10 Penyebab KOMPUTER HANG

 

1. Konflik hardware
Pertama alasan mengapa Anda dapat crash pada Windows hardware.Setiap konflik hardware berkomunikasi dengan perangkat lain di IRQ (interrupt Permintaan Channel) dan harus unik untuk setiap perangkat. Conto Printer biasanya irq 7, menggunakan keyboard irq 1, Flooy menggunakan IRQ6. Setiap perangkat yang menggunakan irq masing2 secara otomatis. Jika komputer Anda memiliki banyak perangkat atau perangkat tidak diinstal dengan benar, maka ada departemen yang irq untuk lebih dari 1 perangkat. Dan jika Anda memiliki akses ke perangkat dengan 2-irq Situs ini kemungkinan Akan membuat Windows crash.
2. Ram Buruk
RAM (Random Access Memory) adalah kemungkinan penyebab biru pada layar Windows Anda. Fatal Error dari RAM biasanya di sebabkan perbedaan dalam chip memori. Misalnya, jika kombinasi 60ns RAM RAM dengan 70ns RAM akan memaksa pihak untuk bekerja lebih lambat dan dampak RAM adalah crash.
3. Konfigurasi BIOS
Setiap Motherboard memiliki settingan Chipset sesuai dengan pabrik masing2. Setiap kali Anda membuat BIOS anda harusn Ingat berhati2 dalam menyetting konfigurasi, karena bila Anda menggunakan salah konfigurasi mengarah ke ketidakstabilan dan crash pada PC.
4. Hard Disk Drive
Setiap beberapa minggu, data pada disk, setiap inodenya split. Disarakan sangat Degratment untuk dilakukan setiap hari untuk mencegah sering sulit freeze / hang. Tindakan defragment PC akan mencegah masalah pembekuan dari berkeseringan.
5. Fatal OE exceptions dan VXD error
Ini biasanya disebabkan oleh masalah pada VGA. VGA meruapakan salah satu hardware yang sering sekali menimbulkan masalah pada PC anda. Drive yang benar untuk memastikan instalasi dari VGA. Jika layar komputer ke freeze / hang, kemudian ada konflik di hardware VGA.
6. Virus
Mengarah ke infeksi virus ketidakstabilan di PC. Hapus beberapa boot sektor virus pada harddisk dan tidak dapat membuat dijalakan. Selalu mengingatkan anda untuk boot startup script akan membantu sektor boot.

7. Printer
Printer hanya kecil pengingat bahwa kami panggil biaa penyangga. Masalah ini mudah. Mencetak dokumen dari penggunaan TI biasanya power CPU. Hal ini akan menyebabkan keterlambatan pada PC. Ketika mencoba untuk mencetak printer, keinginan yang tidak dikenal, ia akan memiliki kesempatan untuk menjadi crash pada PC. Coba satu-satunya penyangga terhadap pemulihan pada printer.
8. Perangkat lunak
Crash pada bagian ini biasanya di sebabkan dari jeleknya cara memasang software.Gunakan Registry Cleaner untuk memindai komputer Anda kemudian anda.Apabila kerusakan registri adalah satu2nya perhatian Instal kembali bagaimana ia.
9. Overheating
Sebagai aturan, dengan CPU fan. Jika kipas mati, maka CPU overheating akan membawa pengalaman dan eror kernel kesalahan. Permasalahan dalam CPU dapat mendisable CPU internal cache, adalah komputer yang lambat tapi di stabil.
10. Masalah listrik
Shock / gelombang listrik dapat menyebabkan crash pada komputer. Jika ini menjadi masalah, maka solusi yang baik bagi Anda adalah dengan menggunakan sistem UPS ke anda.Ini CPU investasi yang baik, jika Anda memiliki data penting, karena data yang dapat menyebabkan kerusakan listrik ke PC serius.

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21 Freeware Jaringan

Kumpulan freeware berikut ini adalah hadiah dari Majalah PCMEDIA. Ada 21 jenis freeware yang bisa anda gunakan untuk menjelajah jaringan.

Berikut ke 21 freeware tersebut :

1. IPFixer 1.0    29.1  KB
2. WirelessNetView 1.26    43.4  KB
3. Internet Maniac 1.2d    47.3  KB
4. IP Change Monitor 1.0.1.12    80.0  KB
5. Bopup Scanner 2.1.5    232.0  KB
6. WiSwitch 1.2    296.1  KB
7. IPConfig 4.1.2    378.4  KB
8. SimpleTrafficMonitor 1.01    400.0  KB
9. NetworkTrafficMeter 1.0.0.4    450.1  KB
10. SoftPerfect Network Scanner 4.3.4    673.5  KB
11. AdminPack 5.0    830.4  KB
12. PrinterShare 2.0.09    1,020.5  KB
13. IPToCountry 1.2    1.1  MB
14. Bitmeter 2 3.5.8.21904    1.2  MB
15. Networx 5.0.4    1.3  MB
16. NetSetMan 2.6.1    1.4  MB
17. Port Scanner 3.0.1    1.4  MB
18. NetScanTools Basic Edition 1.00    2.4  MB
19. Moo0 ConnectionWatcher 1.43    2.6  MB
20. NEWT Freeware 2.5 Build 144    3.2  MB
21. Remote Installer Starter Edition 3.10.5.2401    4.1  MB

Ulasannya?
Silahkan anda membaca pada majalah pcmedia :)

Untuk mencoba 21 freeware tersebut download dibawah ini 
Downlaod 21 Freeware Networking (21 MB)


Atau dengan penjelasannya (password) baca di 
21 Freeware Jaringan (server indowebster.com)

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Add on Mozilla - Membuat Firefox Lebih Hebat

Mozilla Firefox, siapa yang tidak kenal dengan Browser yang satu ini, hampir sebagian besar dari pengguna internet di dunia menggunakannya, dikarenakan stabil, capat dan banyak kelebihan lainnya. Browsernya bisa anda Tweak sedemikian rupa dengan menambahkan banyak add on.

