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MIME
(Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension; pr. "mime") An encoding system used in email, mainly for sending attachments. Email was originally designed to just use plain text, so programs, graphics etc have to be sort of disguised as text for email systems to be able to handle them. MIME is more powerful than its predecessor, UUENCODE (pr. you-you-encode), but not all systems accept it.
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Latest Virus Threats
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W32.Iretsim
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Bloodhound.Exploit.163
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HP'S PLANET PARTNER RECYCLING PROGRAM
HP's Planet Partners recycling service provides an easy way to recycle any brand of computer equipment or HP printing supplies. HP's state-of-the-art processes ensure that unwanted hardware or empty HP printing supplies are recycled responsibly.
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HP products raise the bar!
Efficiency begins with HP products
HP has invested in energy research for ten years. Our power and cooling team alone has more than 1,000 patents. HP offers customers a holistic energy-efficiency solution, from PDAs to data centers. With HP products, customers not only save money and protect their capital investment, but also lower energy usage and protect the environment.
Innovation continues with energy-efficient processes
HP goes beyond product design in thinking about energy efficiency by helping customers manage processes to save energy and money. In addition, HP works internally and with suppliers to monitor and reduce energy use all along the supply chain.
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at the 2007 Technology Showcase Nov 29, 2007
The Grand Okanagan Hotel,
Kelowna, BC
Grand Prize - Lenovo Notebook Computer
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IBM Canada Ltd. is one of Canada's leading providers of advanced information technology products and services. They are dedicated to helping customers pursue new market opportunities and become more productive through the end-to-end transformation of their business models and the innovative application of e-business technology and solutions.
Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Co., established in Montreal, Quebec in 1961, is a wholly owned subsidiary of California-based Hewlett-Packard Co – a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions around the world. HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company’s offerings span IT infrastructure, personal computing and access devices, global services and imaging and printing for consumers, enterprises and small and medium businesses.
Lenovo is a global leader in the PC market. Through a customer focused approach, they develop, manufacture and market cutting-edge, reliable, high-quality PC products and value-added professional services that provide customers around the world with smarter ways to be productive and competitive.
McAfee, Inc. proactively secures systems and networks from known and as-yet-undiscovered threats. Their customers and partners trust unmatched security expertise and have confidence in McAfee’s comprehensive and proven solutions to effectively block attacks and prevent disruptions.
Cisco Systems, Inc. is a worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Today, networks are an essential part of business, education, government and home communications, and Cisco's Internet Protocol-based (IP) networking solutions are the foundation of these networks.
Samsung Electronics Canada Inc. is the Canadian-based subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Company Ltd. of Korea, a global leader in semiconductors, telecommunication, and digital convergence technology. Samsung Electronics employs approximately 75,000 people in 89 offices in 47 countries, with fully-integrated sales, service and marketing activities in 46 countries and R&D activities in 15 research centres around the world.
Market leadership, competitive advantage and growth opportunities are not guaranteed through innovative technologies alone. Savvy businesses depend on the expertise of technology solutions providers, who can customize and deliver the services required in today’s connected enterprise to ensure optimal performance and return on investment. That is why thousands of enterprises across North America, including Fortune 1000 companies and major vertical industries such as healthcare, education, and hospitality, trust NEC Unified Solutions to deliver unparalleled excellence and customized solutions for their unique networking and communications needs.
Extreme Networks® of Santa Clara, Calif., founded in 1996, is a publicly listed company that designs, builds, and installs sophisticated Ethernet solutions that meet the toughest challenges in network connectivity and IP-based communications.
Extreme Networks addresses a wide range of customers with wired and wireless network infrastructures. From corporate enterprises such as manufacturers, retailers, financial institutions, utilities and healthcare organizations, to large universities and K-12 school districts to federal and local governments worldwide.
Sun Microsystems Inc., (NASDAQ: JAVA) provides network computing infrastructure solutions that include computer systems, software, storage, and services. Its core brands include the Java technology platform, the Solaris operating system, StorageTek and the UltraSPARC processor.
