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Firmware and you: a comprehensive guide to updating your hardware 08/07/2009 13:45:00
Firmware is a set of permanent instructions on a piece of hardware, stored in a device’s read-only memory

Utter the word “firmware” to the average PC user, and you'll likely elicit a blank stare in return.
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Ensuring you get pizza with sync tools 03/07/2009 05:10:00
The latest release of GoodSync is very sophisticated, with support for synchronising between Windows resources, as well as via FTP, SFTP, Amazon S3 and WebDAV

How often have you had to repeatedly copy files from one place to another either to create a backup or to synchronize two locations, and finally resorted to writing some dumb batch files to do the job? Of course, as your batch files have no real intelligence, you could well find your ad hoc solution has failed you.
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Save money while controlling multiple PCs 11/06/2009 09:51:00
Here are a few ways to get multiple-system benefits without the full multiple-system cost.

In some situations, you might need multiple computers, so you'll just need to get a new keyboard, mouse, and display each time, right? Instead, try a more effective--and cost-effective--ways to use two systems. Here area few ways to get multiple-system benefits without the full multiple-system cost.
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How To: What NAS can do for the small business 26/05/2009 01:35:00
The benefits and possibilities of using a NAS device in your small business.

Any business of any size runs on information, whether it's keeping track of accounting data or managing the flow of proposals and orders. Over the past 25 years, computers have transformed the way that small businesses operate, making it possible to organize and manage information in ways that simply was not possible in the days of paper ledgers and index cards.
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How To Build and Share Databases On the Web 19/05/2009 05:54:00
Databases are still tricky for some people to understand

If you are part of a business, sooner or later you want to be able to collaborate on a database with a colleague or customer. In the past, the easiest way to share a small database was to create a spreadsheet and email it to your collaborators. While this isn't the best method, it has withstood more sophisticated competition for several reasons:
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Do you need a file server? 14/05/2009 02:44:00
A file server has its advantages for small businesses

Most small businesses don't use file servers, a specialized PC that is just used to share files among workers. In the past, these PCs were expensive, ran a different operating system from the ordinary Windows XP or Vista, and made it easier to connect to printers and backup tape drives. Because they were expensive, many smaller businesses just opted to store shared files on someone's desktop.
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Full disk encryption comes to workgroups 14/05/2009 04:34:00
How to secure your data through hard drive encryption

Losing your laptop can be expensive in three ways. First, you'll spend hundreds or thousands of dollars to replace the hardware. Second, you'll suffer the time and aggravation of restoring your data, all the while hoping you have everything backed up properly. But most expensive? Surviving the backlash and legal consequences of losing customer data, financial records and private company information.
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Keep safely backed up 13/05/2009 07:50:00
Mozy provides an online backup service

Online backup makes some people nervous. It shouldn't--especially with program-and-service combos like MozyHome (2GB storage free, other plans available) around. With 128-bit or 448-bit Blowfish encryption, there's no way anyone's going to steal your data. Mozy actually goes out of its way to warn you that if you forget your password (Mozy can also provide one which they keep track of), there's no way to access your data.
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Get started with a small-business server 16/04/2009 10:26:00
Your small office probably relies on more than one computer to get work done. For managing tasks across all of your company's PCs, consider using a small-business server.

Your small office probably relies on more than one computer to get work done. For managing tasks across all of your company's PCs, consider using a small-business server.
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Copy everything from your old drive to your new one 16/04/2009 10:31:00
Buying a new hard drive with lots of storage space can give your PC a new lease on life and can improve your system's performance. But you need to make some decisions before you start transferring your data.

Buying a new hard drive with lots of storage space can give your PC a new lease on life and can improve your system's performance. But you need to make some decisions before you start transferring your data.
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Dealing with hard drive problems 02/04/2009 12:48:00
It happens to all of us: You turn on your system and see the stomach-churning "disk not found" error. It's really not surprising considering hard drives fail -- more often than you might think.

It happens to all of us: You turn on your system and see the stomach-churning "disk not found" error. It's really not surprising considering hard drives fail -- more often than you might think.