Conficker Worm: Is your PC Infected?

It is way past April Fools, and CONFICKER still poses a threat to every PC in the world. Some people say that it was like the Y2K phenomenon. But some say that maybe CONFICKER is just getting started.

How do I know that my PC is infected?

According to PCWORLD.com

Spreading across networks, Conficker finds vulnerable computers and automatically disables security services (like Windows Update and antivirus) and blocks access to various well-known security firms’ Websites. Another symptom of Conficker infection is when your Internet connection is running suspiciously slowly, without any apparent reason.

Basically, if your using a very good anti-virus then I guess you wouldn’t have to worry. But if you want to make sure, and check if your PC has been infected you can use this CONFICKER EYE CHART.

The site’s CHART pulls images from three sites that Conficker is known to block and displays them in a box. Below the box is a guide to interpreting how you see the images — if they all show up you’re in good shape, but if one or more doesn’t display it could indicate a Conficker (or other malware) infection.

for more information about conficker click here

Ways To Improve Laptop Battery Life

I have been always asked by friends, and customers about this. How do I get to maintain my laptop’s battery life? Because they always end up blaming the quality of the product they just bought. But you see sometimes its not just the product to blame, the truth is its always the user. We tend to abuse everything our laptops can do, and when the can’t do anything well we blame the quality.

So here are my ways to improve laptop battery life:

Hand and Wrist Exercises to Prevent RSI

I got this tip from a website, I just forgot where (sorry), and I recommended this to my girlfriend (she’s an encoder) and after 2 weeks of doing the exercises, she hasn’t been complaining about pain in her wrists and hands.  Anyway this is to help you get maximum safety and comfort from working on your computer keyboards. Have a quick look at tips on avoiding forearm and hand problems:

Yahoo Messenger Final Version

After searching the net for the latest version of Yahoo Messenger. I found one here, and according to this site it’s yahoo’s final version of Yahoo Messenger 9.0. (bye bye Beta Version!). And according to the site, Yahoo Messenger 9.0 Final also called as Yahoo Messenger Version 9.0.0.1912.

How to clean your dirty Keyboard

As you may know, your keyboard has more germs than a toilet bowl. Well probably because, some of the users will eat at their desk, scratched something itchy on a body part, or maybe just pick their nose and then presses the keys on their keyboard.