Dangers of Phising Email Scams
Phishing email has been around for quite some time and it seems as if the problem is growing bigger and bigger every year. One of the main reason is due to the fact that the attack does not focus on hacking some computer or machine but rather focusing on the computer users themselves. Yes you read that right. A human can be hacked as well! Although probably not how you're thinking of it at first, after reading about phishing emails, you'll know exactly what I mean.
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Windows 7 Remote Assistance
If you want something done right, do it yourself. If you are a administrator or a PC technician of some sort, you'll know exactly what I mean. No matter how hard you teach users how to use a computer, there are many times when they just can't seem to accomplish a task whether that may be configuring a program to work correctly or fixing a computer problem. That is where you, the problem solver, step in to take over. With the Windows Remote Assistance feature, you can easily and remotely connect to a user's computer and take control of it.
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Prevent deleted data from being recoverable
Another article, another way to deal with your deleted data.If you want to know of an easy way to make your deleted files unrecoverable, then you'll want to read on to know how to do just that with a free tool called Prevent Restore.
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Start using virtual machines
Virtualization have once been thought of as a technology only big businesses would incorporate in their environments. Now days however, smaller businesses and even home users are realizing the many benefits of using this great technology to help them not only lower costs, but also for security purposes as well. The good news is, while the underlying structure of virtualization is pretty complicated, you don't necessarily have to be a rocket scientist to actually use it!
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protect your laptop with bitlocker
While the percentage of laptop theft continues to soar, users are still unconcerned about protecting their valuable data! Although you may give yourself a pat on the back for having a backup of your data elsewhere, have you stopped and considered what will happen to that same unencrypted data on your laptop that's now in the hands of a complete stranger? While buying another laptop is not the end of the world, have you placed a 'value' on your data itself?
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create a windows 7 system image
I've talked about it before but I don't believe I actually went into details on how to actually create one. With the arrival of Windows 7, the timing couldn't be any more perfect. In Windows Vista, only users with the Ultimate edition were allowed to create a system image backup. The good news is, with Windows 7, Home Premium members are also allowed to enjoy this feature! That's right. No need to pony up additional money to purchase third-party software.
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repairing your xbox 360's rrod
My Xbox 360 Elite console recently broke down after my Playstation 3 console got knocked out as well. This is my second Xbox. I bought this Elite version on launch day at BestBuy and after a short while, gave me the dreaded Red Rings of Death (RROD). Luckily, I had store warranty so all I had to do was take it back and they gladly gave me a spanking new console. Fast forward to the present and the console once again broke down. I don't have the RROD but I can't get any video or audio signal to my HDTV via an HDMI or component connection.
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repairing your ps3's ylod
A while back, my PS3 suffered the dreaded Yellow Light of Death (YLOD) and my machine basically turned into a very expensive paper weight. My warranty period was clearly over and so in order to fix the problem, I had to send it in to Sony and pay a fee of $150. Here's the problem though. They're not going to just fix my PS3 and give it back to me. They're going to just hand me a refurbished unit (which most likely was turned in by another user with similar problems in the first place), slap on a short warranty period (I believe it's for 90 days) for that second-hand console and call it a day.
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