70 % of Workers Don't Use Wi-Fi for Printing

Seven out of ten office workers admit they still use cables to connect a printer to their PC, despite having a Wi-Fi network in place, says Lexmark.

Research by the printer manufacturer revealed nearly a third (29 percent) think it's too difficult to set up their printers over the wireless network and 19 percent believe the connection won't be secure.

Furthermore, six percent admitted they don't use wireless so they don't have to share their printer with colleagues.

Of those that do use wireless networks to connect their PCs, nearly half (47 percent) said they share their printer with five or more colleagues.

"Companies are missing out on the financial and environmental benefits that wireless printing can bring. By implementing such technology, many companies are able to financially rationalise the hardware they require by linking additional users to each printer more easily than before," said Steve Purdy, country general manager at Lexmark UK.

"Security concerns and technology fears are often unfounded," Purdy added.

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Discover the Advantages of Linux Server

Linux is a low-cost operating system designed on the platform of Unix to provide a more convenient, affordable, and friendly operating system to all personal computer users. The newly designed system holds the power to support a variety of hardware and offer massive benefits to computer users.

Listed below are some of the key advantages of Linux server:

• Linux is open-source software that does not need high fees and charges for licensing.

• Anyone can download the operating system free of cost. The only cost to bear is the cost of distribution by the host or owner.

• There is no worry or tension about the expiry of trial version.

• The website with this server can easily be converted to a Windows website as per the requirement of the user.

• The server is an economical and reliable solution to handle heavy load of scripting languages like PHP and Perl.

• Web hosting on a Linux server offers high level of security to any important data or information stored in the computer.

• Many kinds of different databases can effectively run on Linux hosting with an assurance of rapid data recovery.

• The server offers access to large repositories of software that can be conveniently downloaded as per the requirement of the user.

• It has better stability over other traditional operating systems.

• The server does not require any update or re-loading at periodic intervals to maintain high performance levels.

• The performance on Linux is consistent without any slow down or freezing.

• Simultaneously it can handle large number of computer users without any impact on the performance level.

• It is a network-friendly system that can perform various tasks on the network and can support all network functionalities.

• Flexibility is another key advantage of Linux. It can be used for a huge variety of applications like embedded system and desktop applications.

• Linux is compatible to all common software packages as well as file formats.

• The performance and operation of Linux does not get affected even when the hard disk is almost full.

• Linux server is a multitasking operating system that is designed to perform various tasks and operations effectively at the same time.

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Cloud Computing: The Future of World IT Sensation

Cloud Computing is expected to change IT in large companies because it enables enterprises of any size to exploit economies of scale and benefit from paying only the resources that are used alone.
Indeed, many aspects komputansi already (or will be) available in the form of cloud services: Infrastructure as a Service (IAAS) and Amazon Services, Microsoft Windows Azure, VMWare vCloud and Eucalyptus and Cloudera that open source provides komputansi, networking and storage capacity elastic.
Software as a Service (SAAS) refers to online applications, including productivity software, databases and business processes. SAAS Examples include Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS), Google Docs and Gmail, Salesforce CRM and Oracle CRM on Demand.
Meanwhile, Platform as a Service (PASS), enabling the development of applications (for example, Google Apps and Windows Azure), the Desktop as a Service (DAAS), and even so-called XAAS or EAAS, namely "Everything as a Service."
With cloud computing, heterogeneity has become a major characteristic of komputansi. Resources in the cloud can be proprietary or open-source or a mixture of both.
An interesting example can be seen from the profile of one company offering the following: Citrix offers a proprietary application like GoToMeetings for desktop communication and conferencing software, as well as Desktops To Go for remote desktop application. Together, they also offer open-source products like Xen and XenDesktop server, a virtual desktop. Open-source Xen project, which was in Citrix, Xen has spawned initiative called Cloud Platform, powered by Citrix, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Oracle and Novell. With its application in the Apple iPad, Corix Receiver, Citrix can deliver the Windows desktop on the iPad, so that the function of the desktop and Windows applications can be accessed fully. There are seven new products Cloud, Cloud joined the Citrix Solutions, which is open-source and can be expanded according to the will of the user. Citrix Cloud Solutions mention this as a framework that allows interoperability with other software, including third-party virtualization such as VMWare, which is a competitor.
Not only because the mixing is heterogeneous-proprietary solutions and open-source - cloud computing also be global. For example, Windows Azure is available in 41 countries. In the cloud, users could only access applications hosted in Hong Kong from his office in South Korea. Data, can be stored on servers that exist in Poland, routing it through the United States.
From the perspective of software developers, the global nature of the cloud is not only determined by the behavior of their networks, but also the structure of the business itself. Researchers who work for multinational companies from the U.S. in Russia might collaborate with the team in Singapore. The final product can be designed in the U.S. and Taiwan, made in India, Malaysia and the Philippines to be sold in South America.
Economic opportunities exist for countries that have public policy and law that is technologically neutral and compatible. For example, the Singapore government which has long been realized that the technology encourages the country's economic growth. In 2008, the government in cooperation with Hewlett Packard, Intel and Yahoo, as well as research institutes in Russia, Germany and the U.S. to make open-source test bed that supports research into cloud services on a global scale. HP also opened Cloud Labs in Singapore.
At the same time, his government gave subsidies to projects that could provide cloud computing on eGovernment and Small and Medium Enterprises. Singapore is a leader in seeing cloud computing as a tool to grow its IT economy and maintain its role in the global market. It is still in its early stages, but it is clear that this will change komputansi in enterprise, meet the needs of users with the flexibility that has never seen before.
With the growth of cloud computing, it is increasingly important for policy makers to ensure that domestic policies do not favor a particular technology. Not only to meet the needs of global trade, international law and the interests of economic growth, it also allows domestic companies to reap huge profits from the opportunities provided by cloud computing.

