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This is the first option you should try when having any computer issue. Reboot everything
you can. Power off and then Power on everything you can.This takes little time, can be
done easily and can prove effective in many situations.
Our recommendation is to never use your email account’s password as your
password for websites you register on. Many people like to use one password to
make things simple. You should consider having two instead – one for email and one for
all other websites.
The risk of using the same password for websites as your email account is that someone
can easily get access to your email. A couple of methods by which this takes place are:
1- The website you create an account on has both your email address and its password.
How trustworthy is the owner of the website?
2- You can be tricked by clever ads or WebPages or even emails that look like they are
legitimate which ask you to log in to your account. But instead, they collect your
username and password.
Having your email address and password, hackers can access your email, lock you out
and have full control of your account. Hackers will know what websites you visit and deal
with. They will have access to your accounts and an archive of years of important
information.
For that reason we advise you to use a two password approach which will protect your
most valuable resource on the internet – your email address.
- Avoiding Spyware and Viruses
Avoiding spyware and viruses is a priority for good computer health. With spyware and
viruses, you can experience many problems ranging from simple disturbances (e.g.
constant pop-up windows) to corruption of or theft of important data.
There are some easy steps to follow that can help prevent such problems.
As we all know prevention is better than cure.
Never click on Internet advertisements. An exception to this would be is if it is a well
known, reputable company. But verify in your web browser’s status bar (typically on the
bottom of the screen) that the link is actually going to take you to the correct website.
Never download files without having an antivirus scan done first. Many free email
providers (Yahoo!, Hotmail, etc.) will do this for you. But if you are using a mail client
directly on your computer, ensure you have an anti-virus software installed first.
Avoid illegal websites. Illegal music/video/software/pornographic websites are well
known for spyware and viruses.
A little discipline will reward you with a healthier, faster and more enjoyable internet
experience.
- Improve your computer’s performance
First you will need to check how your computer is performing.
Have a look at windows task manager. To get there, press on
“Ctrl”+”Alt”+”Delete” on your keyboard and then choose task manager or click
Start > Run and type taskmgr.exe and press enter. Then click on Performance. This is
what you should see.
The CPU graph will show how much of your CPU is being used to support your
Operating System (OS) and currently running programs and processes. The second area
relates to memory utilization; typically RAM (256 Megabytes, 1 Gigabyte, etc.).
If your computer seems really slow and CPU is constantly and regularly near 100% on
this graph, then you should either upgrade the CPU or run fewer programs to see if that
helps.
If the Page File line is continually near the top in this graph when operating the computer
as you normally would, you’d benefit from adding memory to your system.
Both these options are simple and should improve your computer experience.
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