Category: Tech

there are 8 suggestions in the article but i find none is secure enough, however, one do make sense to me and improvising on the method of hammer and nail, i’d otherwise or also burnt it with kerosene in a metal pail. for your reading pleasure: http://www.zdnet.com/pictures/how-to-wipe-your-data-off-hard-drives-ssd-flash-drives-iphones-ipads-or-android-devices/8/

There are two types of bad sectors — often divided into “physical” and “logical” bad sectors or “hard” and “soft” bad sectors. A physical — or hard — bad sector is a cluster of storage on the hard drive that’s physically damaged. The hard drive’s head may have touched that part of the hard drive and damaged it, some dust may have settled on that […]

this is not something new or informative. i find these alternatives just as good to replace instead of paying for adobe or microsoft. why don’t give it a try, it may not disappoint. and yes, i am advocating for use of open source software. the only concern i have is the contributors to these open source, whether if the software comes clean. otherwise, take a […]

the below three makes the list according to techradar: 1. BitDefender Antivirus Free Edition Discreet but effective, BitDefender is the best free anti-malware for your PC 2. AVG AntiVirus Free A simple interface and effective scanning with remote activation   3. MalwareBytes Anti-Malware  An excellent anti-malware tool, but the free version lacks real-time protection sought out for more information here, compliments by techradar: http://www.techradar.com/news/software/applications/best-free-anti-spyware-and-anti-malware-software-1321656

other anti-virus software are no good! and yeah, malwarebytes pricing has also gone up a few times in the past year. this is informative though, good to know that anti-virus is indeed losing relevance: “Crypters are becoming increasingly popular among hackers utilising ransomware. It works by using custom algorithms to compile and recompile code. This alters their signatures; allowing malware to stay hidden, undetected and […]

ever encounter program that won’t uninstall in windows, all you have to do is follow the link provided by techradar:   http://www.techradar.com/news/software/10-tips-for-removing-a-program-that-won-t-uninstall-907471

the simple answer is no although many would have want to. the reason being there is hardware profile stored in the old computer and if you move the had disk to a new computer, you are most likely to encounter blue screen or some error. licensing issue is also another problem. so the best is to install a new windows installation. you can do it […]

the coming of smart speakers, i saw it coming. apple has new homepod speakers, google has google home and amazon has amazon echo. you may want to know if there is a difference between bluetooth and wifi speakers.  The choice of Bluetooth or WiFi is clear. Bluetooth is a universal standard and easy to use. But, its range is quite limited and sound quality is […]

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2838189/two-good-reasons-to-stick-with-pop3-email-over-imap.html the above article mentioned the pros over popping your emails on your local computer citing privacy and storage issues. personally, i think it’s better to use email providers with 2 factor authentication. also, using imap protocol emails are mostly encrypted with ssl tunneling, so your email data are not so easy to assemble, even with sniffing. note that emails that use pop protocol, mostly […]

Hilarious corporate rivalry; try and beat this one! Notice on entry gate of a Apple Store in New York: “Don’t ever fart here; the smell will stay for ages.  We don’t have Windows” And Tit for Tat from Microsoft in their premises: “Anyone visiting us here can be free to use Windows in case you need to release stale gas from yesterday’s half eaten apple. […]