on these e-mail links. Never and do not give out any info about you. If there are doubts on the veracity of the e-mail, it is always best to directly contact the legitimate company.How to know a scam if you see oneGenerally, a scam has the following characteristics. It makes the promise to give you lots of money, lots of prizes or a job. It also asks you for donations. It also proposes business deals that are lucrative. It also asks that you provide personal and very sensitive info. It also asks that you follow a specific link to a particular website and log in to a particular account.Educating yourself is an essential contribution against being vulnerable to fraud as well as any virus or security threat.The wormJust this year, a worm that has the ability to e-mail itself in massive amounts target users of Yahoo Mail by arriving in inboxes with a subject that says: New site, along with it an attached forwarded message.The worm was written using JavaScript and allows embedded scripts written in html to automatically run in the browsers of users. Basically what this worm does is fool unknowing e-mail recipients to believe that they have received an online card and to click on a particular web link to access it. However, once clicked, a Trojan is immediately downloaded to the user’s computer and is disguised as am html file thus innocently appearing as a web site page. Receiving any e-mail that is similar to this should not let you be fooled. As much as possible, do not in any way follow these links in an e-mail message especially if you are not sure that it would lead you to a greeting card web site. As much as possible, check the site’s true destination prior to clicking it. It would help if you course your mouse over the link and thru doing so immediately see the file extension.All in all, staying informed is one way to harness power thru knowledge of current trends and updates on potential security and online threats. This allows ample time for anyone to prepare their system and thereby prevent unnecessary crashes and problems brought about by malicious and threatening viruses, worms or scams. Believe it or not, luck has little to do with this. The meeting of opportunity and preparation does much to make safe computing a reality that is possible and livable, now.New! Ezy-Internet Safety Guide is the perfect blueprint to the truth about Internet safety. Learn everything you need to know about making your computer safer, safety software that works and how to avoid all the nasty spyware, malware, viruses, worms and trojans.
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The internet and e-mail is an amazing resource and medium where everyone and everybody utilizes to communicate with each other. Unfortunately, it is also being used for malicious activities such as scammers that use the e-mail to get money from computer users.Fortunately, there is an easy way to recognize any attempts of scamming that arrive through e-mail. Knowledge is power and the descriptions indicated below are three of the email scams currently being used by scrupulous individuals. Stay informed and read on.Scams via phisherHow this e-mail scam works is through this: usually, you will receive an e-mail from a service online provider or through a bank that ill ask you to go click a specific link or visit a particular website and from there you will be elicited to provide your personal info. This type of scam is called phishing. Basically, this scam is where victims are asked and tricked to entering all their personal info like passwords, account numbers to an organization or company that presents itself as legitimate.This trick is done by ingenious scammers who create a site that looks a lot like the original and authentic web site. E-mails are usually used to invite and bait potential online victims to go to the fake website. As much as possible, always be cautious and wary of e-mails that ask you to click a link and give out personal sensitive info like bank details.You should know that any info provided on these fake sites are farmed and harvested by scammers which they in turn use to steal the funds from the user’s bank account or steal the identity of the victim.Be aware that companies that are legitimate would never ask for any sensitive info through e-mail. Never, ever click on these e-mail links. Never and do not give out any info about you. If there are doubts on the veracity of the e-mail, it is always best to directly contact the legitimate company.How to know a scam if you see oneGenerally, a scam has the following characteristics. It makes the promise to give you lots of money, lots of prizes or a job. It also asks you for donations. It also proposes business deals that are lucrative. It also asks that you provide personal and very sensitive info. It also asks that you follow a specific link to a particular website and log in to a particular account.Educating yourself is an essential contribution against being vulnerable to fraud as well as any virus or security threat.The wormJust this year, a worm that has the ability to e-mail itself in massive amounts target users of Yahoo Mail by arriving in inboxes with a subject that says: New site, along with it an attached forwarded message.The worm was written using JavaScript and allows embedded scripts written in html to automatically run in the browsers of users. Basically what this worm does is fool unknowing e-mail recipients to believe that they have received an online card and to click on a particular web link to access it. However, once clicked, a Trojan is immediately downloaded to the user’s computer and is disguised as am html file thus innocently appearing as a web site page. Receiving any e-mail that is similar to this should not let you be fooled. As much as possible, do not in any way follow these links in an e-mail message especially if you are not sure that it would lead you to a greeting card web site. As much as possible, check the site’s true destination prior to clicking it. It would help if you course your mouse over the link and thru doing so immediately see the file extension.All in all, staying informed is one way to harness power thru knowledge of current trends and updates on potential security and online threats. This allows ample time for anyone to prepare their system and thereby prevent unnecessary crashes and problems brought about by malicious and threatening viruses, worms or scams. Believe it or not, luck has little to do with this. The meeting of opportunity and preparation does much to make safe computing a reality that is possible and livable, now.New! Ezy-Internet Safety Guide is the perfect blueprint to the truth about Internet safety. Learn everything you need to know about making your computer safer, safety software that works and how to avoid all the nasty spyware, malware, viruses, worms and trojans.
