Cents4sophie.com » Technology http://www.cents4sophie.com Gadget - Technology - Computer - Entertainment Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:05:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 CCTV: Video Surveillance to Protect Our Security http://www.cents4sophie.com/2012/02/cctv-video-surveillance-to-protect-our-security/ http://www.cents4sophie.com/2012/02/cctv-video-surveillance-to-protect-our-security/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:06:40 +0000 admin http://www.cents4sophie.com/?p=166 More than 400,000 cameras are always monitoring us in a car park, station, shopping complex, on our way to office or may be even in our private spaces, unwanted. General people are day by day supporting its presence to fight against internal and international crime.
In post 9/11 scenario, CCTV cameras are being installed more and more round the corner primarily for better and entrusted public security.
This CCTV monitoring is widespread not simply in our own country. Recorders are being installed on the Trans Europe Motorway from the Greek border through Turkey towards Ankara. This is covering a distance of 700 kilometres. This huge project supports over 1,400 camera inputs and 480 audio channels and it is probably the largest networked recording Security surveillance system contracted until today.
Fifty wi-fi enabled CCTV cameras are installed across central London that may revolutionize the police patrolling system within 18 months of trial period. In recent future, police will be able to track a suspect from a handheld device as the system can be controlled locally within that network coverage.
One thing must be mentioned here that, general people may also use such technology as IFSEC hand-held PDA applications provide security personnel with the ability to view both live or recorded camera images from any installation, located anywhere in the world.
However, this may end up the age long debate that these closed circuit TV cameras only can record a crime in progress. Now the police persons will have more opportunity to reach the spot and take necessary actions on time.
Future really holds hard for drug dealers, peddlers, and an easy finder of parking spaces for citizens.
Nevertheless, currently there are no cost effective night vision systems available for object identification for distances from 150 metres to 2000 metres. On the other hand, active infrared systems have a narrow field of view that makes navigation and orientation difficult.
Still there are some cameras available in the market that can serve the purpose as good. These cameras are ideal for covert applications since they utilises a laser light that operates below the visible spectrum to illuminate the target area.
However, it all depends on the needs of the users.
There is a good lot of software like EVIS that can provide tailor-made solution for the end users and is flexible enough to meet all custom requests by the use of a modular system.
Is there any harm in taking protection beforehand if the users are conscious of their social limits and responsibilities! Time to decide.

More than 400,000 cameras are always monitoring us in a car park, station, shopping complex, on our way to office or may be even in our private spaces, unwanted. General people are day by day supporting its presence to fight against internal and international crime.

In post 9/11 scenario, CCTV cameras are being installed more and more round the corner primarily for better and entrusted public security.

This CCTV monitoring is widespread not simply in our own country. Recorders are being installed on the Trans Europe Motorway from the Greek border through Turkey towards Ankara. This is covering a distance of 700 kilometres. This huge project supports over 1,400 camera inputs and 480 audio channels and it is probably the largest networked recording Security surveillance system contracted until today.

Fifty wi-fi enabled CCTV cameras are installed across central London that may revolutionize the police patrolling system within 18 months of trial period. In recent future, police will be able to track a suspect from a handheld device as the system can be controlled locally within that network coverage.

One thing must be mentioned here that, general people may also use such technology as IFSEC hand-held PDA applications provide security personnel with the ability to view both live or recorded camera images from any installation, located anywhere in the world.

However, this may end up the age long debate that these closed circuit TV cameras only can record a crime in progress. Now the police persons will have more opportunity to reach the spot and take necessary actions on time.

Future really holds hard for drug dealers, peddlers, and an easy finder of parking spaces for citizens.

Nevertheless, currently there are no cost effective night vision systems available for object identification for distances from 150 metres to 2000 metres. On the other hand, active infrared systems have a narrow field of view that makes navigation and orientation difficult.

Still there are some cameras available in the market that can serve the purpose as good. These cameras are ideal for covert applications since they utilises a laser light that operates below the visible spectrum to illuminate the target area.

However, it all depends on the needs of the users.

There is a good lot of software  that can provide tailor-made solution for the end users and is flexible enough to meet all custom requests by the use of a modular system.

Is there any harm in taking protection beforehand if the users are conscious of their social limits and responsibilities! Time to decide.