Berikut ada beberapa koleksi Add on untuk Mozilla Firefox sejumlah 240 File siap anda pakai, download [dalam bentuk Zip] dan ekstrak dengan program untuk ekstrak yang anda punyai, bisa anda gunakan 7zip, Izarc, WinRAR, WinZip dll.

Apa saja yang akan anda dapatkan?
Banyak, diantaranya adalah:

1. Membuat Browsing anda lebih cepat, karena dalam beberapa addon ada yang fungsinya untuk mengatur apa saja yang boleh di load ketika anda browsing, jadi akan lebih cepat.
2. Mempermudah anda menyimpan Website, Download, Tools untuk Edit blog anda dll.
3. Jika anda kenal Tinyurl.com (yang membuat alamat url menjadi lebih singkat) - penggunaan add on ini ada pada bagian bawah postingan.
4. dan sebagainya, tidak mungkin saya menjelaskan 240 jenis add on, bisa pusing :p

Besar file : 27 Mb
Download Link Add On Mozilla Firefox

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Merubah Gambar ke Text

Bisa dikatakan tips kali ini tidak ada hubungannya (mungkin) dengan yang anda temukan di blog ini, kali ini akan saya bahas salah satu website yang unik, yang membuat sebuah picture/foto anda menjadi sebuah untaian huruf yang disusun dengan rapi sehingga jika anda melihatnya dari jauh atau dengan cara sedikit menutup mata anda, akan terlihat foto/picture anda.

Postingan ini, saya kembangkan saat membaca artikel di sebuah blog bertitle NFO Viewer, sebuah aplikasi yang membaca nfo yang biasanya ada saat anda mendownload sebuah program atau aplikasi yang disertai dengan NFO.

Perbedaanya adalah dipostingan tersebut bagaimana membaca NFO, maka disini mengulas bagaimana membuat kode huruf menjadi gambar dan bisa anda tambahkan pada NFO untuk software anda.

Langkah-langkah (salah satu cara) yang anda lakukan adalah:

1. Yang pertama anda lakukan adalah menggunakan jasa Online dari situs ini www.photo2text.com,
2. Kemudian anda upload gambar anda (pilih file dan submit),
3. Pada tahap ketiga anda beri nama dan anda akan mendapatkan keterangan selanjutnya tentang alamat download untuk gambar anda yang sudah di rubah dalam bentuk teks. sepeti http://www.photo2text.com/photoText.aspx?data=NAMAFILE
4. Jika anda sudah download file TXT lalu anda mengalami kesulitan dengan susunan hurufnya kacau misalnya, maka mungkin anda perlu mengcek huruf notepad anda, gunakan 'Courier New' atau 'Lucida Consol'. dan pastikan anda sudah menghilangkan tanda check wordwap.

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Mengedit Bahasa Film dengan Jubler subtitle editor

Subtitle film adalah salah satu file yang sangat penting bagi kita. Dengan subtitle film yang tidak ada terjemahannya bisa kita tambahi sehingga kita mengerti alur ceritanya.

Subtitle film biasanya sudah ada pada film itu sendiri, namun kadang kala kita mendapatkan film dengan bahasa inggris. Nah disini kita bisa merubah subtitle film dari bahasa inggris ke bahasa yang kita inginkan.

Masalah yang sering kita alamai lainnya adalah : Subtitle yang muncul tidak sesuai dengan gerakan film, seperti ucapan ini tapi gerakannya ini, munculnya terlalu cepat dan sebagainya.

Pada kesempatan ini, dengan bantuan freeware Jubler subtitle editor kita bisa menyesuaikan kecepatan subtitle yang lambat atau terlalu cepat, sehingga nyaman untuk kita lihat.

Pertama yang perlu anda siapkan adalah freeware Jubler subtitle editor, bisa anda download di www.jubler.org

1. Setelah anda download
2. Jalankan Software Jubler subtitle editor.
3. Buka file subtitle (*.srt)
4. Yang anda lakukan adalah memblok keseluruhan teks subtitle di jendela Jubler dengan cara shift + klik teks dari awal sampai akhir jika keseluruhan teks munculnya tidak sesuai. Atau jika hanya pada menit keberapa saja, maka cukup beberapa baris yang perlu anda sorot.
5. Setelah itu anda bisa memperlambat atau mempercepat munculnya subtitle film dengan cara Tools | Shift time. (gambar 1)
   
6. Jika teks anda terlalu cepat, maka tambahkan 1 detik pada subtitle anda, dan sebaliknya.
7. Tekan save pada bentuk *.srt dan selesai (gambar 2)

Mudah bukan?

Gambar 1 - Menambahkan 1 detik

Gambar 2 save dengan jenis *srt

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Convert Gambar ke Musik

Dari judulnya mungkin sulit dianggap salah. Tapi memang seperti itu kenyataannya. Software ini bisa anda gunakan untuk merubah file gambar/image ke music.

