Archive for November 16th, 2007

Antivirus Software and Other Protection

November 16, 07 by sharky   1,637  views  

P2P file sharers should take these necessary precautions before working with any file sharing programs. Antivirus software, antispyware and a good firewall are the big three prerequisites for safe downloading. And here are some other lesser-known tips to aid in covering Internet activities, properly deleting files and file/folder encryption.

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Audio Video Codecs

November 16, 07 by sharky   948  views  

If you’ve ever come across a certain movie or song that opened but wouldn’t play, it was most likely caused a missing codec. A great feature about how codecs work is that they are basically shared by all computer programs. Sometimes codecs are referred to as ‘decoders’ and ‘encoders’, for all general purposes it’s the same thing.

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