]]> http://www.cents4sophie.com/2012/02/cctv-video-surveillance-to-protect-our-security/feed/ 0 Free Android Smartphone games http://www.cents4sophie.com/2012/02/free-android-smartphone-games/ http://www.cents4sophie.com/2012/02/free-android-smartphone-games/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:09:17 +0000 admin http://www.cents4sophie.com/?p=136 Although Google Android smartphones, such as the HTC magic and the T Mobile G1, can be great tools for increasing your productivity on the move, you can also have fun playing games on them too. Here are just a few:
4NumGuess: This strange, instruction-free number guessing game cannot be played with the keypad, which is a shame, as the on screen buttons are a little too small to be pressed accurately with a finger.
Amazed: Using the in-built accelerometer, you have to tilt the phone to guide a white ball around a 2D grid-based maze. One of the best accelerometer games yet seen for the Android.
Asquare – In this game you have to match three shapes by swapping any two, the aim of the game being to match as many trios in as few turns as possible, with your score being based on your ratio of turns to matches. There is no real game over situation, so you can just play it until you get bored or have to do something else.
Backgammon – This mobile version of the classic boardgame is a decent version featuring all that you would expect. However, the game also serves as a demonstration of how hard it is to drag and drop using a touchscreen, as every slight loss of contact is interpreted as a drop. It is only marginally more playable with the mini trackball.
Bonsai Blast – Arrgh! You are being confronted by a never ending stream of coloured balls. What can you possibly to save yourself? Shoot back with your own coloured balls, of course! This great-looking game is marred by the inaccuracy of the touch screen control, particularly if you have chunky fingers.
Brain Genius Deluxe – If you like the idea of brain training games, then you will love Brain Genius Deluxe, in which you have to complete various tasks and puzzles. As you complete these tasks, you unlock various games, such as SuDoku, Crosspix, Sliding Puzzle, and Jigsaw, which you can then play at your leisure. The games make use of all the control functions of the phone apart from the keypad, although the if your phone has a mini joystick then you will probably just want to use that, as both the accelerometer and the touch screen can be frustrating to use.
Bubble Bash demo – Why let a load of pretty coloured balls bounce around causing you trouble when you can just shoot them? As with the somewhat similar Bonsai Blast, the touchscreen controls can be a little bit on the inaccurate side, but the visuals are superb.

Although Google Android smartphones, such as the HTC magic and the T Mobile G1, can be great tools for increasing your productivity on the move, you can also have fun playing games on them too. Here are just a few:

4NumGuess: This strange, instruction-free number guessing game cannot be played with the keypad, which is a shame, as the on screen buttons are a little too small to be pressed accurately with a finger.

Amazed: Using the in-built accelerometer, you have to tilt the phone to guide a white ball around a 2D grid-based maze. One of the best accelerometer games yet seen for the Android.

Asquare – In this game you have to match three shapes by swapping any two, the aim of the game being to match as many trios in as few turns as possible, with your score being based on your ratio of turns to matches. There is no real game over situation, so you can just play it until you get bored or have to do something else.

Backgammon – This mobile version of the classic boardgame is a decent version featuring all that you would expect. However, the game also serves as a demonstration of how hard it is to drag and drop using a touchscreen, as every slight loss of contact is interpreted as a drop. It is only marginally more playable with the mini trackball.

Bonsai Blast – Arrgh! You are being confronted by a never ending stream of coloured balls. What can you possibly to save yourself? Shoot back with your own coloured balls, of course! This great-looking game is marred by the inaccuracy of the touch screen control, particularly if you have chunky fingers.

Brain Genius Deluxe – If you like the idea of brain training games, then you will love Brain Genius Deluxe, in which you have to complete various tasks and puzzles. As you complete these tasks, you unlock various games, such as SuDoku, Crosspix, Sliding Puzzle, and Jigsaw, which you can then play at your leisure. The games make use of all the control functions of the phone apart from the keypad, although the if your phone has a mini joystick then you will probably just want to use that, as both the accelerometer and the touch screen can be frustrating to use.

Bubble Bash demo – Why let a load of pretty coloured balls bounce around causing you trouble when you can just shoot them? As with the somewhat similar Bonsai Blast, the touchscreen controls can be a little bit on the inaccurate side, but the visuals are superb.

