Clear Internet Browser Cache

If you are needing to clear Internet browser cache you must be experiencing some of the annoying problems that it can cause. Browser cache can make you think you are in a time warp or maybe even going crazy. You might experience a sense of deja vu when browsing the internet as you might be shown cached pages that can serve you yesterdays news. This means that if a website is updated you seriously could be viewing an old version.

I often have to clear internet browser cache as I work on websites and cannot see the updates I have made until I clear the cache.

What is Internet browser cache?

Top 10 Tips to protect yourself against computer viruses

When your computer gets infected with a virus it can be a devastating experience and this is exactly why you need to protect your computer from viruses. A virus can consume your precious computer files and even damage your computer hardware. Is this worth ignoring? I don’t think so! Anything you can do when protecting your computer from viruses has to be a good thing and is well worth spending your time on. We all know prevention is better than a cure so I am going to share my top 10 tips on how to protect your computer from viruses.

10 tips to protect your computer from viruses

There are many ways to protect your computer from nasty viruses invading. Protecting your computer is an number one concern for every computer user on earth. I do not know anyone that wants to have their computer crash due to a virus invasion. Here are 10 ways to protect your computer and keep your files and data safe.

How to organize your computer files

Learning how to organize your files on your computer is an important task that every computer user should be doing. When you first get your computer it is beautifully clean and tidy and runs like a well oiled machine. After a while, however, it becomes a bit more sluggish each and every day. Then you start to see errors and finally the computer crashes into a screaming heap.

Saving all the usual files, no matter how big or small, all add up and contribute to clogging up your computer. Photos, music, documents, programs, downloads, and more. The best way to tackle this problem is to is to organize your folders and then organize your files within those folders.

You need to learn how to manage files on your computer, get into a routine, and then stick to it!  I have learned my lesson over the 25 years that I have been using computers that organizing your computer files system is a number one priority when using computers. Here are some tips on how to organize your files on your computer.

The Five Kinds of Computer Backup Storage

There are five kinds of computer backup storage each with its own advantages and disadvantages you should consider. We’ll briefly describe each type of computer backup storage in this article so you can choose the best option for you. I have definitely learned the hard way, over the years, about the importance of backing up files. Many times I thought my files were safe and secure when they actually were not! I also sometimes just simply forgot to backup all the files and now have a list of the most important computer files to backup.

15 Tips To Speed Up Your Computer

Finding ways to speed up your computer is the most important thing you could do as a computer user. This might save your computer from being thrown out the window, or even smashed up with a hammer. This is how far people get pushed when computers don’t do what they want them to do. It is one of those annoying little things that you have to do all the time, maintenance jobs, just to speed up your computer.

When you have a slow computer and you are trying to work on it, you can easily get frustrated to the point of doing something drastic! Hey but calm down! I have to tell you something truthfully. It’s your fault that your computer is slow because you do not perform computer maintenance on it. It is your responsibility to speed up your computer and make it run at its optimal performance. Don’t go blaming the computer because it is slow, follow these steps below and fix your problem now!

Here is a link to my computer maintenance tips and tricks and my computer maintenance checklist.
Download this article as a PDF file to save to your computer. 15Tips on How To Speed Up Your Computer.

What operating system Do I have? A 32bit or a 64bit?

What operating system do I have? I stumbled across this dilemma when I needed to download a free file from the Microsoft website and was presented with two choices for my download. I could download the file in 32 bit version or 64 bit version, depending on which one suited my operating system.

But the question remained, what operating system do I have? You really need to know if you have Windows XP home, windows XP Professional, Windows Vista Home, Premium, Ultimate, or Business? the list goes on. Maybe you have Windows Seven. Also the average user has no idea what the difference is between a 32 bit operating system and a 64 bit so I will show you how to find out which one is running on your computer.

A free program to recover (Recuva) and restore accidentally deleted pictures, photos, and files

Sooner or later you will be desperate to find out how to recover deleted files, because accidentally deleting your precious pictures, photos, and files is bound to happen to anyone. I hope that you do not encounter this dilemma, however if you do, you may possibly have a chance to recover deleted files. One way is to get a professional IT guy that specializes in file or data recovery, which in itself can be very expensive. Maybe you are recovering files from a crashed hard drive and haven’t actually deleted anything or maybe you want to recover deleted pictures from your digital camera. This article is about how to recover deleted files free using software but if you have a crashed hard drive then this is a different story altogether.

Firstly we need to know what has happened to our deleted files so that we can learn which action is best to recover deleted files.

