Personal computer
Stands for "Personal computer." PCs are are what most of us use on a daily basis for work or personal use. A typical PC includes a system unit, monitor, keyboard, and mouse. Most PCs today also have a network or Internet connection, as well as ports for connecting peripheral devices, such as digital cameras, printers, scanners, speakers, external hard drives, and other components.
Personal computers allow us to write papers, create spreadsheets, track our finances, play games, and do many other things. If a PC is connected to the Internet, it can be used to browse the Web, check e-mail, communicate with friends via instant messaging programs, and download files. PCs have become such an integral part of our lives that it can be difficult to imagine life without them!
A set of instruction for openning an e-mail account :
in this guide, we’re going to show you how to get started with email by creating an account in Gmail.
You’ll need:
• a computer with internet access.
Follow these step-by-step instructions to create a Gmail account
Step 1: Open up your internet browser and go to the Google home page: https://www.google.co.uk.
Step 2: Click on Gmail at the top right corner of the page.
Step 3: You’ll now be in the ‘Sign in’ section. As you don’t have a Google account yet, you need to create one. Click Create an account.
Step 4: To set up your new account, Google needs some information about you – first, your first and last names. The ‘choose your username’ is the unique email address that you wish to use, which will be placed before ‘@gmail.com’. Because it needs to be unique, Google may have to check the availability of any name that you decide on to make sure that no one already has it. Type an email name into the ‘choose your username’ box and then fill out the rest of your information. You will need to ensure that the ‘I agree to the Google terms of service and Privacy Policy’ is ticked. Then click next step.
Step 5: If the email name that you requested in is not available, you’ll get a message saying that somebody already has that username and offering you some alternatives. You can decide to accept one of the alternatives or type in another name and check its availability once more. You will have to complete some of the other boxes again. You may have to do this a few times. Once you finalise your email address, it’s a good idea to make a note of it so that you can refer to it until you remember it.
Step 6: You’ll need to come up with a password so that you can log in securely to your account. Google may explain that you should try one with at least 8 characters long to be secure. Use letters and numbers to make the password more secure and difficult to guess. You’ll need to re-enter your password to ensure that it’s you choosing it and not a hacker’s (ro)bot. This is why it also asks you to insert two random words at the bottom of the page – this is a CAPTCHA code. You can skip this step if you don’t want to type in the CAPTCHA code but you will need to verify via a mobile phone if you don’t.
Step 7: Once you have completed this page fully, clicking Next Step will take you to the Create Profile Page. If you don’t wish to have a picture on the web, click Next Step to complete setting up your email. If you do, Click on Add Profile Photo and find a photo to add. Then click Next Step.
Step 8: You will now have set up your account. You can go straight to your inbox and get started, or you can set up a photo to show as your profile picture.
Click on Add a photo to upload a photo and select a photo.
Or click on Next Step to go to your inbox and get started.
10 Basic Windows PC Maintenance Tips
1. Clean Up from Dust.
The dusts which stick onto your CPU and mother board can make your PC becomes easy to heat. Therefore, ensure that your PC is always free from dusts.
To clean up the dusts you can use the housing tools such as brush and hair dryer.
Here are some hardware that you need to clean up from dusts:
ï‚§ Monitor
ï‚§ Keyboard
ï‚§ Mouse
ï‚§ CPU and Mother Board
2. Delete the junk files.
The Junk files like Downloaded Program File, Temporary Files, Offline Webpages, Recycle Bin, System error memory dump, files cache, Thumbnails Cache and system log files. All of those files can be deleted by using Disk Cleanup or by using CCleaner.
By deleting those junk files, you can get the bigger available space in your hard disk.
3. Clean Up the Error Windows Registry
Clean up the unused Windows registry files is also suggested. For example, after you uninstall a windows software, so the registry from the program will not be erased automatically. Therefore, you need to clean those registry by using CCleaner.
4. Delete the Virus and Malware.
Minimally, in a year you should do a full scanning to all computer hard disk on your PC to find the virus and malware which infiltrate into your PC. The existence of virus and malware not only can make your PC’s performance becomes slower, those also can endanger your important data such as bank account and etc.
