November 12th, 2010
by Edy
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Computer Security
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For a long time, the writers of viruses and other malware programs have been working on ever new ways to trick people into installing their virus, or allowing it to access their computer.
One of the newer ways is proving incredibly effective, and is something that everyone should be aware of.
You may know the situation. You are sitting at your computer, looking working online. Suddenly, a pop up window opens that tells you that you have a large number of viruses, and that you need to clean your computer. What do you do?
The first thing that you should do is look at the name of the pop up. If it is the antivirus software that you are sure that you have on your machine, then there is no risk in going ahead and using it to remove the virus.
But the trouble is that many of the rogues are named similarly, with just minor differences in their name compared to the real deal. Read the rest of this entry →
January 13th, 2009
by Edy
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Computer Software, Operating System
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As a user, you normally interact with the operating system through a set of commands. For example, the DOS operating system contains commands such as COPY and RENAME for copying files and changing the names of files, respectively.
The commands are accepted and executed by a part of the operating system called the command processor or command line interpreter.
Graphical user interfaces allow you to enter commands by pointing and clicking at objects that appear on the screen.
But that really doesn’t address the various ways that operating systems make your computer work easier and more efficiently.
Their specific capacities are what make them help your computer operate as a user-friendly device. Let’s look specifically at what an operating system does. Read the rest of this entry →
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January 4th, 2009
by Edy
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Computer Spot, Computer Tips
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PStart is a useful small utility which works like a secondary start menu for user-defined applications.
Why do we need a secondary start menu?
Firstly, this tray tool is created to run portable applications such as portable Firefox and Thunderbird but essentially you can use it to start anything runnable from any local hard disk, removable disk and even USB key devices.
Besides opening programs, you can also use PStart to open important folders or specific frequently used documents.
The special thing about PStart is that it uses relative paths when installed as a portable application, and this difference sets it apart from Windows shortcuts. Read the rest of this entry →
