Saturday 14 january 2012 6 14 /01 /Jan /2012 12:02

The usual question goes on, “Is Microsoft Windows PC better than Mac”? The answer is quite varied for different users and selection of a PC or Mac depends purely on priorities of the users. Even though a vast majority of computer users worldwide are using Windows PC, still Mac OS and hardware is a superior choice in terms of its quality and technology. Windows users are more in numbers because of Windows usage in business sector. Businesses use a huge number of computers in offices and this gave a huge rise to user base of Windows. This is the main reason that Windows is a more commonly heard of name in home based users.  Users can discuss the problems and solutions on Windows quite easily as compared to Mac because it is not so commonly used operating system.

When we talk about a PC, we mean a personal computer that runs on an operating system developed by Microsoft Corporation. To start with, PC is a personal computer that originally was developed solely by IBM and now by many other vendors Users can also get these prepared as per their own like for configuration and parts from any of the hardware vendors but the final operating system that will be run on it is Windows for which the latest version is Windows 7. So regarding PC machines, hardware and OS are being produced by different stake holders whereas in case of Mac computers both OS and hardware are being prepared by a single manufacturer, that is Apple. From this point starts the first edge of Mac over a PC. A system developed by a single developer logically has fewer issues and problems as compared to the one which has multiple developers.

Viruses are the most threatening aspect of computers and Windows users are at a disadvantage with this aspect because Windows PC are prone to be infected by viruses. This is why antivirus software is a must for Windows PC. On the other hand Mac has no issues of being infected with virus. The operating system provides ample protection against all kind of viruses.

Price of a Mac system is higher as compared to a Windows PC and this is why there are less users of Mac. But those who use Mac are true professionals who know very well about computer hardware and software.

Windows PC possesses the edge of being able to run a number of software on it. These software are easy to procure and at the same time very much affordable. One can also try the free trial versions of these before making a purchase. Software for Mac are expensive and limited.

Windows PCs are easy to use and very easy to procure. It depends entirely on the user’s choice and his considerations of various factors. Finally there are multiple answers to whether Microsoft Windows PC is better than Mac.

No one can give a final verdict whether Microsoft Windows PCs are better than MACs because each user has his own preferences. Few of the users may like the attractive and classy looks of Mac whereas other would prefer the easy handling of Windows PC.

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Saturday 24 december 2011 6 24 /12 /Dec /2011 17:48

Viruses are the most threatening aspect of computers that will take your important data at risk. At times, it happens that a person may have kept some important data on his/her computer for future usage and when the time comes to access and use these data, the file has been corrupted and is no longer usable. These sorts of incidents are quite often reported by computer users around us and then people struggle to recover their data with very limited luck. It is not necessary to reach a situation where you will be trying to recover lost data. It is better that the user gets to know the ways in which a system can get infected with viruses in order to avoid them, and hence avoid also data loss. Generally there are five ways to get infected with a computer virus as we will see below.

Computer experts always recommend that each user must have a valid and licensed antivirus installed on their computer system so that it can counter any inbound threats that are trying to infect and cause damages to the system. There are five ways to get infected with a computer virus. First reason for a computer to get infected by a virus is the usage of a virus infected flash drive (USB Drive). Flash drives are commonly used in offices where there is a requirement for different kind of data to be shared from one computer to the other or between users. This situation is ideal for spreading viruses from one computer to another. advanced system optimizer will bring your pc back to live if infected with viruses

Most of the hackers or virus developers make use of internet to steal or infect data in user’s computers. There are many websites that contain infected data and users must avoid clicking on each and every pop up which may say that “congratulations, you have just won $50,000”. This is just a technique of tempting inexperienced users. As soon as the user clicks on these pop ups his computer starts getting infected with spyware. Apart from this, various porn sites are known to be stocked with viruses as users rush on them to get infected. As an ideal user, you must have in mind avoiding such risky sites.

3rd reason for getting infected with a virus is the tendency to open up unwanted emails. Inexperienced and new users who are very fond of experimenting and taking new adventures on internet fall for these fake mails and resultantly their system is of no further use. These emails carry very tempting subject lines that a new user may not even imagine that there must be a virus within this.

It is a normal tendency that we like to download most programs for our computer for free so that we do not have to pay any kind of license charges. Most of the times these free programs are in fact viruses disguised as a useful program for the computer. Once the user installs the programs, a virus gets its way to the computer.

Viruses can also shift from one computer to another if these computers have been networked together either through LAN or wifi media. Traffic between computers must go through scanning from a locally installed antivirus program which must reside on every PC.

One must be aware of these five ways to get infected with a computer virus. Once the system gets infected then it becomes very irritating to perform routine work in such slow speed.

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Monday 12 december 2011 1 12 /12 /Dec /2011 19:43

These days offices have done away with the idea of keeping hard paper data for their routine work and almost entire work has been shifted to computers. This is why it is very important for operators in businesses setup to know that how does a virus will affect your computer performance? In recent years this viruses have become the most talked about subject in routine official work of the companies and there can be hardly any company that has not suffered the adverse affects of these viruses. A virus can be graded as the most negative terminology in cyber world with very dangerous results and outcome associated with it.

Answer to the question that how does a computer will affect your computer performance can be found by the worry once a file that you have tried to open has stopped responding to your mouse clicks? There cannot be an obvious and apparent reason for not opening up of the file that had been saved correctly by the user but a computer professional will definitely come to know that this is a result of virus infection in computer and it will not work until the system has been made virus free.

