Spyware is an application which is designed to gather your personal information and transmit it to a criminal. These criminals have created a multi-million dollar industry which is solely devoted to stop them. Fortunately, you don't have to spend millions to protect yourself against spyware. In fact, you don't have to spend a dime. Here are some of the best free anti-spyware programs available. [...]

If you’re going to be doing a lot of development (and if you bought this book, that’s a given!), then you should consider configuring the Apache and MySQL servers to start automatically when your system boots up. The following sections outline the process to accomplish this process automatically. Automatically Start MySQL And Apache on UNIX On UNIX, both MySQL and Apache servers come [...]

When MySQL is first installed, access to the database server is restricted to the MySQL administrator, aka root. By default, this user is initialized with a null password, which is generally considered a Bad Thing. You should, therefore, rectify this as soon as possible by setting a password for this user via the included mysqladmin utility, using the following syntax in UNIX: [root@host]# [...]

Wi-Fi hotspots are popping up in more places than ever before. Besides your home, they’re also found in restaurants, cafes, airports, and even outdoor parks! With so many locations to choose from, it’s obvious that Wi-Fi isn’t just for surfing the ‘net with your laptop anymore. How can you find and take advantage of this ever-growing number of hotspots? Here’s a brief look at five cool [...]

A computer has no intelligence of its own and must be supplied with instructions that tell it what to do and how and when to do it. These instructions are called software, because you cannot feel it or see it. It flows through the computer’s circuits as coded pulses of electricity. The importance of the software can’t be overestimated. Without software to “breathe life” into the [...]

In past people were not aware of internet and the use of internet in their daily life, but as it became available, so it grows rapidly by times. In start dial-up internet  was more popular one around the world but as technology started grows so the high speed internet connections became available to have best experience on surfing. Now every person need a high speed internet connection so we [...]

Webcams are the most inexpensive type of camera you can buy and are widely available in any computer store or electronics retailer. While there are a variety of webcams available for Windows computers, only a few are currently available for Macs (Apple discontinued their separate iSight camera, although MacBooks and iMacs now include a built-in one). Fortunately, manufacturers are starting [...]