Jika pada saat yang lalu dituliskan, bagaimana cara merubah file gambar ke huruf-huruf kecil. Maka kali ini lebih menarik lagi, yakni kita bisa mengubah file gambar atau foto-foto kesayangan anda menjadi sebuah suara yang mengkin merdu atau mungkin juga sangat tidak enak didengar, atau saja mungkin itu bahasa dari makhluk tertentu :).

Software ini buatan kenjikojima.com bernama RGB Music Lab. Fungsinya seperti diatas, pada tiap-tiap gambar pastinya memiliki pixel, nah dari pixel itulah yang dirubah oleh software ini menjadi sebuah suara. Menarik bukan? silahkan dicoba. Jika anda mendapatkan suara yang unik, silahkan di tuliskan di kolom komentar.

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5 Web Browser andalan Android

Banyak sekali browser yang tersedia untuk Android di Google Play. Dengan fiturnya yang lengkap  siap menemani Anda berselancar di dunia maya. Berdasarkan pengalaman saya, maka inilah 5 browser terbaik menurut saya yang patut Anda coba di handheld Android Anda.

Firefox

Firefox for Android, dapat didownload secara gratis. Browser yang sempat tampil di Google I/O ini memiliki dukungan dari Firefox Sync, dimana Anda bisa terhubung dengan semua bookmark Firefox versi desktop dan password yang bisa diakses secara mudah. Firefox juga menjadi browser mobile pertama dengan fitur full support Do Not Track sehingga privasi Anda tetap terjaga. Pada halaman pertama akan menampilkan tab – tab website tersebut akan mempermudah saat Anda ingin mengunjungi lagi website tersebut. Meskipun belum banyak, Firefox for Android juga mendukung add-ons dan Personas. Browser ini sudah di unduh sebanyak 81,437.

Download Firefox for Android di Google Play

Chrome

Chrome for Android baru saja meninggalkan versi beta bulan lalu. Sayangnya Chrome hanya bisa dijalankan pada Android versi 4.0 ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich) atau versi yang terbaru. Buat Anda yang belum update Androidnya, maka Anda  belum bisa merasakan browser buatan google ini. Menurut  saya, ini salah satu browser yang harus Anda download. Karena selain cepat, browser ini juga memiliki keunggulan pada sisi fitur yang ditawarkan. Chrome telah mendukung Incognito Mode Browsing yang memungkinkan website dan file yang Anda buka tidak ter-record oleh browser dan download history. Sama seperti halnya firefox, Chrome juga bisa mensinkronisasi dengan versi desktop seperti bookmark, tab syncing, bahkan sekarang bisa sinkronisasi tool search.

Download Chrome for Android di Google Play

Dolphin Browser HD

Inilah salah satu browser yang patut Anda coba. Browser ini cukup populer di kalangan pengguna Android, dengan jumlah pengunduh kini mencapai 586,526. Jujur saja Dolphin Browser adalah salah satu browser favorit saya dengan kecepatannya yang luar biasa. Dolphin tidak kalah dengan nama besar browser terkenal seperti Firefox dan Chrome, karena Dolphin mendukung puluhan third-party plug-ins dan tools untuk memperluas fiturnya. Berkat teknologi dari Dolphin Sonar Dolphin HD, browser ini memiliki fitur built-in speech to text, yang memungkinkan Anda hanya melakukan perintah suara untuk mencari informasi yang diinginkan.

Download Dolphin Browser HD for Android di Google Play

Boat Browser

Kalau Anda mengikuti perkembangan browser di Android, pasti kenal dengan Miren, browser hebat yang terkenal dengan fiturnya yang melimpah. Sayangnya, Miren sudah tidak ada lagi. Jika Anda  menyukai Miren , Boat browser-lah jawabannya. Cepat, ringan, dan gratis, dengan dukungan add-ons dan fitur kontrol suara yang aktif seperti ketika Anda mengucapkan kata 'Facebook,' maka browser ini akan memunculkan halaman Facebook, Anda juga dapat menganti tema yang disuka, mengatur sendiri halaman pertama dengan favorite sites.

Download Boat Browser for Android di Google Play

Opera Mini

Masih ingat dengan browse berlambang huruf O merah ini? Ya, opera saat ini masih menjadi browser mobile paling tangguh  walau ke populerannya mulai disaingi oleh Firefox dan Chrome. Opera mini memiliki fitur sinkronasi ke Opera desktop browser. Salah satu keunggulannya yang paling menonjol adalah kompresi datanya, sehingga tidak terlalu cepat menghabiskan kuota internet Anda ketika browsing. Opera juga mempunyai mini-app store, banyak third party add-ons dan game yang bisa membuat kamu betah menggunakan Opera. Tidak perlu menggunakan Android terbaru dan speed internet  yang besar untuk merasakan fitur-fitur Opera Mini. Karena kini sudah 309.090 Opera Mini yang diunduh oleh pengguna Android.

Download Opera Mini for Android di Google Play

Nah sekarang terserah Anda untuk memilih browser terbaik yang menurut Anda sesuai dengan kebutuhan.

