Does your computer take an eternity to boot or shut down? Do you have frequent system freezes or slowdowns during the course of the day? You may be suffering from the computer slowdown blues. The “slowdown blues” can be caused by many things, but here is what you can do to help cure those slowdo[...]
Archive for the ‘IT’ Category
May 1st, 2010 - 12:01 am § in IT
Know If Your Download Has a Virus
Antivirus and anti-malware apps fill an important need on our computers, but they’re not foolproof. More often than you’d think, they’re just plain wrong. Here’s what to do when you’re not sure whether a download has a virus. There’s no exact science when it comes[...]
April 1st, 2010 - 12:01 am § in IT
Protect Yourself Online
As more people do more things online, Internet identity theft is a growing—and very costly—problem. Learn the best ways to protect yourself. Guard Your Personal Information Never respond to requests for personal or account information online (or over the phone). When your social security number [...]
Farm Ville: The Social money maker game
If you are familiar with social networking, especially with facebook, then you have already got introduced with Farm Ville, a social game that can be played on social networking website Facebook. You can become a farmer, plant seeds, grow trees, raise livestock and many other things, but not really [...]
March 1st, 2010 - 12:00 am § in IT
Must-Have Google Chrome Extensions
In just a couple of years of existence, Google Chrome has come a quite a way. From a niche and geeky apps, Chrome is positioning itself as a rival to Firefox and Internet Explorer. Recently, it passed Apple’s Safari to become the number three browser on the Web. [...]
February 1st, 2010 - 12:01 am § in IT
Gadgety Picks: Version 2009
Nutboltu In the modern day list of the hierarchy of needs, gadgets take place just below food, shelter and sex. For some, it might even rank a notch or two higher. This leads to our top picks of all things ‘gadgety’ from 2009. All on your lap Desktop computers are so yesterday. Today, we want to[...]
January 1st, 2010 - 12:01 am § in IT
Top 10 technology of 2009
2009 passed by and it is 2010 now. Tech-loving people has viewed lots of emerging technologies last year. Some olds are replaced by newer versions. British daily Telegraph has recently published an article reviewing the top ten technologies of the 2009. Here is the article for the advanced readers o[...]
October 1st, 2009 - 5:55 am § in IT
Using Freeware: Advantages and Disadvantages
What is freeware? Freeware (from “free” and “software”) is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee. Freeware can be proprietary software available at zero price. The author usually restricts one or more rights to copy, distribute, and mak[...]