By investing in research and development Sun creates products and services that address the complex issues that customers face today, including increasing demands for network access, bandwidth and storage being driven by explosive growth in network participation and sharing. We innovate at all levels of the system and we partner with market leaders to provide value and choice for our customers.
Sun's network computing infrastructure solutions are used in a wide range of industries including technical/scientific, business, engineering, telecommunications, financial services, manufacturing, retail, government, life sciences, media and entertainment, transportation, energy/utilities and healthcare.
Data Domain makes storage more efficient and affordable.
From its inception, Data Domain has helped customers reduce or eliminate the use of tape infrastructures with a very efficient disk and network based data protection alternative. Today, Data Domain customers are expanding the use of their systems to include a broad range of nearline workloads and use cases beyond data protection. In essence, Data Domain’s file system technology represents a new generation of data versioning and replication efficiency. Data Domain’s strategy is to continue bringing new storage and network efficiencies to the enterprise data storage arena on a single, integrated product platform to improve storage economics and simplify data management for its customers.
COPPER-TO-FIBER MEDIA CONVERTERS RELIABLY EXTEND YOUR NETWORK.
Transition Networks takes performance above and beyond expectations with every product we make. We are the simple, seamless and practical solution to copper-fiber conversion, accommodating multiple protocols, platforms and interfaces. Expand, extend and expect far more from Transition Networks. Contact us today and plan to go farther.
EMPOWER BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
Empower Business Solutions is an innovative client-focused company driven to implement leading edge Business Management and eBusiness Applications complimented by exceptional support services. Our goal is to earn and maintain long-term relationships with our corporate partners by providing leading Value Added Reseller (VAR) for Sage Accpac in Western Canada and an entrepreneurial-spirited consulting firm, primarily concentrating on the special needs of Canada's independent business and community-based organizations.
Foreseeson Technology
Foreseeson Technology is a value added distributor providing best-of-breed IT security, networking and communications products to our reseller partners. We create high value to our resellers through complimentary solutions that meet critical demands of end users, target similar vertical markets, and create the demand for professional services. Based in Richmond, BC Foreseeson Technology is 100% Canadian owned and operated.
About Fortinet
Fortinet is the pioneer and leading provider of multi-threat security systems that enable secure business communications and deliver the best security, performance and total cost of ownership available. Fortinet’s award-winning security systems and subscription services. Protect the networks of more than 20,000 customers worldwide.
ENMOR Technologies opened its doors for business in Canada in 2007 as a leader in global security technology. Today's world has an unprecedented need for security. From restricting access to physical resources, such as buildings and facilities, to controlling access to IT resources such as computers and networks, there is an increasing need for verification and protection of identity. ENMOR provides cutting-edge innovations and proven solutions to businesses, government, lending institutions, law enforcement, health and social services, and research facilities.
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Create a Password Reset Disk
If you’re running Windows XP Professional as a local user in a workgroup environment, you can create a password reset disk to log onto your computer when you forget your password. To create the disk:
1.Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click User Accounts.
2.Click your account name.
3.Under Related Tasks, click Prevent a forgotten password.
4.Follow the directions in the Forgotten Password Wizard to create a password reset disk.
5.Store the disk in a secure location, because anyone using it can access your local user account.
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Outlook 2003
Setting options for when new e-mail arrives
To play a sound, briefly change the mouse cursor, show an envelope icon in the notification area, or display a “New Mail Desktop Alert” box whenever you receive a new e-mail, do the following:
Click on Tools, then Options.
Preferences tab and then click on E-mail Options…
In E-mail Options window, click on Advanced E-mail Options.
In the box entitled When new items arrive in my Inbox select the choices that you wish You may select other options at this time as well.
Click OK. Click OK. Click OK for the third time. This gives you your notification of new mail options.
If you wish to change the sound, go to Control Panel (not in Outlook) then click on Sounds and Audio Devices. Select the Sounds tab and scroll down to New Mail Notification and select that. In the Sounds drop down menu below the list of Program Events, select the sound you want from the list or browse and select your own sound file. Once you have it selected, click OK and close the Control Panel.
