Information Protection Technologies For Doctors

Writen by Liuba Ceban

If earlier mostly all information was kept on the papers, the recent informational technologies expanding growth gives medical staff the opportunity to use them in their job. We can not deny the advantages which are coming to every job with using computer and specialized software. But together with this the old, as Hyppoctates outh, there is a problem of information protection.

At first look the health information became more vulnerable with this technologies using, as there are dangers of it's stealing while the information is stored on the computer, as well as when it is transmitted through the Internet. This may lead uninitiated people to say that there is no solution to this issue. Is it really so?

If you are a medical worker, you may face different situations, when the information, you work with, is vulnerable. Sometimes you may wonder where the problem may come from or to feel stressed by the reasons for your electronic information storage and transmitting and the ways you can you do it.

In this article I will try to point the reasons why should we do it and to suggest some practical answers to these sometimes challenging situations. Reasons for protecting medical information

1. Laws

Every country is protecting the patients with different laws. There are different official documents which underline the importance of protecting the confidentiality of people's health information and as a consequence, their privacy. And this is not an option, this is a obligation of each medical worker. Medical staff should not allow private information misuse

2. Etiquette rules and Hypocrates oath

Etiquette rules require us to be able to protect the information we get from our neighbors. Hypocrates oath requires a doctor to protect the information, he get from the patients. It says: "Whatever in connection with my professional practice or not in connection with it I may see or hear in the lives of my patients which ought not be spoken abroad I will not divulge, reckoning that all such should be kept secret." And these requirements, philosophically saying, are designed to protect our safety as well as our patients. Thinking only of our well-being is a limited way to treat this issue.

3. Marketing issues

Looking for medical services, patients may fear, reasonably or not, that their personal health information will be exposed. So, it is of real advantage for you to use strong information protection tools, as one of the key point in developing marketing positioning for your services. If you want your services to develop a brand and are really interested to have competitive status, you may not neglect the information protection issue. When you present your services with high information protection opportunities, it gives you higher lever of trust and will bring you more patients.

4. Staff and leaders protection from the frauds

Sometimes there are situations, when the information is stolen because of stuff neglection. This also is caused by the lack of serious protection policy for medical services in the company. This may happen because the services managers do not know about safe and easy-to-use computer information protection tools existence and about the places where to look for them. Information technologies availability for the info thefts makes this issue more difficult to be understood at first look.

What you need to know about information security?

The most important thing is to remember that there is no unique solution to this complex, but not unsolvable issue. One important thing here is to overcome the fear of using informational technologies, which offer information protection tools.

1. First, you need to work on physical building and hardware protection.

It is possible to look for the businesses, which provide solutions for the building access security. Nowadays we have many products and services in this area. What can be done is just find out which are the security companies in your city and just find out what products and services they have. There are businesses which can offer you hardware protection tools, like locks and wires which are designed specially for the computer type you have . these physical protection tools can help you minimize the risk for your physical computer access.

2. Get a professional advice from the security experts.

Deciding on physical protection is only a part of your task. If you are really aware of information protection, you should think of computer access protection and of data protection inside of it. As I am literate in computer access software and utilities, as well as security software, I can give you some suggestions here about using Dekart Family Security products.

I suggest you an easy-to-use Dekart Private Disk, which will allow you to encrypt any of your information. You can create a virtual disk with this simple and secure tool, compatible with all medical software, which can be securely installed and encrypted on it. More about it you may read on http://www.dekart.com/products/file_disk_encryption/private_disk/

Another product is Dekart Logon, which may be used for computer access protection, as well as for passwords management. This product will help you avoid forever a passwords forgetting issue. The computer access passwords can be stored on different devices and keys. More on this on http://www.dekart.com/products/authentication_access/logon/

Ceban Liuba Born in 1974 in Ukraine (former USSR) Now lives in Moldova Since 1998 works on Internet Since 2004 works in the IT security Software Company as a Technical Writer

The Search For The Perfect Computer

Writen by Lee Dobbins

Finding that perfect computer can be a challenge when the standards are always changing and you have no idea what the best computer for your needs is. It seems that the "best" computers are from different manufacturers every computer season. So just how do you get your self the best deal on the computer that is perfect for you?

One thing to remember is never forget about the basics - the hardware. Notebook computers basically require three things to run. They need ample hard drive storage space to record great amounts of files without fear of using up all the storage space.

They also need plenaty of RAM. This short-term memory is the process essentially runs open applications, so the more of it your Laptop Computer has, the faster and greater amount of multitasking it can get done. Notebook Computers need a super fast processor to juice up the online experience plus the speed of your applications.

Dont forget to inspect the included options that a Laptop Computer offers. Depending on what you require your Laptop Computer for, you might need mobility such as wireless Wi Fi technology, USB and FireWire ports, and mobile chip technologies like Intel's new Centrino. Accessories should focus on a Notebook Computer's primary benefit over desktops, which is, of course, mobility.

