Gelsenkirchen, Germany  - Computer users and homeowners have plenty in common as they themselves usually want to decide who is allowed into their domain. Some house owners keep a watch dog for this purpose.

In terms of computers, that function is handled by anti-virus software which keeps a watchful eye on the system and looks out for ill-intentioned intruders. A more effective approach is to keep unwelcome guests from getting onto your property or hard drive in the first place. That's where firewalls come into play.

Gelsenkirchen, Germany  - For 10 years, a secret German film club has been showing offbeat movies every month in Gelsenkirchen - cowboy films with dinosaurs, action films set in women's prisons in

Gelsenkirchen, Germany  - Schalke 04 Monday parted company with general manager Andreas Mueller after poor results this season, but Dutch coach Fred Rutten stays on, the Bundesliga club said.

Mueller, 46, leaves the club in Gelsenkirchen after almost 21 years as a player and manager following talks with president Josef Schnusenberg and supervisory board chairman Clemens Toennies.

"Mueller has been relieved of his duties. It's a unanimous decision by the supervisory board," Toennies said.

Gelsenkirchen, Germany  - Nobody likes pop-up adverts and banners. Deleting the unwanted windows is both annoying and wastes time. The latest versions of popular web browsers bring relief to this universal internet pest, blocking unwanted pop-ups automatically. Users can also install add-ons to the browsers to eliminate unwanted adverts and banners as well.

Gelsenkirchen, Germany - The 2010 ice hockey world championships are to face off in front of a world record attendance of 75,976 in Germany, organizers announced on Monday.

Local organizers said at a news conference that the tournament opener between hosts Germany and a yet to be drawn opponent on May 7, 2010, could draw this maximum crowd in Gelsenkirchen's stadium which normally hosts Schalke 04 football matches.