One of the ways that many people view video files and hear audio files is through streaming technology. Streaming either audio or video files is a term used when a server computer on the Internet will send your computer specific parts of a full audio or video file at a time in order to view or hear the file in real time. This way you don’t have to download the entire file before watching it or listening to it. Streaming is very popular and usually comes in three main formats, Read More

The Bonjour service is an Apple, Inc. implementation of a service discovery protocol. It permits an application to find devices, services, and other computers on a network without configuring a DNS server or directory service by making use of the multi-cast network protocol. Although Bonjour started as a proprietary Apple networking protocol, the company has submitted a draft specification in order to be considered an International standard. Since early 2010, Bonjour has been bundled with iTunes and various Adobe software packages designed for the Windows Operating System (OS). Since that Read More

While encryption can be a robust security technology, users have to implement a public key infrastructure (PKI) to make it beneficial and trusted within an organization. The Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 PKI implementation resides in Certificate Services. A public key infrastructure is the collection of technology, protocols, services, standards, and policies that control the issuing and management of public and private keys using digital certificates. Certificates are the core of the PKI. Encryption is used to protect data messages as they are transmitted over the network and digital Read More

Your computer may have slowed down its execution speed below the expectation due to various reasons and complications. If your computer is running slower than usual and you are considering it to be inspected by a computer repair expert and spending money on getting your computer back to its normal level of performance, you should read about the common causes that make a computer slow. While these issues may not be what's causing your computer to run slowly, there is a chance that you can repair your computer without spending Read More

An Introduction to the Active Directory Features With the release of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 quite a few enhancements and features were introduced that were not previously available in Windows 2000. These enhancements were aimed at improving the scalability, efficiency, speed and performance of Active Directory, and addressed a few deficiencies or shortcomings of the earlier version of Active Directory utilized in Windows 2000 Server. When a domain controller running Windows Server 2003 is created, a number of Active Directory basic features are immediately installed and available to the Windows Read More

Setting up a network of Windows computers is no longer a task that requires an Information Technology (IT) professional. A home network allows you to have a common printer for many computers, share removal drives, play multi-player games, store a single copy of files on a central server, and share a internet connection – the most common task. When setting up a home network, the central host computer should be running the newest version of Windows (normally the most powerful in a common household). Steps to Setting Up a Windows Read More

Installing and Configuring RRAS as a VPN Server How to install the Routing and Remote Access Services (RRAS) Click Start, and then click Manage Your Server. Select the Add or remove a role option. The Configure Your Server Wizard starts. On the Preliminary Steps page, click Next. A message appears, informing you that the Configure Your Server Wizard is detecting network settings and server information. When the Server Role page appears, select the Remote Access/VPN Server option and then click Next. On the Summary of Selections page, click Next. The Read More

The Windows Operating System (OS) uses the rundll32.exe application to run or launch other programs that are located in shared .DLL (Dynamic Link Library) files on the Windows OS. Rundll32.exe is a valid Windows OS file and it is normal for it to be running on a computer. Since many users get used to seeing the Rundll32.exe application name running on their computer(s), computer malware architects have mimicked the program name on malicious applications. These applications are stored in alternative locations on the computer in an attempt to keep the Read More

Microsoft Outlook is a software that not only lets the user send, receive, and manage e-mail, but also lets him/her manage calendar and contacts, such as friends and business associates. For Microsoft Outlook 2003 To change a Microsoft Outlook password, follow these instructions: Open Microsoft Outlook Click the Tools menu Click the E-mail Accounts menu item Check View or change existing e-mail accounts Click the Next button Double-click the e-mail account for which the password should be changed Under Logon Information, type the new password in the Password box. Click Read More

A “daemon” is any program or service that runs in a computer’s background. Daemons can be used for a wide variety of purposes, including file serving and email. While the user rarely notices daemons, they do appear in the Processes list in the Windows Task Manager and the user is able to disable them at any time.   How Daemons Work Daemons work by running in the computer’s background and handling data between the operating system and a foreground service. For example, if a daemon is used to handle email, Read More