Don't forget to compare the best of its class with the middle of the road model. Sometimes the best and fastest is not needed for your purposes and you will just be wasting money on power you will never use. This is a list to help you know which elements to look for that all top-breed computer laptops possess.

Just as you would when buying your desktop computer, you need to consider your needs when you're looking for laptops. No longer is their primary purpose their ability to be carried. Now there are laptops strictly made for playing video games. Others are packed with the high-tech graphics programs to design these video games. While other notebooks are loaded with business capabilities such as Bluetooth wireless access and FireWire ports. You need to decide what you want it for and buy accordingly.

If you are looking for portability, then many laptops today are made in a mini size and this is being embraced by consumers worldwide. The world of technology is becoming less cumbersome. The ease with which people are able to conduct business, communicate and have fun using technology pushes the industry to create small versions of just about anything and laptops are no different.

In the end, there are the other things that make a laptop great. If you are looking for one of the better computers, you need to take all the elements into consideration. Body weight, chassis style, screen size, battery life - these are the elements that some shoppers overlook.

Lee Dobbins writes for The Technology Webzone where you can learn more about computers, cell phones, PDA's and other technology.

Output Management As A Way To Curb Color Printer Consumable Cost And Address Security Issues

Writen by Klaus Bollmann

If you use Color Multi-Function Workgroup Printers you most probably got a shock when you had to pay over $200 for the yellow toner cartridge or $230 for the black toner. If you have a thousand of the beasts, that is quickly a quarter to half a million in a quarter. The new multi-function network printers have good graphical and color output but at a cost. Workgroup printing has reduced the cost of support but the new capabilities have come at a significant toner cost.

If you are sharing a workgroup printer with others then you are well aware of the loss of your document privacy. When you were printing on your desktop, the documents remained confidential, now they can be seen by anyone scanning them at the printer.

If those issues sound familiar and are also your issues, you may consider a printer output management solution. Such solutions usually contain two elements, a central server software or an appliance, usually a PC / Server with the software pre-installed, and a device next to the printer to let the print queue know you are there, ready to pick up your print output.

Depending on the size of your operation you may immediately see the benefit in toner and paper saving and can make a quick decision to employ such technology, or you may want to first find out how big your problem is, and use an accounting and print cost survey software.

To use a survey software usually does not tell the whole story and cannot take into account issues like the losses in productivity for re-prints due to printed output thrown away by your colleagues or confidential documents being read by the party you didn't want to see the documents.

Once you have decided you will converge or have converged to multi-function workgroup printer and copier devices, and you want to manage color printing, faxing, emailing or copying for certain users, an output management system that includes user authentication will be the best option.

There are many output management offerings in the market, almost any printer manufacturer has its own system and if you only have one or two printers of the same make and you generally keep them for 3 years or more, that is the most cost effective solution for those printer manufacturers where the software comes free with the printer. The printer supplied authentication systems usually only work with PIN codes and sometimes those are cumbersome to enter, depending on the device's front panel capabilities, functionality and ergonomics.

If you have to pay extra for the software, you may consider an independent vendor so that when you change your printer you do not have to re-train your users how to use another way of authentication. Only an independent output management solution will provide flexible, scalable, enterprise-wide output delivery, monitoring, and management via a unified infrastructure.

Some vendors provide very good ergonomic authentication readers, ranging from robust keypads, proximity card, barcode, swipe card and combination readers. The better systems will integrate with your access control systems and be able to use your existing ID badges to authenticate at the device or even combine the ID badge with the users fingerprint for more secure authentication.

The top-end of the output management systems will allow entering cost codes, client matter id, user enrollment from the front panel as well as getting job-queue feedback and management from the built-in display on the printer or on an additional display unit supplied with the authentication system. This makes the output management solution capable to be used in applications of the legal profession requiring accounting of print output production and association with Client Matter Codes.

Once you have many users dependant on the availability of workgroup printers, you may want to plan for redundancy, let the print follow you to the printer where you happen to be and authenticate. This Follow-Me type system allows you to pick up your print from any available printer in your organization and overcomes the odd hiccup if a printer is out of toner or out of paper.

Some printer makes allow output management of independent vendors to run embedded on their printers and the best are different in as far that independent software can run on the printer and independent authentication readers can be plugged directly into the printer, requiring no external authentication devices. The more capable embedded solutions allow fax, email and scanning to be controlled by user, making this the most cost effective way to implement a hardcopy-output and output-device management solution.

You want to look out for the database technology used by the independent software vendor and make sure it is transparent, like MS-SQL or Oracle and their free versions MS SQL 2005 Express or Oracle Database 10g Express Edition. SQL or Oracle are really the only practical databases for larger output management implementations as it also allows the sharing and integration into other enterprise applications. MSDE has a 2GB size limitation and is only practical for small or well maintained applications. A full blown SQL or Oracle license gives you all the tools and convenience, downside is that it only runs on a Server so you have to consider the higher cost of a server license.

