Are Often Forgotten Ways to Taking Care your Computer

Caring for both computer software and hardware is very important we do regularly. Here are some tips to keep your computer performance:

1. Defrag your hard disk regularly.
Disk Defragmenter works to organize and sort your files by type hard drive such a way that will ease the process of read / write which causes the workload will be lighter and can extend the life of the hard disk.

To perform the Disk Defragmenter:
click the Start menu> Programs>
Accesories> System Tools> Disk Defragmenter
When running this function there can be no other programs running including screen saver because it would disrupt the function of this defrag.

2. Activate screensaver

In addition to the aesthetic character, the screensaver has another important function. CRT television also use phosphor to display images. If the monitor displays the same image for a while then there is phosphorus that burns continuously. This can lead to problems which the monitor image is dimmed / less clear. Another case, if your monitor is LCD, an LED that has been equipped with energy saving, the screensaver is not needed anymore.

To activate the screensaver can be done in many ways, usually we can change the screen saver with,  click Start> Control Panel> Display> Screensaver tab, then select according to your tastes.

3. Adequate ventilation
Place the monitor and CPU in such a way that the ventilation air to and from the monitor / CPU quite smoothly. Poor ventilation will cause overheating, so components / electronic circuit in it will become hot quickly so that it can shorten the life of the component. Therefore, make sure the distance between the monitor or CPU with a minimum of 30 cm wall. If you need to plug the fan in the room.

4. Use a UPS or Power Stabilizer.
Use a UPS for power failure to anticipate a sudden that can cause damage to the hard disk. If he had no UPS, use the Power Stabilizer to anticipate the rise and fall of electric voltage.

5. Close programs that are not useful
Each program is loaded or run requires memory (RAM) so that more programs that run more and more memory is consumed. This is in addition can cause a slow computer also gets heavier workload which can ultimately shorten the life of computer components.

6. Install an anti virus program and update regularly
To be able your Anti Virus can recognize a new virus, is very recommended to you to always make update your anti virus program regularly. If a virus already spreading in your computer some cases it can make you should be re-install your computer again, or make you lost some  important file.

7. Clean the Recycle Bin on a regular basis
Actually the files and folders that we deleted from the hard drive does not disappear because it will be accommodated in the Recycle Bin first was with the intention that someday if you still need it you can return again. Recycle Bin which has many, will take up disk space that can cause the reading of hard disk so slow. For that you need to clean up your computer Recycle Bin
You can clean up your Recycle Bin with  run Windows Explorer> click on the Recycle Bin> click File> click Empty Bin Recycle.
Or you can run the Disk Cleanup function
Click Start> Program> Accessories> System Tools> Disk Cleanup>  then select the drive you want cleaned up.

8. Active Speacker Do not place too close to the monitor
Because of the magnetic field that existed at the monitor,  speakers will affect the color of the monitor becomes uneven or mottled.

9. Uninstall or remove programs that are not useful
Too much hard drive space taken up will slow down the read / write drive so that the workload will be heavier so that the disk will be broken.

10. Clean the motherboard and other peripherals from the dust on a regular basis
At least every six months you are recommended to do this way (clean up computer). Firstly open your CPU casing and then clean the motherboard and other peripherals (RAM, Video Card, Modem, Sound Card, CDR / CDRW / DVRW, TV Tuner) with a soft brush. Close your computer when the computer is not used a computer (monitor, CPU, keyboard and mouse) with a cover, so that dust does not easily fit into a computer.

11. Connect the ground cable
If when you touch your CPU, you feel electric shocks, it means you need to make the grounding for your PC, take the cable with a length as necessary, the tip of an entity associated with the CPU (the casing) while the other is planted in the soil. This would be neutralizing the electric current should not flow to the outer (casing) so that it can make a more durable electronic components.

10 Deadliest Computer Virus in the World Now

1.Storm Worm
First appeared in 2006, called “Storm Worm” because it spreads via email, entitled “230 dead as storm batters Europe”. Storm worm Trojan programs are included in the house, several versions of this virus can make the computer become bots.

