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13 Things your computer person won't tell you
AceHigh:
--- Quote from: iindigo on December 08, 2008, 05:05:11 PM ---Blarg... I wonder if a day will ever come when one really doesn't have to worry hardly at all about losing his files. Regularly backing up is damn annoying and replacing dead HDs with new ones and restoring them is more so.
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Most secure storage I can think of is PROM... is it a coincidence that a device for permanent storage that can't be overwritten is the most secure storage device?
fohfoh:
--- Quote from: Temuthril on December 08, 2008, 01:15:51 PM ---
--- Quote from: fohfoh on December 08, 2008, 07:29:27 AM ---"Make sure the EXHDD is plugged to a USB slot"
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Have you heard anyone say "universal serial bus slot" ?
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Well, everyone knows USB, and even if not, it's an explanation of what the thing looks like and not what the name actually is. EXHDD on the other hand is another story.
moonspot:
--- Quote from: GoGeTa006 on December 08, 2008, 12:29:53 AM ---if i must say norton is a great antivirus(as in. . .it can heal). . .but not for "civilians" . . . again. . .I mean i dont have top secret stuff in my computer. . . AVG / Avast can handle any "civilian" needs. . .
while norton is a freaking paranoid!. . . god when i had my 30 day trial. . .seriously i had to uninstall it around the tenth day. . . i couldnt do anything! everything wouldnt work. . . and *coincidence* after uninstalling it. . .voila!
and i mean if you do have the top secret files. . .might as well get some xpensive oracle stuff. . . :D
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I only recommend avast about avg b/c avg hunts for cracks/illegal prog's and disables them. although I've only ever seen avg do this prior to installation of the "downloaded" prog. the moment it happened to me and I realized why I uninstalled AVG and wouldn't you know it avast uses even less system resources. I'm pretty happy with it myself, but since I don't completely trust it I use spybot(best program EVER!) and besides if avast does fail me so long as I can still connect to the web I still have Trend Micro house call option.
oh yeah get norton if you want to be the safest possible and don't mind having to buy the best and fastest computer available just to use it. but please for the love of god don't ever use the software your IPS gives you on your computer including (inmost cases) Norton, they will Fubar your comp in no time. take care/responsibility for you system security yourself or PAY an outside source (aka computer guy) to "wipe your @$$" for you. ISP's and companies in general will NEVER give you anything worth having, it's always done to suit their own ends. they don't give a rats ass about your protection. what they do like is all the spyware/cookies/toolbar & logos/adds you'll install on your computer for them.
*edit for spelling grammar*
metalguy639:
--- Quote from: iindigo on December 07, 2008, 02:50:10 AM ---
I know exactly what you speak of. I'm getting sick of explaining to people how the size of your internal HD has no bearing on the computer's speed, how RAM and HD space are totally different beasts, that deleting shortcuts off the desktop DOES NOT uninstall programs, and that you can in fact view the internet in its entirety with something other than Internet Exploder.
Is this commoner computer stupidity only rampant in the US or has it infected other nations as well?
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LOL thanks I needed that.
fohfoh:
I had to explain the difference of speeds of Internal HDDS to my dad. He was like, so a 500GB HDD is faster than 40GB one? How does that work? Does more space make it run faster?
lulz.
I also bought a random SD card to dump into my computer to make vista faster using ready boost, my dad freaked out at that one.
But seriously for computer stuff, it's like paying people extra money to do something you can easily figure out in an hour or two. (usually) Like... paying someone to restring your guitar.
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