Getting Rid of Firewall Spy ware

By Graham McKenzie

When downloading some types of new software to your computer, you may be confronted with a yes or no choice to continue. This can get annoying, but keep in mind this is your firewall warning you that the content you are putting into your computer's memory has the capabilities to bring harm if not done properly. Be leery of downloads that instruct the disarm of a firewall. When disarming the firewall you are letting a protective barrier open to malicious invasion.

When deleting Spy ware from a hard drive, you need your choice of removal software to check randomly for the amount of spy ware intact. Immediately after the scan is performed you will have to click on the remove button. Then deflect all other chances of a spy ware bug entering your system by building and maintaining a firewall.

Security is important when using a computer, especially if you pay bills, or release a significant amount of personal information across the web. This is when firewalls protect against nasty spy ware that can be used to lift the identity of the user. However, in some cases the firewalls can protect too much, by shielding a program to run that is permissible. You may have to disarm, or tweak the settings tab, to allow your program to run.

The relationship between spy ware removal and firewalls can be meshed into a single tab within the web browser. This leaves the user with a peace of mind while surfing or downloading from the Internet, because everything that is performed is screened and scanned. Otherwise, there will be a window pop up, informing the operator that there is a danger.

The only way to get rid of a spy ware bug thats inside your hard drive is to random scans. The scans will pick up spy ware, then use your security program to remove them. You must activate your firewall after cleaning or you will repeat the scans repeatedly. When a firewall is installed and activated properly, you will have no worries of spy ware getting into your components. - 30431

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Make Your Computer Faster

By Mark Walters

Anyone who owns a computer wants to know how to make it run as fast as it possibly can. Fortunately, this is not as difficult as you might think it is to achieve.

First though, what is the reason for Windows based PCs becoming slower over time? Windows computers use an internal database which is called a registry. This registry is often the main reason for decreased PC speed, stuttering and even crashes and blue screens.

You see, your PC is constantly reading and writing to this registry while you work, or while you are playing games, on it. This all happens in the background without you even noticing.

When your PC was new, this was no problem, but the longer you have your computer, the more programs you install on it and the more the registry becomes bloated and damaged.

This is the reason that your PC is running slower and might crash all of a sudden without warning. Your computer needs to work hard to go through all the registry bloat, or it might simply crash if it comes across a faulty entry.

You might think that you would need to buy a new, faster computer, but you are in luck, because there is software, called a registry cleaner, which can help get your PC up to speed again.

This software scans you registry for errors and then repairs them for you. It is not possible to do this manually, unless you are extremely knowledgeable about registry errors, because there will be literally thousands of entries in your registry.

The registry software will check and fix all problems automatically in very little time. It will also check your system files and can cross check them with entries in the registry; if there are problems there, it will automatically fix them too.

It is very easy to use a registry cleaner to make your computer run faster. You do not need any special knowledge of your PC or Windows.

You simply start it by clicking a button on the screen, and then wait a little while. It will start automatically cleaning your registry and, once it is done, you will see a screen which shows you how many errors have been found and fixed.

A fast running, error free computer is just an hour or two away with the help of this single, affordable piece of software. Sounds simple, right? That's because it is!

So, to summarize, if you want to make your computer go faster, then the best thing you can do is to use a registry cleaner. - 30431

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Warcraft Cataclysm and Patch 4.0. The Gold Sinks.

By Paul Rone-Clarke

The economy in Warcraft is getting right out of kilter. The progression is being lost. When, at level 60 you are better off farming copper than fel iron there has to be a problem.

Well, there is. The problem is players with multiple level 80 characters skewing the economy.

My situation is not unique. I have 16 level 80 characters (I level characters up by multiboxing 5 at a time) That may seem a lot, but I know several guild buddies who have three of four level 80's levelled the normal way - and often a level 80 Death Knight as well.

But I still start new toons, and this follows a pattern.

Well, if you're anything like me, you are trying a new class, race or combination of the two. At some point you give your character a profession, then, using the huge piles of gold from your main characters you level them up to say 225 in about 90 minutes. Buying stacks of low level items in the process.

Then - having done this, I will quite often get bored of the character and have to decide whether to carry on levelling.

