Featured Product:
Dedicated Internet Access
What is Dedicated Internet Access?
CoreComm's T1 service is for small, medium, and large businesses requiring "dedicated" Internet connectivity and a large amount of bandwidth. A T1 circuit consists of a point-to-point connection and up to 1.544 Mbps of instantaneous bandwidth to the Internet. A T1 (also called DS1) line can carry data at a rate of 1.544 megabits per second, roughly 40 times more data than a normal residential modem. Dedicated T1s can service an office with hundreds of employees.
Why use T1 service instead of Cable or DSL?
CoreComm's Dedicated T1 service is more reliable, more secure, & faster than Cable and DSL. With a cable connection you are limited by the number of other customers connected at the same time. The more customers connected to the cable network, the slower the service will be. DSL is also limited, but by the distance between your business and the DSL provider's equipment. The greater the distance, the weaker the connection.
To learn more about dedicated or request a quote click here
Seasonal Event:
Back to School
The start of Football season can only signal one more thing... It's time go to Back to School! All across the country kids are getting ready for their first day of Kindergarten, Middle School, High School, and of course all the grades in between! This can be an exciting time for children, as well as parents. We've scoured the Internet and found some great resources to help your family get ready to go back to school:
Sports:
Football Season
Calling all football fanatics! It's that time of year. The air is starting to feel a bit crisp, pretty soon the leaves will turn color, and that can only mean one thing... FOOTBALL! Whether you are a fan of the pros or the college kids, this is your favorite time of the year.
If you're searching for the NFL games in prime time this season, you'll notice a change in the lineup. Sunday Night Football is now on NBC and Monday Night Football is now over on ESPN. Big college games can be found all over the dial on Saturdays.
There are some great story lines to follow this year in the NFL. Can Terrell Owens behave in the Big D? Can Carson Palmer, Daunte Culpepper, and Ben Roethlisberger battle back from their injuries to lead their teams into the playoffs? And how will the 9 new head coaches perform in their first year on the job? A more important question may be about your Fantasy team. Does your team have what it takes to win it all? Play Fantasy Football for free at www.nfl.com
Featured Freeware:
Web Authoring with Nvu
Nvu(pronounced N-View, standing for "new view") is a complete Web Authoring System for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux systems. This WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) Editor is designed for non-technical computer users who want to be able to create attractive websites, but do not want to learn the complexities of HTML code. Similar to other editors such as Microsoft FrontPage ($199) and Adobe DreamWeaver ($399), this free program is both user-friendly and feature-rich. Started from the Mozilla Composer code base, Nvu adds additional features, functionality and ease of use. Nvu is open source and covered under the MPL/LGPL/GPL tri-license, found at: http://www.nvu.com/licensing.php
Screenshots of Nvu can be seen at: http://www.nvu.com/screenshots.php
Nvu can be downloaded from: http://www.nvu.com/download.php
Technical Topic:
Adware/Spyware
"Adware" is the term used to describe advertisement-supported software. Companies often include adware within their free software packages to gain revenue. Some adware will also act more covertly, gathering information about a user's habits, and transmitting that information to third-parties. This type of adware is known as "Spyware".
Adware and Spyware can be annoying, but it can also cause problems with computer performance. Some Spyware may attempt to make your computer dial long distance or 900 numbers.
Detecting Adware or Spyware installed on your computer
- Changes To Your Web Browser: Some Adware will attach to your web browser and make changes to its configuration. For instance, your browser may redirect you to advertisements when it cannot find a particular web page, instead of displaying standard error messages.
- Addition of Bookmarks and Favorites: New bookmarks or favorites that suddenly appear are also a good indication of the presence of Adware/Spyware.
- Home Page Re-direction: If you notice that your home page is changed to an unfamiliar page, Adware/Spyware is mostly likely the cause.
- Strange Entries in Add/Remove Programs List: One of the very best indicators of Adware, or Spyware, is having entries in the add/remove programs list that you do not recognize.
- Pop-up Ads: Pop-up ads are another warning. Pop-ups that address you by name, appear even when your browser is closed, or while you are not online are sure signs of Adware/Spyware.
Reducing the risk of Adware/Spyware
- Read the Licensing Agreements: Some licensing agreements will notify you if you are agreeing to install more than just the advertised application. Be sure to carefully read all agreements for any software packages that you install and know exactly what you are installing.
- Increase Your Browser Security: A low security setting can allow programs (including Adware/Spyware) to be installed just by visiting web pages.
- Disable HTML: If HTML is enabled in your E-Mail program, Adware/Spyware can sometimes be installed using the HTML code in the e-mail.
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Disable Third-Party Extensions in Internet Explorer: This
can help prevent Adware/Spyware problems such as home page hijacking and
pop-ups.
Follow these steps to disable third-party extensions in Internet Explorer:- Close all instances of Internet Explorer, click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
- Double-click Internet Options.
- Click the Advanced tab.
- Under Browsing, click to clear the Enable third-party browser extensions (requires restart) check box.
- Restart Internet Explorer.
Removing Adware/Spyware
Unfortunately, uninstalling the programs using add/remove programs won't always be effective. Many of these applications will leave behind software components that automatically re-install the program even after the program has been uninstalled. There are some software packages that will not function correctly if their adware component is removed.
There are some software packages that are designed to remove adware and spyware. Some of the most popular free packages are Spybot Search & Destroy, Windows Defender, and Ad-Aware. However, it is important to realize that because Adware/Spyware is constantly changing and being released, these programs must be updated on a regular basis to stay current with emerging threats. The anti-adware/anti-spyware packages mentioned in this article include an automatic update feature making it easier for you to stay current.
Microsoft Windows users can download and install Microsoft's anti-spyware application, the Windows Defender, from Microsoft's web site here:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
Spybot Search & Destroy (for Windows) can be downloaded from the following web site:
http://www.safer-networking.org
Ad-Aware can be downloaded here:
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
Apple computers do not suffer from as many adware and spyware threats as
the PC does, and due to this there are fewer packages available to Mac users.
We are not aware of any Freeware anti-spyware/anti-adware packages for the Mac,
but there is a popular Shareware package called MacScan which can be found here:
http://macscan.securemac.com/
As always, CoreComm technical support representatives are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you ever have a question, we're here to help!
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