Science & Technology Articles

1. Types of Phone Bugs

By Shawn Davis Everyone loves learning about phone bugs. This is because they are among the most popular covert eavesdropping devices. These listening devices can allow someone to relatively easily listen in on phone conversations anywhere from a few feet away to miles away. There are five many types of phone bugs that can be used to listen in on what is happening on the line, or even in the rest of the house. ... read more

2. Get Backups Right

By Harry Husted One day, I was working in Word. I had two other programs running in the background. I was writing in a previously saved document when all of a sudden my computer went down. The blue screen of death came up. I hit the enter key to get rid of the screen and my computer shut off. I lost almost all the data from files I had opened. When I tried to start the computer, I heard several beeps and then... read more

3. Get Trained or Be Trained - What's the Difference?

By Harry Husted You may be asking yourself right about now what am I talking about. I don't blame you. It's not everyday you see a question like that. But before you become the proverbial judge and jury of me, let me clarify what I am talking about. What does it mean to get trained or be trained? Well let me explain it this way. Today there exist many schools that teach various subjects from Math to Computer... read more

4. "The Beginner Buyer's Guide To Digital Cameras"

By Warren Lynch The Beginners buyer's guide to digital cameras or The Ins and Outs of Megapixels. By Warren Lynch http://www.wlynch.com The most important part of buying a digital camera is making sure that the one you select meets all of your needs. Digital Camera 101 Better digital cameras uses a chip called a "Charged Coupled Device" (CCD) instead of film. Light enters the camera, through th... read more

5. Family Cell Phone Plans - Comparison Shopping To Help You Choose

By Samantha Goode With the myriad of cell phone plans that are available through the various carriers today, it can be a bit of a challenge to muddle through it all, trying to find the best package for your family. Each has their own special set of perks that are offered, in order to entice potential customers to purchase a contract and commit themselves to a particular amount of time with the company. Although y... read more

6. Guide to buying the perfect PC

By Dee Kerr PCs have become a staple in every home. Without PCs, you will find it hard to stay connected and to even do the work required of you in school or in the office. With so much PC packages being shoved to our throat every time we go to department stores and computer shops, you’ll really get quite confused on what you really need and what PC package will fit your budget and lifestyle. To help you thro... read more

7. Internet Security: Your Personal Information is Big Business

By Micro 2000 Inc When George Eastman invented the camera in 1888, he also brought about new concerns over individual privacy and security. Just two years later, in 1890, Warren and Brandeis published their landmark article in the Harvard Law Review addressing the privacy issues that stemmed from instantaneous photographs and newspaper enterprises invading the boundaries of private life. “Recent inventions and ... read more

8. Update your Windows for Free

By Scott Hendison If ABC and CNN had done their Windows Updates, there would have been no crisis last month when the “Zotob” virus took down their computers. Microsoft found and fixed that security flaw on April 9th 2005, and the virus hit on August 17th. Contrary to popular belief, Microsoft really is trying to make a good product. They even built a “Windows update” feature right into the first version of Wi... read more

9. Read This Before You Write Your Ad

By Harry Husted You have a product you believe will benefit the public. You are confident in what you are offering. You are anxious to get your product in the public eye. So you write an ad you think will attract people. After the ad is placed, nothing happens. Why? Think about it. What are two reasons people react to what they read? They want instant satisfaction. They want to know what's in it for them. Will... read more

10. Wireless Home Networking - What You Should Know

By Lynn Chan Are you suffering from home wireless networking nightmare? There are so many options. 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g – what is all that? All you want is to get online on your notebook computer in your living room without tripping over wires. First thing you should know is, all of them will get you online or network your computers together. The difference lies in speed, connection quality and more im... read more

11. Google adsense, the smart way to earn

By Kenneth WMY Do you want to get paid for posting ads on your web site ? I believe whenever you visit some popular sites, you see some square boxes with text links following by "Ads by Goooooogle". They are the google ads. They are smart enough to know what your page is talking about, and they will post relevent banner ads onto your site. They are mainly pure text for less traffic and wont affect the performanc... read more

12. How to Use Email as a Marketing Tool

By Harry Husted Creating effective Web sites and providing outstanding copy are two methods you can use to effectively market your business on the Internet. There are others, one of which is e-mail. Email is a resource that all people share. With Internet Cafés and free email accounts, there is practically no one who doesn't have an email account. However, what people don't realize is that it is a powerful... read more

13. Local vs. Network Diagnostics

By Micro 2000 Obviously anyone who maintains PCs, whether local or on a network, is bound to be familiar with the demands of getting the offending machine back up and running as quickly as possible! Most have experienced the frustration of trying to pin point the problem, which could even boil down to being simply a faulty component. Some of you may even have used diagnostic software to help locate the pr... read more

14. Buying a Satellite Navigation (Satnav) system for your car

By Paul K Davies Buying a Satellite Navigation (Satnav) system for your car. Once they were only for the rich and were only fitted in the very high end cars but today SatNav systems are available to all. You can either opt for the in-car fitted systems that are still quite expensive or you can go for the handheld or protable units. This article is about the latter. What is SatNav? SatNav is a system that ... read more

15. Is It Still Good To Share?

By Rudy Paredes 5 Easy Steps To Sharing Files and Folders On Your Network Have you heard all the talk about file sharing and still wondering if there are any advantages for you to enable file sharing? If you are anything like me, it takes a lot to change what works just the way it is. But I must say, once I took the plunge, the advantages of file sharing have proven to be worth it! Advantages o... read more

16. Setting Up a Home Network

By Micro 2000 Inc With the cost of PC's dropping and the number of home users increasing, it has become more and more reasonable to have a home network. Many families now have more than one PC to suit the growing needs of the home user, but many feel setting up a network is too daunting or overwhelming to attempt. Fret not. You, too, can set up your own network fairly easily and inexpensively. Wired or wireless,... read more

17. Beginners guide to PC video editing

By Scott Brrown If you're new to PC video editing then knowing where to start can be a bit daunting, so hopefully this guide will point you in the right direction. To start with you will need a few items of equipment Camcorders/Video Decks Depending on your requirements or aims there are number of different solutions to discuss, so i will split these up into separate sections. 1.If you are starting fr... read more