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"RIM" will Deploying the BlackBerry World

First, a large mat Research In Motion is a World Enterprise Symposium (WES). Now, WES no more and replaced the BlackBerry World.
As noted in a written statement on Friday (10/12/2010), RIM will hold a conference called the BlackBerry World in May 2011 in Orlando, United States.
Unlike the WES, which is more focused on the enterprise world, the BlackBerry World promised to show all aspects of the BlackBerry. It includes the world's Enterprise and consumer retail.
RIM itself does not necessarily remove the WES. Only, this time WES will be part of the BlackBerry World besides there are many tracks and other sessions are more extensive.
RIM said the BlackBerry World will be the event that bring together business people, IT professionals, BlackBerry Channel Partners (eg telecom operators), software vendors to industry analysts.
"This is a meeting with the broadest range of wireless experts in one place within a year," said RIM in BlackBerryWorld.com site.
In 2011, RIM BlackBerry DevCon will also hold Asia for the first time. This event will be held in Bali, Indonesia, in early 2011.

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WikiLeaks Former Employees Ready to Launch OpenLeaks

Some people who have withdrawn from the project was in conflict with WikiLeaks and Julian Assange, plans to launch a new site called OpenLeaks. This is done because they assess Assange have failed in managing WikiLeaks.
"Long-term goal of this site is to build a strong and transparent platform in support of state government in terms of both technology and politics," said one of the initiators OpenLeaks who do not want to be identified told the Swedish newspaper, Dagens Nyheter quoted by CNET News, Thursday (12/09/2010).
In addition, short-term goals of the former workers Wikileaks is completed all infrastructure issues and ensure that this site will be managed democratically by all members.
"We still make sure the management of this site and then this site will act as a neutral intermediary between various countries without a specific political agenda that could minimize the conflicts of the various government of a country," continued the source.
OpenLeaks pleaded not going to publish directly to any information it receives, but also will enable a variety of media and other organizations to access and appreciate what is desired by the accessor.
"We will not publish documents directly and on behalf of ourselves, because we do not want to be like WikiLeaks, which until now continues to receive criticism from countries around the world," he said.
On the other hand, for the time being used WikiLeaks access transactions such as PayPal, Visa and MasterCard have stopped all kinds of payments that are designated access to sites created by Julian Assange it.

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Top Tips for Complete Spyware Protection

If you are not a savvy computer user or if you are new to the mean, bad world of computers, then your computer - and your life itself - is at risk! This is no exaggeration.

These days, an unsuspecting user can easily download sophisticated computer programs that can unearth all kinds of sensitive information from the user's computer and send it to another computer at a remote location. Information could include account numbers, passwords, websites visited, consumer habits and so on. In a nutshell, if you use a computer, then complete spyware protection is absolutely a top priority.

