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SyncBack 3.2.26- Backup and synchronization software
SyncBack has established itself as world-class in the field of backup and synchronization software. Whether you’re a beginner or advanced user, at home or work, SyncBack ensures your most valuable asset, data, remains protected. Backup – Protect your data Restore – Recover your lost files easily Copy Open Files – Backup live documents Versioning – Keep previous versions Incremental [...]
How to Secure OpenSSH
OpenSSH (or Secure SHell) has become a de facto standard for remote access replacing the telnet protocol. SSH has made protocols such as telnet redundant due, in most part, to the fact that the connection is encrypted and passwords are no longer sent in plain text for all to see. However, a default installation of ssh [...]
How to I configure SSL for secure https transactions?
What is SSL? CubeCart can run under a combination of http and https which allows you to send sensitive data such as credit card numbers and other private information between the client computer and server. To setup your store to use SSL (Secure Socket Layer) you will first need an SSL certificate. Many hosting companies will [...]
How to configure IP-based Virtual Host in APache
As the term IP-based indicates, the server must have a different IP address for each IP-based virtual host. This can be achieved by the machine having several physical network connections, or by use of virtual interfaces which are supported by most modern operating systems (see system documentation for details, these are frequently called “ip aliases”, [...]
Fears of a Conficker Meltdown Greatly Exaggerated on April 1
Worries that the notorious Conficker worm will somehow rise up and devastate the Internet on April 1 are misplaced, security experts said Friday. Conficker is thought to have infected more than 10 million PCs worldwide, and researchers estimate that several million of these machines remain infected. If the criminals who created the network wanted to, [...]
Worm infecting MS Windows may fool on April 1
As April Fool’s Day draws closer, Windows XP and Windows 2000 users are being advised by security experts to brace themselves against the third variant of the deadly Conficker worm which may begin a new cycle of spreading spam, stealing data or carrying out online scams. Conficker, a new breed of self-updating PC worms that [...]
How to Share Your Own Computer’s Stuff with the Network
To share a file or folder with your fellow computer users, move the file into your Shared Documents folder, which lives in your My Computer window. (You must move or copy a file into the Shared Documents folder; shortcuts don’t always work.) After you place your file or folder into your Shared Documents folder, it [...]
How to enable ActiveX on my browser
A control using ActiveX technologies. An ActiveX control can be automatically downloaded and executed by a Web browser. ActiveX is not a programming language, but rather a set of rules for how applications should share information. Programmers can develop ActiveX controls in a variety of languages, including C, C++, Visual Basic, and Java. To enable [...]
How to Install Plesk on Linux and FreeBSD Systems
The Parallels Plesk Control Panel software package is a commercial web hosting automation program. Originally released under the U.S. company Plesk Inc. and designed in Novosibirsk, Russia, Plesk became an SWsoft product when SWsoft acquired Plesk Inc. in July 2003. If you have one or few servers to which you wish to install Plesk, you [...]
Download Apple Safari 4: World’s Fastest Browser
Now you can download the latest Apple Safari 4 web browser. Launching its latest beta version, Apple calls it the world’s fastest web browser for Mac and Windows computers. Apple Safari 4 powered by the new Nitro JavaScript engine claims to execute JavaScript 30 times faster than IE 7 and 3 times faster than Firefox 3; it loads HTML web [...]
How to configure Ports and Protocols in IPtables
This allows full access through our firewall to certain trusted sources (host PCs). Now we’ll look at how we can filter against protocols and ports to further refine what incoming packets we allow and what we block. Before we can begin, we need to know what protocol and port number a given service uses. For [...]
How to Install Elgg – An open, flexible social networking engine
Elgg is an open, flexible social networking engine, designed to run at the heart of any socially-aware application. Building on Elgg is easy, and because the engine handles common web application and social functionality for you, you can concentrate on developing your idea. Elgg is open source. That means, when you use Elgg, you have [...]