Stop Trojan Infections

Stop Trojan Infections

A simple way to disable any virus,worm or trojan from entering your USB drive, is to create a folder by the name of ‘autorun.inf’.Once this is done, right click on the folder ,navigate to properties ,hide the folder as well as write protect it.This works as well with a text file of the same.This ensures that even if a virus,trojan or worm does get into the USB drive.It does not being to operate as soon as the drive is connected to my computer.

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Optimize Your Windows 7 With Tweak-7

Optimize Your Windows 7 With Tweak-7 

Tweak-7 is everything you need to customize and tweak Windows 7 to fit your needs. From start menu, to desktop tweaks, from taskbar customization to system tweaks.It gives you access to whatever you might need to keep your Windows 7 running smoothly, error free, and under your full control which includes  system restrictions, system cleanup,  and system tweaking.

Tweak-7 includes an internet connection analyzer, which automatically inspects your internet connection to speed it up by up to 25% - this incredible new feature is a must for every Windows 7 user used to browse the net at high speed!

Features

1. Activate hundreds of hidden Windows 7 settings to get the most out of your Windows 7
2. Clean your registry with the integrated Registry Cleaner and Registry Defragmentation
3. Activate system and software restrictions - you decide what should be accessible or not
4. Display detailed 3D system information
5. Create a 256 MB RAM drive for fastest access (32bit systems only!)
6. Customize whatever is customizable in Windows 7
7. Clean your hard drive and remove unnecessary files to get wasted hard drive space back - save hundreds of GB.
8. Optimize memory management and memory usage
9. Improve your internet connection by a few mouse clicks
10. Optimize your CPU with special CPU tweaks
11. Tweak your network with network speed-up settings
12. Manage system updates, remove update backups, remove old system restore points
13. Transfer your tweaks and settings to other machines running Windows 7 and Tweak

Download:  Tweak-7 1.0 Build 1040 | Shareware | 22MB

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Top 10 Free Antivirus Programs

Top 10 Free Antivirus Programs

Virus protection is serious concern for every one  of us.A lot of  Antivirus applications available  in net ,  with those   you can stay secure. But if you are looking for options which are free and can still keep you secured then here is a list of the best Antivirus applications

01.Microsoft Security Essentials
02.Avast! Free Antivirus
03.Free AVG Antivirus
04.Bitdefender
05.Avira AntiVir Personal
06.Comodo Antivirus + Firewall
07.A - Squared Free
08.Rising Antivirus
09.PC Tools Antivirus
10.Spyware Doctor with Antivirus 2010

 

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Easy Way to Send Big Files With "WeTransfer"

Easy Way to Send Big Files With "WeTransfer"
In recent days sending large files is not a cumbersome work.There are a lot of free services available in net.But email is not one of the way to transfer big files over the internet.WeTransfer is a new service which  offers a simple and easy way to send big files to anyone online.You can add multiple files like your videos, music, photo albums or documents up to 2 GB.It allows you to upload files via the browser and  you can  fill out up to 20 email addresses of the people you want to send the files

Features

1. It is a  free service
2. You can send large files up to 2 GB
3. No registration needed
4. Files & Emails data kept private
5. Files available for 2 weeks
6. Up to 20 receivers/transfer 

Your files are automatically scanned for viruses before they’re safely stored on their servers.When the transferring is finished  you’ll be send a confirmation notice to your email saying that your friend has been sent an email with a link to your file.

Check it out : WeTransfer

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Unify All Your Communication Channels With VoxOx

Unify All Your Communication Channels With VoxOx

These days communication is getting complicated.Everyone use a lots of tools like instant messaging services , e-mails and social networks etc to stay in touch .Keeping track of all the different networks and media you use to keep in touch these days can be more time-consuming and cumbersome.Here is a free application called VoxOx, that provides access to a variety of communication services.It looks sleek and includes more features than most competitors like Digsby,Skype.

With  VoxOx ,you can use it to chat with your friends on Facebook,Twitter, Google Talk,YahooIM , SMS, and more. It  lets you to  make calls from PC to PC, as well as from PCs to landlines and mobile phones.The application comes with 2 hours of free calling time, and assigns you a VoxOx phone number.Placing calls is as easy as dialing a number, but voice quality will vary depending on the speed of your Internet connection and the quality of your headset. With your free VoxOx phone number , you can also fax. Just click the fax button, and choose the PDF or word document you want to send.