High-end output management solutions can also inject barcodes and convert printer languages on the fly as well as keeping lower resolution copies of the print in a independent format like GIF or PDF so you can find them later by date time user and content.

The costs vary widely from a few hundred dollars for an accounting only or surveying system to a few hundred thousand a year for a large enterprise-wide system, the savings can be in similar ranges from a few hundred dollars a printer to one or two thousand dollars a printer a year in a large enterprise or in a school or university.

If you are implementing Output Management from scratch you may want to select a vendor that can integrate pc-access, area access control and output management in one system.

Klaus Bollmann is a veteran in printer output management and has been ih in the forefront of innovative output management technology for more than 20 years. He was the original developer of many of the concepts used in today's multi function printers including the FollowMe printing concept. Some printer makes allow output management by independent vendors to run embedded on their printers. In 2006, HP was one of the leading printer makers in this field. HP is different in as far that independent software can run on the printer as well as their ability of accepting independent manufacturer's authentication readers can be plugged directly into the HP printers' USB host ports, requiring no external authentication devices and making this a more cost effective solution rather than using external authentication hardware. Ringdale® provides FollowMe® Output Management software tailored to different size organizations. A free limited edition is supplied with its range of authentication readers. For more detail at FollowMe

It Audits The Next Step

Writen by Joshua Feinberg

With most of your clients, once the relationship is established and IT audits are complete, you should move into a project plan mode where you set up a spreadsheet and organize it on a monthly basis.

During IT audits, you're going to find that some things have to be done this month; some can wait until next month, and many things should be added to a wish list.

Wish Lists Defined

The wish list things are going to be those things that either have to be done because there's a vendor or regulatory agency driving it, or there's a product that's becoming obsolete and won't be supported anymore. Whatever the reason, a bunch of wish list projects will need to be done at a certain date.

Your best bet, and their best bet, is for you to keep track of the wish list items as if you were their full-time IT manager. Put the tasks down by month. That's your future revenue stream.

How to Organize Tasks.

After IT audits, your first priority should be organizing tasks. It is as simple as setting up an Excel spreadsheet and putting a couple columns in there like Month, Task, Estimated Labor Cost, Estimated Product Cost for software peripherals, hardware, and a column if you need to bring in an outside contractor or vendor.

Let's say they have an old Citrix server and they know that it needs to be upgraded because it hasn't been touched in three or four years. If you don't have a lot of expertise on metaframe, knowing that the project is coming up would give you plenty of time to go out and look for a specialty contractor in your area who does have Citrix metaframe expertise and is certified.

Keeping organized helps you to plan ahead with their ideas in mind.

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Government It And Citizen Buyin

Writen by Lance Winslow

As our government attempts to streamline its self more and more we see more Information Technology systems being created, that are designed to improve efficiencies. Unfortunately, we also see that many of the people in society do not like all these new computer systems and they do not understand them.

If the citizens do not have buy-in then they will not use the system and find ways to go around the system. In doing so we may find that many citizens put in false identities or create bad data and put it into the system just to trip up the system. Perhaps it is their way of getting back at the system because they feel is negatively impacting their lives.

Information technologies can increase the productivity and efficiency of a civilization or society and government would be wise to continue their IT initiatives, but if this is not explained properly to the US citizen then you will find that the rebellious genetics, which seem to be in most of our population, that will come out and exercise in unfortunate ways, which will hurt these very systems that are meant to help streamline our civilization.

There have been many government IT systems in many sectors such as; law enforcement, aviation traffic regulation, transportation flows, banking, security industry control, taxation and energy, water, education and communication, that have been already implemented. Government IT systems help save taxpayers money, but if the taxpayer and the citizen rebels against the information technology system then we have a problem.

In that case we have wasted our money and the system will not run correctly. It is the same problem that might happen if a hacker hacks into the system and screws with the data or messes up the programs running the systems. Please consider all this in 2006.

Lance Winslow, a retired entrepreneur, adventurer, modern day philosopher and perpetual tourist.

Substitute The Internet For Your Tv

Writen by Daniel Punch

I have fond memories of waking up early on Saturday mornings and softly tiptoeing out to the family room to watch early morning cartoons when I was in elementary school. Then in high school I became more interested in the action-oriented TV shows in the evening. A little while later, I found that I just didn't have the time to dedicate an hour or so a day to sitting and watching mindless entertainment at a given time slot, and so I no longer watched TV at all. Gone are my days of watching those humorous cartoons and ridiculous heroes every week.

I recently discovered the online film scene, though, and it's fantastic. Short films, up to about 20mins in length, just posted online for all to download. Many of them are better than the professionally produced, high-budget TV shows that stream so liberally to your TV box. Every one is a labor of love, so even when the production values aren't high you know that someone has poured themselves into the product, which brings satisfaction beyond that of watching some stale TV show now into it's 19th series and just churning out the money makers.

