Sausage Software HotDog Professional 5 Webmaster Suite - 6/1/1999 HotDog Professional 5 Webmaster Suite is now much more than a simple HTML editor. It includes a whole suite of applications for the creation and management of professional web sites both large and small.
Sausage Software Reptile - 5/29/1999 Sausage Software's Reptile is a cool application that lets you create funky backgrounds. Limited only by your creativity, Reptile allows you to easily produce any combination of wavy, bubbly, organic, big, small, wide, narrow, rough or smooth textures.
Security Tips: The Password Game - 11/26/2007 We're taught early on that we need to do the impossible: Create and memorize a unique password for each and every service we use. But there are options — including utilizing a nifty Web site or just writing them down.
Security: Back to Basics - 7/11/2005 Vanishing data, ID theft, phishing, pharming, spyware... In the face of all this, securing your business seems like a daunting task. But with a little attention to the basics, bigger threats become less of a concern.
Sensiva 1.07 - 10/29/1999 Looking for a way to make your computing life easier? Sensiva, Inc. may have just the ticket. Read how their unique little utility can (artistically!) simplify your life.
Sensiva 2.0 - 6/4/2000 Remember the unique little utility that brings out artistic abilities while increasing productivity? Is it Etch-a-Sketch's evolutionary, smarter descendant? Version 2.0 has just been released, and here's what it's all about.
Setting Up a Wireless Peer-to-Peer Network - 5/24/2004 There's nothing magical about setting up a wireless local area network. As networking guru Ron Pacchiano reveals, the good news is it's relatively simple to configure a peer-to-peer WLAN — with just a few exceptions.
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.
Sharing a Cable Modem – Get to the 'Route' of the Problem - 6/8/2004 Windows networking guru Ron Pacchiano looks at what not to do when setting up multiple PCs to share a cable modem using a router, and also offers some tips for configuring VPNs to work with firewalls.
Sharing and Syncing Folders on Multiple PCs with FolderShare - 11/13/2007 One of Microsoft's new Windows Live services is a free (albeit beta) product that makes it easy to keep the same data up to date on several systems. Joe Moran offers a walkthrough for using the FolderShare tool.
Sharing Calendars and Contacts on a Tight Budget - 10/23/2006 Sharing Outlook calendars and contacts doesn't have to be an expensive proposition. WinPlanet provides a rundown of network-based and hosted alternatives.
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.
Should You Ever Switch Wireless Channels? - 12/16/2004 Your Wi-Fi device may allow you to specify what channel to use for your connection, but would you ever want to change the default configuration? Plus, before you let your guard down, know the risks of playing online games or participating in video chats without the safety of a firewall.
Should You Use NTFS? - 5/29/1999 New Technology File System's advantages and disadvantages exposed.
ShowShifter Digital Media Gateway - 12/30/2000 ShowShifter turns your PC into a complete video and audio media system, able to pause live TV in its tracks!
Small Businesses Pick the Best Products of the Year - 1/26/2007 No one knows what works for your company better than you. Your votes are in, and here's the list of products and services that you say deliver for small businesses.
Smart Photoshop Selections - 5/15/2002 Selecting, copying, or masking part (or parts) of an image is one of the most fundamental Adobe Photoshop skills, but grabbing with the lasso and finding you've missed or lopped off desired areas is one of the most frustrating Photoshop experiences. Instead of selecting by trial and error, try these expert tips for constraining, editing, and moving selections on the fly.
Smart Printing and Updating with Word Field Codes - 1/17/2002 How often do you use Microsoft Word's Insert/Field command? Maybe not often enough -- besides printing mail-merge letters, Word's field codes help you track sequential documents and add stylish printing effects. Word processing wizard Helen Bradley shares seven savvy secrets.
Smarter 'Blended Threats' Replacing Simple Viruses - 5/1/2004 Updated your antivirus software lately? A Symantec study shows that the rise in the number of software security flaws leveled off over the past year. That sounds like good news, until you find that it has leveled off at an average of seven new vulnerabilities a day or over 2,600 a year — and that e-mail and Web-site toxins are learning more ways to damage PCs and propagate themselves.
Smash That Sneaky, Slimy Spyware - 2/23/2004 It's a common but rotten risk of Internet usage: unscrupulous sites and downloads that secretly install malicious code onto your system. PracticallyNetworked.com's editors show how to avoid malware malaise by protecting yourself from adware, spyware, and keystroke loggers.
Snagging Spyware - 6/30/2005 As the cousin of adware, spyware has been around for a while but it is only now being dealt with as the serious threat it is.
SnapStream Personal Video Station - 11/16/2000 SnapStream PVS is taking video recording to the next level by allowing local or remote streaming of video--over the internet, intranet, or just sitting in front of your PC.
So You Want to Be a Hotspot - 11/28/2005 Making your small business a hotspot can be a great boost to customer satisfaction as well as a potential profit center. Here's some advice on how to offer Wi-Fi capabilities without spending a fortune or putting your internal network at risk.
SoftQuad HoTMetaL PRO 5.0 - 6/1/1999 HoTMetaL PRO 5.0 is a very flexible WYSIWYG Web creation tool that's great for professional as well as novice Web builder
Solution Accelerators: The 'Fourth Pillar' of the New Office System - 9/22/2003 Microsoft asks: Why start from scratch -- or, worse, buy some other brand of software -- to tackle a project such as HR recruiting or bringing your company in line with Sarbanes-Oxley or Six Sigma standards? The new Office Solution Accelerator program helps businesses streamline tasks by working within Office System 2003 applications.
Sonic Foundry Acid Pro 2.0 - 1/3/2000 Acid Pro 2.0 is the leading loop-based music production tool, from Sonic Foundry. Chances are you're gonna want it. Find out why.
SoundBlaster and Windows 2000 - 9/28/2000 SoundBlaster users, especially gamers, who use Windows 2000 should track new releases of drivers carefully.
Speednet 4.0 - 3/26/2000 Paramagnus Development has a unique little utility to speed up your Internet connection. What separates this utility from all the others that claim to do the same thing? Read this in-depth review and find out what it has to offer.
Spider 1.16 - 6/8/1999 Afraid of getting caught surfing the Net at work? Don't know how to get rid of your site visited history? We may have the solution for you in Spider v1.16. Douglas Smith takes a look at this useful utility that helps you increase pleasure and decrease productivity!
SSL Provides VPN Security the Web Way - 1/16/2007 If you're looking for a way to set up secure remote access with less complexity and cost than a traditional a VPN, an SSL VPN may be the way to go.
Starting Office Applications Your Way - 7/17/2002 Want to launch Word or Excel without opening a blank document or workbook by default? Did you know you can create a new Outlook contact, appointment, or sticky note without actually opening Outlook? The secret's in the switch -- startup switches you add to custom desktop shortcuts or Start menu items. Here's how.
Stay in Control with Remote Access Services - 12/10/2007 Microsoft's Remote Desktop is free, so why would you pay for a service? For starters, Microsoft doesn't offer Remote Desktop in Windows XP Home, Vista Home Basic or Windows Home Premium. But even if your version of Windows has Remote Desktop, a remote access service can often be easier to configure.
