How many Windows user never encounter a virus? Unless you’re not connect to Internet. Chances are, all Windows users knows about computer viruses, but little are aware of how to solve it.

When you’re surfing online, be it online shop or insurance online, you are risking your computer.

Here are a few steps I find useful, according to my experience

Turn off system restore

Once you encounter a virus, turn off the system restore at once. Some virus can trace back into system restore and ruin all restoration the computer generated. This may result a total missing of files and folders.

Safe mode

When you log into safe mode, a lot services/processes will be stopped. Network is one of them. Some viruses depend on certain services/processes to work probably. There are times I log into safe mode, and delete the virus manually, and it works!

Anti virus, please?

There are a few users don’t like to install anti-virus programs, they find it resources consuming and depend heavily on System Restore. The bad news is, if you don’t have an anti-virus program to warn you about virus, the virus may already ruin all your restoration. Formating become the way to kill the virus as well as your hard drive.

After a few experience of small and big viruses, I started to be very caution of websites I surf and program I download. Majority of computer users don’t like to read, especially a warning pop-up. They will blame it on Windows that is not working well, when the fact is the warning is to tell them what to be caution for.

These steps is no guaranteed though, but it may works under some virus.

It has been 5 years I’m writing blog for my operating system blog, I almost amazed by myself when I was research about life insurance quotes online and doing spring cleaning on this blog.

Let’s see what I’ve been working on this blog:

• No ads!
• Writing paid post/entry
• From Macbook to Operating System then to my career – Web development
• Back to basic

Back in October 2006, I finally decided to get a Macbook instead of a PC, because I was in print industry of studies. As most designers recommended Macbook due to the speed and stability it can provide to work on large scale of work.

However, soon I graduated from college, I started to order Ubuntu to test the system (That’s why it jumped from Macbook to Operating system).

On the end of end of 2008 I decided to go back to a PC since Macbook is too much to maintain and too expensive to upgrade with I got myself an Acer Aspire 4930, which is one of the economical laptop on the market. It was also because I started off as a web designer and not a print designer. So I am a-ok with PC since my work is small scaled.

And now, here I am as a self-employed/freelance web designer with my wife ranting and complaining to each other about web technology, WordPress upgrade and clients Life has been good and will be good.

Again, I came back to my second home at Indonesia and facing a great 19″ lcd monitor with nice table and nice sitting posture

Seriously, when I work I would forgot time and space. My concentration will be direct on the code, the poem While I work with my 14″ Acer laptop, I developed a very bad back pain.

Anyway, good thing is, most of the jobs are on its way end and some new jobs are coming But the bad thing is, no time to relax and have a rest Been rushing here and there this few days, thought I could have a great rest this trip but no

This entry might bored you out. You might get angry, and you might feel funny, whatever it may be, I just feels that this should be one interesting thing to know. Been using all three operating system, hearing all sort of argument and agreement. Here are what I find out.

Mac is safe from viruses

Well, it depend how you use the computer. Many of my friends does not have an anti virus program and still happily deleting virus themselves, my brother is one of them. Attacking Windows does not mean Windows is bad, if Microsoft support does not solve this problem, then, it is bad, but they do solve the viruses problem don’t they? Mac is save because the system is different.

Windows can play lots of game

Does those Windows users know that there was this game link on Apple website? Diablo, Age of Empire, SimCity, you name it. Sure not so much game, but still, Mac can play games. The reason behind those game maker to make lots of Windows games because the market they have, not because they don’t like Apple computer.

Mac is all about plug and play

Look into the library, you’ll see a whole list of drivers that you didn’t even know. Mac pre-installed all printers and camera drivers so you don’t need to install. But this, take lots of space away from your hard disk. Windows tried to give you more space instead of wasting those in drivers alone.

Windows is more customisable

Really? How long you with the desktop? If you’re a gamer, I bet you’re playing full screen, no? If you’re Internet geek, I bet the browser is maximized mode, no?

I can list a lot more, but I think I’ll pass. Anyhow, there should be a clear understanding of the marketing of each of them. Mac are more into premium machine, PC is everywhere built-in with Windows.

Mac made the hardware and software themselves, they keep the market forever – Royalty. Every product of Apple is interlinked, so you have an iPod, you’ll need an iTunes, to run iTunes on the best mode get a Mac. To get support from Apple, you’ll have to get to Apple store. Clear enough? Apple building royalty slowly every single day.

Unlike Apple, Microsoft mass market their operating system. They linked themselves with the government (smart move). If your Windows crash, there are thousand of stores outside can assist you. Microsoft doesn’t care that, all they know is to market the product out to the mass, heavy advertisement and etc.

In the end of the day, both are actually running almost the same. The price is the only differences. If price is not your concern, you will definitely get a Mac (that’s why we said Mac fanboy are rich). If you have a budget, go for PC, nothing wrong with both of them anyway.

Just give me a nice box cutter, I am going for PC next Budgeting my money these few months. I am going with Ubuntu Linux recently and the upcoming PC will be a Linux machine too!

I’m not sure about it. Since I just set duo screen for my laptop, but I’m currently use only one screen. My point is straight forward… Bigger screen Anyway, I believe it does boost the productivity of one self, especially people like me, or so…

I get to watch movie while working on my stuff. Previously I was just listening to the movie while bending my back to force myself to the small 14 inches screen. That’s harder than anything, and back ache is normal then. Now? I gets to sit in a proper posture and get works done quicker.

More programs run side-by-side. I don’t need to hassle myself on changing and clicking on the taskbar to change windows. Everything is on the screen, all I need to do is just move my mouse and I’m on another program. Usually I run Adobe Photoshop and Notepad2 (HTML editor) only when finalizing a design.

However, I cannot say that all good to have duo screen. Because some times, I would get distracted by the movie I’m watching and ended up I did not do my work on the big screen But that is still rare, recently I found myself getting addicted to coding WordPress theme and playing with JQuery