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Definition: An application gateway is a type of firewall. All internal computers establish a connection with the proxy server. The proxy server performs all communications with the Internet. External computers only see the IP address of the proxy server and […]
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Definition: An annoyance is a piece of malware which leans more toward mischievous than malicious. These often come as email attachments from friends who think it will be funny to pull a prank on you. Executing files such as this,
Definition: ActiveX is a Microsoft creation designed to work in a similar manner to Sun Microsystem’s Java. The main goal is to create platform-independent programs that can be used over and over on different operating systems. ActiveX is a loose
Definition: Active Scripting is a term used to define the various script programs that can run within and work with HTML to interact with the user and create a dynamic web page. By itself, HTML is static and can simply
Definition: The term ‘ASL” is a shorthand acroynym used in instant messaging, text messaging or Internet Relay Chat (IRC). It stands for “age, sex, location” and is used to ask another person for these vital pieces of information to determine
Definition: Antivirus software is a type of application you install to protect your system from viruses, worms and other malicious code. Most antivirus programs will monitor traffic while you surf the Web, scan incoming email and file attachments and periodically
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Joining the wide-array of LTE-capable Android smartphones, Lenovo finally unveiled their first-ever 4G handset—the Vibe Z. As one of the highlights at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the gizmo is targeted at the midrange market with
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A funny thing happened to me when I started playing around with a Surface Pro 2: It became my favorite computer. I’m not a Windows hater by any stretch of the imagination, but I also didn’t expect to come to
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The United States Court of Appeals in Washington DC has ruled in favor of Verizon in a case regarding the authority of the FCC to regulate Internet service providers. The decision leaves consumers at the mercy of an industry that has shown
Sometime around the middle of last year I first heard of the FiLIP. The device is billed as a wearable smart locator and phone for kids, which is an accurate description, but doesn’t fully capture the value it provides. The
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