Kokul’s World

One of the things I like about Google is that unlike most other big corporate companies, Google still has a sense of humour. Well shows one anyways. Anyone heard of the trick of typing into the Google search engine “the answer to life, the universe, and everything else” bringing up 42 from Google calculator? Google pulled [...] Read more »

Youtube, a user-powered revolution. We’ve all heard about it in the news. CNN has done countless stories about it. Even TIME magazine featured it in their person of the year issue. The site makes antipiracy advocates uneasy because any user can get easy access to movies, TV shows, anime, etc.
It’s amazing how much of an [...] Read more »

Yes this may seem too good to be true, but it’s true. You can get those flashy effects that Windows Vista has but without the several hundred dollar price tag, or the heavy hardware requirements. How’s that possible you say? Well all you need to do is download an install a free piece of software [...] Read more »

For PC gamers out there here is some good news if you hate charging up your laptops.
“Designed for Samsung’s Q35 ultraportable laptop, the docking station contains a 1200-watt-hour fuel cell, reports Engadget. The dock is capable of powering a laptop eight hours a day, five days a week for a month. A minature version is [...] Read more »

if you have ever formatted your computer before, and had to reinstall Windows on it, you will know the headache of doing so. After installing your operating system, you have to reinstall all those programs, drivers, and restore any personal files you have backed up. It takes a lot of time to do this, from [...] Read more »

If you are going to build any website, sure you can use some builder like Frontpage or Dreamweaver that writes the HTML code for you while you just have to design the web page with a few clicks of your mouse. But to build a good looking website, you have to get serious and start [...] Read more »

Linux is becoming more and more popular on desktops because of easier to use GUIs that don’t require users to type in commands to do stuff.
However, if you really want to get the most out of Linux, you must still use commands. So where do the newbies start when it comes to learning these commands? [...] Read more »

This is my view on why Windows is unstable, while MacOS is very stable. First of all, Apple has been in the operating system business longer than Microsoft. Infact, they have been in business in computers for longer than Microsoft. This gives Apple the experience it needs to make a better operating system.
The big reason [...] Read more »

If you have been using computers for a while, then you have probably run into the very irritating situation where your computer decides to put up a fight and won’t boot Windows. Usually, the only way to fix this is to format your drive, and the unfortunate thing is that you cannot boot your OS [...] Read more »

Recently I have been helping a few of my friends out with fixing their computers after a worm that was spreading through MSN Messenger infected their computers. I was shocked to see the lack of protection they had for their computers against threats that come from browsing the web everday. Let’s face it, surfing the [...] Read more »

Get an anti-spyware program
Recently, a new type of threat has emerged on the internet. It is called spyware and adware. These are programs that self-install themselves, often when you are browsing a website and perhaps with a freeware program (so always remember to read the license agreement or EULA or TOS in any setup program before installing freeware)! Spyware tracks your web surfing habits, which sites you visit, and collects personal information about you to deliver to someone else. Adware displays pop ups even when you don’t have your web browser open. Both of these types of programs slow your computer to a crawl.

Some free anti-spyware programs are:

• Ad-Aware
• Spybot: Search & Destroy
• CWShredder
• Hijack This
• IE-SPYAD
• SpywareBlaster

Well there you have it, if you follow these important steps, your computer will be safe from all the threats on the internet. Yes it does seem like a big headache, but believe me, it will save you from many more headaches in the future.