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Many of you may have come across sites before that claim they are giving away free gadgets. They claim that you can get yourself virtually anything for free including games consoles, iPhones, HDTVs, iPods, Amazon Vouchers and even cold hard cash!

Believe it or not, the service these websites are offering are completely legitimate and they do actually work (as I have found out for myself). In this article I am going to explain how the process works and how you too can receive free gadgets online!

Where can you get these Free Gadgets from?

Well I know of a well established site which specializes in providing information about certain free gadgets that you can claim online.

Free Consoles – Is dedicated to helping its users get their hands on the latest games consoles for free. It also provides information about how to get other gadgets for free.

How can websites afford to give away expensive gadgets?

The whole process revolves around a form of marketing known as affiliate marketing. This allows customers to receive the latest gadgets for free from what are known as “Referral Sites”. The freebie sites get money for advertising other companies’ offers and then receive a fee for gaining them new a new lead. These fees add up and pay for the customer’s free gift.

Here’s an example:

Let’s say you wanted to get yourself a Free Nintendo DS Lite.

Keeping your laptop safe from online threats requires some preventative and active controls. Follow these general tips to keep your laptop and the valuable data safe and secure.

1. Install Anti-virus Software

Anti-virus software is designed to identify, neutralize and eradicate viruses that can harm your laptop, destroy your data, or exploit vulnerabilities that give spammers and fraudsters access to your accounts and personal data. Choose a good quality, anti-virus program such (Norton Security, Karspersky Security, or Webroot Security. Be careful when you download a program and make sure it is from a reputable site that you trust or go to the manufacturer’s website. To be effective, update the anti-virus software regularly to get the latest virus definitions (best practice is to set it up for automatic updates-this way you will not forget and always will be protected). Most commercial anti-virus programs have the automatic update feature and we recommend that you use it. For your convenience, schedule scans to run when you are not using the laptop, because the resources it takes to run a scan can slow you down your system.

2. Step: Turn on the Firewall

A firewall protects your notebook from Internet traffic entering in or information leaking out. You can use two firewalls (Hardware) and stack them up to increase the security level. Also the level of traffic allowed should be set to “recommended” or HIGH if you so please. There are software firewalls that can be also used such ZoneAlarm and Webroot Firewall, but while anti-virus software scans emails and files, a firewall acts as a guard dog, keeping your system safe from unauthorized entry. It also blocks communications to and from your laptop. To ensure the highest protection, it’s best to use both a firewall and anti-virus/spyware software.  Read more... (534 words, estimated 2:08 mins reading time)