COMPUTER ILLEGAL OPERATIONS

Today’s article may be serialiszed,so it is advisable  there be constant follow up on the part of readers and Users of information.
People Users are guilty of performing illegal operations in their computer; these constitute an abuse and have the long term effects on affecting your personal computers
These illegal and can be caused by various factors. The following are some of the more commonly known reasons performing illegal operations.

1.  Third-party programs causing memory conflicts or other conflicts with the program or programs attempting to be run.
2. Data not being read properly from source. Running a program or game with a dirty CD can cause the CD to be read improperly causing Illegal Operations. Floppy diskettes, which may contain errors can cause illegal operations.
3. Installing a program or game on a hard drive that has errors or is highly fragmented.
4. Corrupt files.
5. Memory managers.
6. Bad, incorrect or not the latest video drivers.
7. Computer Virus.
8. Added hardware
9. Error in program coding
10. Corruption or problem within Windows.
11. Bad Memory, invalid bits or physically bad memory.

The solutions to the above will come in my next  article

COMPUTER II

HOW TO IMPROVE THE SPEED OF YOUR COMPUTER

In this jet or information age,one of the things that frustrate a computer user is slowness of ones personal computer.This article has been well researched out to provide tips on how to boost the speed of your laptop or personal stand-alone computer,in order words speed up your computer.

1 Free up disk The Disk Cleanup tool helps you to free up space on your hard disk to improve the performance of your computer. The tool identifies files that you can safely delete and lets you choose to delete some, all, or none of the identified files.

2.Remove spyware, and help protect your computer from viruses

Spyware gathers personal information without asking for permission. From the websites you visit to user names and passwords, spyware can put you and your confidential information at risk. In addition to compromising your privacy, spyware can hamper your computer's performance. Fortunately, there are a couple of easy ways to combat spyware.
3.DOWNLOAD MICROSOFT SECURITY ESSENTIALS for free to help guard your system from viruses, spyware, adware, and other malicious software Microsoft Security Essentials acts as a spyware removal tool and includes automatic updates to help keep your system protected from emerging threats.
4.The MICROSOFT WINDOWS MALICIOUS SOFTWARE REMOVAL TOOL, also free, checks computers running Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, windows me, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2003 for infections by specific, prevalent malicious software, including Folstart, Phorpiex, Weelsof, Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom. It helps remove any detected infection or malware.

5. Free up disk space

The Disk Cleanup tool helps you to free up space on your hard disk to improve the performance of your computer or thereby speed up the computer. The tool identifies files that you can safely delete and lets you choose to delete some, all, or none of the identified files.
Use Disk Cleanup to:

ü Remove temporary Internet files.

ü Delete downloaded program files, such as Microsoft ActiveX controls and Java applets.

ü Empty the Recycle Bin.

ü Remove Windows temporary files, such as error reports.

ü Delete optional Windows components that you don't use.

ü Delete installed programs that you no longer use.

ü Remove unused restore points and shadow copies from System Restore.

ü Delete system files (Windows 8).

6.MAKE SURE YOUR HARDWARE IS SUFFICIENT

ABOVE AND BEYOND EVERYTHING YOU CAN DO WITH software to optimize the function of your computer, making sure you have the proper hardware to support Windows is critical.

7. CLEAN YOUR DESKTOP

Is your Windows Desktop dotted with files? Have you noticed that your computer has been running slower and slower? Do you see the hard drive light often flashing while you wait for the computer to respond to an action? There are steps you can take to fix it. Read this article.

8. SCAN YOUR WINDOWS SYSTEM FOR ERRORS

An operating system is a collection of files that perform different functions. It is possible, over time, that one or more of these system files has changed or become corrupted. If this happens, the speed of your system may decrease. By using a utility called “System File Checking”, it will inspect these files and correct any problem it finds.

