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In an online world of millions of people, there are bad guys and dishonest individuals. They can deceive you just by knowing a little more technology than you. So how do you defend against Internet bad guys? About.com explains here...
Every day, we log into our Windows XP or Vista, our email, our eBay and PayPal accounts, our bank accounts, our Hotmail accounts, and more. These passwords never seem to end! Well, folks, get used to it... making a strong password for each different account is smart to do. And if no one has ever told you, there are five proven techniques for making a strong password. Designing a strong password works like this...
So you are new to computer gaming and P2P downloading. You've heard about 'port forwarding', and how it can dramatically speed up your Internet connection. But what exactly is port forwarding? And how can you get step-by-step help in programming port forwards? About.com explains port forwarding here...
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