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At some point during school you probably learned about Odysseus’s brilliant plan to sneak soldiers into his enemy’s city in the guise of a magnificent statue of a horse-the famous Trojan horse, to be exact. It’s a great story, and the plan was such a great tactical maneuver that, unfortunately, hackers have adapted it to suit their malicious attacks against your computer.

A Trojan horse, in the computer world, is a seemingly harmless program that delivers an unwanted, unsafe program that can have dire consequences. Unlike a computer virus, though, it relies on the user to complete some sort of action that triggers the program. So, like Odysseus’s Trojan horse being pulled inside the city walls, you have to open or install the item to release the harmful program, like Odysseus’s soldiers swarming out of the statue.

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At some point during school you probably learned about Odysseus’s brilliant plan to sneak soldiers into his enemy’s city in the guise of a magnificent statue of a horse-the famous Trojan horse, to be exact. It’s a great story, and the plan was such a great tactical maneuver that, unfortunately, hackers have adapted it to suit their malicious attacks against your computer.

A Trojan horse, in the computer world, is a seemingly harmless program that delivers an unwanted, unsafe program that can have dire consequences. Unlike a computer virus, though, it relies on the user to complete some sort of action that triggers the program. So, like Odysseus’s Trojan horse being pulled inside the city walls, you have to open or install the item to release the harmful program, like Odysseus’s soldiers swarming out of the statue.

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WILL the next computer crash put your small business out of business, or are you ready for it?

A small business recently lost their hard disk and spent $3,000 in an attempt to restore their business data, inventory, receivables, financials, emails, everything. They were unsuccessful. In the last six months we have heard many similar stories. Does hardware now have a shorter life?

Platypus Websites has been fortunate in surviving a recent major storm (the one that caused a 40,000 tonne bulk carrier to shipwreck on our beach) and a previous bush-fire evacuation. You usually have warnings for storms or bush fires, but not for computer crashes. One morning your computer just won’t start.

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Feeding the need for audio and video content of all types, podcasting is an increasingly popular way for people on the go to get their music, news, talk show content and information. No longer do we have to listen to the same songs a dozen times on the train commute to work, there is a new world of content out there to compliment our habits. From professional and amatuer news shows to brand new bands showcasing their songs, there is a huge world of content. As of last year, the demand for video podcasting known as video blogging or vlogging was quickly growing. It reminds me of thousands of tiny radio and TV stations broadcasting on the Internet. Listen to your favorite shows, when and where you want. Podcasting can be thought of as a marriage between blogs and Mp3’s, but there is more to it.

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Wireless headsets should be among the Wonders of the World – technologically speaking. A headset gives one the ability to work hands-free at almost any task while talking on the phone, teleconferencing, and other tasks. It is a highly specialized piece of equipment that comes with many options designed to make telecommunications more convenient, clearer, and faster. Each manufacturer offers basically the same handset technology with different frequencies, options, and somewhat different devices. So many choices make it difficult to select the best one to meet your needs so try to keep the following basic features in mind when gathering information: the obvious and primary advantage to a headset is the ability it provides to talk or listen without the use of a handheld phone receiver or microphone and speakers.

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One comment that I hear over and over again in my IT career is something similar to this “Hey, I need to buy a new computer! This one has tons and tons of spy ware and viruses on it and I have no idea how they got on my computer! I always get pop-ups and Internet Explorer loads up a porn site whenever I open it! What do I do?”

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Feeding the need for audio and video content of all types, podcasting is an increasingly popular way for people on the go to get their music, news, talk show content and information. No longer do we have to listen to the same songs a dozen times on the train commute to work, there is a new world of content out there to compliment our habits. From professional and amatuer news shows to brand new bands showcasing their songs, there is a huge world of content. As of last year, the demand for video podcasting known as video blogging or vlogging was quickly growing. It reminds me of thousands of tiny radio and TV stations broadcasting on the Internet. Listen to your favorite shows, when and where you want. Podcasting can be thought of as a marriage between blogs and Mp3’s, but there is more to it.

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There is still a great deal of debate and uncertainty about the rewritable DVD formats. There are competing formats from different companies (DVD-RAM vs DVD+RW) and unsettled compatibility issues with current and future DVD players and DVD-RAM discs may require a case and they will probably not be compatible with current DVD drives/players.

Receivers

The universal receiving frame is capable of interchangeably receiving different removable computer drive carriers having respective remote computer drives that are configured for parallel and serial operation. A printed circuit board is mounted on the back wall of the universal receiving frame in which an incoming removable drive carrier is slidably received. The interface and a serial-to-parallel bridge are located on the printed circuit board of the frame, where different removable carriers, regardless of drive configuration, can communicate with the chassis by way of the same receiving frame.

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At some point during school you probably learned about Odysseus’s brilliant plan to sneak soldiers into his enemy’s city in the guise of a magnificent statue of a horse-the famous Trojan horse, to be exact. It’s a great story, and the plan was such a great tactical maneuver that, unfortunately, hackers have adapted it to suit their malicious attacks against your computer.

A Trojan horse, in the computer world, is a seemingly harmless program that delivers an unwanted, unsafe program that can have dire consequences. Unlike a computer virus, though, it relies on the user to complete some sort of action that triggers the program. So, like Odysseus’s Trojan horse being pulled inside the city walls, you have to open or install the item to release the harmful program, like Odysseus’s soldiers swarming out of the statue.

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Are you at that point where you don’t know whether to buy a PC or build one yourself? More people are now choosing to build their own but you should be aware of a few things before you make a decision. In my years of computing I have experienced the ups and downs of both choices and now pass them on to you.

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