There are a variety of viruses that a computer can be attacked by band the losses that a computer will suffer will depend utterly on the type of viruses that has infected the system. One of the most basic and obvious effect of viruses is reduction in efficiency of the computer. Virus causes the files to delay their operation as some of its functions have been disable by the virus.

At times data on the systems starts disappearing and it causes extreme danger for the user. User will feel helpless in such a situation until and unless he looks for a reliable antivirus. System free memory is reduced by the virus thus leaving the system with very less operating speed. It can also happen that the user is even unable to delete old data or store some new data on his system.

Official computers must always be kept virus free because of adverse affects that can be caused to official data and work. Sensitivity of job demands that all official computers must be equipped with a registered and reliable antivirus. In case a system gets infected with virus then it will also cause trouble for other computers that are linked on same network.

Most common type of virus that the users come across is a hidden virus which affects all files of the systems and shows wrong properties of the file. Although it is not an extreme danger as these kinds of viruses just affect the status of file and have been developed by memory managers yet these need to be taken seriously.

A user must get him protected against virus as there is no virus that is non-treatable. It is highly recommended that there is no need to practically check that how a virus will affect your computer performance and it is better to be ready before hand to meet these attacks by the viruses.

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Friday 2 december 2011 5 02 /12 /Dec /2011 18:46

Buying a new computer every year for purpose of using it at home does make no good sense. Better try for upgrading the existing one with renewed and latest hardware innovations and software updates than going for a new version. Getting the present one improved with the latest arrivals has been the best option. It may be that one could enhance one’s system’s performances by just adding extra RAM strength or by increasing the storage space of the hard disk. It may also be feasible that simple tweaking or a mere operating system upgrades can fix many problems like slow running of a system. So if there are so many available options, why would you go scrambling your head about computer service and repair?

If you are suffering from slow computer troubles, you should be aware of available solutions about it. Additionally, you should know that the solutions are quite affordable and you should also know that they can even be fixed even by you at home. For this, you need to seek for remote computer support. You may have doubts about the expertise of those online computer support providers, whom you do not know and whose past working portfolio is not even on your hand. That is absolutely right. But at the same time, it is not difficult to get all details of their achievements in their respective fields, given the blessings of Internet.

Anyway, simple upgrading of RAM will show you that your system is running better than before. Pretty much better than earlier when you were facing slow performances in dragging a window across the screen and seeing traces of its going! After the job of upgrading is done, you will find that they are still taking place but their speed is much quicker, and you are reaching your goal without slow paced difficulties. But the sorry fact is that a non-tech person, it may be you, cannot be able to perform the jobs at your home without the help of a technical support . Technical properties are the utmost necessity for fixing such a trouble.

Unscrewing a CPU (Central Processing Unit) is not an easy task. It requires technical expertise for sure because there is an obvious difference between unscrewing of a CPU and installing of a RAM in its specified slot. Until you are confident enough, you are advised not to try your hand on it. It may do away with the performances that you are having now. Make sure that you can perform the as a professional technician can do it. Otherwise, you need to ask for online technical support for the job. At this point of choosing one, you need to get the assurance of quality performance from the end of the service provider. There are many such service providers across the web.

Again, sometimes, it may happen that you are not being able to accurately locate the exact source/s of the troubles. At such times, you need to positively take consultations of the professional technicians, so that any misconstrues can lead your system dysfunction and you also to mess up with the present good functions. Do not forget at such crossroads to call up a professional and call for their opinions.

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Thursday 24 november 2011 4 24 /11 /Nov /2011 18:51

Most of the people have been wondering what is computer optimization software-are they effective? A simple answer to this query is that yes of course these are effective. These are effective because these have been programmed and designed to do the job which a skilled technician had to do earlier. A lot of improvement and input has been given to these software while one can easily get his desired task done quite conveniently sitting at home. There is no need to seek out for a computer technician and pay him a heavy price for such a small task. The following system mechanic 10 review will show you that a computer optimization tool is the best alternative to have instead of calling up a technician.

One can say with 100 percent confidence that there is no match to the effect created by optimization software and these are of course very much effective. A lot of hiccups result in hampered speed of a computer and it is not possible for an amateur user to rectify these problems. At times such problems are way beyond the imagination of a novice user and there is no question that he can take care of these.

These days' people opt for faster and better performing computers because of the latest demands and needs of the users. Teens need a faster computer for high tech graphics loaded 3D games. A game maniac cannot afford to run his game in bits and paces. His major worry remains that his computer should be able to perform to optimum level and at no time it should hang up while the game is still in action. A macho gamer can well understand the situation of a person whose computer hangs up in the middle of a game. One really feels pinched and irritated at such a situation and looks madly for a way out from this.

Keeping these aspects in views developers worked on a very basic question; computer optimization software-are they effective? Theses software work on the virtual sense as that of a skilled computer technician to do the job for a user who is unaware of the issues causing his computer slow down. A lot of functions have been added to these software are still more improvement is coming with each passing day.

Few of these optimization software are online and few of these are offline. Through online optimization software the user is connected to a bigger optimization set up that is based at the service provider's location to rectify and eliminate all the error areas of the computer. At the same time these online optimization software are also being monitored by highly professional staff that look for some problem that is unusual for the software and assist it for a manual performance boost.

A large variety of these programs are available in the markets and one can also look for these programs through online sources as well. PC boosters and registry mechanics are just two of the most common names in this category and the users are a witness to the effects that these programs create on performance of their systems. PCWorld gives excellent information about computers, software and hardware if you want to get educated better.

Once such an optimization has been performed, the system will run better and performance will be enhanced manifold. System will be secure so that, one can perform his tasks more confidently. The need to ask that computer optimization software – are they effective, will be gone away. This is a must for each computer.

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