9. SCAN FOR VIRUSES, SPYWARE AND ADWARE

Every Windows computer is vulnerable to viruses. Viruses are nasty little programs that cause both major and minor problems for users.
Spyware and Adware are programs created by companies to find out more information about customers, so they can better market products to them. Usually these programs are not created for malicious purposes. Spyware and Adware can load into computer memory and slow it down.
Periodically scanning and removal of Viruses, Spyware and Adware is a great way to improve computer performance.

10 UNINSTALL UNUSED PROGRAMS

Over time, you may have accumulated programs on your computer that you do not use. When a program is installed, it creates connections between the program and the operating system. Even if you don’t use these programs, they can slow down your system. If you have the original program’s installation disk or file, removing programs will free up space on your computer and may speed up your system's performance.

10. ADJUST VISUAL EFFECTS FOR BETTER PERFORMANCE

Windows provides a number of interesting visual effects including animated windows and fading menus. If you do not have enough operating memory (see above number 1), these effects can slow down your computer. Adjusting or reducing visual effects can make a difference.
To speed up Vista computers in particular you can disable features and function that are not used. For more information, read "How to Speed Up Windows Vista."

11. DON’T AUTOMATICALLY START PROGRAMS

Programs use operating memory (RAM, also called system resources). Unless you always use these programs, you can keep them from loading at Windows startup and speed both the booting of your computer and its performance.

12.. DEFRAGMENT YOUR HARD DRIVE

The more information and programs you have on your computer, the more it is likely that Windows has placed parts of the same file in different locations on your hard drive. It may do this for hundreds of files and programs, depending on how much space is available. Defragmenting the hard drive places all information for each file in one place. The result can be a faster computer experience.
Important Note: Before you even try this, backup all your work onto a different computer, hard drive, CD or disk. Also, you should only do this if you have a reliable source of power for your computer. Doing this when there is a brown out or power problem in the neighborhood, is not a good idea. If a computer turns off while it is defragmenting a drive, it will create more problems than not defragmenting it in the first place.

13 REINSTALL THE OPERATING SYSTEM AND PROGRAMS

If you have done all the above steps and your computer does not become more responsive, you might consider reinstalling the operating system and programs. This is a scorched earth option - basically you backup all your data and user settings, wipe your hard drive clean and re-install the operating system with your original disks. Next, install all your favorite programs and restore all your data and user settings.
The nice thing about doing this is that you essentially have a new computer, free of years worth of software and registry changes, additions and errors that can turn a fast rabbit of a Windows computer into a slow turtle. The bad thing about this choice is that it takes time and planning to do it correctly. If your PC is 3 to 4 years old and continues to run slower than it did when you purchased it, this might be the only action that will make to run faster

 

HOW TO REVIVE A DEAD PHONE BATTERY

I have seen people wondering if it possible to revive a dead phone battery. I have  had serious issues with dead batteries especially as a consultant that works in a company that deals on ICT related issues and counsel clients on how best to use  computer like phones and computers. I researched out these articles for people to try and test the claims made, so that we can save ourselves unnecessary frustrations and resources.

When you talk of having dead batteries around, and wishing they could come up alive again, I have been there. You need patience to work out the following instructions contained in this article.

As you read, am embarking testing these claims or would have verified these claims. There is no harm in trying. Collectively we shall shout “EUREKA” I have discovered the secret.

Do these

1. Get your cell phone battery on charge,  though it appears to be dead. Insert the plug from the charger into the correct socket on the phone and turn on the charger. The display on the phone indicates it's charging.

2. Remove the plug from the phone when the display indicates the battery is fully charged. It probably takes only a few minutes to charge because your battery needs to be reset.

3. Take off the back from your phone and remove the battery. Wait a couple of minutes and put your battery back into the phone and replace the back.

4. Turn on your phone. Open as many applications on your phone as possible. Turn up the sound, play music or games. The idea is to use as much power from the battery as quickly as possible. Leave the applications running until the phone turns off automatically because of lack of battery power. This may happen quickly or take a while, depending on how bad your phone battery is.

