By admin on Mar 12, 2014 | In Security, Viruses and Spyware | 1 Comment »
Everything in the world of computers is bits and bytes. You may see an image as a different entity than the text of the email it came with, but they are both numbers underneath. So are viruses.
Viruses are small, highly efficient and malicious pieces of code that can hide themselves in emails, documents, images, you name it. If your anti virus program is telling you that your system is infected, and you are wondering how or when this happened, the source can be an infected flash drive your photographer gave you to check your anniversary photos, an email you received, an image you downloaded from the net, a file your received from your social network buddy, or your mom’s mobile you set up Bluetooth connection with this morning.
None of these people need to be carrying any grudges against you, but they all have one thing in common: a device or a computer, from where the infection might have originated.
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By admin on Feb 16, 2014 | In Security, Software | 1 Comment »
If you lost important files on your PC due to accidental deletion, formatting, partition loss or deliberate virus or hacking attack and you don’t feel like spending money on professional recovery services, then I recommend you try data recovery software from EaseUS.
EaseUS offers a free data recovery product that may help you retrieve your lost data and save you hundreds, if not thousands of dollars. As you may know, once you delete something off your computer, that data doesn’t simply disappear. It is still hidden somewhere on the hard drive, and it can be found and put back in its original place. You’d have to be really unlucky to lose files permanently. This can happen if the hard drive gets stolen or completely destroyed, or if you have an enemy hacker who goes through great lengths to wipe your hard drive. Luckily, most data loss situations are not that serious and there is a simple solution.
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By admin on Feb 11, 2014 | In Networking, Software | No Comments »
To install an application on a system, your physical presence is required as you’ll need to go through certain wizard based steps and complete necessary installation steps before using that application. However, there are tools which allow IT administrators and managers to remotely install applications on PCs connected over the network.
All you need is a set of PCs where you want to install the application. Just make sure that all the selected PCs are connected through a network and are in healthy state. After that, you’ll need to download installation repackaging tools which can automatically create/convert traditional setup files (.EXE) into Microsoft Installer packages (.MSI).
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By admin on Feb 5, 2014 | In Hardware, Internet | 1 Comment »
Have you ever wondered how Internet use spread to every country in the world, and how data is able to travel between continents? Contrary to what many believe, the majority of data exchange doesn’t happen via satellites or some powerful antennas, but through undersea cables. Yes, humans have actually connected all continents with powerful submarine cables, which have been used for communication purposes for over a century.
The first cable was laid on the sea bed in the 1850s when the only way to communicate instantly between continents was via telegraph. A few decades later, beginning in the 1940s, the cables were used for telephone connections, and eventually in the late 20th century, new generation of cables began transferring digital Internet data across the sea. Specially equipped ships, like the one in the picture are commonly used to lower cables into the water.
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By admin on Jan 29, 2014 | In Security | No Comments »
It’s official: “password” is not the most frequently used bad password any more. “123456” has taken over. Yes, as it turns out, millions of people use 123456 as their password for online services. I’m shocked! Each year, the security company Splashdata publishes a list of 25 worst passwords, or in other words, passwords that should never be used! If you’re using one of the passwords that you’re about to read, I suggest you change it immediately. These are too easy to hack!
In case you’re wondering how this information is available publicly, here is an explanation: The list is based on passwords from Adobe users that were published by hackers following Adobe’s recent security breach.
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