More often than not, I don't. I might even delete them. So I never buy the mid range crafting materials for them. But the problem remains for Blizzard. Whenever I start a new alt, I can (and will) just buy my profession skills. Why not?

But the game is becoming unbalanced. Crafting is almost a waste of time the items are not bought, and return no value for your time and effort what-so-ever. Whereas low level gathering makes you a mass of gold. I think we should prepare for an "all change" in professions.

Expect patch 4.0 and Cataclysm to bring in some big changes. Most of this is informed speculation at the moment buy I predict;

A revamped set of crafted item. One's that are actually worth buying and wearing at low levels. These will cost more to make, offer more points to the maker towards their professions skill.

Blizzard will add gold skinks. The biggest gold drains yet. Expect to pay a premium for the rights to fly across Azeroth. Speed perks (nerfed back in 2.3 - unless you are level 69) may well return - and cost more than your flying epic cost you originally.

Archaeology will provide ingredients to "boost" existing items. Either with a stat increase or with a fundamental change to the way the item is crafted

Vendored items introduced for levels 81 to 85 will be expensive. Very expensive. As will repairs, and flights into the high level areas.

Blizzard are determined to make each level an "experience". So expect certain conditions on how you can proceed from 81-85. It may be that many areas do not allow groups at all. So those hoping to rush through with guild mates on a race to 85 may find that this tactic does not work (this goes for multi boxers as well of course)

It could be that 4.0 and Cataclysm is the last chance for Blizzard to fix an economy where the real world perils of hyper inflation and mass manufacturing redundancy are rife. Many won't equate real world issues such as these to the online world of Warcraft, but they are quite visibly there, and Blizzard are all too well aware of them. Cataclysm could be Blizzards last chance to fix them

Thankfully it seems they understand this, and are looking to fix the economy. If it fails - and it might. Be prepared for the end of the economy altogether by the time we hit patch 5.0. - 30431

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Warcraft Cataclysm Release Date Speculation.

By Paul Rone-Clarke

With everyone looking forward to Cataclysm, speculation and excitement in the Warcraft forums is certainly pretty rife. Looking at what's planned it seems that Blizzard will produce the goods once again.

Leaving that aside, what concerns me is the time scale.

Ok, Cataclysm seems a long way off. Patch 3.3 has been out a while, yet the vibes we are getting from Blizzard is that there will be no major content additions between now and Cataclysm.

So, no major content added between now and the release of Cataclysm (and patch 4.0)

Looking back over the history of Warcraft updates, it follows a pretty tight pattern. Major additions in the form of "on tenth" increment patches or expansions are released every four to five months. The longest wait so far was between 2.4 and 3.0 (i.e. not including the "one hundredth" increments, they aren't generally content additions) March 2008 to October 2008. Just over five and a half months.

Now take a look at the projected release dates for Cataclysm. Forums, retailers, e-commerce sites, they all put the release at late 2010. Dates range from "Quarter 4 2010" to "Christmas 2010". Optimistically we are talking 10 months between 3.3 and Cataclysm. On average, if the speculation is anywhere near correct, we are really thinking in terms of almost a year

A whole year? I'm enjoying Icecrown as much as anyone. But a year?

The expectation in my guild is that we will have done and dusted everything the Icecrown has to offer far sooner than this. Running it again and again to get BiS for Alts and dual spec layouts? Well, there's only so often you want to do that.

What do Blizzard expect us to do in the mean time? Keep paying the subscription then sit back and twiddle our thumbs?

Definitely not, this makes no sense and will not happen. One of two things will happen between now and then.

There are two possibilities.

Patch 3.4 will come out. Probably introducing more Troll lore and getting the Worg back-story moving or...

The Cataclysm expansion will be released in early fall (autumn) no later than September.

Keep this to yourself though. Simply mentioning either of these possibilities in the Warcraft forums will get you beat down before you can touch the "reply" tab. The people who won't accept this do not understand either Blizzards financial model, or the game mechanic that is inter-reliant on it. Warcraft is a game of progression. It always has been and it always will be. Blizzard will not let it stagnate for months; it would be financial suicide for them. 9 or 10 months without new content will not happen. Period. So it's early Cataclysm, or patch 3.4.

Those are the options as I see them. Unless of course you know different - 30431

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5 Things you Should Do if Your Warcraft Account is Hacked.

