Why Do I Need Anti Virus Software For My Computer?

By Angie Noack

If you’ve recently purchased a computer, or are just learning about using email and the internet, you may have heard about computer viruses and anti-virus software. You may be wondering if this is something that you should be concerned about, and if so, what you should do about it. This article will attempt to answer these questions for you.

First, you may be wondering just what a computer virus is. Basically a computer virus is one of many types of small programs that install themselves on your computer without your consent. Usually they enter your program through an email, or while you are browsing a website.

When these programs run, usually without you knowing, they can cause all types of problems with your computer. Some viruses can be mildly annoying, slowing down your computer as they use your computer’s resources for another purpose. Others can be very dangerous, collecting your personal information and sending it to another party, or damaging your hard-drive.

True to their name, viruses are able to use your internet connection and email program and send themselves to the computers of other people you know, spreading themselves just like a contagious disease.

Because of this, just like the health of your body, when it comes to computer viruses, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. It is much easier to prevent viruses from entering your computer than it is to get rid of them and cure your computer once it becomes infected. This is why Anti-Virus software is important.

Once you realize that you need anti-virus software installed and running on your computer, you’ll have to choose which one to purchase and install. This can be a complicated process, but here are some tips to make it a bit easier.

First, check your computer to see if it came with anti-virus software. Many new computers are shipped with anti-virus programs already to go on them, you just need to turn them on. Check your instruction manual to see if this is the case with your computer.

Check with the vendor. If you purchased your computer from a local retailer, check with them to see what anti-virus program they recommend. They should be more than willing to help you and may even be able to provide you with a discount since you purchased a computer from them.

Once you have your anti-virus installed and running on your computer, be sure to contact the software’s support if you have any questions. It is also important to keep your software updated. Many of these programs will automatically update themselves when you are online. This is very important since new viruses are always appearing and you want to make sure your computer is protected.

About the author:

Angie Noack is a business strategist with a sharp edge for technology. With her unique ability to combine these two skills, she's able to help businesses save time and increase profits. You can find her online at http://softwaresoftwaresystems.com

Easy Computer Privacy

By: Buzz Scott

Due to the fast pace of technological development, it has become a routine for the common person to use the computer for every possible purpose.

From storing information to communication through emails and chats, computers are today being widely used by almost every section of society. Almost all of us save some sort of important information on our computer at one time or another.

Is it easy to protect our information?

It is inevitable that in view of such heavy usage of computers, the need to protect your important documents and pictures is more highlighted. All the information stored on your computer can easily be accessed by others, which can in turn have a harmful effect on you.
Along with such development in technology, service providers for computer related products have also diversified the range of the goods they offer.

Today, the market offers a number of options of good privacy protection software that not only protects your documents but also provides you with various easy options to do so.
What are the options available?

It is now extremely easy to apply such settings to your folders and files that will effectively hide the information on your computer.

Besides, apart from providing protection, the best fact about such software is that it provides you with a number of easy options for doing the same. You can even operate the software easily if your computer knowledge is limited. The software is designed in such a manner that the steps involved to hide your folders are very easy to understand and follow.

To get the maximum benefit out of your privacy protection software, the best way is to organize all the information into proper folders. The files should be placed in folders according to their subject so that it is easy to hide these using the protection software.

How can you procure the software?

Several reputed companies have now launched good privacy protection software that provides you with many easy options to hide your folder and files.

The easiest way to procure good software is to conduct some basic research on the internet. You will find that there are many internet suppliers specializing in folder hiding software. The second way is to request your local computer software provider to suggest you some options in accordance with your need.

In fact, many of the internet suppliers also offer a trial version of the software. It can be downloaded totally free of cost and installed on your computer. The trial version normally lasts for 14 - 20 days after which you will have to purchase the software.


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The Myspace Obsession

By Jason Earll

The Myspace ObsessionWith all the recent press coverage in the past few months the Myspace name has worked its way into almost every home in America. Many parents were alarmed to find out that a web site as innocent looking as Myspace was capable of harboring the dangers that were quickly becoming the lead story in the evening news.

While the news stations and reporters are quick to point out the dangers of social networking sites such as Myspace what they are not so quick to point out is the fact that these are but a few random isolated instances in an online community of over 24 million members.

So what is it exactly that sets Myspace apart from the rest and draws such a loyal following? To answer this we must break down the components that make up the online social community.
Myspace Layouts - These are probably the most popular reasons behind the success of Myspace. Layouts allow each user to create and customize their "Myspace Profile" to reflect the user’s personality and interests. The popularity of creating ones own unique looking profile has led to the spawn of millions of Myspace help sites

Myspace Music - This is another highly popular feature in which any band whether signed or unsigned can create their own band page and upload their own music for anyone to listen to. Not only does this help aspiring artists but it also allows users to find and listen to bands which they like but otherwise might have never heard of.

Communities - Myspace users can join or even create their own public or private community based on a particular theme or interest such as art, music, pretty girls, Goths and so on. This feature allows users to interact and be part of a group of people with similar interests without feeling out of place or isolated.

Friends - Another one of the main draws and an essential part of any good social networking site is the ability to browse through thousands of profiles and contact other members with "Friend Requests". The user on the other end can then accept or deny a persons request and if they accept then both users can begin interacting through "Myspace Mail" leaving comments on one another’s profiles and even through a Myspace IM client.