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Install Flash Player di Galaxy Mini dan Galaxy Y Tanpa Root

Salah satu kendala yang dihadapi oleh pengguna Samsung Galaxy Mini dan Y adalah ketiadaan Adobe Flash Player. Padahal aplikasi tersebut sangat diperlukan apabila kalian ingin membuka aplikasi berbasis Flash seperti My Trans,Indo Tv maupun membuka Youtube dari browser bawaan. Oleh karena itu saya ingin berbagi cara install adobe flash player tanpa root yang aman untuk pemula Android.

1. Download file APK flash player dari sini
Adobe Flash Player armv6

2. Ekstrak dan pindahkan APK Flash Player ke memori ponsel baik internal atau eksternal.
3. Agar ponsel dapat menjalankan instalasi lakukan pengaturan dengan cara masuk ke setting > application dan centang unknown resources.
4. Gunakan file manager untuk menemukan file APK.
5. Klik file APK, klik install untuk mengkonfirmasi proses instalasi.
6. Setelah instalasi selesai klik done. Jangan buka dulu flash player.
7. Restart ponsel.
8. Flash Player sudah terpasang.

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Top 5 Photography Apps For Your Phone

Nowadays you don’t need an expensive DSLR to have fun with a camera – here’s a few apps you can download to get you feeling more snap-happy using your mobile phone.
1. Instagram
It comes as little of a surprise that Instagram has found a place on the list. Developers Burbn Inc claim that their app is enjoyed by 50 million people, and once you play with it a bit yourself you can’t help but believe them.
Instagram is available on iPhones, iPads, iPods and the more recent Android devices, and allows you to apply a multitude of filtered effects to your photos before sharing them on Facebook, Twitter and other social media websites.
Best of all is that the app is completely free, so you can inject some life into your snaps as often as you like.
2. 360 Panorama
As the name may suggest, 360 Panorama is an app designed to create panoramic images from a camera which would normally be too narrow to do so. Get snapping as you turn in a circle and watch the software stitch the photos together seamlessly, ready to share on Facebook, Twitter or whichever social network you frequent.
Similarly to Instagram, 360 Panorama is available on Android and most iProducts for a small fee of £0.69. Used with Facebook’s new Timeline cover photo feature, this app is a bit of a winner.
3. Photo Editor Ultimate
It wouldn’t really be fair to leave Blackberry owners out of the mix, so here’s an app you can download free from their App World.
Photo Editor Ultimate clumps together the ability to apply filters, edit, and resize photos ready to be uploaded to social networks and image hosting sites such as Imgur. It’s a pretty small file so unlike some photo editing apps, storage space shouldn’t be too much of a worry.
4. The Photographers Ephemeris
A fairly unique app which improves the quality of landscape and outdoor photos in a rather clever way.
The app calculates the sunrise and sunset times and places anywhere you happen to be in the world and allows you to calculate when and where the best photos can be achieved. This is a pretty handy tool if you’re planning on travelling some distance to get to a specific location to photograph – the last thing you want is to get to the site only to find it’s dark/raining/otherwise not optimal.
If you’re more interested in night-time photos then TPE has got you covered. As well as showing the rise and fall of the sun, the app can provide similar data for the moon and even help you with little things like the time that the moon will appear above a hill to get some stunning photos. What’s more, most features don’t require an internet connection to run so you really can take shots just about anywhere.
The bad news is that TPE costs $8.99 (around £5.73) for iPhones and a more modest £3.10 for Android devices. On the plus side, it’s just been released completely free for Windows/Mac/Linux so if you’re happy to research your destination in advance and hope that nothing changes before you get there then this is a good option.
5. Camera+
If you’re searching for good quality, professional looking photos then Camera+ is the app for you. Priced at £0.69 (though the developers say this is for a limited time) it provides your standard filtered effects as well as the ability to improve focus, lighting and exposure and even reduce blur.
Of course, it also comes with the ability to upload your snaps to Facebook, Twitter and wherever else you fancy, but for now it’s sadly limited to the iPhone.
Bonus: Color Splash
All of the above apps have certainly earned their place as must haves on the serious photographer’s mobile, but if you’re just after some funky looking pictures and a bit of fun in the process then Color Splash is a safe bet.
Costing £0.69, Color Splash allows you to create black and white images and bring vibrant colour to a specific area to create a dramatic and striking image.
It certainly has some good uses in the photographer’s repertoire, but it’s just as fun to play around with and give your friends bright red eyes or black teeth. Sadly, Color Splash is limited to Apple operating systems.

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Determining the right amount of RAM for your PC

