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In the cyber-world, there are so many communication going on and it is without a doubt that confidential information are also being communicated across the World Wide Web (WWW).

Despite some companies may have provided some forms of security to ensure communication is secured, end users should also take some responsibility to safeguard their own data. Here are 5 basic steps to stay safe online:

(Read on for 5 steps of safer surfing...)

A rather common error arises when users upgrade from an earlier version of phpBB. Below is an example:

General Error
SQL ERROR [ mysql4 ]

Field 'forum_last_post_subject' doesn't have a default value [1364]

After browsing through the forums trying to find an answer, it almost seems so impossible. Nevertheless, I did a couple of research myself and managed to find figure out a solution for it, which is SO simple!

(find out how to solve this phpBB error issue, click here...)

Over the past 12 months, Netbook sales has rocketed in the market, as more users are now looking out for cheaper alternatives to laptops to supplement their computing requirements. According to market research, about 20% of the 30 million laptops shipped worldwide were netbooks during the first quarter of 2009, as compared to just over 3% during the same period last year. Without the netbooks, the laptop market would have plummeted by 19%, said John Jacobs, director of notebook market research at Display Search.

Compared to laptops, netbooks still use the slower Intel Atom processors in their system, and they do not come with discrete graphics cards or optical drives. However, that does not mean you could not boost the performance of your netbook to the level of that of your laptops. Below are some fixes that you could easily do to increase performance.

(10 Ways to Boost Netbook Performance, click here...)

A few days ago, I was trying to link my Windows Live Mail to access using my Outlook Express, but despite trying various methods and searching around on the website, I could not get it to connect to my Hotmail account using Outlook Express. However, it is possible with Microsoft Outlook, via the Microsoft Office Outlook Connector, but I intend to find out what other Email Clients can you use to access Windows Live Mail.

(click to find out more about Windows Live Mail...)

Overclocking is a technique that is mostly used by a lot of computer users, ranging from novice to experts. In these days, a lot of us are geared towards buying budget Netbooks rather than the more expensive laptops. Without a doubt, these lowly-priced laptops (mainly powered by Intel Atom processors), do fetch some popularities. This has led to the developer at ScaleGamer to write a program for overclocking EeePC - known as EeeCTL Overclocking Utility.

(read more on EeePC Overclocking here...)

These days, laptops are becoming more common that desktops. As such, it is also much easier and more prone to theft. What we probably might have taken for granted is that data that resides in the hard disk drive (of the laptop) can eventually be subjected to unauthorised prying eyes.

Hence, we have here 10 tips to help mobile travellers protect their laptops whilst on the move.

(how to protect the laptop from theft...)

Hard disk drives are just like human beings, they need regular check-up to ensure efficient operations and avoid possible hard disk failures. Furthermore it is very important to ensure data integrity in the drive, by identifying the possible of drive failure earlier.

In Windows environment, there are tools readily available to help you check your hard disk drive.

(proceed to find out how to maintenance a good hard disk checkup...)