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Computers and Technology: Data Recovery • Published: October 7, 2010
Understandably, the biggest fear most people have about losing their laptops, is not actually centered on the laptop itself. The biggest fear is having sensitive information end up in the wrong hands. Most can handle the material loss, but all that data in the hands of malicious individuals is scary!
3 Simple Ways to Maximize Your Laptop's Battery Life
Computers and Technology: Hardware • Published: September 14, 2010
The original title of this article was going to be something along the lines of "Why does my laptop's battery life suck?" because that is exactly the question most of us ask once our battery life starts getting shorter and shorter. It isn't uncommon to find an old laptop that has a lifespan of about 20 minutes. They are basically nothing more than an expensive Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS). This seriously limits the laptop's portability.
How Do I Keep People From Finding Me on the Internet?
Computers and Technology: Personal Tech • Published: September 9, 2010
Do you wish you could erase yourself from the internet? In other words, do you want to stop your name and information from showing up when people Google or search for you on the internet? Sadly, you're not alone. Not only is this disappointingly complex to do, ultimately... you can't.
Say No Thank You to New Toolbar - Opt Out During the Installation Process
Computers and Technology: Personal Tech • Published: July 28, 2010
Have you ever had a new toolbar suddenly "appear" in your browser? Although it might not seem like you agreed to install it, the likelihood is that you did. One of the most frustrating strategies companies use to deploy more toolbars relies on your not paying close attention when installing software or other programs on your computer.
Virus Infection? Don't Buy a New Computer Because of It
Computers and Technology: Data Recovery • Published: July 14, 2010
If you've never been infected with a computer virus, it is likely you know someone who has. They are real, nasty threats that can destroy information on your computer. You might "catch" them by downloading illegal files, opening a bad attachment, or surprisingly enough, clicking on bogus browser pop ups that warn you've been infected. It can be a frustrating and time consuming process to get the viruses removed.
The Overlooked Risks of Staying Logged In
Computers and Technology: Personal Tech • Published: June 23, 2010
Have you ever checked your e-mail on a friend's computer, public computer, or even display model at the store, only to wonder later if that was a wise move? Is your information safe, or can someone use cookies to retrieve your log in information and access your account? It depends on what webmail service you're using. But regardless, you may very well be at risk with any account that requires you to login.
Remote Access Support - Is it Worth the Risk?
Computers and Technology: Personal Tech • Published: June 3, 2010
Typically when you call a software company or computer manufacturer to fix a problem they rely on you to describe what is wrong and then work with you to troubleshoot the problem over the phone. This can often get quite confusing. Frequently these days, and with your permission, many such support desks can use remote access technology to view and even use your computer as you watch to solve your problem directly. This is certainly very convenient, but is it safe?
Online Safety - Stay Safe While Enjoying the Ride
Computers and Technology: Personal Tech • Published: May 18, 2010
In an ideal world, you wouldn't have to worry about online safety. You wouldn't have to worry about others on the network trying to steal, harm, or infect your computers with malicious viruses or spyware. Unfortunately, this is not an ideal world. The days have passed where you can safely use the computer, browse the Internet and not be concerned about online security.
Is This File Safe to Delete?
Computers and Technology: Personal Tech • Published: April 26, 2010
Occasionally, you'll want to delete unwanted files to free up space on your hard drive. It is usually easy to choose which.jpg,.doc or.xls documents to throw away. However, what about the many gigabytes of.dat files? Are these safe to delete, or will it cause your computer to crash? The following article lists four steps that can help determine when any file type is safe to delete.
Recovery Vs Installation Disks - What You'll Need If Your Hard Drive Crashes
Computers and Technology: Data Recovery • Published: April 6, 2010
Are you prepared if your hard drive crashes? Your recovery disk has helped you recover from certain types of failures. However is it always enough, or do you need an installation disk as well?
Can You Be Traced by Your Email Address?
Computers and Technology • Published: March 22, 2010
When you communicate with people or post online, chances are you don't think twice about sharing your email address. But should you? Is there a way your phone number and address can be tracked by someone who only has your email address? The short answer is yes.
Using Twitter Can Get You Spammed - Don't Tweet Your Email
Internet and Businesses Online: Social Media • Published: March 8, 2010
Many people using Twitter will include their email address in a tweet - perhaps letting others know how to reach them to continue a conversation or send a message that just doesn't fit in 140 characters. Unfortunately including your email address in a tweet is a very bad idea. The reason is a very simple and age-old (in internet terms) problem: spam.
