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In the early 70’s a virus was leaked out on the ARPANET, infecting the Tenex operating system. The virus was named “Creeper”, and if your computer was infected, it would message “I AM THE CREEPER: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN”. The virus would gain access independently through the modem and copy itself on to the remote system.

To counteract the attack, another virus called “The Reaper” was created. This was just the start. Today there are millions of worms, Trojan Horses and viruses that your PC has to defend itself against, on a daily basis. It was in 1983, that Fredrick Cohen coined and created the word “virus” to define, what he called, “self replica computer programs.”

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In the early 70’s a virus was leaked out on the ARPANET, infecting the Tenex operating system. The virus was named “Creeper”, and if your computer was infected, it would message “I AM THE CREEPER: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN”. The virus would gain access independently through the modem and copy itself on to the remote system.

To counteract the attack, another virus called “The Reaper” was created. This was just the start. Today there are millions of worms, Trojan Horses and viruses that your PC has to defend itself against, on a daily basis. It was in 1983, that Fredrick Cohen coined and created the word “virus” to define, what he called, “self replica computer programs.”

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Microsoft has just released its latest mashup program, Popfly, which is part of Web 2.0 technology. It is a free service that can be used to create applications or gadgets, as well as a variety of other web services.

It is based on another program of Microsoft’s, Silverlight. As a result, Popfly can function on both Macs and Windows. It can also be used with both Firefox and Internet Explorer. Currently the program is still in beta testing, however, the reviews for it have been very positive.

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One of my favorite IT Directors, Buzz Eyler of the Orcutt Unified School District, tells me that most people have no clue how data is stored on a hard drive running Windows. A discussion of how it is written and marked for erasing would help a lot of people understand what’s happening under the hood of their computer.

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You have lot of sensitive personal data on your PC, like photos, word documents, journals and address books. It would be a very hard time if you lose your data. That is why there are a number of online backup facilities available in the market. For example Diino from Chastor provides free 2 GB space where anyone can sign up for a free account and store your files online. In case if your computer crashes you can recover them from your online backup. It not only acts as a backup system, but also as a remote data storage. Say that you are on a vacation and need to access your files, you can always login into your local internet cafe, login into your account and download them.

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In the early 70’s a virus was leaked out on the ARPANET, infecting the Tenex operating system. The virus was named “Creeper”, and if your computer was infected, it would message “I AM THE CREEPER: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN”. The virus would gain access independently through the modem and copy itself on to the remote system.

To counteract the attack, another virus called “The Reaper” was created. This was just the start. Today there are millions of worms, Trojan Horses and viruses that your PC has to defend itself against, on a daily basis. It was in 1983, that Fredrick Cohen coined and created the word “virus” to define, what he called, “self replica computer programs.”

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All the information stored in our computer is classified as data. Inadequate data backups, accidental format, virus attack, software malfunction, file/directory deletion, unexpected shutdown or even sabotage may contribute to data losses. The problem of data loss can be overcome with the help of data recovery software’s.

But, even for utilizing these so called easy software’s properly, one needs a lot of technical know-how. Choosing an improper application, misinterpretation of the problem or one faulty step is enough to render your data irretrievable. Hence, we must exert great caution while recovering our lost data.

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You have lot of sensitive personal data on your PC, like photos, word documents, journals and address books. It would be a very hard time if you lose your data. That is why there are a number of online backup facilities available in the market. For example Diino from Chastor provides free 2 GB space where anyone can sign up for a free account and store your files online. In case if your computer crashes you can recover them from your online backup. It not only acts as a backup system, but also as a remote data storage. Say that you are on a vacation and need to access your files, you can always login into your local internet cafe, login into your account and download them.

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Human errors account for maximum percentage of data losses after hardware malfunction. During our life, we often come across lost, inaccessible, missing or deleted data. Ordinary recovery tactics can help us recover this data. However, there is some amount of data which even ordinary software recovery utilities can’t fetch for you. The data lost due to Shift + DEL keys.

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In the early 70’s a virus was leaked out on the ARPANET, infecting the Tenex operating system. The virus was named “Creeper”, and if your computer was infected, it would message “I AM THE CREEPER: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN”. The virus would gain access independently through the modem and copy itself on to the remote system.

To counteract the attack, another virus called “The Reaper” was created. This was just the start. Today there are millions of worms, Trojan Horses and viruses that your PC has to defend itself against, on a daily basis. It was in 1983, that Fredrick Cohen coined and created the word “virus” to define, what he called, “self replica computer programs.”

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