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The security of your computer and data is crucial for you and the success of your company. Lost or stolen information can reveal company secrets or expose your confidential or personal information. The more you do to keep your computer secure, the safer your information will be. Here are the 10 ways to secure your computer:

7. Encrypt files with sensitive data

10. Use the Junk Email Filter in Outlook

Some spam mails can include potentially harmful viruses that can cause damage to your computer and your company’s network. The Junk Email Filter reduces the amount of junk email messages, or spam, you receive in your Inbox.

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It is a nightmare if your blog was being hacked. Sure, WordPress improves its standard installation security with every new version it comes out with, but new versions are not invincible and they’re not impermeable.

5 ways you can make your blog more secure.

1. Upgrade your WordPress. Hate the thought of saying goodbye to WordPress 2.6? Don’t. You need upgrade to the latest WP version, and you need to do it now.  Just look for the Upgrade button in Tools or your dashboard.

2. Update your plugins. Anything old is a security risk. Keep your plugin versions up-to-date.

3. Delete the default user. In this case, it’s Admin so bin this. Replace it with a new user (naturally, this user has admin rights) and create a nickname for this user.

4. Limit the access to wp-admin. This restricts .htaccess of your wp-admin to your IP. The downside to this security measure, though, is that you will need to update the .htaccess folder whenever you move to another area. You may need another website walkthrough for this; but obviously, this step is out of the question for you if your IP address is dynamic.

5. Install the plugin Login Lockdown. This plugin records the time stamp and IP address whenever someone tries to log in to WordPress and fails. It works great at preventing attempts to discover your password through brute force attacks. If attempts to log in by one IP range exceed the maximum number of tries allowed, the plugin automatically disables the login function.

Of course, there are many more ways you can make your blog hack-proof.We’ll come back for more….

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First look at a sleek, light, silver-and-black tablet computer called an iPad. After spending days with it, this beautiful new touch-screen device from Apple now has the potential to challenge  the portable computing profoundly.

The Ipad  could replace the laptop or netbook for enough common tasks and enough of the time. Even the iPad lacks some of the features—such as a physical keyboard, a Webcam, USB ports and multitasking—that most laptop or netbook users have come to expect, still they can carry out most of the jobs that netbook does today.

Ipad can do the jobs like Web surfing, email, social-networking, video- and photo-viewing, gaming, music and even some light content creation—it could be a game changer the way Apple’s iPhone has been.

The iPad is much more than an e-book or digital periodical reader and it’s far more than just a big iPhone,  it runs nearly all of the 150,000 apps that work on the iPhone.

It’s a whole new type of computer that  can run more-sophisticated, PC-like software than a phone does. The iPad can indeed replace a laptop for most data communication, content consumption and even limited content creation, a lot of the time. But it all depends on how you use your computer.

The iPad is thinner and lighter than any netbook or laptop. It weighs just 1.5 pounds, and its aluminum and glass body is a mere half-inch thick. It boasts a big, bright color 9.7-inch screen that occupies most of the front. As on all Apple portable devices, the battery is sealed in and nonreplaceable. It has a decent speaker, and even a tiny microphone.

Memory, also sealed in and nonexpandable, ranges from 16 gigabytes to 64 gigabytes. And you can order one with just a Wi-Fi wireless connection to the Internet, or Wi-Fi plus an AT&T (T) 3G cellular connection.

The iPad is an advance in making more-sophisticated computing possible via a simple touch interface on a slender, light device. Only time will tell if it’s a real challenger to the laptop and netbook.

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Before You Connect a New Computer to the Internet

This guidance for users connecting a new computer to the Internet for the first time. It is intended for home users, students, small businesses, or any site with broadband (cable modem, DSL) or dial-up connectivity and limited Information Technology (IT) support. Although the information in this document may be applicable to users with formal IT support as well, organizational IT policies should be followed.
There is a trend toward exploitation of new or otherwise unprotected computers in increasingly shorter periods of time. This problem is exacerbated by a number of issues, including:

* Many computers’ default configurations are insecure.
* New security vulnerabilities may have been discovered between the time the computer was built and configured by the manufacturer and the user setting up the computer for the first time.
* When upgrading software from commercially packaged media (e.g., CD-ROM, DVD-ROM), new vulnerabilities may have been discovered since the disc was manufactured.
* Attackers know the common broadband and dial-up IP address ranges, and scan them regularly.
* Numerous worms are already circulating on the Internet continuously scanning for new computers to exploit.

