Computer Tricks and Secrets

Internet censorship has grown drastically over the past few years with countries like China, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Iran taking the lead over others in blocking sources of free unbiased information. China is known to have even forced Google to filter its search results. Government censorship is not the only reason why websites are blocked. Some network administrators also prevent users from accessing certain websites which they believe are of no use in places such as schools and sometimes, even offices. In such times, you may need to access a website that is blocked. This article explains how. Which websites are most commonly Blocked? The most commonly blocked websites include websites about pop culture, health, medicine, women, religion and politics. Social websites are also often blocked and include the likes of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, Instagram, Reddit, Digg, Hulu, LinkedIn, Tumblr, Blogger (Blogspot), MySpace, Bebo, Flickr, Yahoo! Messenger, Typepad, Technorati, Stu...

Why Need to Build Wireless Home Network Without Router Suppose you have one internet connection at home  that you need to share over all your desktop and smart phones, tablets, computer game consoles (like the Xbox),  digital photo frames and whatever other remote gadgets that you may have at home  . How do you do this? The  easiest way to setup a remote system, as we all know, is with the router – simply join a wireless router to your modem and any Wi-Fi Enabled Device can use your internet connection easily Build a Wireless Home Network Without Router Now consider a slightly different structure – you have all these Wi-Fi enabled devices at home but there’s no router. Well, there’s no reason to buy one because you can still easily setup a wireless network as long as your computers have a wireless network adapter*. [*] Most new desktops and laptop computers are already Set-up with internal network adapters so you are ready to go without a router. If your computer doesn’t have built-in ...

Wireless Networking (Wi-Fi) has made it so easy for anyone to use Internet on your computer, mobile phones, tablets and other wireless devices anywhere in the house without the clutter of  cables . With traditional wired networks, it is extremely difficult for someone to steal your bandwidth but the big problem with wireless signals is that others can access the Internet using your broadband connection even while they are in a neighboring building or sitting in a car that’s parked outside your apartment. This practice, also known as piggybacking, is bad for three reasons: It will increase your monthly Internet bill especially when you have to pay per byte of data transfer. It will decrease your Internet access speed since you are now sharing the same internet connection with other users. It can create a security hazard* as others may hack your computers and access your personal files through your own wireless network. [*] What do the bad guys use  – There have been quite a few in...