Cartoons were my first port of call. It's been a long time since I've been awake and free early enough in the morning to watch some animated entertainment (and besides that, the cartoons on TV now are largely trash). A friend introduced me to my first online cartoon, the enormously popular and hilarious Homestar Runner (http://www.homestarrunner.com). This site is fantastic. There are longish cartoons and games, with new ones being added every now and then, but the main reason to visit and continue to return is a lovably vicious character named Strong Bad. The creators of the web site answer roughly one email a week using this character that basically insults people in the most hilarious ways possible. It's all quite family-friendly and is more than worth a bookmark.

More animated wonders and filmed entertainment can be found at Atom Films (http://www.atomfilms.com), which has become a free service recently. Also worth a look is Ifilm (http://www.ifilm.com) that offers the lower-bandwidth streams of films for free. Be slightly wary here though as there is an uncensored section and occasionally some videos will show up on the main page that aren't entirely family-friendly. These two sites showcase hundreds of short films, from animated to live action, from musical to martial arts. They host music clips and film festival winners as well as some non-professional but often still high quality work.

For the action fans there are a number of 'Stunt Crews' out there, risking life and limb for the sheer giddy thrill of looking really cool on tape. They'll have you wishing you were just half as talented as they are. One particularly active and talented group goes by the name of The Stunt People (http://www.thestuntpeople.com). They have a large number of videos available online, most running for about 20mins and almost all of them jam packed with martial arts and tricking entertainment. Of similar style, although not quite as stunt-oriented, are Jabronie Pictures (http://jabroniepictures.com/). These films all contain some violence and occasionally some coarse language, so you may want to screen them before showing them to younger children.

There are those who claim that TV can be used to keep up with the events unfolding in the world, the people who watch the news when the 'Simpsons' is on the other channel. For those socially minded folks, a quick search for 'News video streams' reveals a large number of pages, such as http://www.humanitas-international.org/newstran/streaming-tv.htm that contains a large list of streams, providing news updates on demand.

So if you've got a little downtime and there's nothing on TV, try shifting on over to your computer and basking in the wonderful entertainment provided by many talented people who just want to share their creativity. Or, keep yourself current with happenings around the world. It's fun and free. What more could you want?

Daniel Punch http://www.m6.net Daniel Punch spends far too much time looking for free entertainment on the internet.

It Consulting Services For Sweet Spot Customers

Writen by Joshua Feinberg

For sweet spot customers, consider the services you can provide to these IT consulting clients. In this article, you'll learn some of the more popular ones.

IT Consulting: What Website Design Programs Should You Know?

You should be familiar with at least basic web authoring tools to set up a simple web site for your IT consulting clients and you should certainly have one of your own. At a minimum, you should be familiar with, Microsoft Front page. If you are going to do more high end websites, Macromedia or Dreamweaver could be a good programs for you to learn at some point.

IT Consulting: What about Terminal Services?

Real is still hot among small businesses. You should be familiar with what is built into the window server. The fax machine may be going away, but the concept of faxing over the network is just as important as ever.

You should be comfortable with performance monitoring so you can so some tweaking and tune-ups to find out what is going on with different thresholds. VPN and RADs, virtual private networking and remote access is still a real big issue especially with teleworkers and branch offices.

IT Consulting: What about Virus Protection?

You should be familiar with some of the more advanced virus protection applications - especially where they cross over multiple applications. When they are specifically working with something group-wide like Exchange Server or IAS, you should be familiar with how to automate that within the management server. You should also be familiar with some of the more sophisticated firewall and intrusion detection software packages

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Wireless Usb Vs Bluetooth Battle Royale

Writen by Nathan Kartchner

As the release date for Wireless USB draws ever closer, discussion is heating up around the emerging standard. In particular, there has been a lot of debate concerning the pros and cons of Bluetooth versus Wireless USB. Both of these standards offer particular benefits as well as particular challenges, and it appears that both standards will be competing with each other for the same manufacturer and consumer base. Let's examine how the lines are being drawn.

Bluetooth came onto the wireless scene in May of 1999. Initially developed by Ericsson, it was quickly adopted by such companies as Microsoft, Apple, Motorola, and Toshiba. It has since become a major standard for wireless device connectivity. Using wide-band, low-power radio waves to transmit data over short distances, Bluetooth has been used for wireless keyboards, mice, and other peripherals, cellular phones, PDAs, MP3 players, and some digital cameras. Concerning Bluetooth's popularity with cell phone manufacturers in particular, one of the benefits of Bluetooth is that it has a very low power consumption rate, especially when it comes to audio transmission. This has made Bluetooth the technology of choice for cell phone manufacturers looking to pair wireless headsets to their phones.

