Author Archive for Dusty Edwards
Dusty Edwards is a Web Publisher, Blogger and Internet Entrepreneur. He is the owner of a TriCities consulting firm which specializes in network security and server administration. Dusty is a geek-at-heart who founded Tek-Media.net so that he could share useful information and discuss Technology with others. Email
Quick Overview of Cloud Computing
Off site: A basic principle of cloud computing is that you’re accessing IT resources that are in a data center that’s not your own. That means you don’t buy the servers and storage, someone else does. So-called private clouds are the exception, but forget them for this discussion.
Virtual: IT resources in the cloud can be [...]
Samsung’s 8-MP Touch Screen Phone
It appears that Samsung will be taking the touch-screen goodness of the Omnia and combine it with the camera powers of the Innov8. The company appears to be readying an 8-megapixel touch-screen phone, and details have leaked out.
The phone, which is reportedly being called the M8800 with a codename of Pixon, looks darn pretty. According [...]
Mozilla Rushes to Patch Firefox Password Bug
Mozilla will release Firefox 3.0.3 next week to patch problem in this week’s 3.0.2
Just a day after it released Firefox 3.0.2 to fix 11 vulnerabilities, Mozilla Corp. said that an overlooked password bug requires a fast-track update which it hopes to launch next week.
Late Wednesday, Mike Beltzner, Mozilla’s director of Firefox, said that
the bug, which [...]
Social Networking May Put Staff at Risk of Mafia Extortion
Staff in profitable businesses are leaving too much of their personal information online, which could make them vulnerable to extortion from the Russian and Italian Mafia, a former FBI undercover agent has warned.
A former agent, who worked at the FBI for 27 years, said the Russian and Italian Mafia were using data from public sites [...]
Windows Most Popular Shortcut Keys
Win = Press windows key to open start menu
Win+R = Apply to open Run dialog box
Win+M = Apply to minimize all opened windows
Win+Shift+M = Apply to maximize all opened windows
Win+L = Press keys to lock keyboard in windows XP
Win+E = Press keys to open My Computer
Win+F = Apply to open search options
Win+U = Apply keys [...]
How To Add Internet Prefixes and Suffixes Automatically
In today’s Daily Tip I will explain how to access a Web page from any windows address bar.
You can enter any string of characters in an address bar and then press Ctrl+Enter, Shift+Enter or Ctrl+Shift+Enter depending on the Suffixes. Windows will then automatically add “www” and “.com”, “.net” or “.org” and then search for the [...]
How To Setup Quick Printing
There are a few different ways to print documents. In today’s Daily Tip I will explain how to print by simply dragging and dropping your document.
First you will need to create a printer shortcut on your desktop. To do this, click Start then Printers and Faxes. If for some reason Printers and Faxes aren’t showing [...]
