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    'How can I use Facebook safely.' Boy, there's a great question. That's something that I've actually considered spending a lot more time on in the form of articles. The problem that I have in doing that is that about the time I decide here's how to use Facebook safely, Facebook goes in and changes all of their privacy settings and everything that I would have recommended has gone by the wayside and no longer applies. So, I'm not going to give a detailed response to this one because it is way more complex than just a simple answer can give you. I will say a couple of things: one, definitely spend some time looking at Facebook's privacy options. Let's see; let's go have a look at my Facebook account. I don't think there's anything scary here. So here's Facebook. Where you want to be spending some time is over here at the Privacy Settings. You really want to be careful about how things get shared. It is very easy for things to be shar...

  Always working on the go? Stay one step ahead of laptop thieves while traveling   With more and more Windows power users working on laptops from airport lounges, hotel rooms, and coffee shops, it's essential to keep this portable and valuable piece of equipment safe from thieves. Check out these tips for securing your system while you're on the road. Never leave passwords in your carrying case. Keeping your password with your laptop is like taping your house keys to the front door. In the unfortunate event that your computer is stolen, a thief will have a harder time accessing your personal and corporate information without your passwords. Carry your laptop with you whenever possible. Always take your laptop on the plane or train rather than checking it with your luggage. It's easy to lose luggage and it's just as easy to lose your laptop. If you're traveling by car, keep your laptop out of sight. Keep your eye on your laptop. When progressing through airpor...

What is a bot or botnet? Bot or web robots Software applications that run automated tasks over the Internet. The largest use of bots is in web spidering, in which an automated script fetches, analyzes, and files information from web servers at many times the speed of a human. Recently, bots have been used for search advertising, such as Google AdSense. Botnet Collection of infected computers or bots that have been taken over by hackers and are used to perform malicious tasks or functions. A computer becomes a bot when it downloads a file (e.g., an e-mail attachment or malware on a web site) that has bot software embedded in it. A botnet is considered a botnet if it is taking action on the client itself via IRC channels without the hackers having to log in to the client's computer. The typical botnet consists of a bot server (usually an IRC server) and one or more bot clients. How a Bot Works ·        Botnets have different topologies or...

1. The Obvious Methods to Free Disk Space a.   Use   CCleaner   to quickly clear your Windows recycle bin, temporary Internet files, log files, memory dumps and other stubborn files that don’t show up in Windows Explorer. CClean also provides an option to clean your unused Windows Registry keys and your browser cookies but that won’t save any disk space. b.   Use   Revo Uninstaller   (the free version) to remove software programs, game demos and other stuff that you no longer use. Revo has a useful “hunter mode” to help you uninstall programs that are not listed in the “Add/Remove Programs” section of the Control Panel. c.   Use either   WinDirStat   or   Space Sniffer   to locate files that are taking the maximum amount of space on your hard disk and either erase the unnecessary ones or move them to another partition. You may also use   Windows Desktop Search   to easily find the largest files on your system ...