An ATM skimmer is a card reader that is installed on some ATMs by criminals in order to steal the card numbers and PINs of the victims who use them. ATM skimmers vary in sophistication, but may be installed either directly within an ATM or next to it and may either interfere with the ATM’s regular functions or simply trick the victim into swiping his/her card. ATM skimming has been performed since the 1990s, but has recently become much more popular due to smaller computers and other advanced technologies.   Read More

An Ethernet splitter can split a single Internet connection so that two or more computers can connect to the Internet simultaneously. It can also create additional connections for other computers on a network, which can reduce the overall amount of cabling required to setup a network. Unfortunately, Ethernet splitters cannot resolve the network collision issues that may occur if the computers connected to the splitter are using the same network resources simultaneously. How to Connect an Ethernet Splitter Step 1 – Insert one end of the Ethernet splitter into the Read More

For many small, medium and large businesses outsourcing a call center is an excellent way to generate sales and help current customers with tech support and customer support issues. While some larger companies have the money, time and resources to put in place their own call center, most smaller and mid sized businesses opt for a streamline approach to call centers and choose to outsource their call center needs. Here are some tips on how to outsource a call center. If you are looking to outsource a call center, your Read More

The boot record stores the first bits of software that the system executes once the BIOS hands control of the computer over to software. The boot record stores instructions used to start Windows XP. Each drive partition can store a boot record. Damage to a boot record may be caused by a hardware error, software error, user error, or even malware such as a boot sector virus. How to Recover a Boot Record in XP To recover the boot record in XP, use the fixboot command in the Recovery Console. Read More

eSATAp is a high speed connectivity option for external storage devices like portable hard disks (HDD), Solid State Drives (SSD), and Networked Attached Storage (NAS). It is also referred to as eSATA/USB combo port and Power Over eSATA. This connection is 3 times as fast as USB 2.0, and its speed is comparable to USB 3.0 and Firewire 800. It is compatible with USB technology and is the preferred connectivity choice in the latest notebooks and PCs. History Serial ATA is a computer bus interface that is meant to connect host Read More

YouTube is a video sharing service that Google owns, which allows users to upload, browse, and share videos. It is completely free to use and virtually any browser can access it. YouTube is also accessible on many hardware platforms such as smartphones, PSPs, and game consoles. It also allows users to comment and rate videos they watch by signing into their YouTube or Google account and to embed videos they watch into third party websites and social networking profiles.   What are YouTube to MP3 Converters? YouTube to MP3 Converters Read More

A DSN (Data Source Name) is an identifier that is used to store information relating to a database connection. DSNs can store a database’s name and server location, the directory that is used to store offline content, the database driver, and the user’s ID and password. DSNs can be used for a wide variety of database applications, such as SQL databases and FTP connections.   How DSN Works A DSN is simply a file that contains all information regarding a particular database. DSNs allow the user to quickly connect to Read More

Running Mac OS X in a Single User Mode allows you to do maintenance and administration tasks which would not otherwise be available to a normal user when the computer runs in a multi user mode. For example, you can run the “fsck” command to scan the disk for any errors, and fix any if found. Note that the keyboard layout set in the Single User Mode is US English, and that network access is disabled, preventing anyone from accessing the Mac remotely. Most people may only find it useful Read More

Tumbling exploits a weakness in the AMPS/NAMPS roaming system. In tumbling, you first configure the SIDH in your mobile telephone to pretend to be from another cellular carrier. If you are in Colorado, for example, you would configure your mobile telephone as if it were subscribed to a cellular carrier in Texas. Next, you modify your mobile telephone to generate a random ESN (Electronic Serial Number) and a random MIN (Mobile Identification Number) from an Area Code served by the carrier you configured into your mobile telephone in the first Read More

Printers have become a must household item that many computer companies have packaged computers with inexpensive printers. However, despite the fact these printers were being shipped with a specific computer, these printers can be installed on any other computer as well. Therefore, knowing how to install a printer is important. While it is straight forward, it can be confusing on how to configure it to the specific computer. How to Install a Printer Find a suitable place for the printer and set it up there so that the cables can Read More