By Amy Kniss, eHow Contributing Writer
Gmail users rely on the ease and accessibility of the widely used email service - a service what works 99.9% of the time. Perhaps its usual reliability made Gmail's 100 minute blackout in August so difficult to handle. When Gmailers around the globe confronted service failure, the loyal users loudly lamented the hardship. Imagine the insurmountable horror (or at least extreme frustration) conjured by the inability to access important content in your email, for an hour and a half! Instead of crying about unexpected downtime, protect your data by backing up your Gmail.
Following a few simple steps, you can easily backup your Gmail account and shield all the vital material in your email from service interruptions. Keep reading to learn how.
Step 1 Sign-in to your Gmail account. If you don't have a Gmail account you can open one by searching for Gmail in any search engine and following the account sign up directions.
Step 2 Select a program that saves your emails to your hard drive or other secure and accessible location (online storage site, external hard drive, etc.). This way you will have access to your email even if Google goes offline. There are a few programs you can use for this; GMail Backup and Fetchmail are two commonly used programs.
Step 3 Download the email archiving program you selected in step two. Follow the archive program's setup prompts and complete the installation process.
Step 4 Enable Gmail forwarding. To do this return to the top of your opened Gmail window and select the Settings tab, then enable forwarding by clicking the appropriate choice.
Step 5 Click the Forwarding and POP/IMAP (the fourth tab from the left on the Settings page). Then select from the POP Download options to enable you to download your email.
Step 6 Decide whether Gmail must keep a copy of your emails or delete the messages after they are processed with POP and select the bubble that reflects your choice.
Step 7 Configure your POP client (if you need help with this click "Configuration Instructions" under Step 3 of the Forwarding and POP/IMAP Settings page). Save your changes by selecting "Save Changes" before exiting the page.
Source : eHow.com
How to Backup Your Gmail
How to Create a Hard-to-Crack Password
By Virginia DeBolt, eHow Contributing Writer
Simple passwords put your online security--and all your information--at risk, but you may be surprised by how many people have easy-to-crack passwords.
A recent study of 10,000 Hotmail, MSN and Live.com passwords that were exposed online found that "123456" was the most commonly used password. That no-brainer appeared 64 times.
Forty-two percent of the passwords used lowercase letters from a to z; only 6 percent mixed alpha-numeric and other characters, according to the analysis published in "Wired" Magazine.
Luckily, there are a few simple rules you can follow to create smart passwords that are hard to crack to protect yourself on the World Wide Web.
Step 1 Know what not to do. The easiest-to-crack passwords are too few digits, all lowercase letters, all numbers in an easy-to-guess pattern, or a name, according to "Wired."
Step 2 Choose a password with at least eight characters to be secure. The characters should be a mix of numbers and lowercase and uppercase letters.
Step 3 Don't use names or numbers that are easily identified with you. No names of your children, dog, street address, phone number, birthdate or other personally connected words.
Step 4 Use techniques that create passwords which appear to be nonsense. Take a sentence that you can remember. It should contain some numbers. Some of the words in the sentence should be capitalized. Here's an example sentence: By age 5 Megan could type 48 words per minute. As a password, that sentence would be: Ba5Mct48wpm.
An example from Microsoft offered the sentence "My son Aiden is three years old." As a password that could read "MsAi3yo". Or, for even more complexity, use symbols to replace letters. With symbols substituted for some of the letters, you might end up with "M$8ni3y0."
Step 5 Another technique is to choose a phrase for an effective password. For example: prairie dogs. If some of the letters in the phrase were capitalized, it would be even better. For example: praiRie doGs. If numbers were used to replace some of the letters in the phrase it would be better yet. If a=4 and o=0, then the password would be: pr4iRie d0Gs.
How to Build the Ultimate Home Computer
By James Walker, eHow Contributing Writer
For many, having a computer that can do basic functions, such as surf the Internet or write email, is enough. For those that need more from their machines, the best option is to build your own PC. They cost less than prebuilt computers, and you can have direct control over every piece of hardware you use. Building an ultimate PC for gaming or multimedia is no more difficult than building a regular PC, but the parts you will need are going to be somewhat more specific in functionality.
Instructions
Step 1 Use a processor with both a high clock speed and high memory cache. If you are on a budget, the E8500 from Intel is a good option. It's priced under $200, and unless you intend to have your computer run multiple memory-heavy programs at one time, it is an excellent high-end option for those wanting to build a top-of-the-line gaming or multimedia PC.
Step 2 Purchase high-end video and audio cards. Most modern video cards are now equipped with the capability to process HD video as well as render graphics for the newest PC titles. Likewise, if you want to have your computer hooked up to a surround sound system, you will want to invest in a high-end 7.1 sound card.
Step 3 Overload on RAM. Even though most operating systems only recognize between 3GB and 4GB of RAM, you can put much more than that in your computer. Do not be afraid of spending a little extra and putting the maximum amount of RAM supported by your motherboard.
Step 4 Use a motherboard that supports lots of RAM (between 16 and 32GB), as well as multiple hard drives. Many enthusiast boards from companies like EVGA and XFX meet both of these requirements and also allow for you to overclock your processor and RAM via their BIOS software. Overclocking allows you to squeeze a little extra power out of your computer components.
Step 5 Utilize multiple hard drives. You can save money by purchasing one smaller hard drive (80 to 120GB) to support your operating system while formatting the other, larger hard drives (ideally between 500GB and 2TB) to store your nonessential files, like movies, video games, pictures, music and so forth. Just be sure that both hard drives have the same RPM speeds.
Step 6 Use a large tower to house your components. This will increase air flow, which will allow all your components to run at lower temperatures. This will help avoid overheating, which leads to computer crashes.
Step 7 Avoid using Windows Vista at any cost. If possible, use Windows XP, as this is the operating system that is compatible with the most programs. Windows 7 is excellent for gaming PCs as it allows users to utilize DirectX 11, which is a piece of software that helps your video card render 3D objects.
Source : eHow.com
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