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ITBMG

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The Best free Anti-Virus program

The best Anti-virus program i have tested for almost a year on Windows platform can be downloaded for free for home end-users.

 

I definately recommend it over any other free anti-virus programs out there. 

Simply you can download and install it from: 

http://www.avg.com/us-en/download-antivirus-thank-you

 

How to access your PC or Mac remotely from a smart phone

 

 

Download and install "TeamViewer" from:

www.teamviewer.com

TeamViewer is a software which allows you to remote access your deskop or laptop using a smart phone or an iPad. You may start by installing the application on your phone (For Android, iPhone) or iPad, then follow the instructions during setup to install on your Mac or PC afterwards.

To download the application on an Android phone, simply go to "Market" application and search for "TeamViewer" to install. For iPhone and iPad, you can find the application under "App Store" to install. 

After completing the installation of TeamViewer on your smart phone, you need to install Team viewer on the Mac or PC which you would like to access remotely.

Once the setup is complete, you will see an access code provided on your PC or Mac TeamViewer application which you need to enter on your TeamViewer software loaded on your phone to start remote sharing.

Below is a sample picture of an iPhone accessing a Windows system remotely

For more details, please visit the TeamViewer Website @ www.teamviewer.com

Easy way to find your stolen camera

 

 

 

 

In order to start searching for your stolen camera, go to: 

http://www.stolencamerafinder.com

Drag any of your pictures taken using your stolen camera and drop it on the website to start the search. Also you can search by the camera's serial number. 

How it works?

         http://www.stolencamerafinder.com/howitworks.jsp

Supported camera models? 

         http://www.stolencamerafinder.com/listmodels

The website image search feature only works using Chrome or Firefox browsers.

    Download Chrome: 

         http://www.google.com/chrome

    Download Firefox: 

         http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/new

 

Please be careful on what pictures you drop on stolencamerafinder website for your own privacy & security (Even though the site does not store your images).

Free Antivirus from Microsoft

Microsoft Security Essentials is the latest antivirus software which i recommend end users to use for their Microsoft Operating Systems. You can Download it for free from Microsoft website:

http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/

Once you get to the site, click on "Download Now" button, choose your Operating System, choose where to save the installer, then click on "Open" button to start the installation process. Once install is complete, automatically Microsoft Security Essentials software will update itself. Make sure to restart your system once it's done installing all updates.

Upgrading to Windows 7

I recommend Installing Windows 7 Upgrade Adviser from Microsoft to make sure your hardware system meets Windows 7 requirements:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1b544e90-7659-4bd9-9e51-2497c146af15&displaylang=en

 

Windows 7 Minimum requirements:

1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor

1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)

16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)

DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver

 

For IT Professionals, please check out the new Windows 7 features from Microsoft:

Sysprep & ImageX: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ee530017.aspx?ITPID=technet

Tips and Tricks: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/dd799317.aspx

How to choose a strong password

 

Go to Microsoft Password checker website to check your password strength: http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/password/checker.mspx

 

I recommend including the following in your password:

 

      1.  Uppercase letter

2.    Lowercase letter

 

3.    Number

  

4.    Special character (Example: ! @ # $ % ^ & ? *)

 

Make sure to avoid the following:

1.    Using your name.

2.    Information which can be obtained about you (Ex: Things you own or love).

3.    Ascending/Descending letters or numbers.

4.    Known English or other languages words.

5.    Using passwords less than 8 characters.

6.    Writing your password down.

7.  Save in your PC as a document or setup your internet browser to remember it.

 

A good practice is to change your password once a month.

 

Free: Microsoft Windows Live OneCare Scan

Lately there have been many user complains on mal-ware/spy-ware attacks. Today the coding of these mal-ware/spy-ware software are much more advanced than they used to be. It can install on user system through any attacked website without notice. I recomend installing Windows Live OneCare software. It's a great protectoion/cleaner software to use aside from having an Anti-virus software.

There are many cleaners out there that tend to clean up your Windows system files and registry, which cause more harm than good to your Windows operating system and your third party software.

To run Windows Live OneCare Scan, go to:

http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm

Malwarebytes cleaner... I recommend this for anyone who has serious spyware/virus issues which cannot be cleaned and causing problems with your Internet web browser.

Goto http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php then click on "Download" button, Install the program, then run Quick scan.

Once done, you need to click on the log file button and then choose clean all.

When it asks you to reboot system, make sure to do so. Some left over spyware/viruses will be removed upon reboot.