Despite widespread adoption by many manufacturers, Bluetooth has been plagued by some nagging problems. A major complaint has been the lack of interoperability between different manufacturers' Bluetooth devices. For example, using a Motorola Bluetooth headset has difficulty being connected with an LG cell phone. Security has been another major issue with Bluetooth-enabled devices. There have been documented instances of device "hijackings" where a third party has taken control of the device through the Bluetooth link. Issues with eavesdropping, data theft, and Bluetooth-spread viruses for PDAs, cellphones, and computers have also been reported. These problems are being dealt with as new revisions of Bluetooth are released.

The creation of the Wireless USB Promoters Group was announced in February of 2004 at the Intel Developer Forum. This group, composed of such companies as Intel, Microsoft, NEC, HP and Samsung, is tasked with creating a wireless standard based on the exceptionally popular USB standard with the same type of interoperability and simplicity of use. Should the forum succeed in their goal, Wireless USB could easily become the wireless de facto standard for UWB (ultra wideband) connectivity. The completion of the standard was announced in May of 2005 and the first Wireless USB products are slated to begin appearing in early 2006, with a strong ramp in 2007.

There is no doubt that the Wireless USB Promoters Group has examined Bluetooth and done its best to address the issues that have been problematic, such as interoperability and security. While there have been delays due to testing and certification, Wireless USB looks to be superior in both security and ease of connectivity. Where Bluetooth had compatibility issues between different developers' products, Wireless USB's adherence to the previous USB standards should serve to prevent similar problems. As far as security is concerned, Bluetooth depends on a four-digit pin number to ensure that the correct device is being connected to, while Wireless USB is looking at using a USB cable to make the initial connection, after which point the device can be used wirelessly.

If Wireless USB can deliver everything it promises, especially with the popularity of the other USB standards that it is based on and connected with, it will easily become the primary connectivity standard in the PC, consumer electronic, and mobile communication industries. Bluetooth users should not give up hope, however. Freescale Semiconducter, a UWB developer, has been able to use Bluetooth stacks to interpret UWB signals, demonstrating that a merging of the two technologies is possible. Until the Wireless USB standard officially releases and products appear on shelves, all we can do is speculate, but for all intents and purposes, Wireless USB appears to be the next major step in the evolution of connectivity technology, and it may alter the way we use technology forever.

Nathan Kartchner works in Product Development for Sewell Direct, an online retailer specializing in connectivity products. Sewell Direct will be providing Wireless USB updates and devices as soon as they become available.

Choosing The Best Cell Phone

Writen by Darren McLaughlin

Choosing the best cell phone takes planning and the knack for really knowing yourself. Your cell phone has to fit your lifestyle, and that includes your budget. Almost all cell phones require you committing to a long term contract with a cellular company, so make sure you read the fine print, in order to avoid any disappointments later on.

Armed with the knowledge of how much you want to pay, you can quickly decide what features you want. Herein lies the secret to choosing the best cell plan: when you know exactly what you want, and how much you're willing to pay, you can always find just the perfect phone.

Some principles to base your cell-phone purchasing decision on:

1) Not all cellular carriers or networks are created equal

2) Phone quality directly affects customer satisfaction

This means you need to do your research in order to find out what type of phone and what type of cellular plan is right for you. Find out what people who already own the phone are saying. Research customer reviews and notate if anyone has brought up certain issues or problems with plans or providers. It might seem painstaking to do this level or research, but the hours of hassle it saves you later on will be well worth it.

Several key components of picking the best cell phone are:

1) Cell phone styling and features - loads of features and sleek design is what most people want

2) Reliable and cost-efficient cellular plans - cell phones are monthly bills, people who pay monthly want a good service that works

Cell phone styling varies widely in range, and it's recommended that you look at and hold several different styles of cell phones to get a good feel for what to expect. A phone that doesn't feel right in your hand, will be one you're unhappy with. The easiest way to see a variety of cell phones is by visiting a local retailer. If the screen is hard to read, or the keypad is difficult for you to work with, you need to factor that into your decision to buy. Keep a small checklist of the pros and cons of the purchase. If the cons outweigh the pros, then decided against it.

Next make sure to rigorously investigate the cellular plan you're expected to purchase, and read it before entering into the agreement. Make sure all fees are disclosed, and that you understand what you're agreeing to in terms of total payments. It's better to be careful up front, than regret the decision for years.

Expectations of cell phone consumers is high, and it's no wonder why: with over 800,000,000 phones sold in 2005, this is one of the most popular products in the world. Companies ranging from Nokia to Sony Ericsson make millions of units monthly and ship them to locations around the world. Education is the best tool that a cell phone consumer can have these days.

Darren McLaughlin is the webmaster of Planet Cell Phone at http://www.planet-cell-phone.com which is a resource dedicated to educating consumers about cell phones and cellular calling plans.

