WaltBren Blog: Computer Technology, Web Design and Hosting

This week I was going to write about upgrading system RAM but while watching the news I saw the story about Hotels.com and their data theft. Last weeks big story was the data lose at the Veterans Administration. NOW .. to be clear, these were not computer security breeches but people actually carrying the data […]

Copyright © 2008 The Powerful Promoter
Microsoft Internet Explorer (MSIE) is very much the incumbent in the web browser arena. Before the arrival of Firefox, MSIE had estimates of >97% of market share. Firefox has cut into MSIE's marketshare, dipping MSIE usage below 90% in the US, and down to the 60% range in markets such […]

Bob squinted at the email and began to read:
"Dear eBay User, as part of our security measures, eBay Inc. has developed a security program against fraudulent attempts and account thefts. Therefore, our system requires further account verification…"
Security Measures.  A threat to suspend his account to prevent "fraudulent activity".  The email went on to say that […]

Copyright © 2008 Donovan Baldwin
VoIP is a hot topic these days, but what exacty is VoIP and VoIP service?  It is a method of using the internet to carry phone calls.  The term, "VoIP", stands for Voice Over Internet Protocol.
Why use a VoIP service?  Probably cost is one of the main considerations as VoIP is […]

Copyright © 2008 Jim Edwards
America Online (AOL) announced recently they will pay as much as 25 million dollars for Weblogs, Inc. (www.weblogsinc.com) in a move to expand their reach even further into the consumer market.
Blogs, also know as weblogs, enable individuals to post, comment, and respond to various topics online without publishing a website. All […]

Copyright © 2008 Michael Cottier
A computer is perhaps the most important part of our daily lives. We see it everywhere from our homes to the places we work. Since it is used so much in our lives, we want to make sure that a PC we purchase is a good computer that will be able […]

Copyright © 2008 Otis Cooper
When Windows fails to boot it is normally caused by you installing a program or device and it has caused a conflict with one or more other programs.
This will no doubt give you plenty of heartaches if you're not certain which program caused Windows to not boot up.
If you recently installed […]

Copyright © 2008 Otis Cooper
Its not something we like to think about but your computer will fail, if you keep it long enough.It may be a simple problem,such as the floppy drive not reading the disk to a major system crash.
Because computers are run by operators,User Error is the most common cause of computer malfunction.When […]

by Jimi St. Pierre
Maintaining an in-house email system involves major appraisal of security risks and implications for the smooth running of any business. This can involve activity far beyond the task of installing and maintenance of Microsoft Exchange systems - it involves a major focus on the security required to ensure your Exchange Server stays […]