5. Remove the battery cover and battery as before. Wait a couple of minutes then replace the battery and cover. Turn on your phone; surprisingly, it powers up. Open phone applications as before and let it run until the phone turns off. It doesn't take long, when you have a battery that appears dead.

6. Repeat the complete procedure, as monotonous as it is, until your phone won't power up. The procedure is reactivating the battery by breaking down crystals inside the battery, increasing the surface area. Because the battery hasn't been regularly discharged, the crystals have expanded and merged, and this results in an inability to retain a charge.

7. Remove the battery from the phone a final time then reinsert it. Put the plug from the charger into the phone charging socket and turn it on.

8. Let the phone charge. Be prepared to wait a while now, because your battery is revived and can hold a greater charge, similar to when you first purchased it.

9. Remove the charger and remove the plug from the phone. Turn on your phone and use as normal.

HOW TO MAKE YOUR LAPTOP BATTERY LAST LONGER

In this article I present lengthy tips on how to keep your laptop battery healthy and in the long run save costs and frustrations.Please read on.

1. Let the battery discharge completely the first time you use it. When you get a new laptop or just a new battery, plug the computer in and charge the battery fully. Unplug the laptop and run it on battery power until the computer warns you that it's about to run out. This calibrates the battery--essentially "teaching" it how much charge it can hold.
2.Avoid frequent charging and discharging. A typical lithium-ion laptop battery has a life of about 300 to 500 charge "cycles," according to researcher Isidor Buchmann of BatteryUniversity.com. Unplugging the computer, running it on battery power for a time and then plugging it back in constitutes one cycle. This does not mean running the battery all the way down each time--Buchmann advises that partial discharges are preferable to full ones in everyday use--but it does mean that it's better to run the laptop unplugged for an hour than to do so for 10 minutes, then plug it in for 5 minutes, then unplug it for 15 minutes, plug it back in for 10, and so on.
3.Allow the battery to fully discharge about once every 30 cycles. This will help recalibrate the battery.
Allow about a 50 percent charge on the battery if you plan to store the laptop for more than six months. Apple Inc. says that long-term storage of a fully discharged battery may render it unable to recharge at all, whereas storing a fully charged battery for an extended period can reduce its capacity.
5.Do not  overheat. There is a direct correlation between the temperature at which a battery operates and the degradation of its charging capacity. PC Magazine advises laptop users to avoid operating the computer on soft surfaces that trap heat, such as blankets, upholstery or--somewhat ironically--your lap. Use a lap desk or cooling pad when you have the computer on your lap. If you usually use the computer on a desk, make sure the surface of the desk is free of dust.

6.Turn off Wi-Fi and BlueTooth - Most laptops have shortcut keys to instantly disable wireless networking.

7. Don't play computer games, music or DVD movies - Multimedia activities drain laptop batteries.

8. Disconnect all external device like PC Card modems, Firewire, USB devices and optical drives. Use the notebook touchpad instead of an external mouse.

9. Adjust your screen brightness - Dimming your display saves battery power.

10. Tweak Windows Power Options - Choose a Laptop power scheme that turns off the notebook monitor and hard disk after 10 minutes of inactivity.

11. Decrease or mute the Laptop Speaker Volume.

12.. Turn off all scheduled tasks.

13. Turn off Auto-save features in Microsoft Office and other applications.

14. If your PC has a built-in wireless card, turn it off or disable it when not in use.

15. Programs that are run from a CD or DVD can be copied to and run from the hard drive, which typically consumes less power than an optical drive.

17.. If you do not use your laptop for extended periods of time (a week or more), remove the battery pack from the laptop.

18. Do not expose the battery to high heat or freezing temperatures. Do not leave your battery in your car in the summer. Hot batteries discharge very quickly, and cold ones can't create as much power.

19. Make sure to plug your laptop charger adapter into a UPS and not directly into a power outlet or surge protector.

20. If you have a nickel-metal hydride battery, completely drain and recharge the battery once a month to maximize its capacity to hold a charge.