The Best Anti-Spyware and Anti-Virus Still Can't Protect You From Dancing Bunnies
Computers and Technology: Spyware and Viruses • Published: February 23, 2010
You may wonder what anti-spyware program to use or which anti-virus program is the most effective. There are many good anti-spyware and anti-virus tools out there but it's extremely important to remember that there is no perfect solution. All of these anti-malware programs will miss things that others may catch.
How Safe is Your Data If Your Computer Gets Stolen?
Computers and Technology: Data Recovery • Published: February 3, 2010
When working with computers for any length of time, it's inevitable that you will experience a disaster of some sort. There's the crash that happens just before a document is saved. The failure that renders a disk unreadable. In addition it's important not only to backup your data for yourself, but also protect yourself from data loss in the form of theft by making sure that your sensitive data is encrypted and inaccessible to prying eyes.
What Happens to Your Data If Your House Burns Down?
Computers and Technology: Data Recovery • Published: January 15, 2010
You probably already understand the importance of backing up and even encrypting your sensitive data. And while losing your data is bad, having your sensitive personal data in the hands of a thief can be even worse. But What happens to all your backups and computers if your house burns to the ground? Or a flood damages everything? Or a mudslide buries it in goo? Or an earthquake levels it?
Secure Delete - Do You Need It?
Computers and Technology: Data Recovery • Published: December 31, 2009
Secure Delete makes sure that when you delete a file it can't be recovered. Understanding Secure Delete is important to protect your data properly. Depending on your level of healthy paranoia and the sensitivity of your data, plain old "delete" may not always be enough.
Viruses - How to Keep Yourself Safe
Computers and Technology: Software • Published: December 29, 2009
If you use a computer at all, chances are that at some point you've been effected by a virus. If you were lucky, the virus may have just been an annoying setback to your day, but if you weren't so lucky you may have lost all of your data... or your bank account information... or even your identity. Computer viruses are a threat to everyone. So to lessen our risk of infection, we must not be complacent- we must take steps to make sure that our computers are safe.
Secure Your Data With Backups and Encryption
Computers and Technology: Data Recovery • Published: December 1, 2009
Anyone who regularly uses computers has experienced a disaster of some sort. Either your computer crashes just before you save your document to disk, or in the worst case a computer failure renders your disk unreadable. While you might think that hard disks don't fail very often, it happens much more often than you think.
Staying Connected on the Road
Computers and Technology: Mobile Computing • Published: November 13, 2009
Fortunately, mobile connectivity has improved dramatically in the last several years. Whether you are using Wi-Fi or Ethernet, you have many options to choose from.
Three Quick Steps to Remove and Avoid Spyware
Computers and Technology: Spyware and Viruses • Published: November 6, 2009
Spyware is a modern scourge that's easily among the top 5 computer security concerns. Some forms that actually spy on you live up to the name "spyware", while others can infect almost like viruses; hijacking your browser and causing havoc on your computer.
7 Simple Steps to Keeping Your Account From Being Hacked
Internet and Businesses Online: Security • Published: October 30, 2009
Hackers are extremely resourceful at guessing and ferreting out those all-too-common password schemes. And sometimes it's not even the hackers that end up with your passwords. Here are seven key steps to keeping an account from being hacked due to simple and common password theft.
Giving Away Your Computer? Don't Give Away Your Identity
Computers and Technology: Personal Tech • Published: August 25, 2009
When you're about to give away or donate your computer or hard drive, there are important steps you need to take to ensure you're not including personal or sensitive information as an added bonus. Unerased information is an easy source of information for potential identity theft.
Common Error Messages in Email Bounces and What to Do About Them
Computers and Technology: Personal Tech • Published: July 2, 2009
There are so many reasons email can bounce that sometimes it's amazing that email works at all. But work it does, at least most of the time, and one of the ways it works are those bounce messages that you get. There's gold in that bounce message. It's not only telling you that your message didn't go through, but if you look a little closer, you'll see it's trying to tell you why, albeit not always clearly.
Embrace Change For a Better Computing Experience
Computers and Technology: Personal Tech • Published: March 9, 2009
Change, as they say, is inevitable. That's nowhere more true than it comes to personal computers. It seems that not a week goes by where something about your computer or it's software doesn't change. Accepting and even embracing change will make your computing experience a whole lot more enjoyable, and effective.
Resolve to Do the One Thing That Can Save You From Almost Any Computer Disaster
Computers and Technology: Personal Tech • Published: December 28, 2008
There's one thing that you can do that almost guarantees you'll never face the catastrophic loss of your important computer files including photos, documents, emails and more. That simple thing is backing up. A good backup can allows you to recover from almost any computer related disaster. Backups don't have to be confusing and complicated, and for the home and small business can be downright simple.
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