Tech Tips

May 2005

AbbreviationZ.com

by Barbara J. Feldman May 31, 2005

AbbreviationZ.com is an online glossary of hundreds of thousands of abbreviations and acronyms. As you’d expect, the dictionary can be searched and is available for browsing alphabetically. But what makes AbbreviationZ.com stand out from the crowd is the subject directory where one can find abbreviations specific to hundreds of topics such as Meteorology, Chess, Unit [...]

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Neo-Nazi Spam

by Barbara J. Feldman May 23, 2005

Coinciding with the sixtieth anniversary of the end of World War II, email users around the world have found their email boxes stuffed with German Neo-Nazi propaganda. In what appears to be the first time spam has been used to promote a political viewpoint, the Sober Q worm replicates itself on infected machines and sends [...]

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Windows Shortcuts

by Barbara J. Feldman May 17, 2005

Windows is chock full of keyboard and mouse shortcuts. Learning just a handful of them will save you time, and perhaps even reduce your risk for a repetitive stress injury. My favorites are Cntrl-A (select all), Winkey-D (minimize all open windows) and Alt-F4 (close current application.) Learn more at Computer Hope.

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Software Firewalls

by Barbara J. Feldman May 10, 2005

A firewall is your protection against Internet bad guys that want inside your computer. Firewalls are often included in routers and other Internet hardware, but for a single machine, a software firewall is sufficient. Two recommended products are Zone Alarm (free for personal use and Norton Personal Firewall. For more reviews, read Firewall Guide.

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