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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 RAM.

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Computers & Technology > Software (Other) Hidden data: What is included in documents and files: 1 of 1
There is more information contained in a document than one may think. The boss jokes you've cut and paste into a Word document to send to close friends (who in turn will forward it to other buddies) doesn't only contain the laughing material. The prank Excel worksheet you sent from a fake email address doesn't only contain th... More..
Hobbies & Games > Hobbies & Games (Other) Bocce ball rules: 7 of 9
Bocce is a game involving two teams. The following are necessary:* The kit: Bocce consists of 8 balls and a smaller ball called the pallina. The bocce balls are divided equally amongst the two teams. In order to ensure that each team can recognize its own bocce, the two bocce groups are colored differently.* The players: Each... More..
Relationships & Family > Gay & Lesbian Issues The importance of "coming out" and the difference it makes: 42 of 53
James Bond. I was recently reading Ian Flemming's original work published in the early 1950s. In between deep lungful s of specially made cigarettes from Morlands of Grovenor Street, Bond and his circle openly looked down upon negroes, women and, above all, queers. Fifty years prior, one would have been incarcerated for being... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Software & Utilities Software reviews: Symantec Norton 360 (2.0): 17 of 18
Symantec Norton 360 (2.0) is a product that aims to strengthen Symantec's position as a leader in the field of online security. Up till now the market for online protection has been fragmented at best with vendors simply sticking together products into a bundle at best. Norton 360 changes this all of this. It is fully functio... More..
Business > Office Advantages of going paperless: 32 of 33
It takes less space to store documents in electronic format.Using technologies such as OCR (Optical Character Recognition) and content indexing it is possible to retrieve electronic content instantaneously. Once catalogued it is not possible to misfile or misplace the document.Paperless content can be shared with many people ... More..
Computers & Technology > Virus Protection & Maintenance How to backup your computer data: 16 of 16
The amount of information we carry on our person is tremendous. A USB flash drive capable of storing Gigabytes of information measures a few centimetres and weights less than 10g. Hybrid devices such as MP3 and video players allow us to use some of the multimedia storage space as a repository for our personal files. As the wo... More..
Sports & Recreation > Boating & Sailing Reasons to include family in your boating adventures: 10 of 10
A few days spent on a boating trip makes the joy of coming together a million times more exciting. In our hectic schedule we rarely get the tranquil time and place to spend some quality moments with those who we love. Thanksgiving or Christmas may be the only days we get to meet those dear to us who no longer live close by. E... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Trends The advantages of the Internet: 9 of 9
The internet is a place with millions of electronic showcases carrying all sorts of content. It is also the place where people can meet around virtual tables to discuss or argue anything about anything. On the one hand, these virtual places can be static, simple and straight to the point, on the other, they may be colourful, ... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Issues Is downloading copyrighted music and videos wrong?: 5 of 5
Electronic Piracy (I will refer to it as piracy in this document) is the unauthorized use of material that is or can be digitized. This material is covered by copyright law. Copyright gives the copyright owner exclusive rights to reproduce or perform the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works. Piracy in the context bei... More..
Computers & Technology > Identity Theft & Internet Scams Reasons to protect your digital data: 2 of 2
My life rotates around electronic data. The amount of information about me, my family and people I have exchanges with is enormous. While everyone seems to claim that the paperless office is not a reality, in my case almost all of the document that are worth keeping are the offspring of digital processes and arrive at me in t... More..