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How to Protect Yourself From Viruses and Spyware

Have you noticed your computer slowing down considerably? Do you have annoying popup advertisements suddenly appearing on your computer screen at various intervals of the day? Your computer may be infected with an adware, spyware, or a virus. After getting your system cleaned, you need to remain proactive so you won’t be infected again.

To stand a chance in the fight against viruses and spyware, here are a few tips you can follow to minimize the…

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Phishing – Protecting Your Personal Information From Being Stolen

Protecting Your Personal IdentityWho hasn’t received an email directing them to visit a familiar website where they are being asked to update their personal information?  The website needs you to verify or update your passwords, credit card numbers, social security number, or even your bank account number.  You recognize the business name as one that you’ve conducted business with in the past.  So, you click on the convenient “take me there” link and proceed to provide all the…

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How To Enable and Embed PHP Script Code Into an HTML Page

Using PHP code script on HTML pagesNormally, a PHP code can only be inserted on a PHP file. If your website is in HTML, then you have to convert all your “.html files” into “.php” in order to be able to embed PHP codes. If you have 1-page or 3-page website, that is not such a hassle to do. However, when you have a large html-based website, that becomes a big problem and a major headache!

Well, here’s an alternative solution that…

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How to Protect Yourself from SPAM

no_spamHow prevalent is Spam? According to Scott McAdams, OMA Public Affairs and Communications Department:

Studies show unsolicited or “junk” e-mail, known as spam, accounts for roughly half of all e-mail messages received. Although once regarded as little more than a nuisance, the prevalence of spam has increased to the point where many users have begun to express a general lack of confidence in the effectiveness of e-mail transmissions, and increased concern over the spread of computer viruses…

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How to Know a Website is Secure Before Using Your Credit Card Online

I know people who are still scared of shopping online. They are afraid of giving out their credit card information over the web, fearing it could be stolen.

I had my credit card details stolen once. They charged over $500 worth of merchandise from a popular department store chain. Interestingly though, it was not through the web that my credit card details were stolen. It was stolen by a cashier from a drive-thru fast-food chain who…

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