There is a very popular misconception that the Internet — especially the Web — is free. We get that feeling because most sites are freely open to the public — they don’t require memberships fees or subscriptions fees for you to access the sites. Sometimes, we get that feeling because we pay to access the [...]
Adobe Acrobat Reader 8 Review
Adobe Systems Incorporated(www.adobe.com) has released a version 8 of their Adobe Reader program. While the software giant publishes many other premium-level programs, Adobe is best known for the its creation of the PDF document format that is used on almost all computers. Almost all electronics manufacturers, and many other manufacturers, too, now make their manuals [...]
Adding a Wireless Router to a Network
Reader Larry Braud wrote about problems adding a wireless router to an existing wired network: Terry, you told me a while ago that you hooked your wireless router to your regular wired router whenever you wanted wireless capability. What special do you have to do or is it just plug and play? I was trying [...]
Adding a Computer to an Existing Home Network
OK, you have a new computer and you’ve made the decision to keep your old computer, and you want your spouse and children to be able to do email and surf the web without demanding your computer. Let’s assume you already have an existing home computer network — if you don’t, the first article in [...]
Ad-blocking in Sunbelt Personal Firewall
Reader Glenn Bryson wrote to me this week via the to ask: Message: Terry, Thanks for your very helpful advice. On your recommendation, I upgraded to Vipre antivirus and antispyware. Since then, I have a lot of ads blocked with this error statement: “Ad blocked here by SPF” Does this have anything to do with [...]
ActiveSync Installation Problems
I had a severe problem installing the ActiveSync conduit on the PC. ActiveSync is the program that recognizes the Smartphone and synchronizes its contacts and emails with Outlook. Other programs also link into ActiveSync to handle synchronization, if they have a PC counterpart to their Smartphone program. When I tried to install ActiveSync — when [...]
Accidental Wireless Connections
When you have a wireless notebook, or even a wireless desktop computer, you need to make sure you’re connecting to the correct router. Most often, you want to connect to your own router in your house or apartment. Other times, it might be the wireless router in a coffee shop. Our first type of accidental [...]
Accessing the Internet While Traveling
Most people do not have a laptop computer that they can use while traveling. For most of those who do, it is their business computer and not the one they normally use to access their personal email. Often, a business computer is configured specifically for that business’ network and it uses sophisticated programs to ensure secure [...]
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