]]> http://www.cents4sophie.com/2012/02/free-android-smartphone-games/feed/ 0 Surfing the web on your mobile http://www.cents4sophie.com/2012/01/surfing-the-web-on-your-mobile/ http://www.cents4sophie.com/2012/01/surfing-the-web-on-your-mobile/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:05:48 +0000 admin http://www.cents4sophie.com/?p=134 The majority of modern cell phones can access the web in some shape or form, but this can often be an unsatisfactory experience for a number of reasons. Perhaps the most important factor is the connection speed that your phone is capable of. The 4 main types of web connection that are currently available to mobile phone users are GPRS, EDGE, 3G, and HDSPA.
GPRS is the slowest of them all, and is a hangover from the 2G phone technology of the 90s. Although it can theoretically reach maximum data rates of 128kbps, which is roughly equivalent to dial up speeds, in practice the average rate is closer to 30 or 40 kbps, which is next to useless for all but the most basic, text only web services. EDGE was once the fastest 2G connection available, and could theoretically achieve data rates which put it in the 3G category, but the arrival of the 3G standard a year after its introduction ensured that virtually no mobiles were ever made that use this protocol.
Hyped upon its release as the mobile version of Broadband, the 3G mobile standard was the one that finally made surfing the web possible on mobile phones, albeit at speeds which were more akin to those of dial up connections than the speedy broadband connections consumers had become accustomed to.
The newest kid on the block is HDSPA, a souped-up version of the 3G standard, which claims a theoretical maximum data rate of 14.4Mbps, with the emphasis on the theoretical. In practice, however, they are only a little bit faster than a standard 3G connection, and are often less reliable, although this is set to improve in the years to come as more bandwidth becomes available to 3G networks.
Another option for mobile phones that has come to light in recent years is the established standard for wireless laptops and PDAs, Wi-Fi. This protocol can offer far more reliable and speedy internet access than any of the current mobile internet standards, and is available to most smartphones, such as the Blackberry and the Nokia N97.
The one drawback with Wi-Fi is that it is not available everywhere, and you are often required to buy a hot beverage or join a library in order to use it on the providers premises.
It is important to remember that the majority of websites have been designed for use with a computer, although there are some websites that have special slimmed down versions for mobiles, such as eBay and Facebook. Most mobile phones have a screen that is really too small to be able to view standard web pages on, and lack the controls necessary for proper navigation.
Manufacturers have taken note of this problem and developed new smartphones, such as the Nokia N97 and the HTC Magic, that have larger screens and control devices such as trackballs and touch screens to allow you to navigate as you would with a mouse.
Very few mobile phones, however, are able to deal effectively with multiple windows, and some popular sites, such as Youtube, cannot be viewed on mobile phones at all.
So while the dream of having the internet on your mobile phone is here already, it is fair to say that it has some way to go before it can become a truly enjoyable, seamless experience.
The majority of modern cell phones can access the web in some shape or form, but this can often be an unsatisfactory experience for a number of reasons. Perhaps the most important factor is the connection speed that your phone is capable of. The 4 main types of web connection that are currently available to mobile phone users are GPRS, EDGE, 3G, and HDSPA.
GPRS is the slowest of them all, and is a hangover from the 2G phone technology of the 90s. Although it can theoretically reach maximum data rates of 128kbps, which is roughly equivalent to dial up speeds, in practice the average rate is closer to 30 or 40 kbps, which is next to useless for all but the most basic, text only web services. EDGE was once the fastest 2G connection available, and could theoretically achieve data rates which put it in the 3G category, but the arrival of the 3G standard a year after its introduction ensured that virtually no mobiles were ever made that use this protocol.
Hyped upon its release as the mobile version of Broadband, the 3G mobile standard was the one that finally made surfing the web possible on mobile phones, albeit at speeds which were more akin to those of dial up connections than the speedy broadband connections consumers had become accustomed to.
The newest kid on the block is HDSPA, a souped-up version of the 3G standard, which claims a theoretical maximum data rate of 14.4Mbps, with the emphasis on the theoretical. In practice, however, they are only a little bit faster than a standard 3G connection, and are often less reliable, although this is set to improve in the years to come as more bandwidth becomes available to 3G networks.
Another option for mobile phones that has come to light in recent years is the established standard for wireless laptops and PDAs, Wi-Fi. This protocol can offer far more reliable and speedy internet access than any of the current mobile internet standards, and is available to most smartphones, such as the Blackberry and the Nokia N97.
The one drawback with Wi-Fi is that it is not available everywhere, and you are often required to buy a hot beverage or join a library in order to use it on the providers premises.
It is important to remember that the majority of websites have been designed for use with a computer, although there are some websites that have special slimmed down versions for mobiles, such as eBay and Facebook. Most mobile phones have a screen that is really too small to be able to view standard web pages on, and lack the controls necessary for proper navigation.
Manufacturers have taken note of this problem and developed new smartphones, such as the Nokia N97 and the HTC Magic, that have larger screens and control devices such as trackballs and touch screens to allow you to navigate as you would with a mouse.
Very few mobile phones, however, are able to deal effectively with multiple windows, and some popular sites, such as Youtube, cannot be viewed on mobile phones at all.
So while the dream of having the internet on your mobile phone is here already, it is fair to say that it has some way to go before it can become a truly enjoyable, seamless experience.
]]> http://www.cents4sophie.com/2012/01/surfing-the-web-on-your-mobile/feed/ 0 Introduction to Cloud Computing http://www.cents4sophie.com/2012/01/introduction-to-cloud-computing/ http://www.cents4sophie.com/2012/01/introduction-to-cloud-computing/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:12:00 +0000 admin http://www.cents4sophie.com/?p=2468 For a very long while when it came to computing you had to control a piece of gear in which to keep the data you needed to save. This was typically the hard disk of the computer and it stored huge numbers of information. While this was efficient for a while, it made it tough to collaborate or share knowledge and if something happened to the terminal where the information was held, the data should be destroyed. A lot of that has been fixed with the Internet and distributed computing.

