Sunday, April 13, 2014
How to increase your laptop batterys life
Follow the few steps to increase the laptop batterys life:
Lower the backlighting on your screen.
The screen of your Laptop takes up significant amount of power and you do not require its maximum brightness. You should have to check your system and decrease the screen brightness it to a comfortable point.
Stop your wireless signal when you are not using.
After turning off your Laptop can save max. 20 minutes of your laptops battery time because WiFi can use a considerable quantity of power. By right clicking you can stop your WiFi signal when you are not using.
Manage the correct power scheme in XP
Windows XP contain a number of predetermined power plans, which control settings like how rapidly your laptop turns off and when your screen saver boots in. You can change your laptop power scheme by choosing Control Panel > Power Options. For max. Battery life from the "Power scheme" chooses the option "Max. Battery" and decline the list. There are good choices for you just like "Low Power Mode" and Portable /Laptop. They dont conserve as much power as Max Battery. After selecting a power scheme you click Ok button to finish the process.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Smashing your PC only way to prevent data theft by fraudsters
Thu, Jan 8 02:10 PM
London, Jan 8 (ANI): The safest way to stop fraudsters stealing information from old computer hard drives is to "destroy the PC with a hammer", a consumer magazine has said.
The computing magazine Which? recovered 22,000 "deleted" files from eight computers purchased on eBay.
They then used specialist software to recover files that the original owner had deleted, reports the Daily Express.
Sarah Kidner, editor of Which? Computing, warned that the risk of becoming a victim was increasing.
"Even if you delete your files, youd be surprised how easy it is to recover your personal data. Such information could bring identity thieves a hefty payday.
"It sounds extreme, but the only way to be 100 percent safe is to smash your hard drive into smithereens," she said. (ANI)