21. Fully charge new battery packs before use. New pack needs to be fully charged and discharged (cycled) a few times before it can condition to full capacity.
22.. Leaving a battery in a laptop while using an electrical outlet for long periods of time will keep the battery in a constant state of charging up and that will reduce the life cycle of the battery.

Battery-saving sleep modes: should  be used, Stand By or Hibernate

Standby mode
Use standby modes to save power when you will be away from the computer for a short time while working - your monitor and hard disks turn off, all applications and open files are stored in RAM. When you want to use the computer again, it comes out of standby quickly, and your desktop is restored exactly as you left it.

Hibernation Mode
Use hibernation to save power when you will be away from the computer for an extended time while working - your computer shuts down to save power but first saves everything in memory on your hard disk. When you restart the computer, your desktop is restored

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HOW TO REDUCE YOUR BROWSING COSTS

I have jokingly told people my second home is the internet, the reason being that am in partnership with Google, to promote some categories of adverts. I must as matter of necessity be on the net at least once a week. It cost a fortune to be on the net 24/7.But there are people who are unnecessarily dashing gms   operators money. This article may assist you to stop putting holes in your pocket.

I know my Nigerian internet friends who are versed on how to surf the net knows how to convert credit to browsing data. But there are some people who need to be educated to on how convert t credit to data size and browse for longer hours

Each phone networks has its own economic data tariffs

For the purpose of simplicity I will give the codes and data sizes of the lowest rate, which can make an individual browse or surf the net for 24   hours

NETWORK	AMOUNT(N)	TEXT	TO	DATA SIZE	DURATION
MTN	100	104	131	10MB	24 HOUR
ZAIN	100	*141*712*11#		10MB
ETISALAT	100	Go   to etisalat corner  on your set, select data service, choose the data plan that suits your budget
GLO	100	51	127

N/B: BEFORE APPLYING THESE YOU MUST HAVE RECHARGE YOUR SIM    TO GET ADEQUATE CREDIT TABLE HELPS YOU TO  CONVERT THAT CREDIT TO DATA   SIZE FOR BROWSING

KNOW A PSEUDO FACEBOOK ACCOUNT

I   have  not posted articles  on this  medium  for some time, because of some unforeseen circumstance, beyond my control. I am  not really happy about this, I missed not reaching my  international audience. I have put measures in place to ensure that this does not happen again. I apologies for being away for quite awhile.

Facebook has its usefulness, it gives one the platform to connect with friends, and for the business person, it a rich source of adverts. However every thing that is good has it negative side, facebook is not an exception.

It is has been estimated that over 50% of facebook accounts are fake,false or pseudo.
The word pseudo is a Greek word, denoting fake, false.That is my choice of word for this article.
The task before me is to help my friends, detect scams through Facebook ids or accounts. I have my ways of determining these, following my verse experience on how some of these scams are perpetrated.Scrutinize every facebook account or ids,
Look at the tales signs of pseudo, false, or fake ids,

1. Look for photos in the profile. If there is only one photo of the individual in the whole profile it may be  that the account is fake.

2. Look for status updates, wall posts and comments. If the user hasn’t updated a status for quite a long time and hasn’t been involved in any wall posting or commenting on other status, it means that the profile is likely to be fake.

3. Look at the recent activities. If  the user has just been adding  and making new friends, and that there are no pages liked or groups joined, it  may suggests that the user is just adding people and hence the profile is fake.

4. Check out the friend list. If you find out that all  of the friends are of the opposite gender,it can be assumed that the profile is used either for fun or for random dating.

5. Check the info.If found that there is no ideal links given regarding school or education institutions or workplace and that the user is looking for dating and interested in both men and women, it is a pointer

7. Fake profiles of girls usually have a contact no. in their info. Lets face it, girls hardly will have their contact details in public. So watch out if the user exposes contact details  that should not  be made public. 
8. Look out for recent wall posts, if you see loads of people asking…’THANKS FOR THE ADD….DO I KNOW YOU’……and yet the posts remain unanswered…it is bound to be a fake one.
9. Look for common traits used in facebook, like.using applications such as farmville,pet society etc….and adding siblings. If these traits are not found among the user, the profile is highly inactive or fake. This point can’t single handedly prove the fakeness, however this will be a supporting clue along with other points.