The cloud is a sort of symbolic alias for the broadband itself. These days one can employ word typing, spreadsheets, presentations and countless other programs that you probably had to have saved and held in a single terminal now saved online in the cloud. This is what is known as distributed computing. Typically, you sign up with the various cloud computers applications. You then have a secure account that you can use for your whole establishment.

When you are working on a file, such as a presentation, you can go online and work on the project just like one will employ presentation programs on your desktop. You then save it online and anyone else also working on the client can access the presentation and make changes or updates. Virtual computing is still in its early stages. However, more and more sorts of programs are moving into the cloud. It may extremely well be, in the not too distant future that there must no longer be a need for hard drives. Organizations must just access their data using virtual computers.

]]> http://www.cents4sophie.com/2012/01/introduction-to-cloud-computing/feed/ 0 Alarm Systems http://www.cents4sophie.com/2011/12/alarm-systems/ http://www.cents4sophie.com/2011/12/alarm-systems/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:06:06 +0000 admin http://www.cents4sophie.com/?p=585 alarm-systemsDid you know that security systems do not deter a burglar from breaking into your house? If someone wants to get into your house bad enough, they will find a way to do it. Burglars are aware of the different types of systems and how they work. They are also aware of how to get around them. Basically there are two types of home security systems.

One type, called a monitored system, alerts a central notification center once the alarm has been tripped and this center then checks in with the homeowner to see if everything is ok by calling. The call center is alerted through the phone wires. A clever burglar will locate the outdoor phone wires that are exposed and cut them. By doing this, the information center is never alerted and the burglar is free to enter the home. One disadvantage to having a monitored system is that even after the alarm has been triggered, it gives the burglar time to still get into your house, steal some valuables and escape undetected.

This can happen because typically once the alarm has been set the security company waits for approximately 30 – 45 seconds before contacting the homeowner by phone to receive the correct password. They wait this long to allow the homeowner to deactivate the alarm if it is a false alarm. If the monitoring company does not receive the correct password, or the phone is not answered, they then contact the police. By the time the police arrive at least 1-2 minutes has passed. An experienced thief can make off with quite a few of your valuables in that short amount of time.