As a result, the average time-to-exploitation on some networks for an unprotected computer is measured in minutes. This is especially true in the address ranges used by cable modem, DSL, and dial-up providers.

Standard advice to home users has been to download and install software patches as soon as possible after connecting a new computer to the Internet. However, since the background intruder scanning activity is pervasive, it may not be possible for the user to complete the download and installation of software patches before the vulnerabilities they are trying to fix are exploited. This Tech Tip offers advice on how to protect computers before connecting them to the Internet so that users can complete the patching process without incident.
II. Recommendations

1. General Guidance
1. If possible, connect the new computer behind a network (hardware-based) firewall or firewall router.
2. Turn on the software firewall included with the computer, if available.
If your operating system includes a built-in software firewall, we recommend that you enable it in order to block incoming connections from other computers on the Internet.
3. Disable nonessential services, such as file and print sharing.
4. Download and install software patches as needed.

2. Operating System-Specific Guidance
1. Microsoft Windows XP

In order to complete these steps, you will need to be logged into an account with local administrator privileges.
1. Review General Guidance above.
2. Connect behind a hardware-based firewall if available.

This step is covered in the General Guidance section above.
3. Enable the Internet Connection Firewall.

Microsoft has provided both detailed and summarized instructions for enabling the built-in Internet Connection Firewall on Windows XP.
4. Disable shares if enabled.
1. Go to Start -> Control Panel.
2. Open “Network and Internet Connections”.
3. Open “Network Connections”.
4. Right-click on the network connection you wish to change (e.g., “Local Area Connection”).
5. Select “Properties”.
6. Make sure “File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networking” is unchecked.
5. Connect to the network.
6. Go to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com.
7. Follow the instructions there to install all Critical Updates.
8. Review Staying Secure below.

2. Apple Macintosh OSX
1. Review General Guidance above.
2. Connect behind a hardware-based firewall if available.
3. Enable the software firewall.
1. Open “System Preferences”.
2. Select “Sharing”.
3. Select the “Firewall” Tab.
4. Click “Start”.
5. Select the “Services” Tab.
6. Verify that all services are unchecked (default).
4. Connect to the network (plug in or dial-up).
5. Update installed software.
1. Open “System Preferences”.
2. Select “Software Updates”.
3. Turn on automatic updates (checkbox: “Automatically check for updates when you have a network connection”.)
4. Select an appropriate update frequency (daily is recommended).
5. Click “Check Now”.
6. Install any recommended updates.
6. Review Staying Secure below.

3. Other Operating Systems

Users of other operating systems should review the General Guidance above, then consult their respective software vendors’ sites for specific instructions (where available). Additionally, Linux or Unix users may wish to review our Unix Security Checklist or the summarized Unix Security Checklist Essentials.

III. Staying Secure
While an up-to-date antivirus software package cannot protect against all malicious code, for most users it remains the best first-line of defense against malicious code attacks. Many antivirus packages support automatic updates of virus definitions.
Enable automatic software updates if available

Vendors will usually release patches for their software when a vulnerability has been discovered. Most product documentation offers a method to get updates and patches. You should be able to obtain updates from the vendor’s web site. Read the manuals or browse the vendor’s web site for more information.

Some applications will automatically check for available updates, and many vendors offer automatic notification of updates via a mailing list. Look on your vendor’s web site for information about automatic notification. If no mailing list or other automated notification mechanism is offered you may need to check the vendor’s website periodically for updates.

Additional information on this topic can be found in our Home Network Security Tech Tip.
* Use caution when opening email attachments or when using peer-to-peer file sharing, instant messaging, or chatrooms.
* Don’t enable file sharing on network interfaces exposed directly to the Internet.
Consider using an account with only ‘user’ privileges instead of an ‘administrator’ or ‘root’ level account for everyday tasks. Depending on the OS, you only need to use administrator level access when installing new software, changing system configurations, and the like. Many vulnerability exploits (e.g., viruses, Trojan horses) are executed with the privileges of the user that runs them — making it far more risky to be logged in as an administrator all the time.

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Identity Theft occurs when someone wrongfully uses your personal identification to obtain credit, loans, services, even rentals and mortgages in your name.

Identity Theft is a frightening and overwhelming experience if it does happen to you. You may not know it is happening for months or years!

How to protect yourself from ID Theft:

1. Buy a cross-cut type shredder. Shred all your important papers and especially pre-approved credit applications received in your name and other financial information that provides access to your private information. Don’t forget to shred your credit card receipts.