10. If you are quite certain about the profile’s fakeness, and want to be absolutely sure, try browsing google for some random profile pictures. Fake profile pictures are usually selected from Google and while browsing through it, you might as well come across the picture the user chose for the fake account.
11. Try confirming the phone number of the facebook id.If when you call, the number doesn’t go, be on the watch. Where you do have a chance to talk to the facebook account owner, access the person’s statement, see it as if you are interviewing the person.
These are my submission; I do not claim to know it all. But you have a lead to determine pseudo facebook accounts

HOW TO PROLONG YOUR PHONE BATTERY

There are people that can treasure the optimum functioning of cell phone batteries. There is nothing as sad as when one buys mobile phone and within a short time, the battery starts misbehaving. Prolonging the lifespan of a battery  has always been the dream of phone Users. No wonder, when one buys a new phone or new battery for phones, he or she is strongly advised to charge the phone/battery for at least six hours before usage. Below are the ways to further make your phone battery last .

1. Switch  off the phone. This will probably be the most effective and simple way of conserving your battery’s power. Why? This will help conserve energy and also charge your phone. If you don't plan on answering the phone while you're sleeping or after business hours, just turn it off. Do the same if you are in an area with no reception (such as a subway or remote area, since constantly searching for service depletes the battery fairly quickly.) Some phones have an automatic power save feature, but it takes about 30 minutes with no service to kick in. By then, much battery power has been used. If you don't need to receive or make calls but are using a smart phone as a PDA, disable the phone functionality (flight mode).

2.Stop searching for a signal. When you are in an area with poor or no signal, your phone will constantly look for a better connection, and will use up all your power doing . The best way to ensure longer battery life is to make sure you have a great signal where you use your phone. If you don't have a perfect signal, get a cell phone repeater which will amplify the signal to provide near perfect reception anywhere.

3.Follow the method of full charge and full discharge. Don’t put your phone on charging when there is the battery remaining it for another few hours unless it’s very important. Charge it when your battery is about to get totally discharged and when you put it for charging, let it get charged totally.

4.Turn off  the vibrating  function of on your phone,  The vibrate function uses additional battery power. Keep the ring tone volume as low as possible.

5.Turn off your phone's back light. The back light is what makes the phone easier to read in bright light or outside. However, the light also uses battery power. If you can get by without it, your battery will last longer. If you have to use the back light, many phones will let you set the amount of time to leave the back light on. Shorten that amount of time. Usually, one or two seconds will be sufficient. Some phones have an ambient light sensor, which can turn off the back light in bright conditions and enable it in darker ones.

6.Do not use unnecessary features. If you know it will be a while before your phone’s next charge, don’t use the camera or connect to the Internet. Flash photography can drain your battery especially quickly

7.Keep calls brief..  Many times we you hear someone on their mobile phone say, "my battery’ is getting low," and then continue their conversation for several minutes or hour . If you really need to conserve the battery, limit your talk time.

8.Turn off Bluetooth. It will drain your battery very quickly.

9.Same goes for WIFI, GPS, and infrared capabilities, if your phone has these features built in. Keep them off except when you need them.

10.Turn the brightness of the display to the lowest setting possible.

11.Use GSM rather than 3G - Using your phone in 3G / Dual Mode will drain the battery quicker than if you just use GSM mode - have a look at your phones spec and you'll see it will quote two different battery life times - normally 50% more for pure GSM use.

12.With a smartphone, avoid using moving or animated pictures or videos for your background. Animated backgrounds will drain the battery faster.

