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You can skip these backup guidelines and do not backup if you
have never misedited a file and saved, deleted a file by mistake
or have never had to recover from a hard disk crash, a virus, a
computer theft or other similar computer disaster.

Probably, you may even think that you do not need to backup. And
you may be right, if you are so lucky. If you are not so lucky
or wish to further improve your security and file recovery, you
can check out this article.

So what is the solution to prevent data loss?

The answer is simple: backup.

Once you backup all your important files, be it documents,
Outlook or Outlook Express mail files, images, video or music
files, etc., you will be able to recover your files easily no
matter what happened to them.

If you backup to an external title="Choose your backup medium wisely with a simple backup
guide at www.FairBackup.com">backup medium (like CD, DVD, an
external hard disk or a flash USB drive), you can move the
medium anywhere for it to be safe and recover your files pretty
easily. Also, you can use an extra backup medium to move the
files from on computer to another for various reasons: to keep
them safe, to work with files or to hand them over to a friend
for collaboration.

If you backup to a remote location (an FTP or WebDAV server),
you can access your files from anyplace on the planet with the
Internet access. Basically this means if you are using a laptop
and backed up to a remote FTP server, you can recover your files
wherever you are, provided you are connected to the Internet.

If the importance of backup and easy file recovery has not yet
become obvious, you may well conider ways to prevent the need to
backup by increasing your file security by excellent
proficiency. However, if you are unsure, whether you will
succeed in this, feel free to backup.

About the author:
The author of this article is the owner of the newly launched
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Computer Aided Design is used at various stages in the apparel
and textile industry. The fashion design CAD/CAM software can be
broadly classified into following categories, each relating to a
different design and manufacturing stage.

Categories and manufacturing stages are:

Designing/ Range Planning – before the start of any
fashion season, all apparel manufacturers plan the range of
garments which they are setting up to manufacture. Most of the
designing and range planning is still done by the buyer or the
owners of the brand because they are closest to their actual
clients; it is easier for them to understand the specific needs
of their target market. To some extent, this has now changed
with more and more manufacturers allowing vendors to dabble a
bit in designing, based on their specific inputs in terms of
colors, yarns, fabrics, prints, silhouettes etc.

Prototyping/ Sampling – once the designs have been
finalized, a prototype or sample has to be made, because the
scalability of the end product (garment) very much depends on
the fit of the garment.

In a study conducted by an independent research agency, which
monitored and observed the reasons of dissatisfaction or returns
of garments sold – fitting problems topped the dissatisfaction
list.

Considering the importance of a good fit, it becomes imperative
for a manufacturer or retailer to achieve the best fits
possible. Considering the complexity involved with different
fabrics and silhouettes, a CAD system takes away much of the
pain from prototyping thus decreasing the time to market.

Mass Production – comes with its own challenges. Unlike
most other products, apparel manufacturing, even today very much
depends on people – especially when it comes to tailoring or
assembling. A mistake anywhere down the line in the prototyping
or cutting process becomes very difficult and often impossible
to rectify. This is where a CAD system comes in, to deskill some
of the processes involved in mass manufacturing, namely the
pre-production processes so that perfectly cut parts are fed to
the operators. Additionally, the fabric saved in bulk cutting
while using a CAD system is enormous.

Retailing – A 3D solution allows 3D files to be uploaded
on to website for clients to choose from. 3D files can be opened
and viewed in any MS office application or Internet explorer.

About the author:
Mr. Saar Machtinger, Director Business Development, OptiTex™ Fashion design
software, which specializes in the development of
innovative, easy-to-operate, 2-Dimensional and 3-Dimensional
CAD/CAM Fashion Design software. http://www.optitex.com

Windows XP is an operating system par excellence. Easy to use it
comes with some amazing features.

1. The computer management screen allows control of the
operating system from a single interface.

2. The event viewer permits viewing of logs maintained by XP as
default. Program and system errors are maintained in the systems
logs for ready reference when recurring problems occur.
Important is to enable this auditing system which is inactive by
default.

3. The shared folders file lists all folders that can be shared
by remote users. The Sessions List displays all remote users
connected to the computer. And, the Open Files List indicates
all files being accessed by remote users. An invaluable system
this helps in security. The system is such that files in drive
C: are shared by default. To prevent this, a password must
protect all user accounts. One can however remove remote users
from the system.

4. An interface permits management of users, passwords, and
groups (XP professional). The ‘groups’ option allows restricting
as well as assigning rights as privileges to multiple users. The
default users group cannot use systems applications to install
software. Only the administrators group has unlimited access to
the system. The Microsoft web server software creates IUSR-xxx
accounts that permit access to web pages created by you to
remote users. To protect the files disable the guest account,
which is a security lapse. Further, password protect all
administrator and user accounts. Caution! XP home and
professional by default make users created during installation
process a part of the administrators group.

5. Win2K creates a database when one or more drives become
dynamic. The dynamic disk database contains detailed information
of the system. This permits resizing of space in a disk as the
dynamic volume need not be continuous. Dynamic volume can be
resized to include free space on other disks, termed as
spanning. Dynamic disk groups can also be transferred between
supporting computers by physical removal and importing them into
the disk manager.

6. A system restore feature takes snapshots of the computers
configuration at set intervals. This is a working backup of
windows registry and contains all information needed to restore
the computer’s functionality. The default reserve of a drive is
12% and restore points are stored in this space. If it runs out
of space, a system restore will begin overwriting restore points
automatically.

7. A local securities policy controls XP security options like
auditing. The local policies section has auditing options which
allows one to know who has accessed audited resources. Auditing
is disabled by default; enable only one or two options that are
necessary.

8. Accessibility options includes tools that make using Windows
easier for people with visual impairments or disabilities of
other kinds. One can change: text size, scroll bar size, icon
size, color scheme, use visual indicators instead of sound
effects. Of the many facilities such as use of single keys
instead of simultaneous use of two or more keys is an on screen
keyboard for those who are unable to use a physical key board.

9. A built in backup system enables data backup to a tape or
hard drive. Users of XP Home can add backup utility from a CD.

10. Files and settings transfer wizard allows transfer of
documents from other computers automatically. All it needs is a
net work connection.

Understand the operating system and you will discover many
delights.

About the author:
Paul Wilson is the content manager for
www.1888SoftwareDownloads.com
, the premier website to
find Free Software Downloads including free anti-virus software,
free spyware detection software, free toolbars, free chat
software and more. He also manages content for
http://www.1888FreeOnlineGames.com
.