By Paul Rone-Clarke

Hacking season is upon us. What with he Christmas holidays just past and people perhaps being excited about the forthcoming expansion, the hackers have been having a field day. Many accounts have been lost.

One popular scam is the "Cataclysm Alpha" scam. Where you might be contacted to join the Alpha testing for the upcoming expansion. Of course, they want your password and other account details. Before you know it you have lost access to your account, and in all likelihood it has been ransacked for all the decent items you have, and sold on

There are now several sites looking just like the official Warcraft Armory. (Check the URL). They send you an email. The tag says Warcraft Armory, so you click it. It looks exactly like the armory on site. You sign up for some bogus "special offer" (often a pet or mount). And again, they have your account.

If this happens to you, what steps can you take?

First, unless they have secured your account with an authenticator, you should be able to get your password back - even if it has been changed - through Blizzards password retrieval form

If you are successful, then change your account password again, and the contact e-mail if you can. Choose something very obscure. Mix upper and lower case letters and numbers. Use whatever special characters you can.

If this is a new scam, one you have not heard of, then do everyone a favour and post on the Warcraft forums. Let others know the details. Be that hero!

Get in touch with Blizzard. E-mail Blizzard technical support ASAP. You will have a step advantage when it comes to proving the account is actually yours.

Finally, consider getting an authenticator yourself. So far no account with these devices has been reported as lost or hacked. It's an extra one off cost, but if (like me) you've ever lost an account, you'll know how valuable it seems.

Don't forget your guild mates. As you read this the hacker is at your guild bank emptying it into his backpack. Ruining your reputation with your guild - so go to your guild forum and get an e-mail address of a guild mate. Ask someone else you know to post on chat on your server. Anything. Let your guild mates know, otherwise they may well assume you have stolen from the guild bank, and you may not be welcome back.

This is an avoidable problem. Look after your account, secure your guild. Consider getting extra security.

Good Luck. - 30431

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All You Need To Know On Registry Clean Download.

By Eddie Johnson

Help to improve the performance of your personal computer by getting a registry clean download today, as is freely available on the internet. This will help you to fix a number of errors that might occur on your PC's Windows registry.

The database on your computer which contains information about the computer's configuration is called the registry. The more you use the computer, the bigger this database becomes.

AS you use the computer, old files and unused data start to accumulate in the registry and start to clutter it. The computer will start working more slowly and errors occur.

The performance of the system becomes below average and more slow and strange problems relating to your software could start occurring.

The internet offers hundreds of free cleaner downloads which might enhance your PC's speed and clear up registry problems.

Cleaner downloads generally contain a backup or restore function which allows you to back up the entire Windows registry on your PC to the same status it is now if you encounter a system failure after removing an essential file.

A registry cleaner can be used on most operating systems.

Sometimes, important references might be left behind during software removals or software might be removed incorrectly, which could cause registry errors.

Missing or corrupt hardware drivers could also cause problems within the Windows registry that might affect the performance of your PC.

A sudden slowness or slow loading of Windows might indicate a registry error.

Registry clearing software scan the Windows registry and finds unnecessary or invalid files contained in the registry. A list of errors is displayed at the end of the search and the registry cleaner allows you to select the files you wish to remove.

A cleaning program will improve the system's overall performance and stability, which will in turn make your life a whole lot easier.

Most registry cleaners allow you to make back-ups of the entries you chose to repair. You can always restore changes using the back-up feature.

Other features of cleaners have user-friendly interfaces that easily allow you to improve the stability and performance of your Windows computer.

Registry entries and DLL files are left behind by many programs when they are removed or uninstalled.

Invalid ActiveX controls as well as invalid fonts, paths, installer references and invalid help files are picked up by registry cleaners.

If you run mentioned cleaners on a regular basis, your computer will run more problem free. - 30431

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What Is the Best Perform Adware and Spyware Removal?

By Graham McKenzie

No PC user wants to own a computer that's running slow because it is clogged with adware and spyware. These malicious intruders into your computer cache can come to your PC from almost anywhere on the World Wide Web. They can attack your PC when you download a file you should not have downloaded, or when you click on a junk email. They sometimes enter your computer when you land on a malicious website. But regardless of how they get into your computer, adware and spyware waste no time sapping computer performance. Even worse, some programs email your personal financial information for criminal use, or they expose your PC to even more malicious software to cause your computer even more havoc. You simply have to protect your PC from both kinds of malicious software, and this removal method needs to protect you 24/7.

