dv-depot.com » Usbs http://www.dv-depot.com The best in Gadgets & Tech Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:14:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Free PC Scan and Fix-Why Get a Free PC Scan and Fix? http://www.dv-depot.com/18295/free-pc-scan-and-fix-why-get-a-free-pc-scan-and-fix/ http://www.dv-depot.com/18295/free-pc-scan-and-fix-why-get-a-free-pc-scan-and-fix/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:38:56 +0000 techgeek http://www.dv-depot.com/18295/free-pc-scan-and-fix-why-get-a-free-pc-scan-and-fix/ Getting a free pc scan and fix is a necessity these days. In today’s world we can not afford to leave our PC unguarded against several different enemies. These enemies range from viruses travelling via infected USBs and the threats from the notorious hackers.

If you leave a PC unguarded, I guarantee you that its memory registry and operative system are not going to last for more than even a month.

Phase # 1: the installation phase

A free pc scan and fix program ensures two things. Firstly the scan ensures indicating all of the viruses, worms or Trojan horses that are present in the PC. And secondly the program fixes most of these problems.
1. Installing it from a free CD that you got from the software shop

2. Installing it after downloading it from the internet

Do not ever download from a site that looks unprofessional or dubious in any regard. The web site must have complete product description and at least one or two reviews or testimonials by people who have already used the program that you feel like downloading. And if you download it from internet take special precautions.

First of all keep in mind that you can get an authentic scan and fix software at a web site rather than in an email attachment. Other than that take special care that you are installing it from an authentic web site.

Phase # 2: the scanning phase or the indication phase

. You never know, most of your problems might get solved by the free version and you might not need to spend any money. A good scan and fix program will notify you if an intruder ever attacks to attack your computer and with your permission it will fight and ultimately destroy the computer.

The program should also indicate if the PC is at a risk of an external threat from a hacker or an intruder.

Phase # 3: the fixing phase

I must tell you that a free pc scan and fix program can only fix limited number of specific problems. Without such a program the computer eventually slows down. Afterwards it starts producing irritable halts and if nothing is done the OS crashes.

So I recommend keeping a good free pc scan and fix program always in the computer and running it regularly to increase the life of the OS.

The registry easy is a very proficient Free PC Scan and Fix program. I downloaded it on one PC of my office to check. It worked so well that now we are using it on all the PCs of our office.

]]> http://www.dv-depot.com/18295/free-pc-scan-and-fix-why-get-a-free-pc-scan-and-fix/feed/ 0 Free PC Scan and-Getting a Useful Free PC Scan and Repair Program http://www.dv-depot.com/18284/free-pc-scan-and-getting-a-useful-free-pc-scan-and-repair-program/ http://www.dv-depot.com/18284/free-pc-scan-and-getting-a-useful-free-pc-scan-and-repair-program/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:12:23 +0000 techgeek http://www.dv-depot.com/18284/free-pc-scan-and-getting-a-useful-free-pc-scan-and-repair-program/ The free PC scan and the problems repair suggestions are a must these days to ensure the health of your PC. We connect to internet everyday and then our USBs and portable hard drives are often connected to multiple PCs. Both of these factors are an open invitation to viruses, worms and Trojan horses which can badly affect the health of your computer.
These programs do not cost a penny and protect your computer from so many malicious programs and malwares. Other than that they may also display obnoxious and annoying messages on you computer screen and that too with out intimation. The free PC scan and repair programs also keep a sharp eye on your installed anti virus program and other spyware. Not only that it assists them all the time but also it ensures that the latest version of both the programs is installed on the PC. When ever any of these programs go out of date the free PC scan and repair program will either update them automatically or will generate a message for your permission. It depends on choice and preference whether you want to go for automatic update or a manual one.
An example of this scenario is the Trojan horses or the active (remote access) Trojan horses that can be sent in the form of email attachments disguised as games or useful utility programs. These Trojan horses if once opened can pass the control of your computer system to the hackers. They can take sensitive information from your PC for malicious purposes or for a handsome amount of ransom. A word of caution: always make sure that you download a free PC scan and diagnosis program from a reliable website. Some Trojan horses are disguised as scan programs or even anti viruses.
You can suspect the presence of a worm if your computer system has become too slow or repeatedly giving memory exhaustion messages. And finally it will make a check for Trojan horses. The Trojan horses are programs that are disguised as useful programs. They can easily give the hackers can access to your PC. The free PC ‘scan and repair’ software can save you and your computer system from various kinds of internet threats. It will check for the following to judge if you and your computer are safe from the internet threats. First of all it will check if your computer is safe from the hackers. Then it will check if your Operating System is completely safe. And finally It will perform an anti virus product update check each time you run it. There are many such soft wares available online. I have downloaded one. I am using it for 3 months now and I am always connected to internet. Thanks to the very efficiently developed software, my PC is running just fine.A Free PC Scan and diagnosis that I recently tried is Spyzooka. It has proved to be a really good one. I am literally always connected to the internet and so far I am totally secure and protected.