2. Leap-A/Oompa- A
Mac that has a concept of security through obscurity, Mac believe thea system can’t be infected by a virus of cause of  the OS system is a closed. But in the year 2006, Leap-A virus or commonly known as Oompa-A appears and spreads via iChat on the Mac. Having a Mac attack, the virus will search for contacts via iChat and send messages to each contact. The message will contain a form of corrupt JPEG file. It’s not dangerous, but this proved that the Mac OS systems are not immune to the virus.

3. Sasser and Netsky
Creator by German children aged 17 years, Sven Jaschan. Sasser attack Microsoft Windows. Sasser does not spread via email. The virus is usually spread through the network. This will create a computer virus could not be shutdown without unplug the power. Netsky spread via email with a 22 Kb file attachments and Windows network. Sven Jaschan Finally caught but he’s not jail, was only given probation 1 year 9 months, because at that time still under the age of 18.

4. MyDome (Novarg)
This virus is making a backdoor on the OS. Computer was first known attack on first February by doing DDoS. Then reported back to attack on the 12th of Feb, after that the virus stopped spreading and start creating backdoors. MyDoom spreads via email.

5.SQL Slammer / Sapphire
Appeared in January in the year 2003, spread quickly via the Internet. This virus has also been a U.S. Bank ATMs crash, the collapse of Seattle’s 911 service, and Continental Airlines.

6.Nimda
Reported attacks in 2001, call Nimda taken from opposite the word “admin”. These viruses spread very quickly, according to TruSecure CTO Peter Tippett, Nimda only takes 22 minutes to make the Top Ten Virus at the time. The main target of this virus is Internet servers, Nimda spread through Internet network by creating a backdoor into the OS.

7.Code Red & Code Red II
Appear summer 2001, attacks Windows 2000 & NT OS. This virus will create a buffer becomes full so make the memory becomes full.

8.The Klez
This virus was first known infected on 2001, this virus spreads via email by conducting continuous replication, and sent to all email addresses in the victim’s address book. This virus makes the victim computer becomes very slow and can also turn off the antivirus application

9.ILOVEYOU
This virus started spreading in the Philippines, these virus classified as worm virus, which has the ability to do her own replication. ILOVEYOU spread via email, with the title “love letters” from a secret admirer. His original file LOVE-LETTER-FOR-YOU.TXT. vbs. VBS stands for Visual Basic Scripting. Creator Onel de Guzman was from the Philippines.

10.Melissa
This virus was made in 1999 by David L. Smith, created with Basic program, exactly with Microsoft Word macros. This virus spreads via email with the document “Here is That document you asked for, do not show it to anybodey else.”. When this file will be opened or clicked it will automatically run the virus replication and automatically send a pass up to the top 50 in the address book of an email. Smith was jailed 20 months and fined $ 5,000 and prohibited from accessing the computer without supervision.

Ending support for Windows Vista RTM, Windows XP SP2, and Windows 2000

As already announced earlier in the year 2008, the support for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Windows 2000 will expire on July 13, 2010, while for Windows Vista Release to Manufacturing (RTM) will expire on April 13, 2010. After this date, public support for this product will be end, and Microsoft will no longer provide or support services, and security updates at the same time, Windows 2000 Server also will stop the service Extended Support for Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 R2 will move services from Mainstream Support to Extended Support, which will end on July 14, 2015.

Microsoft recommends that users of Windows XP SP2, Server 2000 or 2000 client to upgrade to the latest OS such as Windows 7, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008. Is this a sign that our favorite Windows XP will soon be a memory?

For personal users may be only the cost and installation techniques, which will serve as a consideration in deciding to do this, but not so for corporate users.

To do this on the Company is not as easy as you imagine, the companies need to think and prepare about :

1. 1. License purchase costs, whether it is to purchase a new license or upgrade license fees for
2. For the server should also note his license call
3. Human resources or IT staff who will perform the system upgrade
4. Compatibility hardware drivers and system applications that previously used.
5. Time to upgrade, keep in mind as well as to upgrade the system to do backups of all documents as well and email users.

For companies that have large funds may be this is not be a problem, but what about for small companies, I hope Microsoft can provide a good solution for this.

