By admin on Dec 12, 2012 | In Software, Viruses and Spyware | No Comments »
Not everyone knows what spyware is, but it is imperative that you know because your personal information may be at risk. These are malicious programs that use your Internet connection to collect information in your computer and send it to another one without your consent.
Information at Risk
These programs can get your name and address, and also learn what you download, the sites you browse and anything and everything you do on the Internet. These programs can do different things. Some are going to hijack your browser and bring you to a website, or it can replace the home page on your browser.
Some of these programs will force your computer to dial costly 900 numbers or bombard your computer with ads even when you are not on the Internet. Programs that install ads in your system are called adware.
Some applications with spyware actually disclose the information in an attempt to make it look legal. However, the details are stated in the EULA (end user license agreement) which is full of terse and technical terms users don’t usually read. Because it is bundled with legitimate software, users do not take notice of them.
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By admin on Dec 10, 2012 | In Software | No Comments »
From its early days as a fast browser, Google Chrome has grown into an innovative browser that is powerful enough to run its own OS. Chrome 23 comes with many exciting features like syncing, autofill and standards compliance, and continues to be a super fast browser.
You can download Chrome from the Google site and Installation is quick and uncomplicated. You will be asked if you’d like to send usage stats to them. There are several groups of data tracking options and you can configure them in Privacy Options.
The interface is almost the same but the Wrench button is now a 3 lined design. Clicking on Settings opens a new tab. There are several options available under the different advanced settings links. Now this part is a teeny bit confusing and you can get lost in the maze at first.
Extensions’ capabilities of altering the browser interface are pretty limited; placing the extensions on the right of the location box gives it a uniform appearance, but limits the customization functionality.
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By admin on Dec 9, 2012 | In Internet | No Comments »
While Facebook is already no stranger to criticism and controversy regarding the privacy of its users, a new series of issues are arising out of the social network’s new attempt to make policy changes.
Just two weeks ago, Facebook had asked users to vote on a proposal that would forfeit the right of users to further vote on privacy measures regarding the network. A vote to give up the right to vote? The proposal has had quite a number of people in the sphere laughing at the idea. But now it is getting a bit more serious.
According to a public statement from Facebook, there was initial value to be found in the comment-based voting system regarding privacy rights. But through the perspective of Facebook, it was found that the system was leading to counterproductive comments, or one’s that were “incentivized”.
The concern of a high number of comments over the quality of them has led Facebook to where it is now – to develop a new voting system that will not involve the input of users. As of last Wednesday, Facebook will not allow users to vote on any further measures. This is just one of three new pillars of change with the new policy, as stated by Kashmir Hill of Forbes.
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By admin on Dec 6, 2012 | In PC Crash | No Comments »
For almost all computer users hard drives are the major data storage media, which store all their personal as well as business critical data. Sometimes, with much precious data in it, the hard drive fails and all the data becomes completely inaccessible. The reason behind hard drive failure can be anything from virus attack or operating system crash to file system corruption. However, now there are many hard drive data recovery solutions for such unfortunate instances of data loss or inaccessibility.
Hard drive recovery is the technique to recover lost, deleted, formatted data from any working or unresponsive hard disk of your computer.
Even though it is possible to connect external media and store data there, the default in-built media hard drives are preferred.
Even if there is back up, users store their back-up copies in another hard drive. Whether it is your main system hard drive or the back-up drive, failure or crash results in the loss of valuable data.
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By admin on Dec 3, 2012 | In Hardware, Laptops | No Comments »
With ultrabooks and Windows 8 forming a formidable relationship, a lot of people are eyeing these sleek gadgets this season. Not only do you get a robust gadget for work and play, you also get an OS that is fresh and a breeze to use.
Two factors that affect a person’s ultrabook shopping are: performance and price. The Acer Aspire V5 Series delivers on both fronts. That means investing in these beauties will give you smooth performance without burning a big hole in your pocket.
Here’s a look at two of the models that you should consider this holiday season. One is for an ultrabook freak, and the other is for a shopper who’s looking for the same features at a much reduced rate.
Acer Aspire V5-571P:
This V5 model is all about decent looks, midrange configuration as well as a touch screen. All this comes to you at a moderate price, thus making it a worthwhile 15.6 inch laptop to check out.
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