March 7th, 2008
Now, here’s a nifty laptop security feature: Two series of laptops from NEC will ship with an integrated facial recognition system called “face pass.”
Or, at least, that’s what it’ll be called when it’s sold in Europe or the U.S. But since the laptops are debuting in Japan, the correct name is “kao pass.”
Laptop users are asked to submit three facial photos when creating a user profile.The laptops ship with an integrated 2.0 megapixel camera that scans your features when you want to log on. The scan is then compared to your profile shots by a software program called NeoFace. NeoFace focuses primarily on the eye zone and certain facial features, according to a report from Phsyorg.com.
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February 28th, 2008
At home I have a computer with no anti-virus or software firewall installed on it. My computer rarely slows down or crashes, and my anti-spyware applications only report Internet cookies as problems. I don’t recommend that anyone go without an anti-virus, anti-spyware, and software firewall installed, but those tools will only work properly if you let them. This article will describe how to work with those tools to keep your computer clean of viruses and spyware.
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How To Keep You Computer Clean Of Viruses And Spyware
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February 22nd, 2008
Internet
Before Internet access became widespread, viruses spread on personal computers by infecting programs or the executable boot sectors of floppy disks. The first worms, network-borne infectious programs, originated not on personal computers, but on multitasking Unix systems. Unlike a virus, this worm did not insert itself into other programs. Instead, it exploited security holes in network server programs and started itself running as a separate process.
Programs
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Malware For Profit - Is There Protection?
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February 14th, 2008
A biometric passport is a combination of a paper and electronic identity document that used to authenticate the citizenship of travelers. The biometric passport is valid for 5 years for first time applicants, compared to 10 years passports without biometric features. The biometric passport is planned to have digital imaging and fingerprint biometrics placed on the radio frequency identification chip. A biometric passport uses the most advanced technology to verify a person’s identity, looking the same as a regular passport, with the exception of the computer chip on the photo page.
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Biometric Passport - Twenty-first Century Passport Security
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January 25th, 2008
Now, here’s a nifty laptop security feature: Two series of laptops from NEC will ship with an integrated facial recognition system called “face pass.”
Or, at least, that’s what it’ll be called when it’s sold in Europe or the U.S. But since the laptops are debuting in Japan, the correct name is “kao pass.”
Laptop users are asked to submit three facial photos when creating a user profile.The laptops ship with an integrated 2.0 megapixel camera that scans your features when you want to log on. The scan is then compared to your profile shots by a software program called NeoFace. NeoFace focuses primarily on the eye zone and certain facial features, according to a report from Phsyorg.com.
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January 21st, 2008
Getting Windows to show the hidden files on the PC is pretty straight forward; here are the sequences of Windows clicks and options you need to follow to get up the hidden files:
1. In Windows Explorer, (for this select “Start”=>”All Programs”=>”Windows Explorer”)
2. Select “Tools” and go to “Folder Options”
3. Click on the “View” tab
4. On the “Hidden files and folders” tab, click on “Show hidden files and folders”
It’s as simple as that!
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The Idiots Guide To Showing Hidden And Password Protected Files On Windows
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January 17th, 2008
Business
The first recorded use of the term spyware occurred on October 16, 1995 in a Usenet post that poked fun at Microsoft’s business model. Spyware is a continuing problem for business today. In many cases, the companies whose advertisements appear in spyware pop-ups do not directly do business with the spyware firm. Worm outbreaks have become a cyclical plague for both home users and businesses, eclipsed recently in terms of damage by spyware. They differ in that their creators present themselves openly as businesses, for instance by selling advertising space on the pop-ups created by the malware. Although many people view adware as undesirable, it is also a key component of a business model that can bring value to consumers in exchange for receiving advertisements.
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Bussiness Computer - Do They Need More Protection?
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