How to Set up a reliable PC

Last time, I wrote a post on 4 things to consider beforebuying a used laptop. After you must have got your laptop or desktop, whether new or used one, you still have to do some things to make sure it serves you well, such as choosing an operating system and installing the right software and applications. It’s important to make sure that your computer has all the necessary software it needs to serve the purpose for which you got it.

Meet the Nokia ASHA “ICE” family; specs, prices and more

Note:  you can get any of these devices @ SLOT Nigeria LTD. 19Ayeni Street, Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos.

Nokia ASHA 500 (Hyper Social)

The Nokia 500 is built for quality web surfing experience for all internet lovers. For those who like the web, Nokia ASHA phones Xpress browser compresses your data. Which makes internet access on your mobile phone cheaper and faster. The Nokia 500 has an accurate data counter to help you know how much data you have used.

Great Ideas for choosing an Unhackable password

Oh please don’t tell me you have one of those passwords, what! Well then all a hacker will have to do is guess right and bang! Your account will be super hacked. When choosing a password especially for something very important like your PayPal, eBay, Facebook, twitter, yahoo, MySpace or any of your online account that has to do with your income stream or even anything else you need to think outside the box for a password that is (let me use the word) UNGUESSABLE.

Top 3 Importance of search engines

Over 3billion searches are ran on Search engines every day.  
 

What are search engines?

According to the dictionary, Search engines are programs that are used for the retrieval of data, files and documents from a database or network, especially the internet.

Someone once said that search said that search engines are the foundation of the internet. When people are looking for anything online, they go to search engines first. Unless of course they know the website to go to. Search engines have evolved over the years and have become the fastest and most reliable source for finding, information and products they want. Here are some reasons why search engines are so important to every internet user.

Windows XP and Microsoft Office 2003 will go out of Microsoft

The tech giant, Microsoft, has decided to remove Microsoft Office 2003 and Windows XP from its list of supported Products by April 8, 2014. According to Microsoft, this decision was based upon the fact that the support Lifecycle of each of these product had ended.
In 2002 the company introduced this Lifecycle policy based on customer feedback in order to have more transparency and predictability of support for Microsoft products. as a result of this, every new product or product versions introduced by Microsoft will have ten years of support from Microsoft and 15 years maximum.

4 Things to look out for before buying a used Laptop

With the increasing awareness about technology, more and more people are  acquiring laptop and desktop computers at home and in offices.
the cost of getting a new laptop with good specs is quite high and so most people cannot afford them. most people who cannot afford to buy new ones prefer fairly used ones. they are less expensive and if you are buying from an end user, you can return it if you discovered its bad and get a refund. but, that doesn't always happen. also keep in mind that used laptops may not have all the features a new one has.
New laptops with a pre-installed system and the right drivers - all pre-installed from the manufacturer. but, this may not be so for used one as they don't always have the manufacturer's pre-installed drivers any more.
Now, if you are considering buying a fairly used laptop, here are some things you should consider;