There are three key ways that an effective adware or spyware removal program will operate on your PC. They may scan everything you view on the net. This kind of software needs to use minimal memory and it needs to be on at all times. If you have to manually scan your hard drive every time you download something from the net?and nobody can?eventually you will let something slip through. The programs that protect your computer have to work 24/7.

Second, effective adware and spyware removal programs must regularly burrow deep into your files. If your PC is already infected with adware or spyware, these harmful programs could be almost anywhere on your hard drive. Even if you wer to have trouble finding them, they would have no compromising your computer security. An effective removal program scans every single file on your PC accurately, and scans it at least once a week. The best programs incorporate the latest definitions, updated once a week, and they never let adware or spyware in. Running an incomplete scan with an out-of-date definition simply won't do you any good.

The third and final characteristic of a good piece of adware and spyware removal software is filtering. Filters and definitions will stop you from visiting websites or, worse, opening malicious files. Integrated directly into your browser, these software options permit PC users to know whenever they encounter a website that has been blacklisted by other users. And they let you know when you arrive at a site listed potential problem by the software?s developers. The malicious website list not only utilizes a pre-existing database of bad sites, it also searches for signs of suspicious behaviors. Either way, it tells the browser to warn you before entering the site. It does the same scans on potentially malicious files.

Good anti-adware and anti-spyware programs protect your computer. They set up a defensive perimeter around your computer protecting it from adware and spyware. They guard your files and keep your PC virus and spyware free. - 30431

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Anti-Spyware and Anti-Virus Software: What's the Difference?

By Graham McKenzie

Your PC is a very vulnerable machine. Every day when you log online, chances are you see the ads warning you what horrible things are going to sneak their way into your hard drive, destroy years of hard work, and email your credit card numbers to a criminal mob. So, it seems only sensible that the very first thing you want to do is find a reliable software package to help protect your computer against what everything that could wrong. But, what kind of software should you get? Do you need Anti-virus software or Anti-spyware software or both?

To answer that question, let's first take a look at what anti-virus and anti-spyware programs protect your PC against. A virus is a small file that can attach itself to your hard drive. Viruses attack your computer surreptitiously from the Internet. When click on their file, or when a "timer" goes off, they launch their attacks. Virus can delete your data. They can edit your registry. Or they can slow everything to a crawl.

Spyware likewise comes in to your computer from the World Wide Web, but is also found in otherwise useful software. Many software designers write spyware code into programs so they can see how you use their product. The idea is to make a better version later, but your permission to them to do this is usually buried in the fine print of your user agreement. The harm spyware does to your PC is not glaringly obvious. What spyware does is to start finding and transmitting data about you and your computer. First thing you know, spam chokes your email inbox. Or you get an unexplained credit charge, maybe just a little one. Or your identity is assumed by a criminal ring and Homeland Security arrests you and sends you off to Guantanamo Bay. The only sure way to know whether your computer is infected by spyware is to run a detection program. But a warning sign is your computer running slow.

So, what's the difference between anti-spyware and anti-virus software? Well, most of the time, your computer protection these days provides both. Checking for new spyware and virus definitions every week, your protection software will scan your hard drive regularly to make sure it is not infected.

Anti-virus and anti-spyware programs typically integrate into your web browser and email. This function makes sure that malware programs never get into your computer in the first place. Anti-spyware software by itself may perform the same function, but spyware detection programs are usually more focused on deleting files that have infected your computer already. Anti-spyware programs often will stop you from logging on and warn you the pages contain malicious code or have been reported as installing spyware on other computers.

To keep your computer secure and free from viruses and spyware, your best option is to obtain software that protects you from both. Anti-virus software and anti-spyware software in the same software suite offer you a more complete, reliable protection against the ever growing number of harmful programs that threaten your PC from the World Wide Web. - 30431

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Buy An External Hard Drive

By Phillip L. Burnsen

Info backup is an essential part of PC upkeep, whether you are a home or office computer user. The method that you use to backup your information is truly up to you, but most home computer users select a low cost external disk drive, instead of using remote backup systems or other strategies.