Registry Bot Review

Writen by Joseph Tierney

If there is one thing that the average pleasure PC user and the average business PC user has in common it is the fact that they both hate it when their system crashes. There are few things on this great big green earth as frustrating as having your computer crash. It doesn't matter if you are playing Pong or you are in the middle of an important Internet business meeting, when your computer crashes it makes you want to rip your hair out by the roots.

I used to have this problem all of the time and I would get those weird little error messages constantly and I never knew what the problem was. It was my registry and not only was this causing crashes and error messages it was why my computer was running so terribly slow all the time. It would take me hours just to do simple things, it was awful. So I talked to my IT guy and he mentioned a package called Registry Bot. I trusted him, he had been my go to guy for some time so I tried it out.

As soon as I started using Registry Bot I found out all kinds of things that were wrong and that had probably been wrong for some time. In mere seconds Registry Bot found the things I couldn't find for what seemed like ages, it was great but you know what the best part was? It was free.

For exactly the cost of nothing I was informed what the problems were in my computer and what kinds of symptoms they were causing. This was great because I could then explain everything that had been happening. I am one of those literal kinds of people who have to understand it all before I can let it go. It is not enough for me that a problem gets fixed, I need to know why it happened in the first place and I got all of this from Registry Bot. I loved it.

One of my favorite things about Registry Bot is that it worked so quickly. In no time at all I was on my way to having a happy computer again. I could get back to work and I could play Pong until the cows came home, that is the good life.

Don't be too freaked out when Registry Bot comes back telling you that there are hundreds of problems in your computer. This does happen often and there is a good chance that if you have been having a lot of trouble with your computer it will tell you exactly this. Registry Bot is a full service kind of program. It will not only tell you what all of the problems are, it will also fix them for you which it what we are all really looking for.

Anyone and everyone can get their computer scanned with Registry Bot for free and it will not take long at all and considering how it can find pretty much anything that is wrong with a computer I say it is well worth the little bit of time it takes. I have gotten my computer scanned and fixed up and from now on I will be using this when things go wrong on my computer. My IT guy is going to wish he never told me about this! Now he will be making a lot less money off of me from now on. So if you are sick and tired of a slow computer and you can't seem to figure out what is wrong then you may want to give Registry Bot a try, it might be able to fix everything up for you.

Joseph Tierney protects his computer daily, to learn more check out Registry Bot Review.

Emi And Rfi Filters Why You Need Them

Writen by Paul Alessandrini

What is an EMI / RFI filter? An EMI RFI filter is designed to be added to your incoming power line (in series). It removes unwanted signals and noise from the outside power grid. The filter is selected by maximum current usually the rating of the incoming line. The higher the current the larger and more costly the filter.

So, why do you need an EMI / RFI filter? If you use sensitive equipment like computers, phone systems or hospital diagnostic equipment, the filter will remove noise that may affect the performance of this equipment. For example, a dial up phone line may connect at a slower rate if there is noise on the data lines. It may not make it fail but you may not know noise is causing your modem to connect at a slower speed. EMI RFI Filters are easy to install for most qualified technicians so there is really not a good excuse not have one.

Will an EMI RFI filter protect your equipment from lightning? The filter will not; however there is an option for a surge protector to stop big surges

How much power does an EMI RFI filter use? The filter itself is passive. However there is a small drain of power. Total is about 10ma. This is very small and will not affect your electric bill. The most common question I get is "I have 3 Phase 408 vac. Can the filter work on this?" The answer is "yes!" The filters are designed for up to 600 vac.

Most EMI RFI filters are over designed and will work fine when overstressed or extreme environments. In short, they are of the highest quality.

Paul Alessandrini is an experienced MRI-RFI filter technician. Additional information regarding Fil-coils MRI, Tempest, and HEMP filters can be found at http://www.custompowersystem.com

Abatement With Nanobots Thru Swarming Column Strategies

Writen by Lance Winslow

In the future abatement with Nano Bots may be possible to take out clusters of bacteria, viruses or biological contaminants. How might this be done? Well, if each set of Nano Bots positions themselves inside of a grid and within each grid the Nano Bots worked together in swarming patterns or columns then such a strategy could actually work. Picture if you will the scene of a biological or virus breakout that must be controlled before humans can go back into the area.

Now then, a robotic team would go in and release the Nano Bots near the areas where the strongest clusters of biological contaminants were. Next, the Nano Bots would self organize into small grids and key off each other to stay in position, while they were to abate the problem. Such abatement procedures and protocols for Nano Bots through swarming column strategies may also be away to attack cancer cells in the human bile system.

Additionally consider the use of Nano Bots and these techniques to make sure that clean rooms were 100 percent contaminant free. Also consider if you will be possible space applications after a probe or a capsule full of astronauts came back from Mars or another world where they would be bringing back contaminants that we could not afford to let loose in our Earth's atmosphere as they quite possibly could cause a runaway of fact and or a biological ego disaster. Consider the movie; Andromeda Strain and you can see the point I am trying to make here. Think of this in 2006.

