Entries from December 2009 ↓

The term managed IT services refers to numerous computer safety measures offered by IT consulting companies to protect a client's computerized information system and secure the safety of its proprietary data. Managed IT security services are conducted on either an in house basis or an outsourced, web hosted basis. Due to the equipment cost, software cost and the ongoing maintenance fees that come with an in house IT security system, many companies opt for hosted security services, while other companies believe that an in house system is safer than a hosted system. In either case, companies can receive a tailored security approach that meets their unique IT security needs. However, three security features of IT management that almost all companies receive are intrusion detection, firewall ... [more..]

5 years ago we gathered around and marveled at the little specs moving at our commands, doing not much - except moving off course, we called these things games. Today the hardware in computers and other devices has changed significantly; we went from having a "spacious" 1mb hard drive to 250 GB of space. The graphics have also taken a giant leap for our computers, no longer are we confined to little dots but our 256mb graphic cards allow us to explore a virtual world in 3d. The sound has also changed from 4bit to 32 and pretty soon 64bit; we went from beeps to actually words. Finally the speed of our beloved computers has also increased from mere kilobytes to gigabytes of rams.In such ... [more..]

Buying a new home computer can be quite a daunting task. So where do you start? Do you leave it up to the sales guy in the store to make the right choice for you or do you get familiar with all the confusing terminology and try and know the difference between kb, mb and gb etc.? Maybe you know someone who is clued up about all the new technology who can point you in the right direction or choose to buy the latest PC buyers guide magazine. The aim of this article is to help you make your decision.With all the advances in technology you can be left wondering should I hold out for the next great leap or buy now knowing that in ... [more..]

Almost all computer users have seen how computers can slow down. Using a slow computer can be agony, especially with the fast-paced lifestyle people today are so accustomed to. For this problem, you can find many websites that offer speed up computer software that are easily downloadable and installable. For a fee or for free, you can avail of software that will, supposedly, speed up your computer.Some speed up computer programs and packages available in the market these days include the EZFixPC 12-Step System Optimizer, PC Speed Up, WinRocket, PC Speed Tweaks, and MemMonster, among others. Speed up computer software claims to have different features that can help your computer work at a faster speed and improve its overall performance.EZFixPC 12-Step System Optimizer can be ... [more..]

So you've finally decided to buy an external hard drive as a backup option for your computer. This is a great choice for you because you're making backing up your data faster and easier than you could ever have imagined. You're also making your data far more portable in larger quantities than before.You'll no longer be limited to storing a few hundred megabytes or even several gigabytes. Nope. Now you can look forward to portable and reliable storage capacities ranging into terabytes. That frustrating desktop computer or network file server backup job just got a whole lot easier.If you've never bought an external hard disk before then there's a few pointers here that may help to have on your shopping list before you go and ... [more..]

A hub is a device used to connect all of the computers on a star or ring network. A hub is nothing more than a box with a series of cable connectors in it. Hubs are available four- and five-port devices designed for home and small business networks to large rack-mounted units with up to 24 ports or more. Installing a single hub is simply a matter of connecting it to a power source and plugging in cables connected to the network interface adapters in your computers.Hubs are associated with specific data-link layer protocols. Ethernet hubs are common, because Ethernet is a popular data-link layer protocol. Token Ring MAUs are hubs too, and other protocols, such as the Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) also use ... [more..]