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I have been professionally involved with Computers for over 20 years. I was there when the IBM PC was born and am proud to have been part of the many revolutions technology has brought about. My first computer was a Sinclair ZX 80 computer that had 1K of

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Computers & Technology > Computers & Technology (Other) Protect yourself from Laptop theft: 1 of 2
You may not know Sgt Troy Dally; you probably never attended Pastor Michael Guisande sermons; Cassie Bond is probably not listed as a friend on your Facebook, MySpace or Hi5 page and 21 year old Mark Leatham rings no bell. These are four people who have had their computer stolen. Troy's laptop computer and external hard disk... More..
Computers & Technology > Business & Office Software The differences between paid software, freeware, and abandonware: 1 of 1
In the early days of computers software was looked upon as an add-on the hardware. A company spent a few 1950's millions or a few 1960's thousands to acquire a room's worth of computing equipment and thrown in was the software necessary to drive it. During that era most of the organisation's specific software needs were deve... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Issues Why people don't take backups of their computer data: 1 of 1
Originally I had intended to call this article “Why My People Don’t Take Backups” but I didn’t want to give the impression that people call me El Presidente. My people are individuals who I meet when giving office productivity training. Normally this training is conducted over five half afternoons wit... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in Europe Malta uses speed cameras as a revenue source: 1 of 1
The Maltese roads have, from time to time, come under the scrutiny of experts. The experts come up with ways to make our roads more safe, efficient or both. The latest example of this manifests itself in the fact that a large number of Maltese "highways" now carry a 60km/h speed limit; 20km less than the national limit. Go o... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Issues How to guarantee the Internet anonymity of others: 1 of 1
"President Obama is a worthless president. His health care bill is downright dumb and his foreign policy sucks. The only president who came close to being worth something was George W. Bush." I can make such a statement because I live in a democracy. Not everyone has this luxury. In some countries, such a statement directed ... More..
Computers & Technology > Operating Systems Thoughts about Microsoft's withdrawl of Windows XP from stores: 1 of 1
On July 1, 2008 the only copy of Windows XP you can legally purchase is one that is still lying on a shop shelf. On June 30, 2008 Microsoft will no longer provide OEM and shrink-wrapped versions of this operating system. Six months later, the Dells and Hewlett Packards as well as the lesser known setups of this world will no... More..
Computers & Technology > Computers & Technology (Other) About copyright and copying in Malta: 1 of 1
A copyright holder has the exclusive "right to copy" an original creation. In more commercial terms, the holder charges a fee for every copy of the work. Almost any intellectual property can be copyrighted. Books, art, music and software are every day examples of works which are normally copyrighted. To copy or distribute pr... More..
Computers & Technology > Computers & Technology (Other) The dirty PC: 1 of 1
The Dirty PC The name Dirty PC originates from the pre-internet days, when certain organization scanned all incoming floppy and CD-ROM disks on a specially designated computer called the Dirty PC before allowing the same to be run on their user's computers. If the software misbehaved it would only harm a computer that contai... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Children's Activities (Other) How to set computer search preferences against pornography: 1 of 1
Install content filtering software on your computer. Ensure that the product has a feature that allows it to block web sites based upon their www address. Make sure that the product gets updated daily. Do it today. You might be comforted by the thought that your ten year old is still too young and innocent to be interested i... More..
Computers & Technology > Web Design Protecting your users with captcha codes: 1 of 1
CAPTCHA codes are designed to determine whether a form was submitted by a human being rather than an automated process. CAPTCHA stands for Complete Automated Public Turning test to tell Computer and Humans Apart, It is probably one of those acronyms in which the acronym preceded the words that make it up. It was coined in 20... More..