2. Be careful of “Dumpster Diving.” Make sure that you do not throw anything away that someone could use to become you. Anything with your identifiers must be shredded (cross-cut) before throwing away.

3. Be careful at ATM’s and using Phone Cards. “Shoulder Surfers” can get your “Pin Number” and get access to your accounts.

4. Get all of your checks delivered to your bank – not to your home address.

5. Do not put checks in the mail from your home mailbox.

6. When you order new credit cards in the mail, or your previous ones have expired, watch the calendar to make sure that you get the card within the appropriate time. If it is not received by a certain date, call the credit card grantor immediately and find out if the card was sent. Find out if a change of address was filed if you don’t receive the card or a billing statement.

7. Cancel all credit cards that you do not use or have not used in 6 months. Thieves use these very easily – open credit is a prime target.

8. Put passwords on all your accounts and do not use your mother’s maiden name. Make up a fictitious word.

9. Get a post office box or a locked mailbox, if you possibly can.

10. Ask all financial institutions, doctors’ offices, etc., what they do with your private information and make sure that they shred it and protect your information. Tell them why.

11. Empty your wallet of all extra credit cards and social security numbers, etc. Do not carry any identifiers you do not need. Don’t carry your birth certificate, social security card, or passport, unless necessary.

12. Memorize social security numbers and passwords.

13. When a person calls you at home or at work, and you do not know this person, never give out any of your personal information. If they tell you they are a credit grantor of yours call them back at the number that you know is the true number, and ask for that party to discuss personal information. Provide only information that you believe is absolutely necessary.

14. Do not put your social security number on your checks or your credit receipts. If a business requests your social security number, give them an alternate number and tell them why. They do not need that to identify you. If a government agency requests your social security number, there must be a privacy notice accompanying the request.

15. Do not put your telephone number on your checks.

16. Get credit cards and business cards with your picture on them.

17. Do not put your credit card account number on the Internet (unless it is encrypted on a secured site.) Don’t put account numbers on the outside of envelopes, or on your checks.

18. When you are asked to identify yourself at schools, employers, or any other kind of institutional identification, ask to have an alternative to your social security number. Unfortunately, your health insurance carrier often uses your social security number as your identification number. Try to change that if you can.

19. In conjunction with a credit card sale do not put your address, telephone number, or driver’s license number on the statement.

20. Monitor all your bank statements from every credit card every month. Check to see if there is anything that you do not recognize and call the credit grantor to verify that it is truly yours.

21. Order your credit report at least twice a year (I have enclosed the addresses for you on the sample letter.) Review it carefully. If you see anything that appears fraudulent, immediately put a fraud alert on your reports by calling the numbers below.

22. Immediately correct all mistakes on your credit reports in writing. Send those letters Return Receipt Requested, and identify the problems item by item with a copy of the credit report back to the credit reporting agency. You should hear from them within 30 days.

23. Take your name off all promotional lists. Call the three credit reporting agency numbers to opt out of pre-approved offers.

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I tried to find a solution at internet with various tips without any success. If you want to convert or record movies with chinese subtitle which shows only cryptic characters do as follow:

1. Open the subtitle file .srt with Windows MS word 2003 or later. It will ask you if you want to use BIG5 or other Chinese decoder to open the file. If the characters are familiar to you just click “ok” to continue.
2. Mark all text and CTRL-C. Exit the MS Word.
3. Open the .srt file again but this time you open it with Notepad.exe
4. Mark all text and use CTRL-V to paste the text from previous copy.
5. Save it with  Save As… Change the Encoding type to Unicode instead of ANSI. Save the file with quotation mark like “abc.srt”. This makes sure it will not save as .txt in extension.
6. Now you can use ConvertX to create a DVD with subtitle.

Hope this could solve your problem. If you need any help you can email me.

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10 Tips To Make WordPress Hack-Proof

Having your blog hacked isn’t fun, and the standard WordPress installation is not impermeable. Not only does a hacked blog result in downtime, while you work with your ISP to track the problem and ensure it doesn’t happen again, it can also mean you spend time, for instance, getting your email client resolving properly once more. All in all, valuable time wasted.

Prevention is better than cure. Here are 10 Tips To Make WordPress Hack-Proof.

What You Need

* a WordPress installation
* the WordPress plugin, wp-phpmyadmin
* the WordPress plugin, wp-security-scan
* ftp access to the server on which your blog resides

Before You Begin

* backup your files, using your ftp client
* backup your database, using wp-phpmyadmin.

