PC Memoirs

In the era of smart phones and tablets, a new form of threat has also emerged known as Mobile Hacking. There are some spiteful people who are trying to damage personal life of an individual by hacking their mobile phone or a tablet, which is connected to the Internet. Today, almost everybody is using smart phone to do assortment of things and just like your computer, your mobile phone can be hacked too.

Is your smart phone really that smart to fight against hackers? It is important to keep an eye on any new app you are installing and what type of data you are storing on your smart phone. Here are some useful tips that you can follow to keep your android phone safe and prevent it from being hacked:

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A memory card is also called a data storage card, flash memory card, or camera card. It is a small, portable, yet high capacity data storage device. Since this type of data storage devices is largely used in digital cameras and cell phones, they commonly store images, songs, videos, and audio files. Apart from all these useful features, the memory card is fragile in nature and can easily get corrupt which can cause inaccessibility of all stored data. Therefore let’s look at some common causes of memory card data corruption.

Haphazard ways of handling the cards are the major reasons of corruption. Here are some common mistakes that a user does unknowingly while handling his/her memory card, which corrupts the card and causes inaccessibility of all the stored data:

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Hacking is a very common phenomenon and is practised way too often by people all over the globe. Some hackers try to get access to people’s personal online banking details, while some try to access a celebrity’s social media profile. In either case, cyber crime is at an all time high and you certainly run the risk of being one of those people whose computer system gets hacked as they stare at their computer screen almost helplessly. What you fail to realize is the very simple and basic fact that in a few easy steps you can secure your computer and avoid any kind of Internet mishap.

Usually, when you run your own website, the first step is to go through the process of domain name registration. You may not realize it, but most of the cyber crimes usually begin at this very stage and hence, you need to be extremely alert and ensure that you opt for a private domain name instead of public domain name, as it effectively conceals your personal information. However, there is more to cyber crimes that meets the eye.

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In the era of the mobile device boom, it’s not all about your PC anymore. As an increasing number of people scatter their data across PCs, smartphones and tablets, managing data across all these devices becomes a true challenge. Obviously, if there weren’t for cloud computing applications, mobile devices couldn’t have advanced at all but, let’s face it, PC remains the device of choice for millions of users worldwide.

Thanks to the cloud-based services such as Dropbox, Google Drive and SugarSync, both PC and mobile users can have peace of mind when it comes to data accessibility. By installing a simple cloud storage service, you get plenty of options to improve your device’s performance.

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DVI-D to VGA Converter, also known as a digital to analog video converter, is a type of video conversion device that changes a DVI-D video signal over to a VGA video signal. The main benefit is that is allows you to connect a device with this newer DVI video connection to an older type of display that requires a VGA input. This is effectively enabling you to prolong the life of your existing equipment as you migrate to current technology standards over time.

There are a several types of DVI to VGA video converters and each one is designed with its own features or benefits, with the main one being the basic conversion of your digital video signal to an analog video signal. Other features might include the ability to transmit audio through the converter along with video. Some models may include multiple types of video formats that are allowed to be converted to VGA, such as both DVI-D and HDMI – this is called a multi-video converter or multi format video converter.

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