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Virus Recovery Tips
Virus Recovery Tips
Why is a computer virus harmful? For the same basic reason that biological viruses are: they damage components that keep systems healthy.Some are relatively benign - they generate annoying, juvenile messages or crash the system once, then go away. But many are specifically designed to do substantial harm - by deleting files needed to run word processing programs or perform essential operating system tasks. Some prepare the way for further attacks by opening up access to administrative functions.Combating them is simple - install antivirus software, keep it up-to-date and running in the background and don't open email attachments from unknown sources.Nonetheless, odds are high that someday the system will be infected. Important data will be lost, essential program and operating system files will be zapped. Now what?First thing: Don't panic. You may not even be infected. Before implementing a cure you have to diagnose properly.If the system is still functional and you have access to the Internet, search for current, known viruses. Scan your system manually and search the file system for virus programs or infected files. Search memory too - sometimes the little creeps hide there.Test multiple programs and operating system functions. It may be that something just went wrong with one component. Not a fool-proof method, the virus may have just attacked those specific ones.If the system isn't functional, boot the system using an antivirus diskette or CD. You did prepare one, right? No? Er, go back to Step 0 - pre-attack - and (1) prepare bootable antivirus diskettes and a CD, (2) create CD copies of software purchased and/or organize the originals, and (3) backup important data.Scan the system after booting from diskette or CD and look for the virus or infected files. You really are infected? Ok, on to the next phase.If you're running Windows select the boot option: Last Known Good Configuration. It rarely helps, but sometimes you'll get lucky, and if you've re-booted twice you've lost the opportunity.If you're running Windows, check for existence and the dates of key operating system files. (The list is too long to display here. Search Microsoft's web site for 'Operating System files', or make a list from the Windows (or WINNT) directory and System (or System32) sub-directory, of another computer. For the same service pack level, the dates should match other files, for the most part. Check especially kernel32.exe and lsass.exe. Hackers like to go after those two. Fixes from Microsoft update some, but they tend to come in bunches. Just one with a different date is suspect. Yes, no one said this was going to be easy. Windows is to some extent self-protecting and self-healing but far from perfect. Replace those files with good ones, if needed.Again for Windows users, it may be the Registry that's corrupted. There are several useful tools available to fix it. Just search on Windows Registry repair utilities and choose one suitable for your version. Any recommendation made here will be out-of-date in six months, but forums are full of helpful up-to-date opinions.If the problem is only a program - word processing software, or email client or browser, for example - de-install and re-install. Annoying, but usually pretty straight forward, and most programs won't delete any user created data files without prompting you first.In the worst case scenario - lost user data not backed up somewhere (oops, you skipped Step 0) - several commericial Data Recovery services are available that can sometimes get it back. They tend to be expensive, but your data may be worth it. It sounds like magic, but they often can recover at least some even though you've searched thoroughly and the data appears lost.New! Ezy-Internet Safety Guide is the perfect blueprint to the truth about Internet safety. Learn everything you need to know about making your computer safer, safety software that works and how to avoid all the nasty spyware, malware, viruses, worms and trojans.