When searching for a new computer or simply wanting to upgrade your current PC’s specs, RAM is a huge determining factor.  It’s very important to choose the best RAM to fit your computing needs.  Pay too much for RAM you don’t need and it’s money down the drain; However, pay too little and you’ll be frustrated that your PC can’t keep up with your computing pace. Let’s look at the different options in terms of RAM so you can decide which is best suited for your needs!
1 GB
As for anyone that owns a computer, 1 GB should be the bare minimum in terms of RAM. 1 GB is the perfect amount for the user that loves to browse Facebook, play an online game and even listen to a YouTube video at the same time.  Don’t expect to be able to have two hundred different tabs open while playing World of Warcraft and have your PC to be running smooth and fast.  Or be able to crunch large datasets (such as when working with large Excel files).  Simple tasks can be done with 1 GB. Not much more really can.
Speaking of gaming (or any video intensive activities), on 1 GB of RAM you will achieve horrible results and may even be frustrated enough to want to throw your computer out the window.  While many games have minimum requirements below 1 GB, even with this type of setup, resolution will be low and frame rate will be extremely slow.  If you’re a gamer, it’s best that you look to higher options in terms of RAM.
From a business perspective, some small businesses might be able to get away with 1 GB of RAM.  However, the demands that most operating systems place on memory are growing and can leave your memory with little capacity for business applications (such as Quickbooks).
2 GB
2 GB is a significant step up from 1 GB and should really be utilized for anyone that likes to do a decent amount of multitasking on their machine.  With 2 GB of RAM, anyone can browse the web with a decent amount of tabs, crunch through sizable datasets, work on several applications and even edit HD videos at a decent speed.
PCs with 2 GB also have the ability to run powerful programs like Adobe Photoshop or Adobe After Effects at a decent speed.  However the demands on your RAM depend on the applications your running; if your current PC is at 2 GB of RAM and still feels slow, you need to bump up that RAM even more!
8 GB
Now we’re getting into professional territory.  For any serious data cruncher, gamer, photo editor, or video editor, 8 GB should be the bare minimum that you look to for performance.  8 GB of RAM will result in quick and effective PC performance and speed compared to the standards on the market today and the best part is that since RAM prices have come down significantly in recent years, 8 GB of RAM isn’t expensive at all.  8 GB of RAM blows 1 GB out of the water significantly.
More than 8 GB
Most PCs don’t need more than 8 GB of RAM to work efficiently.  Besides being much more expensive to upgrade to this amount of RAM (most PC motherboards are only outfitted for a specific number of slots and the higher RAM cards are more expensive), most applications won’t be able to access this amount of RAM.  More likely than not, you’ll find a bottleneck either in terms of processor, cache or bus speed that limits your PC’s ability to access this amount of RAM.  If not, odds are your applications won’t need it.
The only time you should consider this type of setup is if you’re the type of person that loves to multitask and run tons of resource-intensive applications at once.  Feel like watching 20 cat videos on YouTube at once while editing a 1080p video and editing in Photoshop?  Then by all means, this amount of RAM may be for you.  But for everyone else, 8 GB should be the max amount of RAM you should purchase.  Any more than that seems like a giant waste of money.
Final Words
There are numerous options in terms of how much RAM someone can have in their PC.  Each amount of RAM varies in terms of what it can do performance-wise for your PC.  1 GB is great for the simple user, 2 GB is for the multitasker, and 8 GB is for the gamer or techie professional.  Any more than that though and your money is going right down the drain!  Pick a RAM amount to fit your needs and you’ll have a fantastic PC for yourself.
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Slow Broadband

Last Friday I talked about a new breed of superfast broadband heading our way, however it would seem that in the current day many users still aren’t achieving anywhere near the maximum speeds promised by their ISPs.
Several months back my parents  had their Virgin Media line upgraded from a 2Mbps to a 10Mbps connection free of charge, due to the discontinuation of the older package.   This week my father mentioned that he hadn’t noticed a difference and so I performed a quick speed check which confirmed he was still on the old package; an issue resolved by a single phone call to Virgin.
I had a similar issue when Virgin upgraded me to 20Mbps without replacing my old, slow modem; once again a quick speed test provided me with the fodder to give them a call and get a new, faster broadband modem free of charge.
It is always important to check that you are receiving something that at least resembles what you’re paying for and fortunately a quick visit to www.speedtest.net will do just that.  Simply click on ‘begin test’ and within around thirty seconds you will be given the current download and upload speed achieved between your computer and the closest server – in our case, Maidenhead.
Please remember that the speed quoted by your ISP is most often a maximum obtainable speed and it would be completely reasonable to get something less.  This is especially true if you connect using ADSL via a convention phone line rather than via a fibre optic (Virgin Media) connection as the speed is heavily influenced from your distance to the closest exchange.
While this one factor cannot be helped, there are several routes you can take if your actual speed is completely disproportionate to that promised by your ISP:
-          Talk to them – In many instances your ISP will be able to run tests to ensure that your poor performance isn’t due to a fault such as excessive line noise.  I’ve seen customers have their connections increased in speed exponentially by simply reporting a fault and having an inherent problem removed; this work is paid for by the phone provider.  Even in a worst case scenario where the line speed cannot be increased, it is possible that you could get moved down to a cheaper package while suffering no loss in performance.
-          Update your router firmware – Most of us nowadays will connect to the Internet via a router which, if not doing its job properly, will result in slower download speeds.  Problems with a router can in many instances be rectified by updating it with the latest software via a free firmware update provided by the original manufacturer.  These updates are usually distributed free of charge online and serve as a way of the manufacturers improving the features, security and speed of their existing products as and when improvements are discovered.
-          Clean up your PC– Many cases of connection slowdown are caused by a needlessly large amount of software in the background either slowing down the computer itself or hogging a proportion of the Internet bandwidth.  Ensure that your Operating System is always kept clean and most importantly ensure that peer to peer file sharing programs (such as BitTorrent) aren’t set to run in the background as these will certainly slow your connection.

