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Who Goes There? Understanding Permissions in UNIX
Unlike some operating systems, UNIX was designed from the beginning to be used by more than one person. Like all multiuser systems, UNIX keeps track of who owns what file and who can do what with each [more…]
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How to Use Outlook, an Internet E-Mail Program
One of the most used Internet e-mail programs, Outlook is included with most editions of Microsoft Office. Here are instructions for how to use Outlook 2010. [more…]
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How to Use Windows Live Mail
Windows Live Mail is part of Windows Live Essentials, Microsoft’s suite of free programs. You can download Windows Live Mail from download.live.com. [more…]
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Common Web Browser Commands
These days, most web browsers share some common commands, some of which you might be familiar with already. The following commands work in all browsers. [more…]
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UNIX Shell Commands
Whether your UNIX uses a Bourne-style shell or the C shell, you can do some simple typing to execute a range of commands. The following list shows a list of commands and what to type to execute them: [more…]
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How to Use Thunderbird, an Internet E-Mail Program
From Mozilla, the makers of the Firefox web browser, the Thunderbird Internet e-mail program is easy to use and free. The following outlines Thunderbird's main features: [more…]
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Logging In to UNIX
Whether you use a remote PC or a workstation, you have to get the attention of UNIX. You can tell when you have its attention because it demands that you identify yourself by logging in. If you use a workstation [more…]
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UNIX Filenames and Pathnames
UNIX isn’t alone in being persnickety about creating and finding filenames and pathnames. Keep the following tips in mind as you create and search through UNIX files: [more…]
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General UNIX Tips and Lost-and-Found Insight
Working with UNIX isn’t that complicated, but it does mean getting familiar with a whole new set of commands and ways of doing things. Here are some general tips when working in UNIX: [more…]
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Using Apple's Safari to Browse the Internet
Safari is the default browser for most Mac users. There’s a free version for Windows, too. Safari works differently than other browsers, but it’s still small and fast. [more…]
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How to Print with UNIX
UNIX lets you do everything any other operating system does, and that includes printing files and documents. The following table shows you how to print whether you’re on a System V UNIX or using Linux [more…]
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Web Browser Plug-Ins You Should Have
Plug-ins are small programs that you install on your computer to view or play some web applications. The following outlines the most common plug-ins you'll need: [more…]
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Exploring NFS in UNIX
If your computer is on a LAN, the computer is probably set up to share files with other computers. Quite a few different schemes enable computers to use files on other machines. These schemes are named [more…]
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Cracking the UNIX Shell
After you figure out which general variety of UNIX you have, you must figure out one other vital consideration: which shell you're using. Although you may say, [more…]
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Using Firefox to Browse the Internet
The Firefox web browser makes surfing the Internet a breeze. Firefox was the first web browser to implement tabbed browsing. The following list outlines Firefox's main features: [more…]
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Using Google Chrome to Browse the Internet
Chrome offers all the speed and reliability you have come to expect from a Google product. The following list outlines the main features of Google Chrome: [more…]
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Using Microsoft's Internet Explorer to Browse the Internet
Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) is the most familiar web browser, because it comes preloaded on most Windows PCs. The following list outlines Internet Explorer's main features: [more…]
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The Internet For Dummies Cheat Sheet
For well over a decade, people have been surfing the Internet and browsing web pages. Here you'll find a list of the top four web browsers and their features and the most common plug-in programs you are [more…]
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UNIX For Dummies Cheat Sheet
The UNIX operating system does things in its own UNIX way, so you need to get familiar with shell commands and garner some general tips for dealing with UNIX and finding your place within the system. Of [more…]
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Spotting Spam Scams
One of the few things you can count on when you get spammed is that whatever it claims to be offering, it's not for real. Check out the following greatest hits in spam scams. [more…]
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Keeping One Step Ahead of the Spammers
If it's just a matter of time before a spammer catches up to your e-mail address, is there any hope? Sure, you have some hope. But, truth be told, you can do little to completely avoid spam. What hope [more…]
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Sinking Your Teeth into the Spammer Food Chain
To understand the problem of spam, you really need to know who's doing all the inbox overloading and what they're advertising with their floods of e-mails. Surveying the Internet, you can quickly see that [more…]
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Knowing Who's a Cybertroublemaker
Feeling safe on the Internet is easy if you think of yourself as just one little surfer out in the middle of a giant ocean of networks, computers, and users. [more…]
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Steps for Securing Your Online Privacy
Personal information is floating all over the internet. If you're concerned about your internet privacy, protect yourself by taking these common-sense security steps when working on your computer: [more…]
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Protecting Your System from Viral Invasions
You may not like hearing this statement, but it turns out that Mom was right: When it comes to fighting viruses, it's muchbetter to take the proper precautions to avoid the virus in the first place than [more…]
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