Archive for the ‘Computers’ Category

Know More About Computer Security

Monday, May 26th, 2008

The internet is a vast virtual place of information and virtual stores linked together. With this rapid development that spanned over several years, there are some people who like to live on the underground: they continuously create new software that will infuse annoying spyware and viruses that take puts down the security of a computer. The IP address is one of the information that hackers need to access and wreak havoc on target remote computers.

The IP address is some sort of identification number of a computer connected to the internet. Without this number a computer cannot simply connect itself to the internet and browse the entire web. However, many personal and corporate firewalls provide the option to hide IP addresses – which is called stealth mode. This is so because of security breaches brought by invading spyware and viruses.

I got interested in my IP address and I began my search. I found out that there are numerous sites around the internet that allow me to determine what is my ip. WhatIsMyIPAddress.com is one good site to find out one’s own IP address. Aside from that tool, numerous articles, FAQ and forum complete all the information that describes this very special identification number. The site has other useful tools too, particularly of interest to those who need to explore computer security such as IP lookup, Traceroute, IP to hostname and proxy test.

WhatIsMyIPAddress.com is a very functional site that I have seen; its plain design is simple to use but its straightforward design is still far better from other similar sites. Besides, everything is accessible online with no software needed to download. Network administrators and home users should find WhatIsMyIPAddress.com a good site to visit to find out static or dynamic IP addresses in their working computers right away and perhaps use their online tools for quick network troubleshooting and reference.

Freeware and Shareware

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

As you know, a shareware marketing method for software. Freeware is also a way of marketing software. However, freeware is free, so that the developer never money. Shareware is free to distribute, but can not be used to be repeated as often, unless that the developers paid. Freeware can be used as often repeat, and can be distributed freely, the payment is not required. Many developers use freeware to bring attention to their shareware applications.