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World of Warcraft

The below article has been written by our very own Becky Brand who works in our Torquay Store and has long been a diehard fan of the World of Warcraft series of games.   As an avid gamer; I thought she would be better equipped to talk about this subject with you this week.
World of Warcraft (or WoW) is the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) from Blizzard Entertainment.   Warcraft initially started out as a series of three games ending in Warcraft 3 with World of Warcraft being set after these games.
When you start the game you need to create an avatar which you will control as you explore the fictional world of Azeroth.  You have a choice of two sides; either the Alliance or the Horde with each side having a number of different races that you can play as including Trolls, Dwarfs, Humans, Gnomes and Orcs.
Depending on your gaming style you may choose to be a Warrior, who charges in and takes the full wrath of the enemies, or maybe a mage who blasts your enemies with spells from a distance.   There are also many different classes including Priests, Rogues, Paladins, and Shamans, so there is almost always a way of playing to suit most people.   Once you have your character you will need to quest to earn level ups, armour upgrades and new skills to improve your ability to tackle stronger enemies and bosses.
With approximately 12 million subscribers worldwide, World of Warcraft is one of the biggest online role playing games.  Contrary to popular belief; it’s not just teenage boys lacking in social ability who play World of Warcraft as it genuinely does appeal to many.
Whilst travelling around you will bump into parents sneaking a quick hour in whilst their kids sleep, men and women who use Warcraft to relax after a hard days work, much in the same way many people will watch their soaps of an evening.  The folklore in World of Warcraft is so deep and vast it’s almost like an interactive Lord of the Rings.
Admittedly  you rarely actually meet the people you play with in Warcraft, but when you keep bumping into the same characters in game, or join a guild with a good group of players, you start to form acquaintances and friendships with the other players.  There has even been a few couples who met in the World of Warcraft and ended up being happily married – you are able to make the game as social an experience as you want.
You have the option to group up with other characters, where your character will take on a particular role in the group; for example Priests heal, warriors tank and mages deal the damage. There is even the option of forming a raid group of up to 40 characters to try and overcome the extra strong bosses that are scattered across the lands.
You would think that all games must come to an end, however World of Warcraft is different in that you can always strive to earn better armour so you can defeat the strongest bosses in the game, or try and earn the in game achievements for different titles and rewards.  Blizzard also periodically introduce expansions, which raise the maximum level, and introduce new content and areas to the game.
Like any good franchise the game has a plethora of accessories, merchandise and books to go along with it and along with millions of subscriptions across the world, Warcraft is clearly a highly lucrative business which will be around for a long time to come.
About the Author – Chris Holgate works for Refresh Cartridges who supply a wide range of printer cartridges at the UK’s lowest prices.

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Google Books – Online Literature Library

The idea of Google Books was first conceived in 2002 when a small group of Google programmers started pondering the question of how many man hours it would take to scan every single book ever written.    We still don’t know the true answer to this question although just eight years from the idea conception there are now over 10 million books catalogued in their database.
While the first scan was done manually on a 300 page book and took 40 minutes to process, Google now use cameras capable of scanning at a rate of 1,000 pages an hour and also work with 20,000 publisher partners who provide content directly.  They have also been able to provide over 1 million books that can be read in full from cover to cover; these unrestricted works are either books that have fallen out of copyright or have been provided with publishers express permission.
As well as simply scanning the books, Google performs OCR (Optical Character Recognition) on the pages, thereby turning them in to pure text which can be entered in to their database.  As a result when you do a Google Search you are now not only returned results from relevant websites but also your search terms are checked against a library encompassing millions of books and appropriate matches are suggested for further reading.
The integration in to the Google Search engine means you may have already inadvertently stumbled across Google Books but if you haven’t and are eager to explore then the Google Books can be found by visiting the site http://books.google.co.uk/ directly.   Being a Google service, it almost goes without saying that the service is completely free of charge and is instead paid for via a minimal number of sponsored links which are in no way intrusive or detrimental to the service.
From the Google Books site you can perform searches, add books to your virtual library or organise your collection in a logical manner.  Searching for a book and then subsequently clicking on it opens an interface which allows you to either view the directly scanned pages from the book or in some instances a ‘plain text’ version.  This plain text can then be copied and passed to another application or simply printed out for reading offline.
Books still under copyright enjoy the protection of a variety of access limitations and security measures which limit the number of viewable pages making the experience somewhat akin to being able to flick through the first couple of pages in a library or bookshop.   Despite this protection there have rather predictably been a number of fairly major lawsuits issued by individuals and publishers alike; some with legitimate grievances and others just seeking money or publicity.
Possibly the most notable case was between The Authors Guild, the publishing industry and Google which resulted in Google agreeing to a settlement on October 28, 2008.  This would see them pay a total $125 million not only to pay the court costs of the plaintiffs but also create a Book Rights Registry which will collect and disburse revenue generated by all third party sites such as Google which provide content based on the content of books covered by the agreement.
These issues aside, on the whole I am amazed that again this relatively new company have been able to offer such an incredible gift to the world.  With Google Books we have the potential to preserve centuries of human literacy work for generations to come as well as promoting the spread and availability of knowledge amongst all groups and all classes of people.

About the Author – Chris Holgate works for Refresh Cartridges who supply a wide range of printer cartridges at the UK’s lowest prices.