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Why is a computer virus harmful? For the same basic reason that biological viruses are: they damage components that keep systems healthy.Some are relatively benign - they generate annoying, juvenile messages or crash the system once, then go away. But many are specifically designed to do substantial harm - by deleting files needed to run word processing programs or perform essential operating system tasks. Some prepare the way for further attacks by opening up access to administrative functions.Combating them is simple - install antivirus software, keep it up-to-date and running in the background and don't open email attachments from unknown sources.Nonetheless, odds are high that someday the system will be infected. Important data will be lost, essential program and operating system files will be zapped. Now what?First thing: Don't panic. You may not even be infected. Before implementing a cure you have to diagnose properly.If the system is still functional and you have access to the Internet, search for current, known viruses. Scan your system manually and search the file system for virus programs or infected files. Search memory too - sometimes the little creeps hide there.Test multiple programs and operating system functions. It may be that something just went wrong with one component. Not a fool-proof method, the virus may have just attacked those specific ones.If the system isn't functional, boot the system using an antivirus diskette or CD. You did prepare one, right? No? Er, go back to Step 0 - pre-attack - and (1) prepare bootable antivirus diskettes and a CD, (2) create CD copies of software purchased and/or organize the originals, and (3) backup important data.Scan the system after booting from diskette or CD and look for the virus or infected files. You really are infected? Ok, on to the next phase.If you're running Windows select the boot option: Last Known Good Configuration. It rarely helps, but sometimes you'll get lucky, and if you've re-booted twice you've lost the opportunity.If you're running Windows, check for existence and the dates of key operating system files. (The list is too long to display here. Search Microsoft's web site for 'Operating System files', or make a list from the Windows (or WINNT) directory and System (or System32) sub-directory, of another computer. For the same service pack level, the dates should match other files, for the most part. Check especially kernel32.exe and lsass.exe. Hackers like to go after those two. Fixes from Microsoft update some, but they tend to come in bunches. Just one with a different date is suspect. Yes, no one said this was going to be easy. Windows is to some extent self-protecting and self-healing but far from perfect. Replace those files with good ones, if needed.Again for Windows users, it may be the Registry that's corrupted. There are several useful tools available to fix it. Just search on Windows Registry repair utilities and choose one suitable for your version. Any recommendation made here will be out-of-date in six months, but forums are full of helpful up-to-date opinions.If the problem is only a program - word processing software, or email client or browser, for example - de-install and re-install. Annoying, but usually pretty straight forward, and most programs won't delete any user created data files without prompting you first.In the worst case scenario - lost user data not backed up somewhere (oops, you skipped Step 0) - several commericial Data Recovery services are available that can sometimes get it back. They tend to be expensive, but your data may be worth it. It sounds like magic, but they often can recover at least some even though you've searched thoroughly and the data appears lost.New! Ezy-Internet Safety Guide is the perfect blueprint to the truth about Internet safety. Learn everything you need to know about making your computer safer, safety software that works and how to avoid all the nasty spyware, malware, viruses, worms and trojans.
