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Monthly Archives: September 2007

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Regular Computer Maintenance

September 28, 2007 | 4 Comments

A little while ago I wrote a post titled How To Keep Your Computer Running Smoothly where I explain several tools you should install and use to help keep your computer running. In this post I will provide step-by-step instructions on what I do to keep my computers running without any problems. Cleaning House Chances [...]

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Introduction to Cascading Stylesheets (CSS)

September 26, 2007 | 2 Comments

In a previous post title Designing Web Pages: Tables or CSS, I briefly talked about using CSS to layout the content of a Web page. I didn’t go into detail about how CSS files are used in conjunction with Web pages or even how they are created. In this post I will provide a simple [...]

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Securing the D-link DI-524 Wireless Router

September 24, 2007 | 80 Comments
D-Link DI-524 Wireless-G Router

I recently created a post titled Securing Linksys WRT54G Wireless-G router in which I provided step-by-step instructions on securing the WRT54G router. The Linksys WRT54G Wireless-G router is a popular router, but it isn’t the only one on the market. In this post I will discuss how to secure another wireless router, the D-Link DI-524.

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Designing Web Pages: Tables or CSS

September 21, 2007 | No Comments

There is some debate recently about the best method to design and layout a Web page. Traditionally, HMTL tables have been used to handle the layout of a Web page. Today, however, a new layout method is gaining more popularity which uses CSS (Cascading Stylesheets). Which method is the best way of designing a Web [...]

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AOL Users – Multiple IP Addresses

September 19, 2007 | 2 Comments

A few days ago I was in a forum and someone mentioned that they noticed a discrepancy in their Web server logs. A visitor to their Web site was an AOL user, but they appeared to be making several requests from different IP addresses. If you are on dialup, you will probably get a different [...]

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Overview of Various Image File Formats

September 17, 2007 | 5 Comments

There are many different image file formats in use on Web pages today. Each file format has its advantages and disadvantages, and can be used for specific images. For those that use digital cameras you may be familiar with one format, while you may have heard of others. In this post I will provide an [...]

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Network Glossary of Terms

September 14, 2007 | 3 Comments

I have written several posts regarding networking your home computers to the Internet. With more and more people using broadband as their Internet connection, it is becoming more common to see home LANs to allow multiple computers to connect to one Internet connection. To setup a network, it is also important to understand some of [...]

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Vista Power Saving Settings – Increase Laptop Battery Life

September 12, 2007 | 1 Comment

In a previous articles titled Conserving Your Laptop Battery Power I listed several tips you can use to help conserve your laptop battery. The tips in that post can be applied not only Vista, but also previous versions of the Windows operating system. In this post, however, I will discuss a new utility within Vista [...]

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