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Installing and Using SSH on Unix/Linux
Nazim Rahman

SSH client can be downloaded from www.openssh.com. To install, do the following:

  1. tar xzvf openssh-3.6.tgz
  2. cd ssh
  3. make obj
  4. make cleandir
  5. make depend
  6. make
  7. make install
  8. cp /etc/ssh/ssh_config /etc/ssh/ssh_config_backup
  9. cp /etc/ssh/sshd_config /etc/ssh/sshd_config_backup
  10. cp ssh_config sshd_config /etc/ssh
  11. mkdir /var/empty

    12. To use, do type the following:

    ssh -l username remote_address
    ssh -l user 123.123.123.123
    ssh -l user 123.123.123.123 -p 22

Going Green without making Sacrifices
Nazim Rahman

Most of us are aware that we are destroying our planet but we are not ready to make painful sacrifices and radically change our lifestyles. This is bad news for the planet, ourselves, and our future generations. The good news is that YOU CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE without a lot of effort and without making sacrifices.

Save Electricity

Four Steps To Career Progression
Bob Malloney

If you are ambitious and want to get ahead, the current economic slowdown may well be frustrating your plans to move your career forward. Many people will be working long hours, whilst 'keeping their head down' just to maintain the status quo and maximise their job security.

However, there are four proactive steps you can take now to maximise security in your current role and, as economic conditions improve, place yourself in pole position to move your career forward.

Step 1 - Get Organised.

Looking for an FTP client?
Nazim Rahman

Back in the old days
Back in the early nineties, were transferred to the web using the ftp command of UNIX. Windows users usually had to telnet to their accounts and then run ftp commands. Around the late 90's, a freeware called WS_FTP appeared in the market. This was a very useful tools since it allowed users to access their server directories through a graphical user interface. This tool offered file management functions along with ftp functions.

CuteFTP & ZillaFTP

Safeguard Your PC With An Antivirus Software
Cher K Markov

Firstly, a few words on viruses, a computer virus is a program or programming code that replicates by being copied or initiating it is copying to another program, computer boot sector or document. So a virus is nothing but a small program made up of binary code i.e ones and zeroes just like the other programs that run the PC and the precise order of that code is called the virus signature. Each virus has a different signature.
In contrast to viruses, computer worms are malicious programs that replica themselves from system to system, rather than infiltrating legitimate files.

Importance of user-friendly URLs
Nazim Rahman

User friendly URLs are URLS which are easier to understand, interpret and remember by its audience. Let’s begin by looking at a user-unfriendly URL:
http://www.website.com/index.php?y=234&g=8urDuzxuddkie38Os0

Principles of Web Design
Nazim Rahman

Conceiving user-friendly and easy to navigate websites is not rocket science. It does not require state-of-the-art multimillion dollar technologies. Most websites don't fail because of technology but at their conception. I would love to write a long list of website design and development blunders, and back them up with real life examples I have witnessed but instead of wasting your time, I would just simply list some rules of thumb which saved me from committing similar blunders.
1. What is the purpose of your website?

5 Cool Time-Saving Shortcuts for Windows
Jim Edwards

I think most of us feel that expensive operating systems like Windows can do more things than just keep the computer running, the problem is we don't know what they are!
Well, over the years I've discovered a few shortcuts that rate extremely handy for saving time, recovering from mistakes, or avoiding effort.

Now, a few geeks among us may immediately say I could have read the manual to discover these instead of tripping on them over the years, but that would take out all the fun!

And now dear reader, I pass these magical secrets on to you.

The Ultimate "Do Over" -

Five Simple Ways To Keep Your Computer Secure And Virus Free
Michael Hehn

These simple tips will help you stay virus and spyware free, even if you're connected to the internet 24 hours a day.
1. Protect yourself

Good protection on the Internet these days consists of 3 components: anti-virus software, anti-spyware software and a firewall.

Good virus protection doesn't need to cost you a fortune. You can get excellent free anti-virus software at grisoft. Even the professional version of their software is very affordable.

Recovering Your Data From Damaged DVDs
Charles Hammer

There are many computer applications out there that will perform DVD data recovery for you. Often times your data can become lost or damaged on your DVD and it is vital to you that this data be recovered. When data recovery is necessary, a good recovery program will perform this task for you. There are some important factors to look for when selecting which software you will use in this frustrating time.
So what should I be looking for?