Doubtless the largest reason folk use an external drive, is for backup purposes. Although it's beginning to change, as many are finding that external hard drives are superb for portability. A portable drive, means you can cart around all of your music, photos and films where ever you go.

I like to save money, but you really do not want to buy a generic hard drive. First of all, they are of sub standard quality unless you set one up yourself with a store-bought hard drive, as the generic firms truly don't have the capacity to produce high quality info products. The measurements and equipment wanted to make good drives is simply too exclusive right now. They'll regularly omit data backup programs, too, making them unsuited for the utilization of backup.

Generally, the users of external disc drives fall into one of 2 camps. Those that attached external drive permanently to one machine, and those that move their external drives from one machine to another. The permanently attached drives, are often employed in a RAID configuration. If you plan on using an external drive for failover purposes, you want to ensure that the necessary software is included with your external drive. Not all external drives include software for RAID implementations.

You shouldn't get a used hard drive. Hard drive life is usually rated around 7 years, but this is reduced significantly when you purchase used drives, as you can't be sure whether the previous owner ran it in a too-hot or physically aggressive environment, and the amount of money you can pay to get a new drive as opposed to an old drive is really not that much considering the improved trustworthiness of new backup external disc drives. Do you've got any other tips for selecting an external drive for info backup? Post in our comments section below. - 30431

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Is There Any Way You Can Effectively Block Adware?

By Graham McKenzie

Has there ever been a time you were enjoy web surfing only to be asked out of nowhere if you would like to play online poker, or maybe to buy a $500 foot massager? Have you ever had one, two, three, even ten popups obscure your view of a page? If this has happened to you, then you know all too well what it is like to have adware on your computer. Adware blocks your use of the web and slows down your PC's performance, but it can also be an early warning sign of worse things to come. Where there is adware, spyware and viruses often follow. Spyware might just tell some software vendor how you are using their program. But spyware might also email your credit card numbers to a criminal's office half way around the world. And viruses can destroy your computer altogether. Even if you avoid the very worst damage these three kinds of malware can do, chances are your hard drive will slow down to a crawl on the simplest of applications.

Most PC users try block 100% of adware downloads, and employ software to purge it from their hard drives. There is no shortage of software that will blast every trace of adware infecting your computer from your hard drive and disk drives, too, but which ones are the best? Which programs make sure that you never have to deal with adware again? These are important questions to ask and hard questions to answer.

Adware blockers need to do three things. First of all, they have to be up to date with every definition of every adware invader lurking on the World Wide Web. The software vendor must provide regularly updated libraries of definitions. What is a "regular" update? If your software is a week behind the adware programmers it is not going to do you a whole lot of good.

Secondly, effective adware blockers need to work without a prompt from you. They should scan your hard drive on a regular schedule even if you do not click on a "scan now" button. The program has to run 24/7/365. It has to scan every file you download, every email you open, and have information on every site you visit.

Finally, modern adware programs should be integrated seamlessly into your web browser. This is the only way they can protect you in real time from annoying pop ups. Their list of questionable sites has to be updated all the time, relying on reports from other people who have been attacked, but also on the program developer's judgment. You want a program that will protect you from adware before it ever strikes your PC.

It is not as difficult as one might think to keep adware off your computer. Purchase an adware prevention program that keeps its definitions up to the minute, stops you from landing on problem websites, and checks any file that downloads into your computer. Purchase software that accurately analyzes your hard drive without your having click for a manual scan. With the most effective software, annoying popups that hinder your enjoyment of the World Wide Web and slow performance on your PC soon will become a distant memory. - 30431

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Spyware Anti-Virus Software

By Graham McKenzie

Most of us surf the Internet every day, never stopping to consider that our computers need protection. Then one day our computers slow down to a crawl, or crash, and we don't know why. The reason often is that there is a virus, spyware, or both, plaguing our unprotected PCs.

In the good old days of the'90's, PC users only had to concern themselves about anti-virus software. There were hackers who sent out malicious code to paralyze PCs, but nobody was trying to destroy PCs with worms or phish for personal data with Trojan horses. It used to be enough just to buy an anti-virus program and keep it updated. If you kept your anti-virus program up to date, you were essentially 100% protected.