13.Use a black background whenever possible. AMOLED screens use a lot less power displaying black instead of white

TAKING CARE OF YOUR COMPUTERS

Most  computer Users usually like to ignore computer maintenance . They simply forget to perform even the slightest bit of computer maintenance and only think about it when something goes terribly wrong with their computer system.This  could be a costly negligence.
If only they knew how much time and money computer maintenance can save them.
The tips below are essential to the survival of your computer.

1.Recognize Errors

When I am in a hurry I break this rule myself sometimes—although I often regret it later. I see a computer error, maybe a blue screen of death or even a computer black screen but I don’t have time to deal with the problem, so I ignore it.
Especially if the computer magically heals itself on the next restart, I forget about the error and continue to use the computer. Meanwhile the same error has been left unattended and is still brewing in the background.Have you been through this road before?
But ignoring computer errors is like ignoring traffic signs on the roads. Ninety-nine times out of a hundred, if you ignore a Yield sign or Reduced Speed Limit sign, nothing bad will happen. But that hundredth time you could get into an accident. This is the same for computer errors, so don’t ignore them.

2.Don’t Avoid Anti-Virus Software

Some people think they do not need antivirus software on their computer. Somehow they think they are safe and will not get a virus. But unfortunately this is not true as there are hundreds of ways to get a virus on your computer and when it happens, it is not a nice experience.I got frustrated when I played down on this,it was attack upon attack,I lost man hours,I could not deliver projects on schedule.
We have all heard the old saying “prevention is better than cure” so why not do this with our computers? If you have an internet connection on your computer then you better get yourself some anti virus software. Even if you are not connected to the internet, you might borrow an external hard drive from a friend or even use a cd with a virus attached. Do not think it will not happen to you.
Anti-virus software saves you from the much more onerous computer maintenance task of removing a virus, so don’t ever run a computer without anti-virus software.

3.Do Backups

I am sick of preaching about computer file backup but it seems I have to continue as people still ignore this important part of computer maintenance. Every single one of the toughest computer maintenance jobs I’ve ever had to do were some form of file recovery for people—usually family—who didn’t have backups. It is a pet hate of mine…They come to me and ask me to save their files.
Making a one-off backup will probably take you  five minutes. Setting up a good backup system will probably take you about 30 minutes. But recovering files from a half-dead hard drive without a backup can easily take you hours and hours of work. Which would you prefer?.Give it a serious thought.
Any non- technical person can make easy secure backups and save themselves a loads of stress.

4.Watch that harmless Dust

People often clean dust from their shelves and furniture in their house but mostly never notice the dust building up inside their computers.  Dust can build up on any part inside your computer and on the vents on your computer case itself.
I have even had power supplies blow up due to dust build-up. You usually hear a large pop and then smell burning. That’s the dust cooking. Your power supply works hard to convert the ragged alternating current (AC) power in your house into the steady direct current(DC)  needed by sensitive electronics, but this conversion creates a lot of waste heat, especially in powerful gaming computers.
I know some local computer guys can clean out your computer quite cheaply as it will take them only minutes to do. If you decide to clean dust from your computer yourself, always take the proper precautions and please wear a mask to shield your lungs from the harmful dust.Did you get that?A stitch in time saves nine!

5.What of junk Files

People are always complaining of a slow computer and want to know how to make their computer run as fast as it did when they purchased it.  “It was so fast when I bought it, but now it takes 10 minutes just to start up.”.. You could ask yourself this question: what has changed since you first bought the computer? For most people the answer is simple: “I installed a bunch of programs.” The problem is almost never hardware because it either works or it doesn’t. The problem is with you. You have let your computer get filled with junk files and programs you are not using any longer.
Each program on your computer takes up resources even when it isn’t running. If you think about it, they are checking for updates on the internet, competing with other programs, and even starting up when you start your computer. All of this  slows your computer down. Please as a rule install only what is necessary. Some people's computer has excess luggage.
Just removing unused programs can bring back much of that lost computer speed you had when you first bought your computer. It’s simple but great computer maintenance. Also running some computer maintenance software can get rid of hidden junks files and  will help with your computer maintenance.