Did you know that 99% of malware designed and released today are crime-ware that can harm you financially?

Important tips for absolute spyware protection:

1. No malware program can be trusted to offer 100% protection.

2. Do not try and fight malware programs, eradicate them instead.

3. If you feel that your computer is suddenly behaving in an unexpected manner, unplug your computer immediately.

4. Back up your data continuously. Choose a spyware doctor that backs up your files before it performs any operation.

5. Install a nice spyware virus removal program so that it can block and fight malicious programs.

6. Before you choose the spyware protection program for your computer, read up on the reviews submitted by other users. This will give you a fairly good idea of the kind of spyware program you are about to choose. It will also tell you whether the program is easy to handle, install and so on. Once you choose the software, you will need to live with your choice. The kind of protection you enjoy is dependent on the hard work you put in during market research.

Before downloading a spyware and virus removal program, there are certain points to be kept in mind.

1. Always download from a credible source. Trusted websites are authentic and they offer only genuine downloads.

2. Use a search engine to run a search on reviews regarding the spyware and virus removal program. This has two benefits. Firstly, this is an opportunity to find out if the program is a scam. Secondly, you can also access the homepage of the spy removal program.

3. Find out if the service provider is available for customer service in case you need any help following installation

4. Your spyware protection is effective only if it is current. Make sure that the vendor offers regular updates.

When choosing a free spyware doctor, make sure that you read reviews of the product. Established names in the industry may be trusted to deliver quality software.

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Top 4 Options to Reset Windows Password

Forgot Windows password? Don't feel frustrated or annoyed. Windows has some handy features that allow you to recover or reset Windows password on your own, for whatever reason you cannot gain access to your user account. Below are listed 4 of them. These Windows password reset methods will work in all versions of Windows like Windows 7, Vista and XP.

Option 1: Windows Password Hint

Whenever you create or change Windows password, there will be an opportunity to type a password hint to help you remember the password. When you enter a wrong password in the Windows logon screen, the password hint will be displayed to remind you of how you made up your password (if you have created one). This is the easiest method to recover a lost password in Windows as far as I know. To in case that others will take advantage of the password hint, please note it should be vague enough so that nobody else can guess your password, but clear enough that it will remind you of your password.

Option 2: Windows Password Reset Disk

This is an easy and effective method but you must have created a Windows password reset disk first, before you lost Windows password. But please note that the password reset disk will only work for the account it was created for and cannot be used to reset the password of another account.

To create a password reset disk, you firstly need to log on Windows and enter User Accounts by clicking Start button, Control Panel, User and Family Safety, and User Accounts. Then you can click Create a password reset disk on the left pane (Just as shown on the below picture). A password reset disk wizard will come up, and then you can follow it to create a password reset disk.

If you forgot Windows password, boot your computer to enter Windows logon screen. You'll get the reset password option when you type an incorrect password at the logon screen and press Enter. Click on the option and the password reset wizard will pop up to guide you to reset Windows password.

Option 3: System Recovery Options

Apart from Create a password reset disk, the System Recovery Options can also help you when you need to reset Windows password. You can either use a Windows installation disc or the recovery options provided by your computer manufacturer to access the System Recovery Options. Of course, you can also create a system repair disc by yourself.

1. Type system repair disc into the search box in the Start menu and press Enter.

2. Insert a CD/DVD into the optical drive and hit Create disc.

This creates the system repair disc. To start the System Recovery Options, insert the system repair disc into the optical drive and reboot the PC via the disc. Select your Windows installation from the list when prompted. The System Recovery Options are now displayed.

Option 4: Windows Password Reset Software

Considering that many users never create a password reset disk or system repair disc, here we list option 4 - Windows Password Reset Software. The big advantage of this option is that you can reset the password easily in 5 minutes, without doing anything to in case of a lost password, like creating a disk. And it can help you reset Windows password whether you can log on your PC or not. There is plenty of such software on the Internet. Here we suggest Windows Login Recovery.

1. Download and Install Windows Login Recovery in any accessible computer.

2. Create a bootable CD/DVD or USB flash drive with the software.

3. Set CD-ROM or USB device as the first boot device in BIOS for your PC.

4. Boot your PC from the created CD/DVD or USB flash drive and reset Windows password.

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