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Are you ready for a new printer or multifunction product? HP provides you with three replacement models for each older product sku. Click here to learn more!
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Ten New Vista Tips
So, you've already shifted to Vista, huh? Well, although most of the things in the operating systems released by Microsoft remain the same, each time, there are a few nifty functions and tricks that can help ease the tasks you need to get done. Today, I am going to discuss with you some new helpful Windows Vista tricks, so let’s roll!
1.) To quickly change the size of the desktop icons, select one and hold down the Ctrl key and scroll with your mouse wheel. You can do the same in other windows, in order to increase the font size too.
2.) Sharing a folder with other people in your network is even easier with Vista. Open any Windows Explorer window (say My Documents, for example) and highlight it. From the command bar, select Share. Then use the down arrow to select all the users in your list or you can type the name of the person in the network you want to share with and click Add. After that, you can select the permission level you want to grant to that person. Vista can also auto-generate an e-mail that will allow the recipient quick access to the shared document.
3.) The Vista magnifier is a very handy tool if you have trouble seeing what’s on your computer screen or if your eyes get strained from reading text. To access it, simply press Win + U (Win is the button with the flag on it). From there, select Start Magnifier.
4.) Microsoft releases a lot of operating system upgrades and at times, one can lose track of what updates have been installed on their PC. With Vista though, this job is a cakewalk. Go to Start, Control Panel, move to Windows Upgrade and in the left side bar, click View upgrade history.
5.) The Briefcase feature that has been a common fixture in previous Microsoft operating systems is a useful way to sync PCs. This is especially true for the ones that are not on the same network. This useful feature appears again in Vista.
Go to the folder where you want to create a new Briefcase and right click. Select New, Briefcase. Give the Briefcase a name so it’s easier to locate. Now, simply drag or copy any files that you want to sync into the Briefcase. Once you have selected all the files, right click the Briefcase and select Send To. Choose the removable media you want to copy it to.
Next, simply insert the media on which you copied the files into a second PC, open the Briefcase and make any changes you want to the files. Then save the changes. Once you're back on the first PC, reinsert the media, right click the Briefcase and select Update All.
If you are using the Briefcase feature over a network, simply move the Briefcase to the second PC and once you or the other user has made changes to the files, right click the Briefcase and select Update All.
6.) If you, for some reason, don’t like the sound of audio notifications in Vista, you can replace them with visual ones. Simply switch on the visual notifications for sounds and then choose the visual warning that you want.
Go to Start, type "Ease" in the Search box and hit Enter to open the Ease of Access Center (or press the Win key). Select "Use text or visual alternatives for sounds." Place a checkmark on "Turn on visual notifications for sounds (Sound Sentry)." Then under "Choose visual warning," select the option you would like to use and click Save. Now, no more will you hear the repetitive Windows sounds. You have to love it!
7.) If you can't or don't like pressing combination keys (like Ctrl + Alt + Del, for instance), you can set up your keyboard so you can press the keys one at a time. Again, go to Start, type "Ease" and hit Enter to open Ease of Access Center. Select the option that says “Make the keyboard easier to use." Under "Make it easier to type," place a checkmark next to "Turn on Sticky Keys" and then hit Save.
8.) One of the coolest things that ever happened to mankind was speech recognition for computers. Speech recognition allows you to control your computer by voice. By using it, you can do virtually all the tasks you can do with a mouse and a keyboard. For example, starting programs, opening menus, dictating text into documents, e-mails, etc. To activate the speech recognition feature, click Start, type "Windows Speech" in the Search box and hit Enter to open the Windows Speech Recognition window. Select Start Speech Recognition and follow the simple tutorial to set up your microphone and the actual speech recognition. Once you're done, remember to set the speech recognition to start each time you log on to your computer.
9.) If you are a busy bee and have multiple documents open in applications (like, say five Word documents that you are simultaneously working on), you can switch between each document by pressing the Ctrl + F6 key combination.
