I am looking for a cheap laptlaptop that runs WoW. My budget is 400-500 dollars. I will mainly play WoW and maybe games like Garry’s mod, and CCS.

If you put $300 - $350 I can recommend ASUS F50. A laptop with good gaming capacibility currently costs $750 - $800 or above …

NEC color flat screen 13" monitor
dell keyboard
dell pc (refurbished) 150GB hard drive, 512 MB memory
CD/DVD burner
HP 3 in 1

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Hey! I really need a laptop for school (and entertainment haha) and I was just wondering if you had andy ideas of high quality, cheap laptlaptop>. Thank you!

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I don’t have internet on my phone and I would like to get free ringtones for my phone. I have metro pcs. Thank you sexy (:

The best way to do it would be to download ringtones to your desktop computer instead.Then with a usb cord & memory card, port the songs to your phone that way. You won’t be using internet.

I have a bunch of PC games I’ve hardly used and I’m wondering if there’s a place to trade them in?
I’m herd EB Games doesn’t trade PC games anymore?

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I decided i want to get a mac notebook but i am going to get it refurbished, what website is good that is cheap?

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I have 2 PCs. One is running Windows 7, the other has Ubuntu/Linux. What can I do to instantaneously communicate with whoever is using the other PC(besides yelling?). Besides AIM or Yahoo or other messengers. Thanks.

If both pcs were running Windows, this would be no problem. They would both be running on a "Windows Network" (if your router is set up correctly to allow PCs to interact with each other). Unfortunately, one of your computers is running Linux, which complicates things.

Check this link out for a way to send messages from a Linux workstation to a Windows one: http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/freebsd-sending-a-message-to-windows-workstation.html

You know the black and white patchy, marbley pattern notebooks that are in too many shows and movies to count? Are they a specific brand or style, i keep seeing them so im pretty curious at this point.

Thanks.

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How do I prevent unauthorised laptops from accessing the wired lan network - the wired lan network has about 10 machines on it - 9 desktops and 1 laptop. I want to prevent unauthorised laptops from plugging in physically to the network - by removing the CAT 5 cable and plugging in the same to the laptop - and then accessing information on the entire network.

The best way to protect your network is to use explicit access control based on Media Access Control (MAC) addresses that a uniquely identify each network interface. Most broadband routers have such access control feature readily available, but the degree of simplicity to configure and enable them depends on make/model and firmware revision of the router. You’ll need to consult the documentation for specific instructions for “Access Control” and/or “MAC Filtering” for wired and wireless services.

Securing the wireless portion will be relatively easy: Choose the most advanced algorithm and the longest encryption key possible. WPS is the latest and simplest technology (pretty much all systems made in the last 2 years support it), followed by WPA2 and WAP (which has 1 known vulnerability that occurs only in 1 specific type of configuration). Avoid WEP – it’s relatively easy to crack (but it’s better than nothing, as outlined in the article “Securing your wireless network” listed in the sources below).

I would suggest the following measures:

1.Change the administrator password to a non-default password.
2.Don’t broadcast your SSID (so it won’t show up in a network list).
3.Change channel from default (unless your router is capable of sensing conflicts).
4.Reduce your Wifi transmitting power (reduce the area of coverage to a minimum).
5.Use MAC filtering for access control.
6.Use the most sophisticated encryption available.
7.Use a non-default IP address range (e.g. 192.168.121.x or 192.168.137.x is better than 192.168.0.x or 192.168.1.x because these ranges are harder to guess)

For the wired ports, things are a bit more complicated (and again depend on make/model and firmware revision of your router and switches): There is usually less security on wired connections because of historical evolution and an assumption that physical access can be limited to trusted people. So, let’s start with physical access: Put all routers, switches and modems into a lockable room (or a lockable cabinet with sufficient ventilation). Try to protect CPUs and wall outlets so that there is no easy access (i.e. expose only keyboard mouse and monitor and hide the CPU and network connections in cabinets).

If you cannot physically protect the network connections (i.e. somebody can unplug a cable either at the computer or a wall outlet), you can implement some logical measures but these are somewhat limited with consumer-level hardware (because of costs and the fact that such devices are meant to enable access rather than prevent it). In some cases, routers also apply the above mentioned MAC filtering rules to wired connections. This would be your first line of defense.

However, on hubs and simple Ethernet switches, the data traveling on the wires can be seen by all devices on the network. This makes it relatively easy for a cracker to install a packet sniffer, look into the traffi and learn what devices are attached. The cracker then can configure his or her system to pretend it was a legitimate system – a process that is called “spoofing.” That’s why in high-security environments use more sophisticated ethernet switches (for example the Cisco 3550 series) that enable and disable physical ports and authenticate attached systems and their users based on access control systems like Tacacs+ or Radius. Taking advantage of such features requires authentication servers and software installed on the client systems that deal with the challenge/response mechanisms (additional hardware and software = additional costs).

Security is a trade-off based on a cost/benefit analysis (how much security do you need and how much time and money are you willing to spend on implementing and maintaining it compared to how much you could actually lose in terms of stolen data or stolen services). By the same token, cracking networks is also subject to a cost/benefit analysis: How much time and effort is a cracker willing to spend to intrude a network.

At the end of the day, no security measure is perfect and all networks can be cracked. It’s sensible to protect yourself by setting the bar as high as possible. So, I hope my answer provides you with some insights and guidelines for securing your network as good as possible with what you already have.

I am just about to start at University this fall, and my current laptop is kinda old and won’t even close anymore. I will need to take my laptop to the library and stuff, so I will need something that transports easily. My old laptop is a DELL, so obviously I am not so sure about getting another one of those. Also, as a college student, I would appreciate something on the cheaper side. THANK YOU!

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I think those above have the right track. I beleive a netbook would be find, but you can do better for either only $300 or $500. Please look into the TOSHIBA L305 it is only $300, and is better then a netbook, it has a bigger screen, better video, and alot more. If you can spend more, say 500, then don’t look anywhere else but the Asus K50IJ. Both are great, I’m writing on the Toshiba now