]]> http://www.dv-depot.com/18284/free-pc-scan-and-getting-a-useful-free-pc-scan-and-repair-program/feed/ 0 The Asus Eee Seashell Review (The Netbook Is Back) http://www.dv-depot.com/10455/the-asus-eee-seashell-review-the-netbook-is-back/ http://www.dv-depot.com/10455/the-asus-eee-seashell-review-the-netbook-is-back/#comments Tue, 26 May 2009 14:01:00 +0000 othertech http://Gizmodo-5267391 Since the original, 7-inch Eee, netbooks have just gotten bigger. First 9, then 10, and now even 12 inches in size, most of these ultraportables are now just...quasi portable. Luckily, the Eee 1008HA Seashell reminds us what made netbooks so enticing in the first place: Size.

Design
For $429, it's an enjoyable little machine. My demo unit was piano black with the faintest flecks of blue in sunlight. And while that glossy finish will obviously get a bit smudgy, small touches like a beveled-keyed keyboard, tapered edges and integrated lithium polymer battery are reminiscent of computers of another class (yeah, I'm talking about the MacBook Air, pictured below).
Indeed, the Seashell is just 2.4lbs and measures but an inch at its thickest point—a quarter of an inch thicker than the Air. It's probably a bit more functionally thin than OMG thin, but I'm not complaining. The Seashell makes most netbooks of yore look like hardback books with screens.

The keyboard is extremely satisfying to use. It's satisfyingly clicky and each key is easy to find with your fingers. A convenient button controls Wi-Fi/Bluetooth combinations to reserve power, while another button turns off the trackpad when not in use.
As for that trackpad...it's the only obvious design error in the system. While most trackpads are ever so recessed from a laptop's body, the Seashell's doesn't dip at all. Instead, your finger glides over a series of dimples. As you might expect, the sensation is odd at first. But while you'll quickly adjust to feeling of the braille-like design, your fingers will constantly find friction from the netbook's glossy, sticky finish.

The Seashell's sides stay sleek thanks tethered rubber stoppers like you find in some cellphones. They hide two USB ports alone with one each of mic, headphone, mini VGA and Ethernet ports. Notably, Asus stuck one of each of those USBs on each side of the computer, which should prevent the dreaded "there's no room for my second USB device because my first USB device is in the way" conundrum.
The 10-inch (1,024×600) glossy screen? It could be brighter (right now, the brightest setting is just adequate if you're anywhere near a window), but it's colorful and features an impressive angle of viewing. The power adapter? Remarkably small. The annoying mini VGA to VGA cable you'll need to connect to an external monitor? Cleverly hidden within the case's underside.

Like I said, it's a very well-designed classic netbook. If only it came in aluminum, we'd all be freaking the @&#;% out right now.

Performance
The Seashell looks pretty, but internally, it's the same as pretty much every other netbook. Luckily, the computer is running XP, so the Atom N280 processor (without the accompanying, new GN40 video chipset), 1GB of RAM (upgradeable to 2GB), 160GB hard drive, SDHC port, 802.11n Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 2.1 will offer a reasonably quick and robust experience for browsing the web and light tasks. But as with any computer in this class, you should expect to lose some framerates during video playback (especially in HD).

But the real reason you should be looking at this performance section is for battery life. Asus promises that their integrated lithium polymer battery lasts 6 hours (keep in mind, this battery is unswappable, though future versions of the Seashell have already been announced that will feature swappable batteries). What does the Seashell really get?

3 Hours, 27 Minutes

That figure was generated through nonstop MPEG4 playback, with the screen at its brightest setting (which I consider the only day adequate setting),Wi-Fi on and Bluetooth off. As I've said before on many occasions, real battery life tends to be about half of claimed battery life across all laptops. Here we see that mantra hold true yet again. Considering that the AC adapter is pretty tiny (not some ludicrous brick that will add a lot of weight to your bag), three and a half hours seems pretty workable, even without a replaceable battery.

Buyability
If you have any Atom netbook, the Seashell's sleeker new form, while attractive, probably isn't so unbelievably beautiful that it's worth forking over the cash for an upgrade. If you're in the market for a new netbook, keep in mind that the Seashell's current $429 price is about $60-$129 more than you could pay for slightly chunkier but similar performing competitors.

Still, I will say, the Seashell will be a very tempting purchase when the price drops a bit in the coming months (which it's sure to, given the ever evolving netbook market and the fact that Asus' Seashell sequels have already been announced). I mean, the thing is just 2.4lbs! Remember back when netbooks were just 2.4lbs? And it's tiny! Remember back when netbooks were tiny?

