Tag | Accidental Deletion
Computer Backups
Jan 17th, 2009No Comments
COMPUTERS AND HALLOWEEN, DO THEY MIX?
Computer backup is so important to your computer that to ignore it is to risk its damnation.
Computers require care and feeding. They require that you attend to their needs. If you don’t, then they will most surely be sent to Hell.
Halloween means Hell. What! What do you mean that Halloween means Hell?
Well, if your computer is given the option of trick or treat, which will it accept? Will it accept the trick or the treat? What do you think?
Halloween is the time that computers are subject to tricks or treats. Did you know that more computers fail on Halloween than any other day of the year? That’s right. It’s true (smile). Your computer is in danger! Protect it. Do your computer backups.
Back to the Hell thing. Hell you say? Yep. Well, what do you mean by Hell?
Computer hell is the place for computers without computer backup. The failure to perform hard drive backup means that you are playing Russian Roulette with your data. Data needs your protection. Failure to protect your data may cause your home or business records to be sent to Hell.
Hell in this instance is for the records and files that cannot be resurrected. Resurrected you say, what does that mean?
It means that without computer backup as a source of salvation then the files can safely enjoy eternal oblivion. Oblivion you say, what does that mean? That means they are eternally lost from computer resurrection.
Is there any mercy for my precious files, you ask?
Why yes there is. Would like to know what the mercy for your files is? Yes! Yes! You say.
OK boys and girls listen carefully. The salvation, mercy, resurrection and redemption of your files lies in regular and consistent and persistent computer backup.
If you backup your computer consistently and persistently your files will be resurrected and saved from accidental deletion, hard drive failure and those nasty things like fire, flood, theft, earthquake, hurricanes, tornados and the like!
Computer backup is the key to your data’s salvation!
Do your computer backups boys and girls.
Milk and cookies will be served in the pantry.
Trick or treat for your computer backup?
Computer backup is so important to your computer that to ignore it is to risk its damnation.
Computers require care and feeding. They require that you attend to their needs. If you don’t, then they will most surely be sent to Hell.
Halloween means Hell. What! What do you mean that Halloween means Hell?
Well, if your computer is given the option of trick or treat, which will it accept? Will it accept the trick or the treat? What do you think?
Halloween is the time that computers are subject to tricks or treats. Did you know that more computers fail on Halloween than any other day of the year? That’s right. It’s true (smile). Your computer is in danger! Protect it. Do your computer backups.
Back to the Hell thing. Hell you say? Yep. Well, what do you mean by Hell?
Computer hell is the place for computers without computer backup. The failure to perform hard drive backup means that you are playing Russian Roulette with your data. Data needs your protection. Failure to protect your data may cause your home or business records to be sent to Hell.
Hell in this instance is for the records and files that cannot be resurrected. Resurrected you say, what does that mean?
It means that without computer backup as a source of salvation then the files can safely enjoy eternal oblivion. Oblivion you say, what does that mean? That means they are eternally lost from computer resurrection.
Is there any mercy for my precious files, you ask?
Why yes there is. Would like to know what the mercy for your files is? Yes! Yes! You say.
OK boys and girls listen carefully. The salvation, mercy, resurrection and redemption of your files lies in regular and consistent and persistent computer backup.
If you backup your computer consistently and persistently your files will be resurrected and saved from accidental deletion, hard drive failure and those nasty things like fire, flood, theft, earthquake, hurricanes, tornados and the like!
Computer backup is the key to your data’s salvation!
Do your computer backups boys and girls.
Milk and cookies will be served in the pantry.
Trick or treat for your computer backup?
Windows Security Tips
Jan 13th, 2009No Comments
Over the past recent years security has become the major concern of the internet users. It is important to keep your home computer secure from the viruses, hackers, spyware and other security threats. These security tips are applied on the Windows based operating systems such as Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional and Windows 2003 Server. The general methods of securing your computer and network is keeping your operating system up-to-date, installing up-to-dated antivirus program, anti spyware program, applying security templates, restricting the access to computer server of unauthorized users and applying security patches Microsoft’s website.
The major threats to computer are viruses, spyware, accidental deletion of the files, information theft and unauthorized access. More and more malicious codes are being are written to develop the viruses, Trojan horses, spyware, malware and adware.
Applying local security policies on each computer in a network is a must and you can access the local security policies in the Administrative tools in the Window’s control panel or by simply running it secpol.msc or gpedit.msc. Remmeber that the key policies that should be enabled are audit login for the failed events, creating password policies and requiring Ctrl+Alt+del for login.
If you have made a shared folder in your computer to be accessed by the other users in network, make sure that you have set the permissions to access this folder to only the required users. If you haven’t secured the shared folder by restricting the permissions then your sensitive information can be leaked and your data can be deleted accidentally from the shared folder.
If your computer is directly connected to the internet through Dial up connection, DSL or cable net you need to protect your computer by connecting the hardware firewall and it is also a good idea to install and configure the software firewall as well. In Windows XP there is built in Firewall installed and you can turn it on and off by going to control panel and select “Network and Internet Connections”. You can also try Sygate personal firewall.
Another security measure is to identify the mysterious processes running at the backend with the operating system. These processes starts when the Windows startup. Identify the description and command line instructions for each process.
Bad or weak passwords are the most important causes of the security compromises. A password should never be a dictionary word. A password has less chance to be cracked if it has been changed regularly. Always use the combinations of the alphanumeric, symbols and spaces between words etc to make strong password.
Last but not the least security measure is to encrypting your important files so that they can’t be accessed and read by the unauthorized users.
The major threats to computer are viruses, spyware, accidental deletion of the files, information theft and unauthorized access. More and more malicious codes are being are written to develop the viruses, Trojan horses, spyware, malware and adware.
Applying local security policies on each computer in a network is a must and you can access the local security policies in the Administrative tools in the Window’s control panel or by simply running it secpol.msc or gpedit.msc. Remmeber that the key policies that should be enabled are audit login for the failed events, creating password policies and requiring Ctrl+Alt+del for login.
If you have made a shared folder in your computer to be accessed by the other users in network, make sure that you have set the permissions to access this folder to only the required users. If you haven’t secured the shared folder by restricting the permissions then your sensitive information can be leaked and your data can be deleted accidentally from the shared folder.
If your computer is directly connected to the internet through Dial up connection, DSL or cable net you need to protect your computer by connecting the hardware firewall and it is also a good idea to install and configure the software firewall as well. In Windows XP there is built in Firewall installed and you can turn it on and off by going to control panel and select “Network and Internet Connections”. You can also try Sygate personal firewall.
Another security measure is to identify the mysterious processes running at the backend with the operating system. These processes starts when the Windows startup. Identify the description and command line instructions for each process.
Bad or weak passwords are the most important causes of the security compromises. A password should never be a dictionary word. A password has less chance to be cracked if it has been changed regularly. Always use the combinations of the alphanumeric, symbols and spaces between words etc to make strong password.
Last but not the least security measure is to encrypting your important files so that they can’t be accessed and read by the unauthorized users.