Nowadays it isn't as simple. There are thousands or even tens of thousands of malicious hackers out there trying to harm your computer with spyware and aware. Some people want to put their products in your face whether you want them or not. Others impose their antics on you in ways you would never expect.

Because there are just so many damaging programs lying in wait to attack your PC, everybody needs the protection of spyware antivirus software. That is the reason most anti-virus programs now have a spyware detector within them.

Why Spyware Anti-virus Software is Important to You

We don't think about spyware because, most of the time, there is nothing that tips you off that it's on your computer. Spyware is something that comes into your browser's cache with stealth when you are performing innocent tasks.

The problem is that the people who write spyware don't care how much they harm your computer, and they certainly do not make it easy for you to rid your computer of their efforts. Statistics indicate that no fewer than 95% of all the computers over all the world are infected with spyware. Spyware has become even more common than viruses.

That's why, to preserve the performance of your computer, you simply must install spyware anti-virus software. This ensures that you will protect your computer as best you can for the duration of its life.

How Do You Get Spyware on Your Computer?

There are several ways spyware finds its way onto your PC. For example, many manufacturers of the software programs you use add a spyware component. This spyware keeps track of what you do with their program. You may be advised of this when you click on the agreement that allows you to load the program, but most agreements bury their disclaimer deep in the fine print.

There's just no way you can ever be sure you have removed all spyware from your computer, but using two spyware anti-virus software programs at once comes very close. Read reviews on most spyware anti-virus software programs by doing a Google search. - 30431

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Why The Console System Is Here To Stay

By Scott Johnson

If you have done any research, you will kknow that console systems are taking over the PC. The PC, although fast and capable, is not the preferred way to play video games today. Why exactly is this? The answer lies in the proof, the consoles are faster, have better controllers, and offer network features that make it easy to pair up with a friend or stranger on line and play your favorite game.

Another important reason is that console systems are much easier to play with other people than a PC system is. The reason for this is that the video game console plugs directly into your HDTV, or theater setup, and is the optimal way to split the screen and play with a friend in the living room, than to use a tiny PC monitor to split up the screen and play with another person.

The largest reason why PC sytems are not as good as consoles is that the game selection is superior on console systems. Drake's Fortune Uncharted 2 was the 2009 game of the year for the PS3. This game sums up the reason why the console market for gaming is so much better than the PC's. The game is like watching a movie with its amazing voice acting, stunning graphics, and original musical score. The multiplayer is also one of the greatest parts of the game as it screams professionalism through and through.

The Xbox 360, by Microsoft, is also another great console with games like HALO and Assasssin's Creed 2. Both of these games have breathtaking visuals and high frame rate display to totall blow PC games out of the water.

With the PS4 being scheduled to come out in 2012, many people who want to get into the video gaming world should go ahead and feel comfortable buying the gaming systems of today. The trend is continuing to favor the consoles over the PC, so go ahead and ditch the PC and start enjoying video games the way they were meant to be enjoyed. - 30431

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Avoid Cable Bill With Satelite TV On PC

By George Harkins

Satelite TV on PC allows people to watch satellite movies and television programs on their computer. The people who promote this say that you will not have to pay any satellite or cable connection fees anymore. Technology is certainly taking off by leaps and bounds.

Years ago my friend in the dessert had a satellite dish that had to be adjusted if someone pressed the wrong button on the remote control. He would have to go outside and move the satellited dish back into the right position.

But if you have satellite reception on your PC you will of course not have this problem. The good thing about a satellite connection is that you can see a lot of television that you would not otherwise see. You can view programs from all over the world.

You can see sports from all over the world. You can see news from all over the world. By the way you will find it interesting how other places in the world report the news on their morning talk shows. You will see to your surprise that the rest of the world has a morning format similar to this country.

You will according to some satellite TV PC companies receive broadcasts from more than seventy countries. And you will in addition get music stations, premium movie stations, and of course channels of sports from the world over. The world is truly getting smaller day by day when you can tune into the whole world virtually through your personal computer satellite connection.

You will hear the news differently from how you might be used to hearing it. The rest of the world has its own slant on the news and you will be able to hear this on the satellite connection. You can compare their news view with how you are used to hearing it. As you know a satellite dish installation can be very expensive. And the satellite on your property is less than beautiful.

