Your password is what tells the computer that you are who you say you are. Until we can do retina scans like in James Bond movies, the password is the best that we can do. But, because your password is like a key to your account, you need to safeguard it. Anyone who has your password can get into your account, and your files. Anyone who can guess your password has it. Anyone who has your password can pose as you. Therefore, you may be held responsible for someone else’s actions, if they are able to get your password.
Tips on safeguarding your password
A website is a company’s lifeblood.
But for the rest of small business owners in America, it seems, having a vibrant website is sometimes merely an afterthought.
In a study released this morning titled Casting a Wide Net: Online Activities of Small and New Businesses in the United States, Kauffman Foundation researchers compared data from the Census Bureau’s 2007 Survey of Business Owners to a data set that followed nearly 5,000 young firms that started up in 2004. The study provides one of the first in-depth looks at how small businesses—across industry sectors—are leveraging the Web to sell to customers.
Most hard drives make certain sounds when they start failing, but every drive and brand of drive is different. Data recovery company Data Cent has put together a database of sounds that let you know what’s going wrong with your drive.
If you hear your hard drive making some weird noises, it’s possible that it might be nearing the end of its life. With Data Cent’s bank of failing hard drive sounds, you can diagnose the most likely culprit of the problem, back up your data quickly, and take it in to see if its salvageable. Whether you’ve got a Western Digital, Seagate, Maxtor, or other brand drive, Data Cent probably has a recording of the sound you’re experiencing, and you can move on from there. We’ve mentioned one similar database before, but this is a bit more all-inclusive, since it adds sounds for lots of different drive brands. Hit the link to check out the database. Photo by DijutalTim. Via - Lifehacker
Is your broadband fast enough? Are you getting what you’ve paid for? Find out with this Broadband Speed Test. Just pick your location and wait a few seconds for the results.
For better results, run the test a few times. And you can compare your speeds with friends on other ISPs, or at different times of the day, to see whether you’re getting the best value you can from your broadband subscription.
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Even though it’s still the new kid on the block, Google’s Chrome is rapidly becoming the standard against which other browsers are measured. Use these 10 quick tips to get the most of Chrome.
Configure Multiple Homepages
Consider yourself a power user, do you? Then why rock but a single homepage? You can configure Chrome to load multiple sites every time you open your browser. Click the Wrench icon and navigate to Tools > Basics and start adding sites. Don’t overdo it though-you’ll bog down your initial load time. Read the rest of this entry »
