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The network administrator an a company ran a normal web activity report of all the enterprise’s users and found that the employees were logging thousands of hits per day on a single site that had nothing to do with the business. What was found was not that the employees were slacking while at work, rather the network was infected with spyware that was tracking the surfers’ activity then sending the information back to the web site for a third part to review and use, all without the employees’ knowledge. Spyware can and will slow a computer’s bandwidth as well as cause the network to gradual decrease its speed. Many companies are beginning to worry about spyware because it has become so easy to get and install into unknowing users’ computers. Most employees do not know that by clicking on a pop up or web site or by downloading free files such as a screen saver they are letting spyware into the system. There are numerous programs available to find and delete these malicious ...

Spyware spread quickly across the internet world forcing users to become aware of the prevalent threats facing their privacy while surfing the internet.  A PC will begin to run slower, have difficulty accessing the internet, have a reduced bandwidth, show unwanted pop ups and or alter the start page.  A spyware infection means your personal information is being exposed to individuals or companies without your knowledge or approval.   Spyware collects information on you internet and computer usage habits as well as more serious information including personal identification and credit card numbers.   Many spyware applications can run silently, leaving you in the dark about the information being released from your computer.  Even without symptoms users must beware of spyware infections.  By downloading from freeware programs, such as free music file sharing or game programs, then your computer most likely has spyware.  Downloading ring tones, scr...

Just like cancer, a computer virus program, whether Trojan, adware, or spyware can be deemed as any executing program that can infect your computer by recreating a copy of itself onto your system. Just like with cancerous cells in the human body, if not detected in time or found to be in the wrong place, any of these infectious programs can find themselves replicating and creating havoc throughout other parts of the machine. When spyware was first discovered, just as was the case with cancer in the human body, it perplexed those who were infected by it because until something becomes known to the general public, there can be no reason for cure for that certain disease. For example, there was no cure for polio until the vaccine was created by Dr. Salk, and there was no cure for Trojan horse programs until they were discovered to have caused mass havoc. So if there is knowledge about what types of adware, Trojan, and spyware programs are infecting millions of people across the p...

Well, it started. I now have a daughter who has a computer in her room. Still no TV, just a computer…It all started when we decided to purchase a new computer for ourselves and were subsequently faced with the dilemma of what and where to put our old computer. After a lot of discussion and pleading from our eight year old we decided to let her put the computer in her room. She has been fascinated with computers since the age of 1 ½ and regularly corresponds via email with her cousins, aunts, and uncles. Once we got the computer set up in her room complete with wireless internet access, we had to come to some decisions about how to keep track of and monitor what she was doing on-line. It took me one hour of research to realize how complicated it was going to be and a few more weeks of research to figure out what to do. So, here is our solution. What's yours? The first point I want to make is there are no fail safe methods of protecting your children from every "undesir...

Today, women are starting businesses at twice the rate of men and becoming a major force both in the traditional and the new global e-business marketplace. In November, The National Women's Council's Interagency Committee on Women's Business Enterprise prepared and presented to the 2000 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Conference a case study (http://www.nwbc.gov/oecd.pdf) on successful public and private initiatives for fostering entrepreneurship among women. It notes the significant role women have played in the recent economic prosperity and affirms the fact that "countries with high levels of economic activity and with the highest start-up business rates are the ones where women are well-engaged in entrepreneurial activity." More intriguing still, small businesses owned by women and minorities are focusing more intense efforts on exporting than those owned by non-minority men. The U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Off...

In the spirit of Mother's Day, two songwriters are sharing with the world their lyrics to a song that commemorates and celebrates a mother's love. Lyricists Neal R. Voron and Joseph F.M. Pokorny, of Philadelphia, PA, hope that children, both young and old, who read the words to "We Thought She'd Live Forever" will use the opportunity to re-connect with their feelings about and relationship with their mother and others who have been special to them throughout their lives. The song, written primarily by Voron and modified and put to music by Pokorny, is a wistful reflection upon the loss of a mother for whom "time had cast... much too short a line". "We thought we were so clever, we thought she'd live forever," the song laments the passing of time and of a loving mother who "seemed so grand and in command... But, suddenly, she left us quite in shock." In the song, the mother's children realize, "All that's l...

"[In]... the brothels off Wenceslas Square, in central Prague, [where] sexual intercourse can be bought for USD 25 - about half the price charged at a German brothel... Slav women have supplanted Filipinos and Thais as the most common foreign offering in [Europe]." (The Economist, August 2000, p.18) "I'm also wary of the revolutionary ambition of some feminist texts, with their ideas about changing present conditions, having seen enough attempted utopia's for one lifetime" (Petr Pr'hoda, The New Presence, 2000, p. 35). "As probably every country has its Amazons, if we go far back in Czech mythology, to a collection of Old Czech Legends, we come across a very interesting legend about the D'v'n castle (which literally means 'The Girls' Castle'). It describes a bloody story about a rebellion of women, who started a vengeful war against men. As the story goes, they were not only capable warriors, they had no mercy and w...

Question: Do narcissists hate women? Answer: Narcissists abhor and dread getting emotionally intimate and they regard sex as a maintenance chore, something they have to do in order to keep their source of secondary supply. Moreover, many narcissists tend to engage in FRUSTRATING behaviours towards women. They will refrain from having sex with them, tease them and then leave them, resist flirtatious and seductive behaviours and so on. Often, they will invoke the existence of a girlfriend/fianc'e/spouse (or boyfriend/etc. - male and female are interchangeable in my texts) as the "reason" why they cannot have sex/develop a relationship. But this is not out of loyalty and fidelity in the empathic and loving sense. This is because they wish (and often succeed) to sadistically frustrate the interested party. BUT This pertains ONLY to cerebral narcissists. NOT to somatic narcissists and HPDs (Histrionic Personality Disorder) who use their BODY, sex and sed...

Being sick can be a difficult time. You might not feel like doing much on a sick day but there are a few activities that can help you make the most of it. A sick day can be a great opportunity to relax and focus on your health. Take the day for yourself and focus on things you enjoy as you recover from your illness. 1.  Enjoying Your Sick Day a.  Meditate.  Meditation has been clinically show to reduce stress and anxiety, which in turn can lead to an improvement in health and immune system function. If you are feeling well enough, try getting a good meditation session and enjoy the benefits that it can bring. Here are some easy ways to get started: Take deep breaths and keep your focus on those breaths. If your mind wanders, return your focus to your breathing. Examine your body and notice how each part feels. If you find any areas of discomfort or tension, you can imagine them beginning to feel more relaxed. Read or listen to an important passage, p...

Whether you have a heart condition or simply want to maintain your healthy heart, you will need to know the ins and outs of heart-healthy foods. In particular, you’ll need to know what foods to eat more of and what foods to avoid, as well as how to create your own meal schedule. 1.  Foods to Eat a.  Eat lots of omega-3 fatty acids.  Omega-3 fatty acids do many things to keep your body operating smoothly. In particular, they decrease your triglyceride levels, cholesterol and other blood vessel-clogging substances, and your blood pressure—all of which are related to your heart’s health. They also help to prevent your blood vessels from becoming inflamed, which can lead to blood clots. Foods that are rich in omega-3s include: Seafood like shrimp, tuna, pollock, scallops, cod, and salmon. Flaxseeds, walnuts, and soybeans. Brussels sprouts, cauliflower and winter squash. b.  Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables.  Fruits and veggies are packed with ...