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Cashback Websites – Get money back on online purchases

I have a saying that goes something along the lines of ‘A penny saved is 1.22 pennies earned’ and while I’ll admit it’s not the catchiest of proverbs it certainly does hold some truth for the majority of us.  Owing to the fact that you’re taxed on almost everything you earn, it is genuinely better to save a penny than earning an additional one and fortunately the Internet offers various methods of allowing us to do just that.
Money Saving Expert (www.moneysavingexpert.com) for example is a site that I turn to time and again to ensure that I’m always getting the best deal on my current account, credit card, utilities and so forth.  As well as offering news and comparisons of various financial products on the market is also gives you a heads of to any discount vouchers or special offers valid at places such as restaurants and supermarkets which you would most likely visit anyway.
Keeping with the financial theme, I’m amazed at how many people are unaware of the various ‘cash back’ sites that are present on the Internet.  One which I’ve just started using is Top Cash Back (www.topcashback.co.uk), a site which takes only a couple of minutes to sign up to before you can start earning money on purchased that you would most likely be making anyway.  Top Cash back has no set up or membership fees and the idea essentially is that if you visit one of their sponsors via the site then you’ll actually get a cash reward paid straight in to your account.
There are hundreds of big name featured retailers including Play.com, Tesco, Asda, B&Q and Dell and along with the usual couple of per cent back you occasionally come across an offer which is ridiculously generous.  As an example I recently signed up for O2 broadband at home which, as an existing O2 mobile customer, would usually cost me £7.50 a month for the 16mb package, including unlimited bandwidth.  By going via Top Cash Back I actually got a £75 cash back bonus meaning that during the contractual year my O2 Broadband has actually only cost me £1.25 a month (£7.50 a Month x 12 Months – £75 Cashback = £15 per annum or £1.25 monthly).
The service works as retailers pay Top Cash Back to be featured with the intention that they can then accumulate more customers by also offering them rewards to buy their products.  It’s only a beneficial system for the customer if they buy things they would only have purchased anyway; I also signed up to Sky HD last month which again was something I was planning to do but simply by visiting this website first I got an extra £50 straight in to my bank account.  It’s just too easy!

About the Author – Chris Holgate works for Refresh Cartridges who supply a wide range of printer cartridges at the UK’s lowest prices.

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Starting out as a Webdesigner

This article is aimed at giving some rudimentary tips and guidelines which help in making a website designing business a successful one.
Starting off a new business is as critical as it is exciting. Yes, it does give you the much cringed for independence, however, along with it comes responsibility. Establishing your own Website designing company can sometimes be a formidable task, mainly because, you are a Greenhorn in a situation where there have already been pioneers.
Nevertheless, it isn’t impossible to become a business magnate if the following simple tips are kept in mind.

Attitude goes a long way
Obvious as it may seem, the right kind of attitude is the harbinger of wealth and prosperity. Setting up a web-based business is comparatively easier than other businesses, but it requires a lot of patience and retrospection. Things take time to get going, and you must be motivated throughout your journey to pull through the odds.
It is also vital that you think of your web design business as a job. It goes without saying that your image and conduct should, without a doubt, always be professional. This goes for your website as well. An exclusive domain has to be purchased, for both, your website and your email ids. Acquire all the requisite business stationery including business cards, letterheads, envelopes etc. And have a separate business account for the financial transactions.
Another important thing to bear in mind is to ensure that your language is impeccable while drafting letters or business emails. It leaves a lasting impression on the client’s mind if there are any mistakes in your own communication. Always project confidence and competence.

Time Management
Time management is not just an essential when it comes to business. It is important for anything and everything. Managing time effectively ensures a healthy work environment and better productivity. It also means more money! If you can pre-set the number of hours you dedicate to your business development, on your on-hand projects and research activities, there will never be any problem with respect to effective utilisation of time. However, some flexibility is always advisable when it comes to business from time to time.

Goodwill through Client Relationships
The maximum business that you will get from is your existing client base. It is nice to look for new clients always, but one should remember never to leave your existing clients unattended. They will recommend you to others and also select you for further services as well. Always understand their requirements, give them the best of services and bespoke web designs. Never over-price your services and always exceed their expectations.
A happy customer is worth 2 prospective ones. If you can show them how much you care for their business you’d be surprised at how much they’d care for yours.

Networking
Whether it is word of mouth or social networking platforms, do not restrain yourself from spreading awareness about your brand/organisation and the services provided by you. Exploit social forums, communities, trade fairs, business summits and just about anywhere, to propagate your name. You never know where business can come from.

Blogging
Blog about various things in your domain. Put up a blog on our website itself, where people can read the necessary information. If you write good articles continually, not only will it give you a better page ranking, it will also bring in more and more people to your website who are actually your target audience and are looking for the services that you are providing. This is an inexpensive way to reach your target audience.

Technical Proficiency
Always attempt to better yourself in whatever you are doing. Try to get hold of the latest technologies and practice it. Try increasing your portfolio in every possible way. If you get stuck somewhere, ask questions on social forums for support. If you know the answers to someone else’s questions, then answer them.
Basically, do not “Stagnate”. Stay dynamic, learn new things, and master what you already know.

Conclusion
That being said, one should always remember that setting up your own website development company in London or anywhere else in the world, is an on-going process. You cannot adhere to the above tips initially and forget about them in the later stages. This has to go on. Face the challenges and turn them into better opportunities. Never hesitate to seek help from online forums.
Always invest in the best quality equipment and technologies. That pays off in the long run. You can easily work out of your home, garage, or even your car, but you cannot work with cheap technology. Stay dedicated and motivated, and see your business boom!
It’s possible to set up a web design business from home very quickly with just a laptop, phone, and an internet connection. However, you will need to employ all the above skills and more to succeed. But, once up and running, a web design business can afford you with one of the best and most fulfilling professional lifestyles.

About the author – Bryan is a professional web designer at Viteb – Web Design Company London who provides professional and good looking Web Design Services which deal with the latest web standards.

