Free VS Paid Antivirus

Security for your computer, is a must have for you right? Good, you got the first part right. Is paying for that antivirus worth it? Let's see why, its not worth paying for something, you aren't getting.

Is it more secure?
You're paying for this antivirus, that you think is more secure. Perhaps, it has a better virus scanner? Well, sorry to dampen your spirits, but you're wrong. You're actually getting the same, as the free version. Forget AVG. They're completely the same as the free ones, in my opinion.

So why pay?
You're actually paying for features, more than safety. Kaspersky, Norton and all those companies that advertise, all you get from paying is the Sandbox Feature. You can even get this Sandbox Feature for free. Google Sandboxie, it's a non-profit software that does those sandboxing features that make paid antiviruses so much more special. Other than that, I don't see it being any different from the free ones.

How to download free games for your Wii

Sigh, you got a Wii, but you don't want to burn a hole in your wallet. Boy, did I save your life and money. This guide will guide you how to get wii games for free. This ain't one of those websites where they force you to pay them membership fees just to download games. So, what do you need to get awesome Wii games?

• An internet browser
• A download manager(recommended)
• A disc to burn your game onto it
• A disc burner(most computers have this)
• A Wii(duh)

You basically have everything except maybe a download manager and a DVD to burn your game onto. For the download manager, open my blog in a new tab and search for download manager. It should come up, so just download it and install it. As for the discs, you can get them very cheap. For 50 DVDs, I got it for RM50/$20. If you really want to save, buy DVD RW discs. These discs basically mean that they can be reburned over and over again. Generally,
they're more expensive when compared to the -R and +R versions. But in a long run, its worth it.

6 Ways to Speed Up Your Slow Computer

At a stage, your computer will feel very slow and crappy. Wait, what do you mean by slow and crappy? Well, your startup takes forever. If you're like me and you have more than user(more on that on the next post) on your computer, it will take even longer. The users' page is like a two step thing, once you've loaded the users' page, you'll then have to choose your respective user and then it starts loading your desktop, icons, etc. Now, usually computers that are around a few months old(depending on how frequent you use your computer) will get this slow-down. Even though Microsoft changed the BIOS for Windows 7(boosts up your startup), the problem will still occur. Even Steve Job's genius machines(Mac) had the same problem, eventually. There are a few ways to overcome it.

Avast 5.0 Not Replaced Yet

I've just downloaded the latest Avast Free antivirus, and tried it out. As I said, they've replaced 2010's version with 2011's version. If you've read my previous post, I thought this version was Avast 6.0, with new features. But guys, no, this is the same version as 2010's. If you were really hyped about 6.0's release, I'm sorry but this ain't the time yet. But, I do have good news (: After researching about 6.0's release, I found out that they are going to release it, but I'm not sure about the date. You can check yourself here, and one of the features I did find that was official was the sandbox software that comes with the free version. That's all I've found out so far. I hope that it'll be better than 5.0.

Avast gets an update?

If you've used Avast since 2010, you'd have noticed that your free license is almost ending. Yeah, mine's ending in about a week's time, and I'm really excited if Avast have revamped they're well-known free antivirus software. I'm going to update and download Avast Free 2011, but no major updates have been announced. But, as usual I'm still going to keep you guys posted if they're any new updates. If you want to try it out, check my Avast 5.0 2010 review.

How to download free music or movies

Music? Movies? Yes, the legal way is to purchase them. How about getting them paid for free? You don't have to do much, just download a software and you're ready to start downloading your content to your computer. Firstly, you need a torrent downloader. There are a few out there, like uTorrent, Vuze, BitTorrent and BitComet. I've used all four before, and preferred uTorrent. As what they advertise, it's lightweight and it's really small sized. At only 400KB and taking not more than 10MB of memory, its definitely a no-brainer. The layout is somewhat simple yet the controls feel like they're organized(image below)

uTorrent layout

Google Chrome

Google Chrome IS the best browser, there's no need to argue about how fast it can render pages easily. I've used some all the browsers that are out there. I've tried Internet Explorer(IE), Safari, Mozilla Firefox and Opera too. See my comparison here. Before Chrome was launched which was around September 2008, I used Firefox and Opera. Firefox was like, THE BEST BROWSER, EVER until Chrome was launched. And ever since, more and more users have been upgrading to Chrome. Of course, everybody has their own personal tastes. Some prefer PCs and some prefer Macs. If you're the type that doesn't really care about the amount of 'fame' each browser gets, go for Chrome.

Download Managers

Downloading stuff is a must-do thing. I download so much stuff my 300GB's almost full. But I don't download them via my browser's download manager. If you use Chrome, you know its download manager is crap. You can only see about 5 downloads and that's the max it can show. Mozilla's is better, because it doesn't have a limit of showing your downloads but it opens a new window unlike Chrome. So far, the best two best download manager I used so far is Free Download Manager and FlashGet. If you're using Chrome, forget Flashget and go for Free Download Manager. Flashget doesn't support Chrome but FDM(Free Download Manager) does.

Google finally indexed my blog

You love blogging, and you want more visits to your blog. How? It starts with the Google Search Engine(or any other Search Engines like Yahoo! or Bing). Customers/Visitors usually use their own Search Engine(Google being mine) to find a website for their own interest. Google indexing your website is a very, very long process. It's more of being lucky than the length of time. Reading from a Google forum, how it works is - Google has a "bot" that travels to every new website that's created. Since I created this blog not too long ago(2 weeks), I thought it took much, much more time. Some bloggers even have to wait longer than 3 months in order to get their website indexed. So, I FINALLY GOT INDEXED, WOOHOO!

Internet too slow?

When was the last time you used the internet without a lag? If you didn't, you're probably not using Google Chrome. What's Google Chrome? It's the fastest, most idiot-proof and cleanest browser now. You might be thinking, "Nah, Mozilla IS the best browser", well think again. I'd say its the best browser. Why? It's very user friendly, there aren't any unnecessary lags and its very responsive. See how your browser took on Google Chrome.

HTML 5 Browsers Benchmarks

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