Sign Petition Against SOPA and PIPA
If you haven’t already – sign the petition and help fight the war against SOPA & PIPA
Being smart with Craigslist
I’m sure all of us have stumbled upon our local Craigslist and tried to scope something out or sell something online. I’ve tried to sell stuff myself but got really tired of the spammers that spoofed that they were actually interested in what i was selling and then replied back with their request for a money order or your citizen card! I had others that would say would meet me and then never show up. Some were serious and i did sell pc related stuff. If a price is dirt cheap, chances are high to sell it quickly. But if you wanna bargain – don’t price too high, its like a garage sale where people will offer the lowest bid possible.
As for buying, again depends on what you’re looking for. When purchasing your item, go with a friend or at meet the seller outside in an open area. Dont send a cheque or cash to anyone through the mail. You laugh, but you’ll be surprised how many people do that in their own cities because they can’t meet them or don’t have transport. You expect them to ship your item and you never receive what you buy. Ebay has registered power sellers, so buying an item on their site secures you more that you will receive your item. Craigslist has users that don’t need their credit card to sign up. So its open to anyone.
Beware and be smart on how you communicate with your seller or your buyer. Judge well, but make sure you both exchange cell numbers and identify a mutual common area to meet. Cash only. If you choose PayPal or sites like it, make sure payment is exchanged once the transaction is completed.
Hackers get in BlackBerry Playbook
I added a new catergory called IPads/Tablets. I’ll post some updates and some latest consumer’s choice articles soon. This post is for users that have the Playbook and the Blackberry phone linked together. Hackers found a security hole within the Bridge software which enables them to view user’s emails.
A humble return
Its been a while since i posted something here. Almost forgot i had this blog. I’ll keep updating as much as i can in the next few months – hopefully you’ll find something helpful and worth reading!
Microsoft Security Essentials
I’ve installed this on some machines that run Windows 7 and for a free software its not that bad for free. It works both as virus and malware protection. It caught 7/10 malware and trojans that i installed purposley on first install and quarantined it on its automatic first time scan. I think the software itself is user-friendly. Easy to install and bright color alerts for when there are updates ready to install. There are many options to set it to delete file upon being detected or quarantine. Personally i delete it. Make sure you after your scan, to clean out all temp files on your comptuer regulary and empty the trash. Download a free file cleaner utility like CCleaner.
The free MSE download is the basic protection, you can upgrade but for now, using the free one will give you an idea of how it works. Weekly is set but you can change the hour if you don’t want it scanning it the background. You can also lower the CPU usuage during the scan if you do choose an hour where you’ll be online.
I did notice that it is a little bit of a cpu hog if you don’t have enough RAM in your system. Best minimum amount of memory to run is 2gb on a Windows 7 platform. I haven’t tried on WinXP but im thinking that 1gb would be suffice.
I still like AVG 10 but now there is AVG12 out in Beta. The Premium version has more bells and whistles but the free version still tops many free software lists. I stopped using Avast and Avira but those are others that you can try for free.
Free utility to clean up your Mac OS X
Onyx is a free tool that allows you to verify the Startup Disk and the structure of its System files. It also runs misc tasks of system maintenance, configures the hidden parameters of the Finder, delete caches and temp files, and removes certain numberes of files and folders that may become cumbersome and fill up disk space.
Click here to download from MacUpdate.com : http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/11582
Cleaning utilities for Vista
Here’s a quick way to eliminate files from your C: drive and make more space on your drive.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2350359,00.asp?kc=PCRSS03129TX1K0000625
Still some Java problems for Mac OS X
Mac OS X V10.5: Some Java applications may not work as expected with Java for Mac Os X 10.5 Update 4
Google Update No Longer Runs in Background
Good news for users of Google Chrome, Picasa, and other Google desktop apps on Windows systems.
daft punk video
Here’s a clip of Daft punk’s concert last year that i assissted. It was awesome! I hope to see them again real soon!