Recover emails, files, and data from a crashed hard drive or computer

Recovering files from a crashed hard drive or simply recovering data from any hard drive can be lot easier now days as we all have devices and even data recovery freeware available to help us with this task. Everyone I know dreads the day when their computer might crash because they haven’t quite got around to backing up the emails, files and general data from it. In fact when it does happen, and I tell them that recovering files from a crashed hard drive is relatively easy, they are surprised. I would say 80% of people I see do not know that their files can be recovered and seriously think they are gone forever.

Please note that if you have deleted files from your hard drive or usb drive then see how to recover deleted files. If you would like to try and fox your computer, here are some Windows troubleshooting tips. This article is about recovering data from a hard drive. This could mean you have an old hard drive, or had drive out of a crashed computer, and you want to find your e-mails that was stored on there.

Even when you computer has crashed and is not working you can still recover most emails, files and data. And it is very simple to do so in most cases you will not have to take it to a IT repair guy. You just have to know where the files are kept and how to recover them.

Computer Buying Tips & tricks for 2010 – desktop or laptop

Previously I had written an article on Tips for buying a desktop computer in 2008, however technology has progressed considerably since then, therefore making that information obsolete. In 2009 and 2010 we are all now using our desktop and laptop computers for more and more tasks everyday. Most of us rely on a computer for communication, education, and even entertainment. There seems to be no ending to a computers capability and this is why you need to buy a computer that will suit your needs.  If you know what to buy and just want to know how to buy, then see general computer buying tips.

Desktop Computer Buying Tips & Tricks for 2010

If you just want a computer to check your emails, then you can go and buy any old computer to do the job. If you want to do a bit more with a desktop computer, like saving files, browsing the internet, or using large applications, you will need a computer to suit those needs.

What is a Virus and how do I know if I have one?

If you are asking “What is a virus” then it is very important that you read through this article. There are some obvious symptoms that your computer will develop when it gets infected with a virus and to recognize these, you need to know what a virus is. But the first thing I have to mention is that if you had a decent antivirus program installed on your computer you would not have a problem. The virus programs now days are fantastic in crushing any chances of a viruses infecting your computer. There are many ways to protect your computer from viruses, however, knowing what a virus is should be your number one priority.

What is a virus?

What is a virus is a very important question! A virus is a small program that gets into your computer undetected in order to cause havoc. This small software program has either been developed because the author enjoys causing disasters for other people or sometimes for monetary gains. Sometimes a virus is packaged in a file that is called a trojan virus. It is disguised as something else, and once it has gained access to your computer it then releases its intent.  Also see What’s the difference between a virus, spyware, Malware, and adware?

10 Tips For Computer Safety When Browsing The Internet

The Internet is a scary place—and it’s only gotten scarier in the last few years of professional fraud and scams, so we’ve written down 10 tips for computer safety when browsing the Internet to help you keep yourself safe. Previously we have written about how to protect your computer from viruses, virus removal software, and even tips to speed up your computer, however the following tips are important for computer safety when browsing the internet.

Computer Tips #1: Use A Firewall And Anti-Virus

It may seem obvious to most people, but it needs to be said anyway: the best protection from Internet scum is a firewall combined with good anti-virus.
Any firewall, like the firewall that comes with Windows, will protect you from active threats—hackers and viruses trying to break into your computer from the Internet. Virus removal software will protect you from threats that you unintentionally download from the Internet.

7 Tweaks to Make Your Computer Faster

The speed of the computer you use can have a great deal of impact on how fast your internet is, both negatively and positively. If you need to enjoy faster broadband internet access, aside going with the right ISP it is important that you also have an active and properly optimized computer. This article will be giving you a list of some basic, but important changes you should make that will have a significant impact on your computer and internet speed.

1. Reduce Desktop Icons: A lot of computers are cluttered and this will not help as it will make the computers slower. Just compare your computer to when you just bought it and you will notice a great difference in speed and effectiveness. If you know you can’t be formatting your hard drive every time it is important to do your best to reduce the number of icons on your desktop to the barest minimum.

2. Uninstall Unnecessary Applications: How many applications do you have installed on your computer? 50? 100? 200? How many do you use on a regular basis? It probably would be less than 20. Just take a look at this and you will see how much you have been losing in terms of speed, effectiveness and productivity by having all those applications on your computer. Every application you install has a great deal of impact on your computer and it also uses memory and space which means there will be less resources for your main applications. Take a look at your computer now, remove every unnecessary applications and you will notice an increase both in computer and internet speed.

