How to protect yourself from Internet theft

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Everyone is aware of the wonders of the Internet and the convenience it provides. The cyber criminals use internet in order to hack or misuse personal information in order to execute a scam. Identity theft is a crime that is made easily possible by the Internet. Below given few measures on how you can protect yourself from internet theft.

Whenever you are using a public computer be cautious. Always clear history and never save passwords. Whenever you leave a site ensure you log out of all sites properly. There are certain sites which ask you to save username and password, never agree to it.

Always perform banking activities for home PC. Never conduct banking transactions on a public computer.

If it is possible for you then use a different PC for activities like music downloads, online surfing, games and so on. In case there is something fishy, then it would be easier to isolate.

For every account, use different passwords. Your password should be a combination of letters and numbers. Keep your password encrypted.

Keep a separate credit card which would be used for online purchases. Even if any fraud takes place, you need not freeze all your accounts excepting the one in question. Ensure that you use a credit card which offers Internet protection against illegal purchases. American express is one card that offers online protection so you are not obligated to pay for unauthorized transactions.

Be cautious while you are posting any personal details on public forums and social networking sites. Never leak too much information like birthday, address, and name as any internet user can see this. Is it required to list it down for the whole world to know? In some sites such details can be kept hidden or it can be visible only to certain section of people.

Never open mails from unknown people or addresses. Never click on pop up window or links to non familiar sites while you are banking online. It is always better to check it by calling customer service to verify any transaction.

Use an effective and updated antivirus. There are programs which can help in preventing identity theft. If you have an antivirus then see to it that it is updated.

If you are alert then it is hard to be a victim of these. Do not allow yourself to be a victim. Don’t let yourself become a victim. In case you are in the trap then call your banks right away and change the passwords.

Get some tips on Outlook.com features

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Outlook.com uses the programming technique of Ajax and supports Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome and Safari. It features include shortcuts for navigating around the page without the use of mouse. Below given the features of Outlook.com by Quantum PC Support experts:

Privacy
The new mail messenger has promised privacy. It does not scan attachments or email for advertisements. Personal conversations are free of advertisements.

View is Active
The active view allows users to have a direct interaction with functionality and contents from various services and websites. It also provides a partner platform that allows contents as well as functionality from various websites.

Integration of Office Web Apps
Outlook.com integrates with Office Web Apps. This allows highly reliable viewing as well as editing of Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint attached to the emails. Users can open attached Office documents within the browser. Users can perform editing to any received Office documents and reply to the sender with the document’s edited version.

Conversation threading
You can automatically group sent and received emails belonging to same conversations. This allows users to quickly browse through emails within the same conversation thread. This can be turned on or off depending on your preference.

One-click filters and Quick views
Quick views allow users to filter by document all emails, photo attachments, shipping updated, etc. One-click filter feature allow users to filter the specific folder based on whether the email message is read or not from Windows Live Groups or social networking site.

Categories
Categories feature allows users to label messages into a specific group. Some of these classifications are created by default. Some of these mails are put in certain categories by default. Users can select several categories for an email.

Usage of single code
This is a code which can be used instead of the user’s password while signing into the account. The code can be used only once. However it can be requested whenever required. Using a single code helps to keep the account secure if the user is signing in on a public computer. This is sent to the user when requested during login.

DMARC
DMARC specifications used which provides better security for transmission of message and extended validation Certificate to secure user’s connection with Outlook.com.

Integration of Skype
Skype integration allows users to make video calls directly from Outlook.com without using the Skype desktop client.

Keep your touch screen monitor clean

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Touch screen is used in cash registers, at ATMs and even PC based programs. These monitors are convenient as everything you need to do with an application is there as you can both give input and receive output simultaneously. You do not require a track pad, keyboard or even a mouse to operate a computer. You just need to touch the screen and within no time results appear.

If you want your touch screen to work efficiently then you should take proper care of it. It does require regular cleaning. Below given some tips on how you can clean the touch screen:

• You require a screen cleaner kit basically. You require some distilled water, clean piece of cotton or lint free cloth alcohol and a soft brush too.

• After arranging all this you can close all programs from the system. Thereafter you turn off as well as unplug both the system and touch screen. Remember that whenever you want to clean your electrical equipment then turn it off and unplug form socket in order to avoid electrical shock. It should also be turned off as when the screen glows you are unable to see the areas which need cleaning as light would glow in your eyes.

• You should brush the screen with a soft brush. Be careful while brushing the ridges on the monitor sides as dust may have accumulated in this area.

• You can use some distilled water and wet the cotton cloth or lint-free cloth with it. In case there is any excess water it can be removed by squeezing the cloth hardly. If you clean the screen with an over wet cloth it would harm the equipment as water might get inside thereby damaging the monitor mechanism.

• Just wipe the screen lightly. This can be done in a vertical motion starting from top to bottom. In case you find certain area that is greasy or dusty then just apply some gentle pressure to get away with dirt.

• In case there are posts which are not easy to clean then scrub the monitor with a wet cloth carefully As it is being used constantly the dirt on touch screen monitor would be hard to remove by applying only plain water. Ensure that the alcohol you are using does not contain abrasive substances that may scratch or even cause damage to the monitor. Using baby wipes as they are soft and gentle.

• Clean the monitor with a cleaner kit if you have one. Some stores give it with the gadget. It can be bought from electronic stores as well as computer dealers.

• While you are cleaning it avoid touching the screen with your finger tips. Keep your hand covered so that you do not leave any smudges as well as finger marks on screen.

Are you working efficiently on your laptop?

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Laptop gives you many facilities. Obviously it is very handy and portable. The functionality of laptop has increased. It has several advantages over the desktop computer. It has become a popular choice among users in the market. As the laptop is highly portable you can be in touch with the rest of the world.

See to it that you know your programs very well. Laptops do have programs depending on the type of operating systems installed. Linux and Windows are favorites all time.

Get to know the function keys which would help you to work efficiently with the laptop. Know the ‘F ‘functions are and how to use shift, alt and control keys. If you know how to work with these keys you can work efficiently. Know all shortcuts which actually minimize the use of touchpad.

Even for applications learn to use shortcuts. Create shortcut for basic applications. Just click on main menu or even the start button and click on all Programs. From here you need to select a program in which you want to know shortcut and the program icon needs to be right clicked. There is a menu that would appear. Thereafter you click on the properties button which is located at the bottom of the menu.

You can click on the word shortcut which is under the General tab and look for the item that specifies the shortcut key. The shortcut key can be changed by just keying in a letter or a number which you would easily identify with the program. You can also use the directions keys like down, up, right and left. These can be accessed with a combination keystroke which includes Alt, Shift, Ctrl and defined key of course.

MS word has different shortcuts. This is one of the common programs which a student or a professional uses. In order to work more proficiently there are specific shortcut keys which can be used. Just hold Ctrl and press O when you want to open a new file. In order to save a file use Ctrl and S, the documented gets printed if you use Ctrl and P and so many more such shortcuts. The shift key can be used along with an alphabet or number for changing the letter to capital or getting a punctuation or symbol.

This way you can be proficient with your lappy. It takes time to get used to the keyboard of the laptop. However, if you learn how to use such shortcuts, productivity increases.