1. Upgrade WordPress. To the latest version. If you’re using 2.7 or later, this can be done from your admin dashboard, at the click of a button, automatically. Just look for the “upgrade” button. If you’re using an earlier version, read this.

2. Update Plugins. Make sure all are upgraded to their latest versions. If they’re not, you are notified on your plugins admin page. Old versions can present a security risk.

3. Change “wp_” Database Table Prefix. I use wp-security-scan, from the same guys that developed the super-handy All In One SEO Pack, Semper Fi Web Design. Once activated, on the left-hand menu, click on “Database” in the “Security” drop-down. The page that loads allows you to easily change the prefix. If that doesn’t work, instead throwing an error, do this:-

* i. Deactivate all WordPress plugins, as a precaution.
* ii. Backup the database, as explained in Guvnr’s video tutorial.
* iii. Open the downloaded *.sql file with a text editor (where * is the name of your database.)
* iv. Find and replace all instances of your “wp_” prefix with your new prefix.
* v. Within your WordPress database, drop all the tables. DO NOT DROP THE DATABASE itself, only the tables. wp-phpmyadmin is a great plugin to use.
* vi. Still within your WordPress database, import your newly-amended *.sql file, the one you edited by changing the prefix. wp-phpmyadmin or similar again.
* vii. Open and edit your wp-config.php file, in the root blog folder, changing the “$table_prefix = ‘wp_’;” to “$table_prefix = ’yourNewPrefix_’;”.
* viii. Reactivate your plugins.

4. Delete “Admin” User. Just to make hackers work harder, bin this. Create a new user with administration rights, and give the user a nickname (for public display) that is not the same as the username. Then log out, log back in as the new user, and delete the original “admin” user.

5. Use a Stronger Password. Bit obvious, this one. Mix it up with letters, digits and special characters, upper and lower case. I use RoboForm to remember (and encrypt) my passwords, and that’s free.

6. Hide your WordPress version. From your theme’s folder, open “header.php”, search for the line…
view sourceprint
1. 2.content=”WordPress ” />

…and delete it. It has no useful purpose.

7. Ensure WordPress Database Errors Are Turned Off. In recent WordPress versions, they are turned off by default. So upgrade.

8. Remove WP ID META Tag. Delete this tag from the WordPress core. After you activate and run wp-security-scan, this is done automatically.

9. Create an .htaccess File in “wp-admin/” Open a new text file and paste this…

1.# BEGIN WordPress
2.RewriteEngine On
3.RewriteBase /
4.RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
5.RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
6.RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
7.# END WordPress

… Save the file as .htaccess and upload it to your “wp-admin/” folder, ie, to http://myblog.com/wp-admin/

10. Hide Your Plugins. If you’re not sure whether they’re hidden or not, navigate to http://myblog.com/wp-content/plugins. If you see a 404 error page, they’re hidden. Otherwise, you’ll see them listed. In that case, copy the following into a new .htaccess file, adding the file to your wp-content/ folder…

01.# BEGIN WordPress
02.RewriteEngine On
03.RewriteBase /
04.RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
05.RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
06.RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
07.# Prevents directory listing
08.IndexIgnore *
09.# END WordPress

Some web hosts don’t allow you to administer .htaccess files. If that’s the case, instead of using an .htaccess file to hide the list of plugins, create an index.html file. You can write something about restricted access in there, if you like. Either way, this file will prevent a plugin listing.

Now navigate to http://myblog.com/wp-content/plugins. They should be hidden.
After You’re Done

Just to be thorough, and because a few things have changed…

* Backup your files again, using your ftp client.
* Backup your database again, using wp-phpmyadmin.

That’s it. Your blog is more secure, and way less hackable. Go make content!

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Many people who by laptops (especially Windows laptops), use the trackpad/touch pad as a means of clicking. By default this is switched off to Mac users, on the flip side it is normally on for Windows users.

To enable it switch on your touchpad you need to head over to system preferences. Go to System Preferences > Keyboard & Mouse > Trackpad. You will notice about half way down an option for turning on clicking.

If you enable the check box named clicking the touch pad will become active and you can start clicking.

There is one other option that I would like to draw you attention to. This is right clicking. Since Macs have a multi-touch interface they can register more than one input at a time. This means there is a second option for right clicking.

If you don’t have clicking enabled the check box underneath will ask about using two fingers and then clicking the button to right click. If you have clicking enabled this will change so when ever you tap two fingers on the pad any right click menu will appear. I think this is really cool.

There you have it. Clicking with the trackpad is really simple it just involves changing a tick box.

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