All Music Loves 1985

It’s the classic year of college rock — or perhaps more specifically, it’s the year that Minneapolis dominated the sound of America from the upper reaches of the Top 40 to the underground of college radio. The former was all about Prince, who undercut his Purple Rain train by quickly releasing the Paisley Underground-accented Around the World in a Day while others, like Ready for the World, were ripping off his 1999 synth groove. 

Can Your Computer Run that Game?

Can your computer run that game? this is number one question that I ask to my friends or clients when they want a certain game installed or play on their computer. Not all machines can run all games. Every computer game has it’s own system requirements such as CPU, memory, operating system, video card etc. and you have to meet all those requirements to be able to play and enjoy your desired game. But how can you know if your computer can run that game? well here is a simple solution to help you determine if your system can run a certain product. I introduce to you Can you run it? by systemrequirementslab.

Can you run it?  is online tool that will analyze your computer hardware and system software and will display a result if your computer is capable of running that game. All you have to do is choose from the wide variety of games available from their choices, click the button and the rest is up to them.

How To Remove Duplicate or Incorrect Entry on XP Boot Menu

My college friend called me asking for some advice about the computer she inherited from his brother. She said that whenever she boots she is presented with two boot options. She was annoyed that she doesn’t have a choice but to hit the enter key or wait 30 seconds to open Windows.

Protecting Document with Password

You can protect your document by applying password so that unauthorized person can not display as well as modify your document. You can apply two types of passwords:

Password to open the document:

If it is applied then you have to give the correct password to open the document, otherwise you cannot open the document.

How did I get that Virus (or Spyware)?

After diagnosing computers that come into the office with Viruses and Spyware —–  the question is always “how did I get these in my computer?”  The answer is never exact, because the problems are masked and it is difficult to determine exactly where the malware came from.

However there are actions that bring in the culprits.  What follows is a quick list of what can and should be avoided.

How to remove autorun.inf and prevent virus spreading and infection

Disable your autorun. This is very significant in protecting your computer against online threats. A lot of viruses today uses the autorun.inf file to spread themselves and infect your computer. Autorun.inf contains a command that instructs the computer to run a specific file usually on a CD/DVD disc. In genuine cases , it runs a setup in case of a software installation disc. In the other case it may run a virus and gets your system infected. Same is the case for Mass Storage Devices such as Memory Sticks and Flash Drives. Autorun.inf is typically used by CD Installers to autoplay their installations, but Hard disks by default should not have AUTORUN.INF in the drive.

How To Remove Pretty Park Worm

This worm is not pretty as it’s sounded. This is a email worm like Happy99.exe. Pretty Park Worm is also known as prettypark.exe, files32.exe, or prettyorg.exe. The Windows system can get easily affected to this worm. Once pretty park is up and running it will try to automatically email itself every 30 minutes after it is loaded to every email addresses in your address book.

This not so pretty worm will also try to connect to an IRC server and will join a specific channel. To make itself connected and also to retrieve any IRC commands, it tries to sends information every 30 seconds. This is very dangerous because the author can get a hand and access to any information that includes computer name, product name, product identifier, product key, registered owner, registered organization, system root path, version, version number, ICQ identification numbers, ICQ nicknames, victim’s email address, and username and passwords. In addition, being connected to IRC opens a security hole in which the client can potentially be used to receive and execute files.

XP Antivirus 2008 – A antivirus or a virus?

When we surf all of us have one thing in common it is the concern for our safety while we surf. I guess most of us experience being attacked my malicious programs such as spywares, malwares and other members of their family. Some people are very unlucky being a victim of those destructive programs, some of them have experienced losing all their data on their hard drives. That’s why we look for the right software to protect us from those evils, but we must know that there are programs on the internet that claims that will effectively detect, remove and prevent from any destructive programs scattered all over the web, but the reality is far from the truth. A good is example of this is XP Antivirus 2008, this program is known as a rogue anti spyware program. Rogue antispyware programs are those that install themselves on your computer (often without your knowledge or permission) and use high-pressure tactics to get you to purchase the full version of the program.

If XP Antivirus ends up on your PC you will surely experience a rain of popups advertisements stating that your pc has tons of deadly viruses, spywares and malwares infections but in fact they are false scan results. It is use to convince you to immediately purchased their product, buying this product should be the last thing you should do.

How to Remove Worm MyMP3.vbs

MyMP3.vbs is a worm that spreads itself through USB devices. This worm usually infects Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Server 2003 machines. So I guess Vista machines are safe from this infection. This virus creates a folder icon named MyMP3.vbs. This worm sets itself to your autorun files so that it can spread easily. Unfortunately some antiviruses can’t remove this worm so what I have for you here is how you can remove this worm manually.