Computer And Internet - Things You Should Know By Now

By now i believe everyone on the planet already familiar using the computer and the internet. But somehow, some of us are still lack of few knowledge which i think is a must know by now. Here is my list that i can think of during my lazy hour right now. I know there are a lot that i miss..

1. Anti Virus + Firewall

Anti virus is a must to any computer! I'd say firewall too. Although technology in internet security software has gain so does the people who create the virus and hackers. It's just sad that some of us still being ignorant and let their PC on without a Anti virus and firewall.

2. Torrent

Haha..this is my favorite. Torrent is a beautiful thing happen in files sharing on the internet. You can get almost everything thru torrent. The network is huge and all you have to do is to be patience cos sometimes the download speed a bit slow. What i did, just download before i went to bed or go somewhere else.

3. Internet TV/Online Streaming

This is great too. Sometime a football match i want to watch is not available Live on my TV network. Just google for the live streaming and you will find it. Not just that, we can watch our favorite TV series online too. Prison break, weeds, smallville and many more are available online. Even better, you just buy the internet TV package and it doesn't cost you a monthly charge.

4. Scam and Spam Email

I am surprise that somebody still fall for this. DO NOT TRUST ANYONE YOU DON'T KNOW WHO ASKING FOR YOUR MONEY! It's just that simple. And watch out any links in the email that claim to be from your bank and ask for your password.Example, yourbank.com could be written as youbank.com and you didn't notice it because you read it too fast.

5. Go LCD!

Still using the CRT hah? Well, it's time to change. Really. The LCD price is way too cheap for you to ignore it.

6. Back Up

It sounds not so important until one day your pc just crash for no reason. Have a partition for your data. What i did was install 2 OS. It really helps.Why? If my main OS crash, i need to find a reason why and the source of that could be found on the internet. So i just login into another OS, so i get the internet access and also access to my files.

7. Adware/Pop-ups/Tricky free stuff

Beware what you click. Many of us are still easy being lured into clicking something catchy on a website. Just because it says free doesn't mean it is safe. It might trying to install something into your computer before you can get the free stuff/games offered to you.

8. Vista is no goooood

Yeap..Vista is no goooooooood. It's true..right? :P

9. Mozilla Firefox is better than IE.

Agree? You have to! :P

10. There is Intel, and There is AMD!

Believe it or not, still, some people just don't know the existence of AMD. All they know is Pentium processor. It has been branded in their mind. Come on, give AMD some credit. They didn't advertise enough to poison your mind to keep their processor cheap. haha..i guess...