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The It Consultant Considering The Costs Of Downtime

Writen by Joshua Feinberg

There's nothing more stressful for IT consultants than getting the dreaded emergency call from a client whose office is "crippled" because of a major systems outage.

If you've been an IT consultant a while you know the harsh realities of small business technology adoption. Your clients demand perfection, but don't have much of a technology budget to invest in fault-tolerance.

Clients Should Understand the Costs of Downtime

As their IT consultant, it's crucial to get your clients to understand the critical importance of protecting against unplanned downtime. The following is a two-pronged approach:

1) Help your clients figure out their cost of downtime.

2) Encourage your clients to invest accordingly in spare PC hardware.

The Cost of Downtime

If your clients have more than a handful of PCs, in time they'll develop a service history and learn what kinds of hardware items break fairly regularly.

They'll also learn from you, their IT consultant, how to convince their PC vendor to supply replacement parts under warranty coverage, as well as how to estimate the time for getting the replacement part to their office and installed into the appropriate PC.

Valuing System Downtime

For a quick, back-of-the-napkin calculation of what system downtime might be costing your clients, consider that the hourly cost of system downtime equals:

Projected annual revenue / (Business days per year x Hours in a business day)

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If you're a little handy with JavaScript, this calculator could be a really nifty marketing tool to place on the home page of your IT consultant website. Just be sure to give credit where credit's due and link back to our end user site, http://www.SmallBizTechTalk.com.

After all is said and done, a major cost to consider is employee downtime, as well as time spent by your clients' internal gurus chasing down the warranty replacement part, perhaps during an inopportune time.

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History Of The Computer Artificial Intelligence Is It Possible

Writen by Tony Stockill

In the History of the Computer series, we have seen how electronics, developed at an accelerated rate during the second world war, came to be adapted to make the digital computer.

CHARLES BABBAGE

Before this time various mechanical devices, such as the 'Analytical Engine', proposed by Charles Babbage, an English mathematician, in the early 19th century, could be seen as computers. The machine was never built, due to size, complexity and funding, although funding was provided.

In fact Babbage's design was built according to his plans around 1990, using 19th century tolerances, and worked perfectly. Babbage had designed the machine as a calculator remarkably similar to a modern computer, in that it was to be operated by a program coded onto a punch card. It also had features like loops and branching similar to present day programs.

An earlier design, of the 'Difference Engine' was intended to calculate various mathematical tables, such as Logarithmic tables, well known to students before the calculator came along. The idea was to perform reliable calculations, as the people currently handling the task, (known as computers) made many errors.

ALAN TURING

Alan Turing, another English mathematician, born some 120 years after Babbage, advanced the field of the computing. Turing has been called the 'Father of Computer Science' He devised the Turing Machine in the 1930s, this was essentially a model of a computer, needing only the electronics to make one.

During WW2 he worked as a cryptanalyst at Bletchley Park, and devised a method to break the Enigma Code machine used by the German navy. His device the Bombe was used to decipher the coded messages sent by German Naval Command.

Also in use at Bletchley Park was the Colossus computer. This was designed by Tommy Flowers to aid in decrypting the Lorenz machine, used by German High Command to encrypt teleprinter messages.

As advances have been made in computing, the question has often been asked, Is Artificial Intelligence possible? In 1950 Turing asked 'can a machine think?' He answered yes, but then asked 'If it could think, how could we tell?

THE TURING TEST

Turing proposed a test to be used to determine if Artificial Intelligence has been achieved in a computer, suggesting it should have been achieved by the year 2000. This is known as the 'Turing Test', it requires a computer to convince a human that it is a human, too.

The test is based on a popular game of the time, in which the player is required to determine which of two persons in another room is a man, and which a woman. Communication is by written question and answer, ideally by teletype, and the player must ask questions of the two to arrive at a conclusion.

In the Turing Test, the determination is between a computer, and a human. It should not be possible to say that the computer is definitely a computer! The computer must therefore be thinking, and learning.

AIMING FOR THE TURING TEST

As an encouragement to computer designers, an annual prize, the Loebner, is awarded to the best computer advancing the development of artificial intelligence, defined as the most human-like computer, for that year. A major prize is available for the first computer which passes the Turing test.

There is also a Turing Award, this is an annual award for technical contributions to the computing field, It has been awarded annually since 1966. Most winners have been computer scientists.

THE FUTURE

It still seems probable that a computer will be produced which can emulate a human, and not just in written communication. Video and audio communication should also be possible. Current estimates of a date for this to happen are around the year 2020.

Tony is an experienced computer engineer. He is currently webmaster and contributor to http://www.what-why-wisdom.com . A set of diagrams accompanying these articles may be seen at http://www.what-why-wisdom.com/history-of-the-computer-0.html. RSS feed also available - use http://www.what-why-wisdom.com/Educational.xml.

