Thursday, July 16, 2009

Keep your computer away from virus, spyware, Trojans

Internet is the greatest source of Information that we all know, but is also a source of most of the malicious software, that can harm your computer security and your personal data in your computer


Computer Repair St Pete provides some of the handful tips which can save your computer from this malicious software.

1) Use Internet Firewall

2) Keep your computer up-to-date

3) Use latest antivirus software

4) Use latest antispyware software


These 4 steps can save you from virus and spywares but cannot guarantee full protection. Still there are some precautions need to be taken:

1) Don’t open any file from mail(File from stranger)

Email and Messaging is one of the greatest sources of viruses and worms if are not careful.

Don’t open any file attached in mail which is form unknown sender and tells you open file.

2) Take precautions when you go wireless

3) Always keep backup of your work

4) Don’t click on Internet pop-up

This also one of the biggest source of spyware, don’t click on any of the internet pop-up which comes automatically when you open any site.

5) Spam and online scams

Use technology to help keep junk e-mail from deluging your screen.

6) Phishing


This is an another threat to your privacy that could lead to the theft of credit card numbers, passwords and account Information. Simply do not give any of your confidential information to any unidentified object over Internet.



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Repair your computer on your own, some of the helpful tips to solve everyday computer problem.

Computer Repair get more easier below are some of the helpful techniques which will save your both time & money.

1) Message: Change secondary slave master to primary slave master
Solution: Open CPU and take out your Hard disk now look at the back there you will see a small pin called Jumper this error is because of this jumper, either not working or missing just replace it and you are done.
2) Message: Not able to login to the computer
Solution: I think you might forget your username or password, restart your computer in safe mode in safe mode system will not ask you for username and password, go to control panel there go to user accounts and reset your password.
3) Message: NTLDR missing press any key to continue
Solution: Press f8 when you switch on your computer, this will bring up advanced start up options there select last known good configuration mode and press enter if still doesn’t work you all messed up call your system administrator.
4) Message: Computer not booting, Giving long alert sound
Solution: This problem occurs due to connection lost between RAM and Motherboard. Open your CPU remove RAM and fit it again and that’s it.
5) Message: Computer get slower
Solution: This might be because of several reasons
• Virus :- Get any good antivirus and scan full computer
• Temporary files:- Search with *.tmp and delete then all these are useless files
• Lots of Icons on desktop:- Remove unused icons from your desktop
• Less RAM:- Buy some more RAM and fit it
• Less cache memory:- Increase cache memory from BIOS setup
6) Message: Computer shuts down automatically after some time
Solution: It might be because of leaking capacitors of Mother board here you need to get any good Computer hardware expert.

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Get your hand off Mouse

We all know that mouse is the greatest discovery in Computer Industry, A handy tool which provides the easiest way to operate computer. But it depends on the type of work we are doing. Sometimes using mouse is tedious and slows us down. If you are good at typing then every time going to mouse from keyboard can use up few seconds and at the end of the day you can save several minutes.

You can set shortcut to any of the program or folder in windows.

Here is the 3 step solution to this problem:

1) Click on the start button then click on all programs. Then Right-Click on any of the program you want to set shortcut and click on Properties.

2) Now click on the Short cut key box now press any of the letter over your Keyboard that you want to use as Short cut to that program.

You can use both uppercase as well as lower case letter when creating Short Cut windows will automatically add Ctrl + Alt before your key.

3) Click on OK.

These are the simple steps for getting your hand off the mouse.

Some of the Key Board short cuts that we don’t use or know normally.

CTRL+SHIFT with arrow keys highlight a block of text

CTRL and F6 Opens the next document in the active application.

CTRL+ESC Display the Start menu

ALT+ESC Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened

F2 key Rename the selected item

F4 key Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer

Windows Logo + PAUSE Display the System Properties dialog box

Windows Logo + M Minimize all of the windows

Windows Logo + SHIFT + M Restore the minimized windows

Windows Logo + E Open My Computer

Windows Logo + F Search for a file or a folder

Windows Logo + L Lock the keyboard

Windows Logo + R Open the Run dialog box
Windows Logo + U Open Utility Manager

NUM LOCK + Asterisk sign (*) Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder

NUM LOCK + Plus sign (+) Display the contents of the selected folder
NUM LOCK + Minus sign (-) Collapse the selected folder

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