Tips for Securing Your E-mail - 11/17/2008 Sending and receiving unsecured e-mail can put your business at risk. We look at what it takes to secure and encrypt POP3 e-mail accounts.
Video Tutorial: Working with Functions in Excel - 11/5/2008
Our new Video Tutorial series continues as Helen Bradley reveals ways to improve efficiency and accuracy in your spreadsheets by using Excel's built-in function tools.
Video Tutorial: Using Queries in Databases - 10/16/2008
Our new Video Tutorial series continues as Helen Bradley discusses how to extract information from your Microsoft Access database to answer typical business questions and analyze your data in new ways.
Tips for Protecting Yourself from Coffee Shop Wi-Fi Attacks - 10/14/2008 As wireless connectivity becomes more and more common, our exposure to security risks goes up. Here's how to be safe while you're standing in line for your cappuccino.
Video Tutorial: PowerPoint Action Buttons - 10/9/2008
Our latest Video Tutorial reveals how Action buttons can help you navigate a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation and add sounds or other interactive effects.
Smile, You're on Login Camera - 10/3/2008 When it comes to tasting biometrics at home, LemonScreen could be the flavor of the month.
Video Tutorial: Working with Access Databases - 10/2/2008
In the first release of our new Video Tutorial series Helen Bradley walks you through creating a database as well as a report and query to go along with it.
Top 10 Search Engine Optimization Tips: Going Beyond Keywords - 9/3/2008 There are two types of sitemaps? You can customize error pages? What's universal search? These days keeping your search engine optimization humming takes more than just keywords. Our guest SEO expert offers ten top tips for maximizing your site's SEO potential.
Vista's Networking Central: A Reason to Reconsider - 8/25/2008 A plethora of network information and options await within Vista's Network and Sharing Center. Networking guru Joe Moran reveals shortcuts and tips for getting up to speed with Vista's networking features.
Tips for Using Offline Files in Vista - 8/19/2008 Sometimes you can take it with you. Vista keeps you current — even when you're not connected to the network.
Beyond Simple File Sharing: Using Hidden Shares - 8/12/2008 Have a home or small office network and files you don't want everyone to see? Our latest tutorial offers instructions and a step-by-step guide for hiding whichever drives or folders you want to keep to yourself.
Tips for Reducing or Eliminating Messy DHCP Address Changes - 7/28/2008 Tired of your printer disappearing due to DHCP-assigned IP addresses? Don't want to assign it a static address? Configurable lease times and reservations offer the advantages of DHCP without the potential pain and frustration.
Don't Let Your Networked Home Theater Devices Go It Alone - 7/7/2008 Connecting multiple consumer electronics devices to your network wirelessly can be a pricey and time-consuming undertaking. Networking them via a wireless bridge is one way to save money, time, and clutter.
What's in Your Hand-Rolled VPN? - 6/24/2008 The freeware Hamachi client makes it a cinch to say sayonara to your VPN woes. With Hamachi your VPN can be up and running in minutes, usually with little or no configuration.
Get Fast, Free Smartphone Phone Internet Access with Wi-Fi - 6/3/2008 You can save a lot of money and gain a lot of speed if your smartphone supports Wi-Fi networking. Our latest Tips & Tutorials article reveals how to set up your Windows Mobile device for WLAN access.
Network Security Tips: A Tale of Two Passwords - 5/20/2008 A pair of common password issues could leave your router — and your network — vulnerable to attack. Discover how to batten down your network and choose secure passwords.
Demystifying Search Engine Optimization: Part 2 - 5/13/2008 It takes more than the right keywords to optimize a Web site. In part two of our series on SEO strategies and tips, we look at style sheets, link building, and tools for tracking your search engine rankings.
Sharing Multimedia Files via Windows Media Player 11 - 5/6/2008 If you have multimedia content such as songs, photos, and videos that you'd like to access from a remote system, the media-sharing feature of Windows Media Player 11 offers an easy way to do it. Here are step-by-step tips for utilizing the new WMP 11 feature.
Demystifying Search Engine Optimization, Part 1 - 5/1/2008 Search engine optimization can be a confounding and inexact science, but learning fact from fiction can help you make the most of your Web marketing efforts.
Seven Tips for Safely Sharing Your Access Point - 4/23/2008 Thinking of sharing your home (or small business) WLAN? This primer on Wi-Fi basics explains security, routers, the various flavors of 802.11 and other essentials.
How to Make Your Internet Connection Faster, Better - 4/16/2008 A free service called OpenDNS not only helps your browser display Web pages faster it also offers some useful fringe benefits such as address typo correction and phishing protection, plus site blocking, content filtering, and more.
Getting Up to Speed with Skype and VoIP Services - 4/8/2008 All VoIP services allow you to make and receive voice calls via your broadband Internet connection, but there are big differences between Skype and other VoIP services. Joe Moran covers the basics of VoIP and Skype.
Five Easy Steps to Hotspot Safety - 4/1/2008 Most people realize that hotspots can be risky, but they fail to take even the most basic precautions. Here are a handful of ways to protect yourself when using public hotspots.
BitTorrent 101: A Peer-to-Peer Primer - 3/25/2008 While you may not have tried it for yourself yet, chances are good that you have at least heard of BitTorrent, a peer-to-peer file-sharing technology that gets more popular everyday.
Eight Steps to Improve Business Security in 2008 - 3/18/2008 Poor protection against Internet threats and a lack of in-house security practices (yes, you really do need those) can take a serious toll on your business. Here are eight ways to boost your security quotient.
Demystifying a Small Business Network - 3/14/2008 Running your business over a network -- even if it's only to share Internet access -- can help you be more productive and efficient. We take a look at the basic components of a network and how they all fit together.
