They say that knowledge never goes a waste. Although sometimes you might feel a little “not so fruitful” about certain things that you might have done in the past or things that you are doing currently, but trust me, if you are willing to wait a while, you will realize that it will come handy.
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I bought a computer recently and I didn’t have an antivirus software. I was wondering what I would do about that. Microsoft already had a fantastic utility called Defender, to detect and remove spyware and potentially unwanted software (which ships with Windows 7). Well now they have come up with is a new antivirus software. It is called the Microsoft Security Essentials, previously known as Microsoft One live care.
It is freely downloadable. There is a 32 bit and a 64 bit versions available and they are compatible with the new and shining Windows 7.
The 32 bit is downloadable here and the 64 bit here.
So no need to worry about spending extra just to keep your machine safe. I say it should come free with the OS, coz the OS, after all, is a software and what’s a software if its not safe…
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I remember I had just started working for Microsoft. One day I was going out to help my good friend David. He happens to be working for Microsoft and he is into technical documentation. One thing led to another and I was telling him that some day I would like to write a book and build a "command station" - a room full of computers.
A year or so passed by and there was still no computer. Well a no. of things happened in the meantime. I met the love of my life and just when I was about to buy my computer, she badly needed a laptop for her job. I bought her the Dell Inspiron. My savings for my first computer went out of the windows. Then I started saving for host of other things and later I got married and went for a fairly expensive life long vacation. Yes, as a wedding gift I gave her a holiday package that would allow us to go for a honeymoon every year.
Today I bought that computer that I have been planning for a year and a half. Nothing too jazzy I would say, but its the beginning. Here are the specs.
Processor: Intel Pentium Core 2 Quad 2.66 ghz
Motherboard: Intel G45 SG
RAM: 4 GB DDR III
Graphics Card: ATU Radeon HD 4350 1 GB DDR II RAM, DirectX 10.1 support
Keyboard: Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000
Monitor: 18.5" wide screen from ACER.
Rest of the specification is nothing to be mentioned. The usual standard mouse and a dual fan cabinet, UPS. I could have gone for a better monitor too, but I guess I didn't care too much about the monitor either. I am planning to buy a monitor or 2 more. So I guess I will buy better ones then.
On this box goes my Window 7 Ultimate, signature edition. I have been waiting to install this for quite some time. I have just test driven it (on my new box) for a couple of hours and I already like it. Although I was running windows 7 on my official Microsoft Laptop, so its not that I am new to it completely. Check out the search feature. The damn thing is quite intuitive.
And what do you know, this blog comes from my new machine. I will be posting photographs soon.