by Marco Maseko

Much like human viruses, computer viruses run the gamut from the benign to the fatally destructive to the computers they infect. And just as with human viruses, prevention is better than cure. Prevention begins by stopping them in their tracks at the portals of contact. This is where a firewall can come in handy.

Windows XP, as well as the new Vista have a personal firewall built into the operating system that is by default turned on. Because it monitors and offers popup warnings many people turn it off, and leave themselves remarkably vulnerable to attack. The Windows firewall default of "on" should be maintained until and unless you find another software or hardware firewall to protect your system.

You will need good anti-virus programs to go after any viruses that may inevitably bypass your firewall. It should be programmed to either quarantine or, preferably, destroy them. Last but certainly not least, it is essential to always keep your anti-viral and firewall programs up to date with the newest patches and security updates. Most viruses target your C: drive, so scan it daily. And never, ever open any unsolicited emails or the attachments that come with them.

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New eBook Teaches How Content Marketing Turns Prospects into Customers

Buy Ebook: As a pre-release to their book coming out in January 2008, Get Content. Get Customers. the new eBook released by co-authors Joe Pulizzi and Newt Barrett teaches readers how to use content marketing, like Best Buy, MindJet, and ThomasNet, to drive business on the Web. .

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by Sam B. Goldberg

YouTube is one of the most popular member sites today, with all sorts of people signing up to view the millions of videos that have been uploaded. This makes it a perfect place to network your business, offering tons of opportunities for business promotion. By using YouTube friend adder marketing software, business owners and entrepreneurs from all over the world can contact huge numbers of people with little effort.

Think how many people you can reach in a mass email once the software collects email addresses, allowing you to promote your business quickly, easily, and efficiently. Contact everyone in the database on YouTube, or target a particular market. If you have a niche market for your business, you can choose to send your message only to YouTube members who are in healthcare, real estate, or some other branch of business that relates to you.

One of the number one YouTube marketing software packages you'll find is Stealth Friend Bomber, which is versatile and easy to use. With this type of automated response software, you can literally hit millions of people with a single message and spend hardly any time at all on it.

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