Asus' Seashell is a quite literal return to form for the netbook industry: Small, light and reasonably inexpensive, the Seashell is easily the most enticing netbook Asus has released since the original Eee.

Impressively slim and light

Great keyboard

Reasonable real world runtime

Screen is just bright enough, but will be too dim for some

Trackpad feels unnecessarily funky

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]]> Since the original, 7-inch Eee, netbooks have just gotten bigger. First 9, then 10, and now even 12 inches in size, most of these ultraportables are now just…quasi portable. Luckily, the Eee 1008HA Seashell reminds us what made netbooks so enticing in the first place: Size.

Design
For $429, it’s an enjoyable little machine. My demo unit was piano black with the faintest flecks of blue in sunlight. And while that glossy finish will obviously get a bit smudgy, small touches like a beveled-keyed keyboard, tapered edges and integrated lithium polymer battery are reminiscent of computers of another class (yeah, I’m talking about the MacBook Air, pictured below).
Indeed, the Seashell is just 2.4lbs and measures but an inch at its thickest point—a quarter of an inch thicker than the Air. It’s probably a bit more functionally thin than OMG thin, but I’m not complaining. The Seashell makes most netbooks of yore look like hardback books with screens.

The keyboard is extremely satisfying to use. It’s satisfyingly clicky and each key is easy to find with your fingers. A convenient button controls Wi-Fi/Bluetooth combinations to reserve power, while another button turns off the trackpad when not in use.
As for that trackpad…it’s the only obvious design error in the system. While most trackpads are ever so recessed from a laptop’s body, the Seashell’s doesn’t dip at all. Instead, your finger glides over a series of dimples. As you might expect, the sensation is odd at first. But while you’ll quickly adjust to feeling of the braille-like design, your fingers will constantly find friction from the netbook’s glossy, sticky finish.

The Seashell’s sides stay sleek thanks tethered rubber stoppers like you find in some cellphones. They hide two USB ports alone with one each of mic, headphone, mini VGA and Ethernet ports. Notably, Asus stuck one of each of those USBs on each side of the computer, which should prevent the dreaded “there’s no room for my second USB device because my first USB device is in the way” conundrum.
The 10-inch (1,024×600) glossy screen? It could be brighter (right now, the brightest setting is just adequate if you’re anywhere near a window), but it’s colorful and features an impressive angle of viewing. The power adapter? Remarkably small. The annoying mini VGA to VGA cable you’ll need to connect to an external monitor? Cleverly hidden within the case’s underside.

Like I said, it’s a very well-designed classic netbook. If only it came in aluminum, we’d all be freaking the @&#;% out right now.

Performance
The Seashell looks pretty, but internally, it’s the same as pretty much every other netbook. Luckily, the computer is running XP, so the Atom N280 processor (without the accompanying, new GN40 video chipset), 1GB of RAM (upgradeable to 2GB), 160GB hard drive, SDHC port, 802.11n Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 2.1 will offer a reasonably quick and robust experience for browsing the web and light tasks. But as with any computer in this class, you should expect to lose some framerates during video playback (especially in HD).

But the real reason you should be looking at this performance section is for battery life. Asus promises that their integrated lithium polymer battery lasts 6 hours (keep in mind, this battery is unswappable, though future versions of the Seashell have already been announced that will feature swappable batteries). What does the Seashell really get?

3 Hours, 27 Minutes

That figure was generated through nonstop MPEG4 playback, with the screen at its brightest setting (which I consider the only day adequate setting),Wi-Fi on and Bluetooth off. As I’ve said before on many occasions, real battery life tends to be about half of claimed battery life across all laptops. Here we see that mantra hold true yet again. Considering that the AC adapter is pretty tiny (not some ludicrous brick that will add a lot of weight to your bag), three and a half hours seems pretty workable, even without a replaceable battery.

Buyability
If you have any Atom netbook, the Seashell’s sleeker new form, while attractive, probably isn’t so unbelievably beautiful that it’s worth forking over the cash for an upgrade. If you’re in the market for a new netbook, keep in mind that the Seashell’s current $429 price is about $60-$129 more than you could pay for slightly chunkier but similar performing competitors.

Still, I will say, the Seashell will be a very tempting purchase when the price drops a bit in the coming months (which it’s sure to, given the ever evolving netbook market and the fact that Asus’ Seashell sequels have already been announced). I mean, the thing is just 2.4lbs! Remember back when netbooks were just 2.4lbs? And it’s tiny! Remember back when netbooks were tiny?

Asus’ Seashell is a quite literal return to form for the netbook industry: Small, light and reasonably inexpensive, the Seashell is easily the most enticing netbook Asus has released since the original Eee.

Impressively slim and light

Great keyboard

Reasonable real world runtime

Screen is just bright enough, but will be too dim for some

Trackpad feels unnecessarily funky

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