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Email Sequrity
Email Security
E-mail has become an essential mode of communication in the modern world. Unfortunately, that means it's also one of the most common routes for virus infection and fraud. Protecting yourself from these kinds of threats is necessary for everyone.VirusesViruses often arrive in the form of e-mail attachments, so exercise care when opening any attachment - even from a known source. Some viruses infiltrate address books and send infected e-mail to everyone listed, so it's possible to receive a virus from a friend or colleague. Ideally, you should communicate beforehand to expect an attachment.The best protection against e-mail viruses is virus protection software that automatically scans each attachment as it arrives at your computer. Every computer connected to the Internet should have antivirus software, to protect your own system and the Internet as a whole. Some viruses start on an individual system but spread to entire networks, engulfing the equipment essential to run the Internet.PhishingFrauds are another security risk posed by e-mail. One type, called 'phishing', tries to trick the recipient into disclosing personal financial information or passwords. These e-mails use logos of well-known institutions like banks or online retailers and ask you to update your password or financial information. They provide a link which looks legitimate but in reality directs you to a phony web site. Providing personal information leads to becoming the victim of credit card fraud or theft - sometimes called 'identity theft'.Tipoffs can be gleaned from the subject line or the content. Rather than using your personal name, they may say 'Dear valued customer'. But finding some variant of your name isn't difficult these days. Beware, in either case.A more subtle tipoff is a link which doesn't correspond to the text describing it. This can be verified by checking the status bar when you highlight the link. If the text says something like "Microsoft", but the URL is "www.somebadplace.com" you know the message is not from the folks in Redmond, Washington.Specialized software can detect phishing, though it hasn't reached maturity - it often identifies legitimate e-mail as fraud. Always treat requests for passwords or credit card numbers with suspicion. Remember, no legitimate financial institution will ask you to verify your password or sensitive data in an e-mail.E-mail BackupsLike any other kind of data, e-mail can (and should) be backed up. It's easy to do with most e-mail programs - simply export the messages to a folder, then backup the folder with a backup program onto a removable disk, writeable CD or DVD or other media.Specialized backup software can be purchased at modest cost to backup e-mails directly, eliminating the export step.Backup programs can usually be automated to occur at a convenient time without requiring further intervention. Granted, configuring them is one more thing to do in a busy schedule. But the first time you lose one that's badly needed, you'll be much busier trying to replace it if it wasn't backed up.
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E-mail has become an essential mode of communication in the modern world. Unfortunately, that means it's also one of the most common routes for virus infection and fraud. Protecting yourself from these kinds of threats is necessary for everyone.VirusesViruses often arrive in the form of e-mail attachments, so exercise care when opening any attachment - even from a known source. Some viruses infiltrate address books and send infected e-mail to everyone listed, so it's possible to receive a virus from a friend or colleague. Ideally, you should communicate beforehand to expect an attachment.The best protection against e-mail viruses is virus protection software that automatically scans each attachment as it arrives at your computer. Every computer connected to the Internet should have antivirus software, to protect your own system and the Internet as a whole. Some viruses start on an individual system but spread to entire networks, engulfing the equipment essential to run the Internet.PhishingFrauds are another security risk posed by e-mail. One type, called 'phishing', tries to trick the recipient into disclosing personal financial information or passwords. These e-mails use logos of well-known institutions like banks or online retailers and ask you to update your password or financial information. They provide a link which looks legitimate but in reality directs you to a phony web site. Providing personal information leads to becoming the victim of credit card fraud or theft - sometimes called 'identity theft'.Tipoffs can be gleaned from the subject line or the content. Rather than using your personal name, they may say 'Dear valued customer'. But finding some variant of your name isn't difficult these days. Beware, in either case.A more subtle tipoff is a link which doesn't correspond to the text describing it. This can be verified by checking the status bar when you highlight the link. If the text says something like "Microsoft", but the URL is "www.somebadplace.com" you know the message is not from the folks in Redmond, Washington.Specialized software can detect phishing, though it hasn't reached maturity - it often identifies legitimate e-mail as fraud. Always treat requests for passwords or credit card numbers with suspicion. Remember, no legitimate financial institution will ask you to verify your password or sensitive data in an e-mail.E-mail BackupsLike any other kind of data, e-mail can (and should) be backed up. It's easy to do with most e-mail programs - simply export the messages to a folder, then backup the folder with a backup program onto a removable disk, writeable CD or DVD or other media.Specialized backup software can be purchased at modest cost to backup e-mails directly, eliminating the export step.Backup programs can usually be automated to occur at a convenient time without requiring further intervention. Granted, configuring them is one more thing to do in a busy schedule. But the first time you lose one that's badly needed, you'll be much busier trying to replace it if it wasn't backed up.
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