With so many different ways to interact, entertain, and express oneself its easy to see how any adventurous or bored teenager can easily become immersed for hours at a time while drowning out the would around them. Even when not on Myspace just browsing through hundreds of other Myspace layout sites can easily occupy most teens for an hour or two.


About The Author

Jason EarllI am a webdesigner and marketer currently working on a collection of Myspace sites. In my spare time I can be found online at http://Myspace.com
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How To Remove Adware And Spyware

By Mike Budra

Getting rid of the pesky spyware and adware from your Pc can be frustrating.But, there are easy steps you can take to make the job more effective.

The first thing you will want to do is make sure you have the newest, most up-to-date anti-spyware scanning program on the market. But before you run a scan, shut down all windows and applications (including any open email apps) and then disconnect your computer from the internet. The easiest way to do this is to disconnect the phone line or cable that connects your computer to the modem.Now, step 2….

The second thing you will want to do is scan the computer system. You do this by running your anti-spyware scanning program and allow it to remove any adware or spyware that it finds. Then you reboot the computer, regardless of weather you were prompted to do so by the spyware program. After its done scanning, scan it again.But, do not reconnect to the internet just yet. If it still shows any signs of bugs, allow it to remove all the bugs and then reboot again.
A lot of times adware and spyware vendors will use files that work to keep the infection active no matter how hard you try and remove it. Sometimes even your adware/spyware scanner programs can’t even remove them. Another way to help with the removal is to run in Safe Mode. When booting up in Safe Mode, this allows only the most essential processes to be activated. And while doing this it will ensure that the vast majority of adware/spyware files will be killed, but it doesn’t guarantee it. Once you are up and running in safe mode, open your anti-spyware program and allow it to run a complete scan, thus allowing it to remove any last traces of infections found.

After you have removed all active infections, you will have to make sure it doesn’t reinfest when you are connecting back to the internet. After the scan is finished, reset any and all home pages and browsers. Go to the add/remove programs and check and see if there are any applications that are associated with the adware/spyware and if so, uninstall it /them. Make sure that no HOSTS files have been hijacked and that no unwanted websites have been added to your Trusted Sites.

After completing all of the above steps, reconnect your DSL or phone line to your computer, reboot as you normally would and access the Internet.


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Reach Out To Billions

Have you heard of 'Babel Fish'? It's a service provided by Alta Vista search engine people to translate every page you put 'Babel Fish' code, and up comes a a new language.

Your page may be written in English, but people across Spain and Latin America can translate your web page into Spanish. Likewise if your web page is written in Spanish, German, French, Chinese, Japanese, or Korean, people can have an instant translation into English, or another language they are comfortable with.

I have put 'Babel Fish' code onto every page on my site at:- http://www.ebook-sales.com and I can see from the stats on the server that people are clicking on 'Babel Fish' to have a translation. This I feel, widens my audience out there in cyberspace. The 'hit counter' has substantially risen, I have people bookmarking my site, because I see they don't all come in the 'front door' to the site, they come in to certain pages that interests them.

Every new page I put on my site, and I update fairly often, I make sure the 'Babel Fish' code is at the top of the html on that page.
The technology is certainly improving, I remember science- fiction movies when I was young had computers to instantly translate into any language, but the technology has only just arrived in reality and can be used widely on the web.

In previous articles I wrote about the Chinese market about to be opened up, for there are more people in China logging on to the internet every day. There are businesspeople in the west who are eyeing this market at the moment. To those people I would ask them to seek out some of my previous articles on Ideamarketers.com and take into account what I say there.

It's also no good to the vast population of China, who do not speak any other language, to see sites always put up in English. Some attempt must be made to have parallel pages with Chinese throughout, or resort to the excellent technology that is 'Babel Fish', and as I know the corporate world moves grindingly slowly, the adept and astute entrepreneur could steal a march on their bigger, slower cousins.

Does your company pay a translation service to be able to send documents abroard?

Translation services are costly and slow. If you put your documents on a server in html and insert the code for 'Babel Fish' at the top of every page, you can send an email giving the address of the pages, you can also send a password to get into these pages, no one else will be able to view them, and this will avoid translation costs and slow turnaround of such a service.

Likewise technical manuals could be scanned into html pages, code for 'Babel Fish' inserted at the top of every page, upload the manual to a server, password protect, and your company, to people abroard, will look like something out of 'Startrek', and they will be confident in doing more business with you in the future.

There is only one thing that I have found personally, as I am an author and only write in English, I find if I compile an ebook to an .exe file, as most ebook-compilers do, the 'Babel Fish' code I already placed at the top of every html page before compilation, does not work. The pages are compiled into gibberish anyway, and I suppose the code for 'Babel Fish' the same.

It would be a great leap forward to me and other writers producing ebooks, to have a compiler that can have built-in translation facility into several languages.

If anyone can do this excellent programming idea, I would be the first to buy such a compiler. There lies the nub of a great business invention almost akin to the start of a great software company, like Microsoft.

Why not take this idea further, all movies could be made with built-in translation, all t.v. shows made with translation, to sell these shows abroard.

What else can you think of?

I remember an old saying:- "Whatever the mind of man can conceive, it can achieve!".

Think about it!



About The Author

Tony Dean - writer and published author - runs a web site at:-
http://www.ebook-sales.com