Category: Tech

it is insufficient to run just one cos’ it’s a good idea to run two from a different entity to cross-check and complement each other just in case one flop. Please don’t run two antiviruses or two internet security software as this will slow your computer down tremendously. Ideally, a piece of anti-virus and an anti-malware is good enough.

Privacy is another reason to rely on POP3. In this post-Snowden era, many are uncomfortable with keeping personal data like email on a third-party server. Email sitting on a server you don’t control is wide open to access by law enforcement with the right set of warrants. Keeping your email on your devices, and off of third-party servers, means anyone who wants to look at […]

these days, it is not safe to surf nakedly without a VPN. I always think that so what even my privacy is compromised, i have nothing to hide! VPN is meant as a tool to prevent nosey probing but it is not a silver bullet if you are subject of interest by the authority. https://privacyaustralia.net/vpn-tests/

Here is some bit of guidance on what privacy settings to set in your browser. Send ‘Do not track’ requests to websites Block all third-party cookies Disable ActiveX and flash Remove all unnecessary plugins and extensions Install privacy extensions or addons. https://geekflare.com/browser-security-test/

these are a few signs that something isn’t right. Random Pop-ups and Ads Malicious Fake Pop-ups Slow Device Unexplained Data Usage Apps Keep Crashing Random Charges on Your Bill Unwanted App Installs and More Extreme Battery Usage or Drain https://www.gottabemobile.com/how-to-know-if-your-android-is-hacked-how-to-fix-it/

 Intel shared plans for many of their next round of storage products, including the second generation of Optane enterprise SSDs and Optane DC Persistent Memory modules.

The internet speed provided by your ISP. Your router’s ability to serve you the speeds. Carrier network speed and signal strength. ISP’s service ability and network strength in your demographic area. Congestion in your area. Finally coming to your device, No of apps you are running in background. The strength of signal your device is receiving.

One way to think of it is: /F fixes software problems, /R software AND hardware, since bad sectors are actual physical damage to the disk surface. /R does essentially what the old SpinRite program used to do (“used to” because today’s large capacity drives are for the most part beyond its abilities to deal with); analyzing every single sector on the drive, whether it contains […]

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