Another easy way to update your computer drivers

As we all know that very often the computer problem occurs because computer drivers or Windows driver are not updated, indeed sometimes we feel to keep always drivers updates sometimes not a very necessary, especially if the condition of your computer (hardware / software) are now running with optimal and there is no problem in it. But even so, for some hardware is recommended that we keep the driver update. This needs to be done to maintain the computer system does not have a problem. Did you can imagine if  your computer suddenly lost sound, but then you really need it for a presentation, then you have not had time to download driver or update your sound driver .

Usually when we want to update the drivers, we will take steps like the following below :
1. Search new drivers, usually with internet browsing
2. Driver downloads, then
3. Update / install these drivers,

You have to do it one by one step above on every hardware that we install, so I think is no wonder if we tend to be reluctant to do all off these, because it ‘s consume and waste many time and energy.

But now you no longer need to do all the steps as above, there is another way that is very easy to do that, you just need to install driver download software on your computer, with a single click this software will automatically update drivers on any hardware that you plug as sound drivers, display drivers, motherboard drivers and others,

How The ATMs Work

These machines so really to help us when we need a cash money, and now we’ll be easy  to found these machine at most supermarkets, convenience stores and travel centers. Did you have think about the process that makes your funds available to you at an ATM on the other side of the country?

ATM is a simply a data terminal with two input and four output devices. Like any other data terminal, the ATM has to connect to, and communicate through, a host processor. The host processor is analogous to an Internet service provider (ISP) in that it is the gateway through which all the various ATM networks become available to the cardholder.

Most host processors can support either leased-line or dial-up machines. Leased-line machines connect directly to the host processor through a four-wire, point-to-point, dedicated telephone line.

Leased-line ATMs are preferred for very high-volume locations because of their thru-put capability, and dial-up ATMs are preferred for retail merchant locations where cost is a greater factor than thru-put. The initial cost for a dial-up machine is less than half that for a leased-line machine. The monthly operating costs for dial-up are only a fraction of the costs for leased-line.

The host processor may be owned by a bank or financial institution, or it may be owned by an independent service provider. Bank-owned processors normally support only bank-owned machines, whereas the independent processors support merchant-owned machines.

Settlement Funds

­When a cardholder wants to do an ATM tra­nsaction, he or she provides the necessary information by means of the card reader and keypad. The ATM forwards this information to the host processor, which routes the transaction request to the cardholder’s bank or the institution that issued the card. If the cardholder is requesting cash, the host processor causes an electronic funds transfer to take place from the customer’s bank account to the host processor’s account. Once the funds are transferred to the host processor’s bank account, the processor sends an approval code to the ATM authorizing the machine to dispense the cash. The processor then ACHs the cardholder’s funds into the merchant’s

bank account, usually the next bank business day. In this way, the merchant is reimbursed for all funds dispensed by the ATM.

Differences between Memory and Disk Space

Almost all computer users know the term Memory and Disk Space, but many of them mistakenly interpret these two terms, many of them interpreted as a long-term memory and short-term memory.

Memory or RAM stands for Random Access Memory and is known as volatile or temporary memory types. This can be used to store new information, just like you when trying to remember something for a minute.
On the computer, this is biasda happens when you save the document before closing it. When you save a document, its contents are transferred from RAM (temporary memory of the computer) into the hard disk (long-term memory of the computer). If this process is disrupted by power failure, cancellation by the user, or some other things, the contents of this document are “missing”. This is similar to what happened when we were sorting important, keeping valuable information from our short-term to long-term memories.

Disk Space is a space on your hard drive, where the applications you use on your computer is stored. When you open or run the program, this program will take from the disk into your computer RAM, and the program instructions and then run from RAM. Computers can only process the instructions in RAM. Therefore, for each program to be executed, must first be loaded from the disk into your computer’s memory. RAM is also used when we create documents and pictures or other files.

RAM is volatile memory, would “wipe out” when we turn off the computer or if there is a power failure. If the information is “erased” in RAM, this is not saved and the computer does not have a record of the existence of such information ..

