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Royston posted this in computers on August 13th, 2010

Spyware - Are you being watched?

Spyware is one of the fastest-growing internet threats and I have had several nasty incidents of infection of my PC’s with this sort of malware. According to many sources spyware infects up to 80-90% of all PCs. These unobtrusive, malicious programs are designed to bypass firewalls and anti-virus software without the user’s knowledge and install themselves. Once embedded in a computer they wreak havoc on the system’s performance while gathering your personal

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roymogg posted this in computers on January 14th, 2010

Recovering your external hard-disk

You can store your computer data in several different ways. Data can be stored on removable disks, hard drives, CDs, DVDs, and other types of media. Even though there are several ways that you can store your data, at some point in time the electronic or mechanical device is bound to break down, resulting in a loss of data. Even though the device may work good for years, it can always break down when you least expect it, with no way to avoid

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Royston posted this in computers on December 15th, 2009

What is the Best Operating System?

There is much controversy and speculation as to which operating system on the market is really the best operating system to use. There are some people who say that one is better than the other, and there’s no doubt that everyone is going to have an operating system that they prefer. Still others never really think about their operating system, so they have no opinion on which one is

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admin posted this in computers on December 14th, 2009

Alternative Operating Systems

Even though most personal computers are sold today with Windows pre-loaded, there are alternative operating systems that you can choose to install yourself. Advances are constantly being made in computer programming that allows computer users to choose what operating system they want to

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Royston posted this in computers on December 12th, 2009

Dealing With The Loss Of Data

Data loss is something that can be very traumatic. Whether it’s a business with important files and documents, or an individual with precious pictures and videos, losing data can be a very traumatic and stressful situation. If you’ve never experienced hard drive failure or losing data before, it can indeed be a situation where you find yourself wondering what to

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Royston posted this in computers on December 11th, 2009

Computer Diagnostic Tools

The diagnostics that are associated with computers can help to identify any problem or failure that computers show when they are having problems. Diagnostics are used to test out the computer system, which includes both the BIOS and memory, software, and even the hardware that is attached to the

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admin posted this in computers on November 5th, 2009

Apple Computers a brief history

In 1976, three enterprising young men founded Apple Computers, Inc, with the intention of creating and distributing personal computers. Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne began with a dream of making super computers smaller and available to the

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