Digital Camcorder Media Types Explained

Writen by John Gibb

For a long time, digital camcorders have been limited in all sorts of ways by the fact that they have to use removable media. The camcorder has to be big enough that the media can fit inside, you have to buy the media and remember to carry it around with you, and you can only film as much as can fit on your media. Now, though, these restrictions are fading away: we're entering the era of the tapeless camcorder.

What do I mean by 'tapeless'? Well, basically, I'm talking about hard disk camcorders. These are digital camcorders that work the same way as your iPod or Tivo – they have a hard disk drive inside to store the data on. Modern video compression combined with the ever-increasing capacity and ever-declining physical size of hard disks has finally made them practical for these kinds of portable uses. The massive success of the iPod has forced down the price of portable hard disks, and digital camcorders are the next thing to benefit.

Using a hard disk camcorder is just so much easier. All you need to do is charge it up, point it at what you want to film, and switch it on. They'll film for hours and hours before they get full – generally around 50 hours, but you can get more if you want. When you're done, just plug it into a computer (or use a Bluetooth wireless connection), save the movie to the hard drive, and you're ready to go again.

Of course, hard disk camcorders are also much smaller than other digital cams, and can be almost any shape their designer feels like, which generally servers to make them much nicer to hold and use. If you're not sure what to get, I can recommend the JVC Everio line as the original and still so far the best, but it's still early in this market yet.

John Gibb is the owner of digital camcorder sources For more information on digital camcorders check out http://www.digital-camcorder-data2k.info

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We Are God

Writen by Lance Winslow

Mankind does not need a tall tale substitute from fictional literary works, for soon we will be our own creators and able to modify ourselves. Many have predicted the death of religion, but not all. Some believe that mankind needs a religion of some type to continue. In Arthur C Clarke's "3001" the human populations had divided themselves into two camps. One which believed that there was either no god or one god and the other which believed that their were many gods but not less than one. In Star Wars there was the force; "May the Force by with you." Other futuristic thinkers theorize that in the not so distant future we will out grow our need for God as science will be able to help us better understand those things we feel but cannot see or prove presently. Religion will no longer be needed to explain such unknowns.

In the future we will become our own God in a sense as we enter a trans-humanism era, where we are part machine, manufactured parts and organic combinations. In the future being completely 100% human may be looked upon as a detriment and quite problematic in that you will not be as agile, healthy, intelligent as your friends and counterparts who will seem to be super human in respect to your abilities.

Already most futurists are predicting add on memory chips, bionic man type body parts and genetic choices pre-birth. For instance genetic modification during early development while still in the womb; you can therefore see the need to have religion disappear faster than slower in the future if such futures are to become reality. Religion is already impeding stem cell research and other reproductive laws, which will slow down the fast approaching future when we ourselves become god like. God like in the sense that we will for the most part completely control our own destinies thru genetic manipulation and scientific advancement. At that point religion will become a thing of the past and some agree that organized religion has already become so problematic that it is indeed stifling the forward progression of our species. Think on this and see where it takes you?

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Hidden Security Cameras

Writen by Damian Sofsian

Hidden Cameras are installed in most public places such as department stores, shopping malls, multiplexes, railway stations, airports, casinos, banks, etc. As their name suggests, these cameras are kept in places concealed to the public and they surreptitiously record people's movements. They are connected to monitors or TV screens. Any incriminating move immediately shows up on the screens, which are manned by security personnel.

Security Cameras are very small and compact in size. Some modern cameras are so small that they measure just a couple of inches across and only a few millimeters in thickness. Bigger versions are available, but they are not popular as it is difficult to conceal them. Miniature and sub-miniature versions of Security Cameras are mostly used.

Large establishments use several hidden Security Cameras in various strategic points and then connect all of them together by cables. These are then networked onto a single CCTV monitor. CCTV screens are closely monitored by security guards. The advantage of having a CCTV Hidden Security Camera is that multiple views can be obtained simultaneously on the same screen.

Several methods are adopted to camouflage Security Cameras. They may be affixed inside ceiling fans, table lamps, in frames of paintings, or some other such camouflaged place. Some appliances use extreme deceptive tactics to hide their cameras. There are toys, lamps, clocks and other appliances which actually may be highly disguised Security Cameras.

They can be either wired or wireless. Despite their small size, they have a built-in recorder that records and simultaneously broadcasts images over the screen. Usually these cameras are installed at specific vantage points on or near the ceilings. Plaster is used to attach the plastic body of the camera to the wall. Tiny camera mounts are also available, but bring the camera more into view.

Some countries, like Great Britain, are trying to bring the whole of their public life into the view of Hidden Cameras. There are about 25 million hidden Security Cameras being used worldwide and millions of dollars are being spent for their purchase and research.

Hidden Cameras provides detailed information about hidden cameras, hidden security cameras, hidden video cameras, wireless hidden cameras and more. Hidden Cameras is the sister site of Security Cameras Web.

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