By admin on Sep 6, 2012 | In Security, Viruses and Spyware | No Comments »
Making headlines on the month of January in 2012, Pinterest has reached 11.7 million users in no time. This quick rise has unfortunately been responsible in attracting various scammers and spammers who are eager to take undue advantage from Pinterest users. Also, the site has faced substantial criticism for provoking users to make unsure decisions about if and how they should be using the site with its varying privacy policies.
Well, there really are a lot of issues if a person is regularly a ‘pinner’. Scammers have taken a wide view on Pinterest and have developed tricks to look into the accounts of Facebook and twitter users who are using Pinterest. Also these attacks have been made with an aim to make a loophole in the site’s platform and the visual nature of Pinterest.
Pinterest has lately been poisoned by various cyber criminals across the web. The scammers post captivating caption and photo which sometimes makes a compelling effect on the user to click and in turn follow the link. However, the links are not original and the users are redirected to fraudulent pages in turn. The pictures are usually of famous logos and the caption of a free gift or free merchandise manages to woo the users to click the link. These fraudulent links usually write captions and offers, which normally is hard to resist for the user unless he knows that it is a fraud.
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By admin on Sep 5, 2012 | In Internet, PC Crash | No Comments »
Have you ever needed free online computer help but didn’t know where to turn? There is a new site called the Computer Help Chat Room, a non-profit service provided by volunteer technicians and computer experts.
Users from around the world join the chat to help each other with problems and questions, and to discuss technology related topics. There isn’t any annoying registration or advertisements, just instant free technical support. All users are welcome to volunteer and help each other at anytime, and it is a great way to improve computer skills and learn troubleshooting and support.
The Computer Help Chat is about freedom. The freedom to fix your computer and receive technical support for free. The freedom to learn about computers and improve skills. The freedom to help others and gain hands on experience with technical support.
The chat also provides basic tutoring on a wide variety of computer related topics. Learn about virus removal, web design, internet marketing, Linux, networking, hardware, and more. The volunteers differ in their specialities and levels of experience. Most of them are employed technicians or students that volunteer because they enjoy helping others, and improving their computer skills and experience.
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By admin on Sep 4, 2012 | In Software | 1 Comment »
In the current economic climate, businesses across all sectors are being forced to scrutinise expenditure and improve operational efficiency. Occupancy costs are one of the largest outgoings for many organisations, yet the vast majority of companies do not possess an accurate understanding of how their shared space is being utilised.
It is estimated that the average business leases or owns around twice the space they need for the size of their workforce, but despite this, most organisations’ face issues with meeting and conference room utilisation. Whilst many companies have woken up to the idea of hot desking and flexible workspace, typical meeting room utilisation remains at only 60%.
This figure may come as a shock to many professionals, who still hear staff complaining that they are unable to find an available room in which to host their meeting. Numerous businesses will identify with the frequent problem of double booked conference rooms, and will bear witness to staff being forced to hold meetings in open office and informal areas. Even worse, a significant proportion of organisations are faced with a lack of resource availability within their own office and have to rely on utilising external meeting facilities which incur significant costs.
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By admin on Sep 3, 2012 | In Hardware, Software | No Comments »
Loving your Apple device is something that we can understand but that doesn’t detract from the fact that while you are ready to transfer videos and movies to your iPod touch or the iPad or the Mac to watch sometime later, you can get frustrated because the format you have with the movies and videos is incompatible with the iOS. That much has to be suffered. IOS devices after all have their own unique format, something Apple has been pretty open about forever, and if you want your apps or files to function properly it is most advisable to compromise by converting them into Apple usable formats.
That is actually not as hard as it seems. There are tons of websites like anyvideoconverter.com that will convert videos from one format to the other for you, with an option of making modifications to volume control, the quality of image (normal or HD) and much more. With such tools available online free of cost, there is no need to fret about knowing how to convert video files for the iOS. But what you should know is which formats are supported by the iOS so you don’t have to waste precious time which could be used to watch a video in converting it for a compatible format when it is already in a compatible format!
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By admin on Sep 2, 2012 | In PC Crash, Software | No Comments »
There are a million reasons to ignore your computers gentle nudges to upgrade your software; and ultimately, none. Consider the following: when you casually tap that ‘ignore’ button, you are saying no to new features that have the potential to make both your personal and business operations infinitely easier.
Software upgrades are much like Big Brother housemates: they are designed to be progressively introduced, giving you the time to get familiar with each one’s function without being overwhelmed by all there is to learn.
There’s also the indelicate matter of bugs. Not the cute Pixar kind, but the species designed to mash the inner workings of your computer. There is one way to avoid the inevitable head banging and braying at the Gods that accompanies the crashing of a computer- update, update, update. Updating your software regularly also helps to prevent the unique shame and horror of having your computer hacked. While you may not be too concerned with who is privy to your facebook post about the eggs hollandaise you scarfed that morning, all of us have some eye wateringly shameful matter stored within the confines of our computers. Hands up who hasn’t downloaded all seven seasons of Extreme Couponing? More seriously, hackers can access your personal banking details and wreak merry hell before you have time to yelp ‘but it’s a really interesting show!’
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