10.) So, one of your close friends has moved away and you can’t seem to keep track of their time difference. No problem! You can simply add an additional clock in Windows Vista. To do so, click the clock, go to Date and Time Settings and click the Additional Clocks tab. You can add two additional clocks to the tray and select the time zones for both.
I am sure all you Vista users will find these tips useful and the ones who haven’t upgraded yet can at least get an idea of the new features available with the new operating system. Go give these a spin!
From Worldstart.com ~ Yogesh Bakshi
What is eSATA?
eSATA is an extension to Serial ATA standard to enable SATA drives to be attached externally.
Before eSATA, external hard drives were connected via FireWire or USB. eSATA can provide data transfer rates significantly faster than FireWire or USB.
The eSATA 1.5 standard offers data rates up to 150MBps. The eSATA 3G standard doubles that to 300MBps.
The eSATA standards support data cables up to 2 meters in length.
eSATA drives must be hot-pluggable. This means that you can attach or remove an eSATA hard drive from a computer system without powering down the computer or the drive.
This connector can be found more frequently in recent mainboards, and it is a very interesting alternative to USB and Firewire ports to connect devices externally with high speed. In fact, Universal Serial Bus (USB) connections allows data transfer at a theoretical maximum of 480 megabits per second, and IEEE 1394 "FireWire" connections runs at 400Mbps or 800Mbps. In comparison, eSATA transfers data at 3 gigabits per second.
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How do I make sure my PC is safe from Spyware on the internet?
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The number one security issue in the computing world right now is Spyware. Spyware is defined by pcwebopedia.com as "any software that covertly gathers user information through the user's Internet connection without his or her knowledge, usually for advertising purposes. Spyware applications are typically bundled as a hidden component of freeware or shareware programs that can be downloaded from the Internet. Once installed, the Spyware monitors user activity on the Internet and transmits that information in the background to someone else. Spyware can also gather information about e-mail addresses and even passwords and credit card numbers." These Spyware programs quite often use a lot of your computer's system resources and when a computer is infected with multiple Spyware applications, that computer can become very slow or even unusable.
There are three basic steps to protect yourself against Spyware; 1.) User Awareness, 2.) Anti Spyware Programs, 3.) Up to date Virus Scanner.
1.) User Awareness: If you are aware that Spyware is out there on the Internet and can damage your computer's performance, you will be less likely to download freeware or shareware programs that you haven't researched before hand. Just be cautious when downloading anything off of the Internet, if something says its free, it mostly likely is not free and you will paying the price later to have possible Spyware removed. Another good method to prevent downloading of Spyware is to switch your internet browser from Internet Explorer. Mozilla's Firefox browser is a free alternative to Internet Explorer that was actually designed to help eliminate automatic downloading of Spyware to a user's PC. The vast majority of the sites on the Internet are fully compatible with Firefox so there are little compatibility issues when making the change . Firefox can be downloaded from www.mozilla.com .
2.) Anti Spyware Programs: Lets face it, once in a while you will get a Spyware program on your PC. There are many different programs out there today that will help remove Spyware from your PC once it has been infected. The best program that we have found so far is Microsoft's Anti Spyware. After installed, this program will allow you to scan your hard drive and remove most Spyware applications at the click of a button. Anti Spyware will also run in the background of your pc at all times and will help block most Spyware applications as they are installed. It will also automatically update itself with the latest Spyware list from Microsoft. Microsoft Anti Spyware can be downloaded directly from Microsoft at www.microsoft.com .
3.) Up to date Virus Scanner: Many of the new Virus Scanners on the market today offer moderate Spyware protection to help keep your PC clean. Norton Antivirus 2006 is the latest antivirus product from Symantec and provides the best protection to date from an antivirus program. It now has a built in Spyware scanner that separates virus threats from Spyware threats which allows the user to be more aware of what is actually infecting their computer. It is always best to have the most recent version of antivirus on your computer. Renewing your subscription for another year on your existing antivirus product will not provide you with the latest in antivirus / Anti Spyware protection. It will only allow updates to the old program. Norton Antivirus 2006 and many other great anti-virus programs can be purchased directly from Voda or downloaded for a fee from www.symantec.com .
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