You can send  your photo albums, music files or large documents with a VoxOx download link. No more missed deliveries or crowded inboxes, and it’s super easy to include the link in an email, chat, text or IM.In this way it unifies most of the  communication channels - video, instant messaging ,file sharing and social networking,text, social media, e-mail, fax and content sharing.In nutshell  it is a one-stop shop for your communications .

Try Voxox   (http://www.voxox.com/home.php)

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Common used Abbrevations in LAN

Common used Abbrevations in LAN


A
AGP
Accelerated Graphics Port
API
Application Program Interface
ARP
Address Resolution Protocol See RARP
ATA
AT Attachement Interface See IDE
ATAPI
AT Attachment Packet Interface
ATM
Asynchronous Transfer Mode

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C
CBT
Computer Based Training
CCIT
Consultative Committee for International Telegraph and Telephone See ITU
CITS
Combat Information Transfer System
CNE
Certified Novell Engineer
CPU
Central Processing Unit
CSMA
Carrier-Sense Multiple Access
CTS
Clear To Send

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D
DCE
Data Circuit Equipment (Modem)
DDP
Digital Data Processor
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DMA
Direct memory Access
DOS
Disk Operating System
DNS
Domain Name System
DSR
Data Set Ready
DTE
Data Terminal Equipment (Computer)
DTR
Data Terminal Ready

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E
EDO
Extended Data Output
EIDE
Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics
EISA
Extended Industry Standard Architecture
ESD
ElectroStatic Discharge

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F
FAT
File Allocation Table
FDDI
Fiber Distributed Data Interface
FIFO
First In First Out
FSK
Frequency Shift Keying
FTP
File Transfer Protocol

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H
HTML
Hypertext Markup Language
HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol

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I
IDE
Integrated Drive Electronics See also EIDE
IEEE
Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers
IIS
Internet Information Services
IP
Internet Protocol
ISA
Industry Standard Architecture
ITU
International Telecommunications Union. Formerly CCIT

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L
LAN
Local Area Network
LCD
Liquid Crystal Display
LED
Light Emitting Diode

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M
MAC
Media Access Control
MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
MBR
Master Boot Record
MCSE
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
MODEM
Modulator Demodulator
MS-DOS
Microsoft Disk Operating System

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N
NDIS
Network Driver Interface Specification
NDS
NetWare Directory Services
NIC Card
Network Interface Control Card
NIPRNET
None Secure IP Router Network
NT
New Technologies

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O
ODI
Open Data-Link Interface

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P
.PAB
Personal address book file
PCI
Peripheral Component Interconnect
PCMCIA
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
PING
Packet Internet Groper
.PST
Outlook archive file

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R
RARP
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol. See also ARP
RIP
Routing Information Protocol

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S
SAP
Service Advertising Protocol
SCSI
Small Computer System Interface
SIPRNET
Secret IP Router Network
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol
STP
Shielded Twisted Pair

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T
TCP
Transmission Control Protocol
TCP/IP
See IP and TCP
TFTP
Trivial File Transfer Protocol

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U
UART
Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
UDP
User Datagram Protocol
UPS
Uninterruptible Power Supply
UTP
Unshielded Twisted Pair

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W
WAN
Wide Area Network
WINS
Windows Internet Naming Service
WWW
World Wide Web

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How to Connect Two Computers in Network

How to Connect Two Computers in Network


.How to connect two computers in Windows XP. This will let you share files and folders, printers, play network games, etc...
Steps
Connect the two computers together either with a Crossover cable or a Hub/Switch to the ethernet card in your computer.
Set the IP address on both computers. Goto Start > Control Panel > Network Connections (choose switch to classic view if you cannot see network connections)
Look for your Local Area Connection ethernet adapter, right-click and choose properties.
Select Internet Protocol TCP/IP and choose properties.
Setup the IP as 192.168.1.1 and the subnet mask of 255.255.255. 0 on the first computer and 192.168.1.2 on the second with the same subnet mask.
Choose OK then OK/close again.

Tips
To share your files, right click on any folder and choose Sharing to make them shared.
You can also do this with your printers to be able to print from one computer while the printer is connected to the other.

Things You'll Need
A Crossover cable. This a Cat5 Ethernet Cable that the wires have been switched around to allow two computer only to talk to each other
OR, you can purchase a switch/hub with two Standard "Straight-Through" Ethernet Cables
Check to see if your computer has an Ethernet Adapter in the back of the computer. Most new computers have this. You can tell by the documentation from the computer or by looking at the back of the computer. It looks like a phone jack, but larger..

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