The other type of alarm systems is ones that make a loud siren like noise inside and outside the house alerting neighbors. These are called unmonitored systems. The responsibility to contact authorities then rests on your neighbors. With this type of alarm system, it is best to also include flashing lights so people are well aware of where the alarm is coming from. The advantage to having this type of system is that burglars often become deterred when the sirens and lights start blaring. Their goal is to get in and get out with some loot and without being noticed. This is really tricky to do once the alarm has been tripped. A disadvantage of this type of alarm is that your neighbors must be home and willing to get involved by calling the authorities. This type of alarm is also not made for those who live in an isolated area of the countryside or whose neighbors are not close by.

If you’re still interested in installing an alarm system in your house there are a few things that you need to consider when researching the correct one for you.

Cost – security systems cost about $1,000. If you choose to have it monitored, there is an additional monthly fee for this service.

Package – be sure that your package includes: control panel, keypad, siren, motion detectors inside and outside and door and window contacts. You can add other accessories to your package, but in order to have a good system installed it should include the above-mentioned items.

Licensing etc. – get references and referrals on any company you might consider using. See how quickly they can install your system after it has been purchased. You do not want to hire a company that can sell their systems faster than they can install them.

Be sure to get information on their warranty.

Ask about their screening process for installers. Installers should have a criminal background check completed on them.

Call your police department to find out what their response time is to home security alarms. You may be surprised by their answer. Also check to see if there are any fines associated with false alarms.

Nothing replaces good old-fashioned safety and intelligence. Lock your doors and windows when the house is vacant, leave lights on inside and outside and keep valuables in a very safe place – maybe even outside of the home.

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Notebook Hardware Control (NHC)

Notebook Hardware Control, popularly known as NHC, is a very useful application that allows you to monitor and control various hardware-related aspects of your laptop. With it, you can monitor the overall status of your laptop, which includes the system temperature, CPU status, memory status, hard drive status and the battery status. It also lets you take control of various hardware components to maximize power management. It is necessary for those laptop users who are always on the go. With NHC, mobile users will be able to maximize battery life significantly.

NetStumbler

Are you having difficulty locating wireless LANs when you are on the go? With NetStumbler, finding these wireless networks and connecting to them is as easy as clicking a button. This is because it enables detection of Wireless LANs at any location. If there is a wireless network present, it most probably will be detected. It is so good at detecting these wireless LANs that this tool is frequently used in Wardriving

SpeedFan

Laptops have a tendency of getting very hot especially with the latest processors available at present. In extreme cases, the heat generated can sometimes damage laptop parts such as the processor, motherboard, memory or even the video card. It is therefore very important for a laptop to have the capability to adjust fan speeds automatically to compensate for the increasing heat. This is exactly what SpeedFan can do. You do not have to worry about your laptop overheating with this tool. A cool laptop is a happy laptop.

I would like to add more tools but I think the ones mentioned here are the most important. If you haven’t tried them yet, I suggest you go ahead and download the tools and see for yourself.

]]> http://www.cents4sophie.com/2011/11/useful-application-for-mobile-users/feed/ 0 Video Security System Installation http://www.cents4sophie.com/2011/11/video-security-system-installation/ http://www.cents4sophie.com/2011/11/video-security-system-installation/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:06:48 +0000 admin http://www.cents4sophie.com/?p=883 As a home owner, knowing that your home is physically secure from harm will bring you peace of mind. Aside from the basic security measures installed on your home like locks, motion sensors and fire alarms, it will be a great help to have a video security system installed as well.

You can be free to do other things while checking on your baby or seeing who is on your front door through security monitors. You can even monitor your home while you are away on a trip by accessing your video home security system from the Internet.

To have a video home security system installed, first, you need to decide on the areas of your home that you would like to monitor. The logical spots are the front and back doors, as well as any area in your house that is unnoticeable, where intruders are likely to go.

When deciding where to install the cameras, also consider the rooms within the house. Install one on the rooms of your youngest children. If you have elder or disabled people in the house, you can also monitor their rooms.

When considering the equipments for the video security system that you want to install, here are some tips to remember: Choose a weatherproof camera with specialized lens that you can use at night. You can install this at areas outside the house, and it is very important that they can be used at night and during any weather. There are cameras that you can remotely control. You can use this to monitor a larger area outside the house. It is important that they can be tilted to view any angle. Images transmitted from these cameras may be viewed using the monitor or your choice. You can also link them with your television set to make it easier to access.

With the advancement in technology, you can look for every feature imaginable so that they can be included with the installation of your home video security system.