And in addition with an old fashioned system you will need to pay for a satellite provider. You might need a system to maintain your dish also. If you are in a windy area you will also expect wind damage to your exterior set up. So you can see there are many benefits to a satellite system on your PC. Nothing to install on your house and the wind will not ruin your television reception.

And in addition you have no regular service fee. Most satellite software for you personal computer companies say their product works on any personal computer. And they say this is a legal system. There was a report that cable company bills were going up. The broadcasters say they want a larger share of cable company revenue.

So of course the cable company wants to keep their profit base so they will raise the rates on their customers. And of course in a few years the broadcasters will want more money from the cable company and the cable company will again raise their rates. If you can get satellite TV on your PC you will avoid the rate raising game. - 30431

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A Scanned And Repaired Registry Equals A Faster Computer

By Mark Walters

As a computer owner, you will certainly have already wondered how to speed up your computer. I will give you some advice on doing that in the second half of this article, but lets first look at why it is that computers slow down in the first place.

The main reason for the performance of a computer becoming less efficient is problems with its registry, which is basically a database of everything on a computer. It needs to be accessed every time that you run one of the programs on your computer.

Each time a program is installed or run, the registry is either added to or modified. Whilst the registry is designed for this happen to it, errors, in terms of faulty entries and the overwriting of necessary entries, begin to accumulate.

Before long then, the registry has grown in size with many obsolete and empty entries, your computer takes longer to read through all this information, and once working parts of it have been replaced or overwritten.

Fortunately, there is a solution to this problem, and it does not involve you having to buy a new computer, or even any new hardware at all. All that you need to do is find the errors in your registry, and then fix them.

However, since the registry consists of many thousands of entries it is literally impossible to fix this problem by hand. Therefore, what you need is some special software, which is called a registry cleaner.

Registry cleaning software will firstly scan the registry of your computer to locate the problem entries, and it will then fix and repair them. As an added bonus, it will also repair any errors that may have formed in your system files, which can also contribute to the slowing down of your computer.

This type of software does not require you to have any technical knowledge at all. It really is as simple as opening the program and then clicking run, much in the same way as you would run an anti-virus scan of your computer.

Once the registry scan has been started, you can just leave it to run, and when you come back to it you will find a report awaiting you that shows what errors were found and what action was taken to repair them. You will also be given some tips and advice on how to prevent those errors from occurring again.

So, there you have it, if you want a faster, more efficient, computer, just use a good registry cleaner on a regular basis. - 30431

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How to Uninstall a Program Which Won't Uninstall

By Dana Goldberg

Do you have programs on your computer that are stubbornly clinging onto your hard drive? Even when you try to uninstall these unused programs from your computer you are left with bits and pieces left behind that are of no use to you and can harm your computer. They have the potential to slow down your PC and with more and more bits and pieces your computer can get slower and slower. These left-over bits from programs may also cause your computer to crash more frequently than not. This is where uninstaller software can come in handy.

Let's digest the problem a little more extensively. If you are like me you like to use a trial version of a product before you actually pay cash for it. If you do not like it you can just uninstall it and no harm done, right? Wrong.

So instead of completely sweeping up a program you do not want on your computer, when you uninstall a program it is like you are just breaking it up and picking up the big pieces.

Instead of being completely installed programs they transform into improperly installed programs that plague your computer.

With uninstaller software you are able to remove the pieces left behind, 100%. This will help your computer maintain its level of performance with the hindrance of extra bits and pieces lugging around in its hard drive. This software will also scan your entire computer for unwanted bits and and clear them away as well. Even programs you have tried to delete from you computer a number of times with no result will remove quickly with this kind of program.

There is an actual solution to this problem and you can find it on the internet without having to leave the comfort of your own home! There are a number of uninstaller software available for download straight to your PC. - 30431

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Overclocking Asus Hardware For Blistering Performance Gains

By Dana Goldberg

A CPU overclock is a way to add more performance out of your computer without the cost of an expensive upgrade. Overclocking your processor and memory can boost your gaming performance if you are a gamer. It can also add a significant number to your overall windows score and even help with different desktop tasks.