Every time you type a new document, whatever you type at first stored in RAM. But, since RAM is volatile or temporary, if you want to keep what you’ve typed, you need to save your document. When you remove the Save command in your application, the information you have that type of RAM will be transferred to the hard drive and stored in a file.

As you can see, the memory (or RAM) and disk space related. They depend on each other for your computer to operate properly. When you use a computer, application and transfer of data from disk to RAM when needed. This data is then manipulated in RAM. The contents of the RAM should be kept back any changes back to the hard disk. If not, anything in RAM is not saved will be lost.

Data or files on a disk can be deleted, too. When a user “delete” a file, whether it is operating system files or files from your favorite application programs such as MS Word, iTunes, or a graphics program used to edit images, files are not really erased. Instead, your computer simply marks the space available and the program or remove material that is inaccessible to users.

When the computer needs the space program or document removed once claimed, then the space is replaced with the new information. However, if the files deleted the old space is never needed by the computer, the material remains on the hard drive. This realization has given birth to a forensic computer science as the material is obtained if you have the proper equipment and be able to access the hard drive storage space with special programs aimed to retrieve deleted files.

How to upgrade your Blackberry

If you feel your blackberry performance was runing  slow and felt the need to upgrade your OS on your Blackberry, here are steps by step how to do it, There are 2 way to upgrade firmware (OS) your Blackberry :
Basic
1. Download the latest OS for your device from the official Blackberry website (Make sure the OS for your blackberry type)
2. Remember please Backup your data before upgrade your blackberry, you can backup your Blackberry data with using Desktop Manager.
3. Install OS that you downloaded earlier in the No.1 (. Exe files) to your PC
4. Delete the file “vendor.xml” (C: \ Program Files \ Common Files \ Research In Motion \ AppLoader)
5. Install the new OS was downloaded to your BlackBerry with a way to connect your BB to your PC, then use the Desktop Manager.

Advance
1.Download the latest OS for your device from the official Blackberry website (Make sure the OS for your blackberry type)
2. Backup your data using the Desktop Manager
3. Backup applications that you have previously installed.
4. Install OS that you downloaded earlier in the No.1 (. Exe files) to your PC
5. Delete the file “vendor.xml” (C: \ Program Files \ Common Files \ Research In Motion \ AppLoader)
6. Download JL_Cmdr from here.
7. Run your JL_cmdr and Wipe your Blackberry using JL_cmdr,
8. Install the new Blackberry OS to your handheld using Desktop Manager> App Loader.
9. Restore your third-party application.
10. Restore from the backup data that was created at No.2

Here is  some instruction for wiping your BlackBerry using JL_cmdr:
1. Connect BB to PC using USB cable
2. Run JL_Cmdr, select the option no.4 – Wipe Handheld
3. Type “blackberry” (without the quotes) to remove the entire system blackberries.
After this, the Blackberry will reboot, and there will be a white screen with the words ‘507 ‘error. Do not panic, this is so, because the OS was not there. After that you can proceed new OS instalation.

New Redesign Radical of Monopoly

In the first this year Hasbro has come out with the new radical redesign of the famed Monopoly board game.

First, the world is round. Hasbro ditched the four-corners look for a pizza-like circle. The stops on this journey are the same, but each location now comes as a radial wedge. Houses and hotels basically match older versions, but the game replaced its pewter character pieces with plastic tokens. Farewell, little doggy, shoe, and top hat.

Second, no more paper bills. Monopoly’s trademark funny money has gone digital. A computer banker sits in the center of the “Revolution” board. Players spread the money around by using novelty debit cards. Good news for parents: No more picking up colored bills all over the house. Bad news for older siblings: No more sneaking extra cash under the table. Some special editions of Monopoly already come with faux ATMs – it’s only a matter of time before kids figure out new ways to “game” the system.

Third, inflation hit Monopoly-ville. As you pass Go, you do not collect $200. Instead, you earn $2 million. Hasbro says all of the prices have been jacked up to better represent today’s financial market.

Finally, the sound of money. As in good movies, music will punctuate the action. Clips of pop songs, such as Rihanna’s “Umbrella,” Daniel Powter’s “Bad Day,” and Beyonce’s “Crazy in Love,” will ring out during the game.

