Tuesday, 25 September 2012

1 Dropbox - For all your online storage needs

Online storage plays a big role in our daily lives nowadays. We all have files that we have to carry around, we have files that we want to share with our friends and family, we have many things that we need instant access to when we need it. For all your online storage needs, I present you Dropbox. Dropbox, in simple words, is an online storage service which allows you to upload files on a server which you can access on any computer you like later on. There are many services which provide online storage, but the reason I chose Dropbox is the fact that it outperforms other services in every single way. First things first, we all love...

Saturday, 22 September 2012

1 Windows 8 tablets to be 600-800$

I must say I'm quite shocked about the price range of Windows 8 tablets! 600$-800$ for a Windows 8 tablet with an Atom processor, a processor which is used in netbooks, which will cost you hundreds less to have one if you decide to buy a netbook instead of a Windows 8 tablet, and use Windows 8 on the netbook. Fun fact, these tablets also come with keyboards which actually, in my eyes, make them no different than a usual laptop/netbook with the exception of having a worse processor, limited things you can do compared to an usual laptop, and high price. Of course we can't just say netbooks are the same as tablets just because they share the...

Wednesday, 19 September 2012

0 What is a FTP Server & How to make one

A File Transfer Protocol server, or FTP server is a protocol which allows you to transfer files between computers over the internet. In order to do this, the server administrator should upload/enable files to his FTP server, and other users can connect this server in order to download files. It's a really good way to keep your files in your hand wherever you go, since as long as your computer is open and connected to the internet, you will be able to access your server. It's also a great way of sharing files with your friends, your family, and your co-workers at will. There are many ways to access a FTP server, and accessing one can be as...

Tuesday, 18 September 2012

0 Advantages and disadvantages of using Antivirus Software

Nowadays, nearly every computer user is using an antivirus software. The usage of antivirus software is going up day by day as internet keeps becoming less safe compared to before. Compared to past years, there are more viruses, spywares, worms, trojans and all kinds of harmful stuff going around the internet which you -soon or late- might be a victim of. There are many advantages of using an antivirus software since it makes up for your mistakes, (for example a file which you shouldn't have executed, or a website which you shouldn't have clicked) keeps your computer clean and so on. Antivirus software, like anything else, come with disadvantages...

Saturday, 15 September 2012

0 Online Backup Advantages & Disadvantages

Hello everyone! In my last post, I talked about making a hard drive backup locally, which means backing your files up on something you have physical access on, such as an external hard drive or a secondary hard drive. Today, I will be talking about online backup and its advantages & disadvantages compared to a local backup. Online backup (which also goes by the name cloud backup) is a service provided by many companies nowadays, which allows you to copy your files over to their servers in order to backup your files. But why would you pay for online backup when you can simply backup your files on your own? Let's see the advantages of making...

Sunday, 9 September 2012

0 How to make a hard drive backup

Hello there! After a long time, I will be talking about making a hard drive backup, which is essential for many people, (including myself) as everyone knows how bad it would be to lose your important work files or anything important in that sense. Backing your hard drive is up is a simple thing and it can be done in many ways with many different softwares. I will show you a few methods to walk through this simple process. First things first, you will need another hard drive that you can store the backup on, since the whole point of making a hard drive backup is the fact that if your primary hard drive is unreachable, you can access your files...

Sunday, 2 September 2012

1 Solid State Drive and its advantages

Storage devices are very important for a computer system. Usually a hard disk drive is used as the main storage device. Hard Disk Drive is also called as HDD and Solid State Drive as SSD. Both of these storage devices are non-volatile. That means data will be there, even the power is turned off. The solid state drives are comparatively newer than the hard disk drives; hence, they are expensive. Solid state storage have many advantages over the hard drive storage. It will be helpful for the readers, if the components of the devices are stated here. An HDD has several moving parts including the spindle, which holds flat circular disks, read-write...
 

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