]]> http://www.cents4sophie.com/2011/11/video-security-system-installation/feed/ 0 Create Your Own Website Today http://www.cents4sophie.com/2011/11/create-your-own-website-today-2/ http://www.cents4sophie.com/2011/11/create-your-own-website-today-2/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:05:29 +0000 admin http://www.cents4sophie.com/?p=845 Since the using of website as the advertisement media is progressively becoming popular recently, surely you will not miss this amazing chance to join the competition. You must know the effectiveness and the flexibility of website in transferring the information. This system is the perfect solution for you who need to advertise and promote your product or service in efficient way. You don’t need to spend much money to use the system and you don’t need to spend much time to create your own design since you have the template that you can choose.

Especially today, with a lot of free blog and online Ecommerce Web Design that you can utilize to help you creating a website for your advertisement and promotion needs, your chance to spread your business worldwide is opened widely. One of the highly recommended Website Builder that you should come is Edirecthost.com. One important thing about this website that you should know is that though you are having no skills in this field, you don’t need to worry because this site provides you everything that you need to start building your own ecommerce website. This website is also providing you with the chance to try their services. You can use their 10 days trial service to choose the best web design for your ecommerce and it is all free.

Do you know that to Create Your Own Website you just need to do the three simple steps? You just need to choose the design, activate the website, and then get the domain. You may get confused for the first time, but with the live guidance, you will be able to run and manage your own website. And it is only within minutes. To ensure you more about this possibility, don’t hesitate to visit their website right away for the detail information.

]]> http://www.cents4sophie.com/2011/11/create-your-own-website-today-2/feed/ 0 Overstock.com Promo Code http://www.cents4sophie.com/2011/11/overstock-com-promo-code/ http://www.cents4sophie.com/2011/11/overstock-com-promo-code/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:07:37 +0000 admin http://www.cents4sophie.com/?p=739 There are many online stores where you can buy almost anything. You can buy clothes, car, appliances, and many other things. When people are buying things, they tend to get the cheapest price for every thing they buy. Unfortunately, you can’t bargain in such stores. There is another way to get cheap price for things you buy. You can obtain discount codes from many websites if you want to buy things cheaper. There are many websites that offer to get you discount codes from certain stores.

The best place to get discount code is Couponmall247.com. From this website you will be able to get many discount codes from several stores such as Overstock.com. To get Overstock Promotion Code that you can use to buy things from Overstock online store, you only need to sign up to this Couponmall247.com. This website provides a lot of Overstock.com Promo Code that are valid to be used in this online store. This promotion code has limited life time and if you purchase the codes, you need to use it right away before it is expired.

Always open this website if you need to buy thing at Overstock online store with cheap price. The discount codes from this website are all valid and you can buy as much as you want.

