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Protecting Your Computer (Wireless) Part 2

Checking for updates manually The automatic updates only download the patches that Microsoft deems critical. Every so often, check for updates manually; doing so lets you download all the optional updates. Going through the process manually after you first install your computer is a good idea. Usually, you have some updates that require the presence […]

Protecting Your Computer (Wireless) Part 3

Looking at Windows Defender 1. From the Control Panel choose Security and then click on Windows Defender to open Windows Defender, shown in Figure 3-17. In the figure you can see that everything is just fine according to Defender. 2. If you want to scan your computer right away, click the Scan button at the […]

Protecting Your Computer (Wireless) Part 4

Verifying that you’re protected You know you’re protected from viruses two ways, as shown in Figure 3-25. Figure 3-25: Verifying that the anti-virus software is working. The first indication is that the Windows Security Center isn’t complaining about the anti-virus (go to the Control Panel and then find Check this computer’s security status, or see […]

Troubleshooting Network Problems (Wireless) Part 1

Web sites can be temperamental. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don’t. I think it’s related to how badly you need the information on the page, but the scientific community is still undecided on that one. Either way, we live in an imperfect world, and not everything works all the time. In this topic, I present […]

Troubleshooting Network Problems (Wireless) Part 2

Pinging your Web site Now that you’ve got this magical tool that can tell you whether or not a computer is alive, you can apply this to test if your Web site is there or not. Ping only verifies that the computer is there; it doesn’t check to see if the Web site works. When […]

Troubleshooting Network Problems (Wireless) Part 3

Using a search engine Search engines are huge farms of computers that comb the Web and keep track of what’s out there. When you need to find something, the search engine looks in its index of Web pages and pulls out what you’re looking for. Most people go to a search engine and type in […]

Putting a Network in Your Lap (top) (Wireless)

If you think of the network as only being something that you have in your home, you’re missing an awful lot. Having the ability to connect your laptop PC to a network opens up whole new worlds for you. A networked laptop PC not only shares files on your home network, but connecting a networked […]

Connecting Wireless Devices to Networks

It’s hard to believe how widespread the use of wireless devices is these days. In fact, not so long ago (try as few as five years ago), you were pretty limited in options. At the time, your options were basically limited to a Pocket PC or Palm personal digital assistant (PDA). If you we’re in […]

Synchronizing Devices over a Network (Wireless) Part 1

I’m assuming that you’ve successfully connected your wireless device to your wireless network and are ready for the next step: actually using that wireless link to move data across the network. In this topic, I discuss synchronizing your wireless device with information on your desktop PC. Wireless synchronization has made some progress, but it has […]

Synchronizing Devices over a Network (Wireless) Part 2

Getting Other Platforms to Coordinate This topic demonstrates how you can synchronize your wireless device if you are using the Windows Mobile operating system, but it’s worth remembering that all mobile device platforms offer this capability as well. Each platform has its own proprietary software package that allows you to transfer data (e-mails, contacts, files, […]

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