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I have written this post after one of my friends claimed that her orkut account was hacked……Yes…its really bad if someone logs into your account and makes some unacceptable changes…..

SO, what can you do to protect your account from being hacked, or allowing somebody else to log-in easily.

1 )  The first and the most important thing to do first is to always ensure that you log-out of your account while closing the browser. Most people don’t know this and then their account is mis-used.

2) Always remember to clear the check box which says “Remember password on this computer”, Whenever you use orkut / facebook / twitter on shared computer. This won’t store your user-id and password on the computer which might give others an easy chance to log-into your account.

3) Make sure that the computer you surf does not have tons of viruses…..Sometimes some programs can monitor your keyboard strokes (Keyloggers), whilst some others can send the data to hacker’s computers over the internet and can actually cause your account to be hacked.

4) Also ensure that you do not provide any login / password info on pages which are outside the social networking website…..These are known as phishing attacks and are becoming more popular forms of targeting the users. So stay aware and do not provide any login information elsewhere.

These 4 easy steps of caution will help in increasing the security of your account.

And there is plenty of security tips provided by the social networking sites, please read all the notifications carefully.

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If you have more problems…..Feel free to post a comment here….I will be glad to help you…..

Written By TuX……

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Keyboard not respnding to presses….Perhaps its too long and dust and dirt may have accumulated in due course of time. Also, some surveys have pointed that dirty keyboards often transmit a variety of diseases through our touches and hence it has been identified as a serious health risk….

So, we at tech-how.com, would like to guide you to stay happy and at the same time be technology-friendly…

So,  thinking about cleaning your keyboard. It seems to be a daunting task but its very easy……

First, you have to check if your keyboard is ‘washable’ or not. I am saying this because some keyboards are now marked as water proof by brands such as Microsoft, Logitech etc. If you have bought the keyboard in the last year or so, you might actually have one and this can make your task even more easier. Check out the keyboard packaging and the underside of the keyboard for such a message.

If you doo not have one even then you can proceed with the cleaning…

Tools needed…A screw-driver or someting which can go between the keys….

Now you would need to pop keys (one by one). To pop a key, put the screw-driver under the key (from the bottom) and then tilt the screw driver towards yourself and the key will be popped…..It is fairly easy job with the small keys and the bigger keys such as shift, enter and spacebar are more complicated and have levers under them….

All the small keys can be safely put in water alongwith a mild dtergent and should be dried completely before re-fixing.

Fixing is a fairly easily procedure…..You must know the layout of the keyboard though to fix the keys in correct positions…..Also the keys have notches which only fix in their correct positions.

To fix a key, hold it over the position and give it some push and the key snaps back into place…..Push all the keys into place nad you have a clean and a healthy keyboard…..

Stay healthy and stay fit…Also stay happy and visit our website for more updates…..
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Many people (or rather everyone) has their own USB thumb / flash drive. We use its portability to transfer data from one PC to another……But have you ever imagined the use of the Flash drive other than only copying and carrying data around…….Let me guide you on how to use your flash drive other than only “copying”…

So……Ever imagined that your flash drive can contain an mini – Operating system…just like your PC…..

Yes…there are many small Linux and even a portable version of Windows XP is available to be installed onto a flash drive. But the Windows Operating System consumes a lot of space from the thumb drive which cannot be used for storing any other data……

There is also an alternative which is pretty light-weight and consumes lesser space and the best part is it uses resources of the Host (The PC to which you connect the flash drive)……It is known as MojoPac……It is a freely available package and I have provided the download link at the bottom at the page…..

So….is it only that you can install operating systems on your thumb drive and what about more???

You also have a lot of portable applications available to be installed on the Flash drive as well as Antivirus Softwares….which protect your data….as well as the small PC you carry around in your pocket….

DOWNLOAD MOJOPAC HERE  —>

http://www.mojopac.com/

More on this topic soon……Keep reading other articles…..

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