For the protection from malware you can use anti-malware software such as Malwarebytes. But for the thorough protection (virus and malware) you can use Bitdefender Total Security 2016. Get the discount up to 67% OFF using Bitdefender Total Security Coupon.
5. Delete Unused Big Files
If your hard disk is almost full, it is maybe because you save some big files such as movie. By using the help from Disk Explorer from Advanced SystemCare Pro, you can do a scanning on your hard drive to find the big size files.
After scanning process has done, Disk Explorer will display all files and folders through the list of the biggest files’ size until the smallest one. By using this step, you will know which file and folder that uses big hard drive capacity and you can delete or move it to external driver.
6. Defrag the Hard Drive.
Defragging the hard disk is useful to arrange the layout in the hard disk so that it will be tidier and it will ease you to transfer the data and document.
7. Update Driver.
Updating the hard drive like VGA is useful to make your PC works optimally. You can it check manually to the manufacture’s website or the easier one, you can use software driver’s updater such as IObit Driver Booster or DriverMax.
8. Review and Uninstall the Unused Software
You need to review all the software which are installed in your PC and you can do this through checking the Control Panel or Revo Uninstaller. Instead because it can harden the performance of your PC, the unused programs also can make your hard disk becomes full.
Moreover if there are bloated software (third party) which unintentionally installed by you into your PC together with other program. It also makes your PC performs badly.
9. Data Backup
Back up your data as the reserve if there is a time when an error occur in your PC. It can happen when the hard disk is broken.
10. Change Your Password.
Updating the password is one of the ways to protect your account from hacker.
To make a strong password it minimally requires 8 characters and it should contain uppercase, lowercase, Number and Symbols. The password meter can be used to measure how strong your password is.
The problem is you should try so hard to remember that password. By using LastPass you can generate your strong password and save it in cloud server LastPass without need to remember it.
Clean Up the Documents on the Desk.
Besides cleaning up the dust on your desk, you also need to arrange the paper documents on your desk.
You can move those documents become a digital one by using the help of scanner or OCR software such as ABBYY FineReader Pro.
Netiquette: The Right Manners In Using The Internet :
In using the internet, there are things that we must observe to ensure the safety of every user. Listed here are some of the proper ways in using the internet, how to act correctly on certain online problems, and the things that must be avoided in using the internet. These things can be helpful to internet users.
Be positive. If you want to have a positive internet experience, you should practice being positive. Visit positive websites and choose online friends who share positive updates. Post positive messages and comments. If you have that, you will have a positive, peaceful, and effective communication.
Do not use too much emoticons. Not all the users know the meaning of every emoticon. We must consider the fact that not all users are experts that’s why we must be very careful in using emoticons because there is a possibility that one or two users cannot understand its meaning and might misinterpret it.
Protect your image. Before posting or saying things online, think first if you can say these things in reality. Highlight the positive side of who you are in reality. Do not ruin your good image by saying mean things in the internet.
Refrain from posting or responding to inflammatory materials, flames or personal insult on the internet. Remember that those who put others down do it because they feel bad about themselves. So if you respond to these, it brings you down to their level.
Refrain from sending unsolicited messages or spam through the internet or responding to them. Do not follow spam links because they can lead to viruses and your computer being ******. Do not send spam messages, it disturb others, be considerate. In fact, Spam is illegal.
Be careful. If someone or something is bothering you on the internet, tell a trusted adult about it. In this way, you can enjoy using the internet without worrying. Do not try to handle your problems online on your own, sometimes, we need to consult with an adult for them to help us with what is bothering us.
Keep messages concise. Use few words as possible to give the necessary information. You don’t have to give a lot of details because some of the users might not want to read long texts.
Think first before giving your personal information to any sites or any users. Better safe than sorry. Giving too much information might bring you trouble in the future. Also, it is not safe to easily give your trust to the people you meet on the internet.
Most important thing, BE NICE.
So there they are, some of the netiquettes that we must remember as we use the internet. Always bear them in mind in order for us to have a serene internet life.
Do not use ALL CAPS. Refrain from using all capital letters in internet correspondence. It denotes shouting and shouting at other users is not a good netiquette. If you want other users’ attention, use asterisk sign, equal sign, or any other signs. Using all capital letters is like disrespecting the ones reading your message.