]]> http://www.cents4sophie.com/2011/11/overstock-com-promo-code/feed/ 0 How Do I Connect The Internet http://www.cents4sophie.com/2011/10/how-do-i-connect-the-internet/ http://www.cents4sophie.com/2011/10/how-do-i-connect-the-internet/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:15:29 +0000 admin http://www.cents4sophie.com/?p=625 If you own a computer – and in today’s world who doesn’t – sooner or later, you will want to have access to the Internet.
The Internet for some is the Holy Grail of the modern age, and not having access to it is seen in some quarters as sacrilege.
But how do you connect to this Holy Grail – the Internet?
You need an Internet Service Provider or ISP who will give you access and you need to decide between dial-up service which uses a regular telephone line, and broadband service which, very often comes in the form of Cable, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), Satellite or T1 connections.
Do not get thrown off by all the computer talk.  The option really is yours to decide on the type of service you need especially if you are working within a budget.
You must first determine what you will be using the Internet to do.  If you will be checking email and accessing the Internet occasionally, then, you may need to consider dial-up service.
Dial-up service is cheap with a couple of disadvantages.  It uses a telephone line to dial-in to the ISP’s network and when the connection is made, you are not able to take or make calls.
With dial-up service, you need to make sure that the ISP offers local numbers where you are located because you do not want to incur any long distance charges which can be expensive and unnecessary.
Additionally for dial-up, you will need to ensure that you have the right hardware to interface with the ISP’s network.  You will need a modem for this service and these are not very expensive today.
If you have determined that dial-up service is not for you, then your choice is going to be one of the following: Cable, Satellite, DSL or T1.
Cable can be a good option because of its speed and the fact that you can receive a bundle of services at discounted rates depending on the provider you choose.
Some cable providers will have special pricing packages on Internet service if you sign-up for regular cable TV service as well.  They will even give you, free of charge, antivirus software to protect you computer from being infected by viruses.
For a cable connection to work, you will need a network card and a cable modem.  If you have a modern computer, a network card may already be installed as these are now being included as standard components in computer systems in recent years.  You can buy a cable modem or your ISP may include one with the plan you choose.
Another option, DSL uses a telephone line for Internet access.  Your local telephone company may offer this service or you may be able to obtain service from an independent provider who does not offer regular telephone service.  Just check with providers in your area to see what is available.
DSL, like cable, is faster than dial-up, and like cable, actual connection speeds will vary depending on your location and how many persons are actually connected at the same time. You may want to verify how many persons in your area are being serviced by the same ISP to assist you in your decision making as to which provider to choose.
Satellite and T1 connections can be expensive but may be the option available to you depending on where you are located.
If you have to use a satellite connection, bear in mind that you will need satellite equipment for the system to work and you must have an unobstructed view of the southern sky.
One very important point to consider if you will be using a broadband connection is that your computer will always be connected to the Internet unless you turn your system off.  You will therefore need to protect your system by installing a firewall and antivirus software.
Ultimately, the final decision is yours.  The good thing is you have choices so do some research before you buy.

broadband_05082009044222If you own a computer – and in today’s world who doesn’t – sooner or later, you will want to have access to the Internet. The Internet for some is the Holy Grail of the modern age, and not having access to it is seen in some quarters as sacrilege.

But how do you connect to this Holy Grail – the Internet?

You need an Internet Service Provider or ISP who will give you access and you need to decide between dial-up service which uses a regular telephone line, and broadband service which, very often comes in the form of Cable, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), Satellite or T1 connections.

Do not get thrown off by all the computer talk.  The option really is yours to decide on the type of service you need especially if you are working within a budget.

You must first determine what you will be using the Internet to do.  If you will be checking email and accessing the Internet occasionally, then, you may need to consider dial-up service.

Dial-up service is cheap with a couple of disadvantages.  It uses a telephone line to dial-in to the ISP’s network and when the connection is made, you are not able to take or make calls. With dial-up service, you need to make sure that the ISP offers local numbers where you are located because you do not want to incur any long distance charges which can be expensive and unnecessary.

Additionally for dial-up, you will need to ensure that you have the right hardware to interface with the ISP’s network.  You will need a modem for this service and these are not very expensive today.

If you have determined that dial-up service is not for you, then your choice is going to be one of the following: Cable, Satellite, DSL or T1.

Cable can be a good option because of its speed and the fact that you can receive a bundle of services at discounted rates depending on the provider you choose. Some cable providers will have special pricing packages on Internet service if you sign-up for regular cable TV service as well.  They will even give you, free of charge, antivirus software to protect you computer from being infected by viruses.

For a cable connection to work, you will need a network card and a cable modem.  If you have a modern computer, a network card may already be installed as these are now being included as standard components in computer systems in recent years.  You can buy a cable modem or your ISP may include one with the plan you choose.

Another option, DSL uses a telephone line for Internet access.  Your local telephone company may offer this service or you may be able to obtain service from an independent provider who does not offer regular telephone service.  Just check with providers in your area to see what is available.

DSL, like cable, is faster than dial-up, and like cable, actual connection speeds will vary depending on your location and how many persons are actually connected at the same time. You may want to verify how many persons in your area are being serviced by the same ISP to assist you in your decision making as to which provider to choose.

Satellite and T1 connections can be expensive but may be the option available to you depending on where you are located. If you have to use a satellite connection, bear in mind that you will need satellite equipment for the system to work and you must have an unobstructed view of the southern sky.

One very important point to consider if you will be using a broadband connection is that your computer will always be connected to the Internet unless you turn your system off.  You will therefore need to protect your system by installing a firewall and antivirus software.

Ultimately, the final decision is yours.  The good thing is you have choices so do some research before you buy.

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