The browser remains our main porthole for viewing the web. It’s also the main entry point for malware, Trojans, and others browser attacks of their ilk. Then there are the plug-ins like Firefox add-ons, Active X controls etc. Let’s all be paranoid by default and get ourselves a good anti-virus and firewall to begin with. [...]
Computers are becoming more and more indispensable day after day. They have become primary repositories our digital photos, documents, invoices, multimedia etc. The huge volume of computer users and the advent of cheap always-on internet connections has made computers an attractive targets to hackers distributing viruses, spyware and other malicious software. You might have an [...]
Aren’t we all a bit like that when we pick and choose fonts for our computer? If you aren’t a designer, I can’t see you straying far from the conservative Arial’s, Times new Roman’s, or a Calibri maybe. Comic Sans is kept for the cutesy emails we tend to write once in a while. But [...]
Are you a regular user of Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware like me? I use it twice to thrice daily to scan my machine, and remove any suspicious stuff. The only disadvantage of MBAM is that the full scan takes a lot of time. Now, I’ve started using a faster alternative by NoVirusThanks. You start by downloading the [...]
A password is a secret word, that provides the access to a resource. A password, other than emails, social networking sites, also applies to credit cards, bank logins, security vaults etc. For most of the applications and web logins, the password field text is hidden by asterisks (or stars aka ******) to prevent a hacker [...]
I guess you have already read the 3 risks that you posses while using Facebook. One notable risk is getting your Facebook account hacked. Tip: Tweak Your Privacy Setting. Anyways, privacy is not the only risk; security is a potential risk too. Recently, millions of stolen and hacked Facebook accounts were on sale. A new [...]
By now many people have discovered that new versions of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint save to a slightly different file format than they used to. By default, old versions of Word saved .doc files, old versions of Excel saved .xls files, and old versions of PowerPoint saved .ppt files. With the advent of Microsoft [...]
The sky may embody a variety of moods and emotions in its appearance. Inspire your own thoughts and feelings with our Moody Skies wallpaper collection. Note: Click on the picture to see the full-size image—these wallpapers vary in size so you may need to crop, stretch, or place them on a colored background in order [...]