Every processor and ram chipset out there has the ability to be clocked every just by a few digits. You can go into your BIOS when your computer boots up and change it in there. Be careful not to mess around too much in there and make sure you save your changes. Sometimes you may find that it doesn't work when you reboot your computer but that is ok because if you restart and go back in the Bios system you will be able to change it back to the original settings or just turn it down a little bit. Again remember to change it back when you are done.

Sometimes people wonder whether or not it is going to work and going to loose the hardware. This is however uncommon. The only activity that you might is is a blue crash screen or the computer freeze up and you need to reboot.

That will happen before any real problems will occur. You will really just see serious damage if you crank the clock and the processor cant handle the high volts that will be running. This is going to just cause it to over heat. If you have a new computer that is highly unlikely. But it is still serious so you need to test the clocking before you walk away to avoid damage.

The reason is because old computers don't come with a heat sensor. That is the part that makes sure that you are going to stay cool and not overheat. More then likely because the heat sync is not installed correctly. This is the reasoning behind the reason that you shouldn't clock a old computer.

If you don't know what you are doing. Or, if you are unsure then please leave it to the pro's. They are the ones that truly know what they are looking for when it comes to a issue that might arise during a over clocking stage. - 30431

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Current Trends In Computers

By Gregory Smith

Every year computers advance a little further and offer a few more features that make them more convenient. It can be tough to keep up with those updates, sometimes, and it can seem like even though you were on the cutting edge of technology a few days ago, now you are dragging behind the crowd.

There are different types of computers and different levels of processing ability, so how do you know which is right for you? How can you be sure that the current market trends aren't going to leave you behind?

There are three basic types of personal computers on the market: the netbooks, the laptops, and the desktops. Each of these computers has their own benefits to recommend them, but not every model is for every consumer. It is important to see how these computers are developing to understand if they are right for you.

Netbooks didn't even really exist a few years ago. They are a recent trend in an industry that demands more and more portability. These computers are really small, really light, and are extremely affordable. These features have combined to make a really popular computer, but the extremely small keyboards and monitors can be hard to get used to.

The more traditional laptops are currently the most popular computers on the market. Both home and business users are buying these computers in high volumes. With prices continually dropping, it is now easier than ever to get great deals on powerful computers. However, they remain more expensive than the other computers that are available.

Desktop computers let you get the most processing power for the most affordable price. You can buy them one component at a time to make sure you get the exact computer you need. Once you have the keyboards, monitors, and processors in place that fit your needs you won't have to worry about upgrading for a long time. However, these are very stationary computers and tend to be looked to a single location.

There are still a lot of other things you need to take into account. Be sure you get the right graphics cards and plenty of memory to handle the programs you intend to run. It is also important that your operating system is up to date and is one you are familiar with. As your needs change and the industry evolves, it will be really important to understand all these features.

Sometimes it is really hard to keep up with an industry that can change so quickly. If you are in the market for a computer, though, it is very important that you make every effort. Understand what is available and how they are developing could affect how you view your options. - 30431

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How To Find One Of The Best Deals On Electronics

By John Cooper

When it's time to buy a new pc, or any other electronic gear, we all know that finding the best offer can be a daunting task.

With the huge variety of options on the electronics market today, and every company trying to come up with the best package deal for the money that includes the latest computer product or gadget along with several of their most popular accessories, it's very easy to be stunned when trying to make the best choice.

This confusion can lead to poor decisions and can cause you to wind up with an outdated model or overpriced, unreliable accessories that either malfunction right away or are simply more trouble than they are worth.

But don't give up! The good news is that there are actually just a few offers out there that truly are the best value for the money, so it's really just as easy as knowing where to look for them! Instead of losing your precious time trying to find the best offers on your own, let us bring them to you right now.

At Shop for Computer Online, we have done all of the legwork for you, and have created a comprehensive online resource that brings all of the hottest deals on the best computer and consumer electronics brands to one convenient location!

At Shop for Computer Online we have located the best products and prices to bring you the absolute best deals for any budget.

You can search by brand name or product type and we take the guesswork out of buying electronics so you never have to worry that you could be missing out on the best deals.

Whether you are looking for a desktop, laptop, printer, monitor, GPS system, PC game or practically any other electronic device, rest assured that we can help you find exactly what you want.

So don't be tricked into spending more on some so-called "great package deal" for your next computer or other electronic needs. Visit Shop for Computer Online first and save! - 30431

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