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4 Easy Tips on Creating a Good Password

You may wonder why there are always so many articles and blog posts dedicated to something as simple as creating a password. It’s simple and no big deal right? Wrong. If it were really that easy then mind you my friend no one would be talking about it. And if everyone could just get it right then surely no one would ever need to search it up more than once on Google.
Password security is essential in the world we live in today, simply because all our important day’s work revolves around a computer and/or a cell phone. We use the internet to pay bills, shop, share opinions and views, watch television and music, share photos and videos, buy airline tickets, manage our bank accounts and the list goes on and on. It’s an exhaustive list if we get down to talking about all the things we get onto our respective devices and log onto the World Wide Web for. And the logging on is done through the means of a password of course. And if a hacker gets hold of it and installs a computer monitoring app or a keylogger, then the chances are you will lose a lot more than your Facebook account. So in order to continue doing everything that you hold dear online, follow these tips to create a good password:

1. Use long passwords. Yes it works. The longer your password is the more keys are involved in it. This means that by using numeric characters along with a long string of letters, your password will be hard to access through brute force search, or even by someone accidently glancing at you while you type it in.
2. Avoid anything personal. This means no names of people you know, places you live/work, phone numbers, birth dates, or anything else that links to your identity or that of anyone you know. Spy software such as keyloggers can later relay this information to remote centers which may compromise your security as well as privacy in more dire ways.
3. Sometimes remembering different passwords for different accounts can be a hassle, but do not ever make the mistake of using the same password across the board and for all your online accounts. If even one password is compromised, then you can bet that the first thing hackers and malware professionals will attempt is to use it on all your other accounts. So work on your memory, write the passwords down in a safe place if you have to, but do not make the mistake of using a single glorified password everywhere.
4. Some say you should treat your password like your toothbrush, that is, change it every three months. Of course, this is really up to you. And if you have a large number of accounts, then this may be something that could tax your memory and in the long run do nothing but have you confused and juggling your mind for which password works and for where. So if you feel the need to change passwords more than once in two months, make sure you don’t repeat previous ones or rotate them from different accounts. This way you will avoid a good deal of confusion.

So please try and make your life easier by keeping secure and easy to use/remember passwords. A good deal of saving will be done on headache medicine if nothing else.

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Google Adsense

Google Adsense adalah sebuah program PPC yang di tawarkan Google bagi para pemilik blog atau website untuk menampilkan iklan yang relevan terhadap blog atau website tersebut dan pemilik blog atau website akan mendapatkan bayaran dari Google untuk setiap iklan yang di click oleh pengunjung. Sebagai tambahan informasi dulu daftar Google Adsense harus menggunakan blog atau website yang memakai bahasa Inggris sebagai bahasa utama, tetapi sekarang blog atau website berbahasa Indonesia pun bisa didaftarkan. Jika kita rajin dalam menekuninya maka ini akan menjadi sumber penghasilan tambahan bagi keluarga, bahkan ada beberapa publisher adsense Indonesia (publisher: sebutan bagi para pemilik blog atau website yang menayangkan iklan Adsense) yang bisa memperoleh ribuan dollar dalam sebulan dari Program ini.

Bagaimana cara mendaftar Google Adsense ?

Miliki akun Google dan buatlah blog di blogger/blogspot.

Pertama anda harus memiliki akun Google, kemudian buatlah blog atau website yang berisi konten tertentu yang menurut anda menarik untuk dibahas, saya menyarankan gunakan blogger/blogspot, karena sebagai salah satu produk Google akan mempunyai nilai tambah dan pertimbangan khusus dalam proses pendaftaran akun Adsense.

Posting dengan konten original dan berkualitas.

Buatlah posting secara berkala, kalau bisa setiap hari, Google sangat menyukai posting baru yang original dan berkualitas tidak sekedar kopi-paste, boleh dengan menggunakan bahasa Indonesia karena sekarang Google Adsense sudah support Adsense bahasa Indonesia, gunakan bahasa Indonesia yang baik dan benar. Setelah posting yang lumayan banyak, minimal 8 sampai 10 postingan blog anda sudah siap untuk didaftarkan pada program Google Adsense.

Daftar Google Adsense

Cara mendaftar Google Adsense bisa langsung dari blog, kalo anda menggunakan blogger/blogspot melalui dashboard blogspot cari tab monetize. Atau bisa juga langsung mengunjungi halaman Google Adsense click DAFTAR SEKARANG di pojok kanan atas, ikuti petunjuk dan masukan alamat URL blog yang baru saja anda buat, misalnya www.alexa.com. Isi kolom data pribadi anda dengan indentitas asli karena data inilah yang akan dipakai Google dalam pembayaran penghasilan Adsense anda. Setelah proses pengajuan selesai tunggu 48 jam maka anda akan diberitahu melalui e-mail bahwa pengajuan akun Adsense anda diterima atau ditolak. Lebih jelasnya silakan kunjungi halaman AdSense Bantuan.

Dengan memiliki akun Google Adsense anda bisa mulai memperoleh penghasilan tambahan melalui Internet sehingga bisa membantu manambah income keluarga. Selanjutnya anda tinggal me-maintain blog anda supaya mendapatkan traffic/pengunjung dengan cara melakukan Search Engine Optimization atau biasa disebut SEO agar blog anda bisa tampil di halaman pertama SERP (Search Engine Result Page). Selamat mencoba, semoga artikel ini bermanfaat.

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