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What do you mean by ESATA?

Miak — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:27:04 +0000

ESATA is an outer interface that aids in the data transfer process. The complete form of ESATA is

Originally posted 2008-08-16 04:10:08.

Digital Signature

Miak — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:24:53 +0000

Authenticity is required everywhere; authentication means to verify the identity of a sender. Authentication technique tries to verify that the message is coming from an authentic sender rather than from an imposter. Digital signature is a method device for the purpose of authentication of an object. It is based on public key encryption or decryption. Digital signature is similar to that of signing transaction documents when we deal with a bank.

To withdraw a large sum of money from a bank, you need to fill a withdrawal form and sign it and the bank keeps the signed form on record to show when a question about authorization is raised.

In network transactions, you cannot personally sign the request for withdrawal. However, an equivalent of an electronic or digital signature is created.

In Digital signature, a secret key encryption key is kept by the customer, while the corresponding public key is issued by the bank. The customer uses one public and one secret key while the bank uses one secret key and one public key.

Thus, Digital Signature is a technology used for protecting people from getting cheated on network transactions.

Originally posted 2008-07-03 00:01:22.

Top 3 Web Browsers

Miak — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:58:59 +0000

Once Computers go connected to the internet, it was realized that now something was needed that allow people to fetch and browse the information that was put on the connected computers. A software was needed and this lead to the creation of Web Browsers. Browsing literally means to search something on a computer. Fast and effective browsing, lead to the creation of new browsers, which are very efficient.

The Top 3 Web Browsers are:
Internet Explorer:
Internet Explorer is the most common browsers among users and has a market share of almost 75%. It was one of the first browsing softwares created by Microsoft and has undergone several improvements. Presently, Microsoft is offering IE version 7. However IE8 beta 1 is also released and IE8 Beta2 is expected in August 2008.

Firefox:
Firefox is the brand of Mozilla and is the only browser that is nearly comparable with IE. It has the ability to browse faster than IE and still maintain a tight security. With many plugins and addons to customize Firefox, it is the best browser in the world! I would highly recommend everyone to give Firefox a try

Opera:
Opera’s tagline goes as “Your web everywhere”. Opera has the advantage that it can run on many platforms i.e. Windows, Linux, Mac OS to mobile phones. Opera is the 2nd most popular web browser. One of the best invention that they have made is Opera Mobile. Opera Mobile works on any phone with Java and I highly recommend everyone to install Opera Mobile into your mobile phones.

Originally posted 2008-06-21 16:49:25.

What is a Firewall?

Miak — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:27:06 +0000

A Firewall is commonly used to protect a network from the outside world against any unauthorized to the network. Interestingly, term ‘Firewall’ actually got its name from a construction industry where a protection mechanism was deployed in building against fire hazards.

Firewall protects the network of the organization from unauthorized users in such a way that only authorized users in the outside world may access the software and hardware resources of the organization.

Firewalls are basically a software that is placed on the gateway to protect from unauthorized users. It is usually done by placing a dedicated computers at the gateway which verify the authenticity of various users. So, firewall is also known as secure internet gateway.

Firewall is a system which has a collection of devices, computers softwares routers hosts or collection of hosts. It works by screening the message packets that are passed through the gateway for the purpose of accessing the internal network.

There are lots of paid and free firewall available. Most internet security suit comes with a firewall. Some good free firewall are Comodo Firewall, Zone Alarm Firewall. However there are also a few good paid firewall softwares available such as Kaspersky Firewall, Norton Firewall etc.

Originally posted 2008-06-27 00:01:50.

NanoTechnology

Miak — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:54:21 +0000

Nano-technology makes things small. It is one of the most recent advance developments that science has offered to mankind. Nano basically means small. Nano-technology deals with making things small and compact, but at the same time maintains the greatness of the product. It offers diversity to a product.

Man has always been in the process of renovation and always seeks new creations. He has always been in awe of small but good things. From the time the first computer was invented to todays laptops, there always has been the urge to reduce the size. First it was IC or the Integrated Circuits, then came LSI or Large Scale Integration, then VLSI and ULSI. And now, its Nano-Technology. It deals with the integration of a million circuits on a single chip.

Remember the time the first cell phone came. It was so bulky, ugly and cumbersome. And now, we have the N-Series, Blackberry, with integrated music players, cameras, radios, Bluetooth plus a dozen other features. The most recent Shake phones which change the music automatically, as you shake the phone. Its all nano-technology that is driving the world.

Literally, nano-technology has made every gadget small, compact, attractive, advanced, and easy to carry. Nano-technology has brought almost every thing in our pockets, and still the process is going on.

Originally posted 2008-06-15 12:53:29.

How to change a password?

Miak — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 04:01:11 +0000

It might happen to any of you that you have lost or forgotten the password which was there to protect the computer. This possibility is always acknowledged by the windows system and options are designed to retrieve the passwords easily. Some people try the options of running another system on the computer and use it to change the lost passwords. But this does not work well most of the time. The passport network is another option to be used to change computer passwords. The Linux boot disks with NTFS software often help you to change passwords.

Originally posted 2008-08-08 04:09:31.

Microsoft @ E3 2008

Miak — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 02:13:45 +0000

It’s that time of the year again and Microsoft tempts us with their array of goodies at E3, the biggest gaming event of all time. Officially held on July 14, the convention saw Microsoft announcing a new XBOX 360 model with 60GB hard drive which is slated to be released come August 2008.

During the star studded event, a demo of the much awaited Fallout 3 was previewed. The inaugural Resident Evil 5 demo was also unveiled. Another game that is touted to be released on the shelves includes Fable II, and for the first time this game will feature a co-op mode!

Originally posted 2008-07-22 01:37:16.

What is Websense?

Miak — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:20:11 +0000

Websense is actually an organization which creates a number of products that are used to get better quality services from the various sources. The most popular software prepared by Websense is known by the same name and this is used to filter the web content. This software is used by different government and educational organizations. The government organizations use this to keep their secrets and the educational institutions to keep certain sites away from the students. You can also purchase Websense to use it at home so that you can prevent the family members from accessing some sites. This can block sites belonging to about 36 categories.

Originally posted 2008-08-24 04:10:33.

What is File Sharing & How Does it Work?

Miak — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 18:24:59 +0000

File sharing basically means sharing data or files across the internet. In the early days, it was done through a complicated client/server model but now it is done with the Peer-to-Peer mode. Peer-to-Peer or commonly known as P2P is a method of sharing data from one person to another across the internet.

As P2P technology evolved, many softwares that support P2P for transferring data efficiently was created. Some of the most popular and widely used file sharing softwares are torrents like BitTorrent and

Originally posted 2008-06-24 13:59:49.

Gadget News and Product Releases

Miak — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 06:16:06 +0000

If you want to be updated with the latest gadget news and product releases, visit GadgetAdvisor.com. Gadget Advisor is a web site that primarily focuses on the latest gadget news and product releases that are useful, practical and cool. Every gadget featured at Gadget Advisor are hand-picked and reviewed thoroughly. If are looking for the best resource about gadgets (e.g. universal remote control or network media player), computer hardware, software and tech news (e.g. online backup services), be sure to tune in to GadgetAdvisor.com

Originally posted 2008-10-07 16:51:46.