The World Of Advancing Computer Memory

The development of static and dynamic RAM integrated circuits followed swiftly in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Compared to the relays and vacuum tubes used for computer memory function prior to the development of the magnetic core memory models, the advancement created a more user friendly experience as well as an increase in the amount of memory a computer could be expected to produce. This precursor to the common personal computer revolutionized the technological world since it made it possible to begin to see the advantages of the computer for personal use instead of being seen and used only in business operations. The computer systems of today boast a hierarchy of memory that includes CPU registries, SRAM caches, external caches, DRAM, and swap space among others. This is often referred to as RAM, but it actually defies the original concept of true random access memory and does not hold the same intent as the original magnetic core memory from which RAM was born. The methods utilized by the pool of memory in today’s computers often sequence through various subsystems with different access times in layered sequential order to allow the illusion of instantaneous response times. Generally, the computer accesses its memory in order of speed with the slower forms of memory being the last to be drawn from when a command is given to the computer. RAM now has methods of upgrading that allow for even greater memory capacity if there is a need to change the amount of RAM a computer has based on the amount of RAM used by the operator on average, these are usually in the form of DRAM and come in the form of memory modules. A few sticks of chewing gum are comparable in size to the memory modules in terms of physical size. These modules can be replaced quickly in the case of damage or should the amount of memory need to be increased again at a later date. Small amounts of RAM, most commonly SRAM, are also found in other locations on the computer, such as the mother board or the hard drive. Developers are currently investigating the possibility of non-volatile RAM. This would be another huge step in computer memory as these new forms of RAM would allow for the preservation of data upon the loss of power. Currently, RAM is a volatile memory form and will lose information if an interruption of power occurs. Carbon nanotubes offer promising results in this field of RAM development, but no non-volatile RAM has been released for public use yet. All of the developing technologies under this direction of RAM are pre-beta stage at present. MRAM has seen some success with the release of several chips that have undergone extensive testing. The core technology of MRAM depends upon the concepts of the magnetic tunnel effect and is promising to turn the world of computer memory onto the pathway of the future as a result. In 2004, Solid state drivers became available. Bases on flash technology, these drivers have a capacity exceeding 150 GB. These drivers also have speeds that far exceed the speed of traditional disks. In short, this means that the lines between RAM and disks have blurred and there is less difference between the two in performance. With each passing year, memory capacity grows. New technologies revolutionize the way we think of computer memory and how we use that memory once it becomes available. It is expected that computer memory will only continue to increase and evolve as our world becomes more technologically advance.

Four Option for Computer Data Recovery

Maybe almost all computer user has had experience of having their PC crash or hang, and sometime that problem make your data gone, so maybe you will lost your email, your mail contact address, your document and all the important file. So here the option for your consideration, to prevent your data being lost :

1. Check the components hardware. Occasionally a computer data recovery effort will not even be required at all. While it might seem like a hard drive has crashed, another component may be to blame. For example, the mother board or power supply might be faulty. Therefore, it makes sense to check these things before writing off the hard drive. If it’s unclear that these parts might be to blame, enlisting professional help might be in order.

2. Repair Operating System. If a your computer will still not boot up, computer data recovery in this case might require repairing or replacing corrupt core operating system files. To do this, follow to repair the OS.

3. Data recovery software programs. If the operating system or hardware issues are not blame for the failure and the computer will still boot up, a computer data recovery disk might help restore missing or accidentally deleted files. There are programs available from computer shops and online that are specifically designed to help with data recovery efforts.

4. Professional data recovery services. At now many companies that specialize in computer data recovery. They have the necessary hardware and software tools required to be able to recover files that individuals will not have at home or in the office. While these services can be costly, I’m sure that if your data is restored, you’ll agree that the expense is worth it. Beyond regular computer professional services that specialize in data recovery, computer forensics companies might be able to help out in extreme cases (for example, computers damaged in the case of fire or flood).

Computer data recovery is possible even when a hardware crash or failure has occurred. While the results will vary depending on the severity of the crash, the cause and the methods used, it is possible to retrieve files and data off of even the most severely damaged of hard drives.