Mencoba Koneksi Internet Unlimited GSM 3 Paket Quota 500MB per bulan

Beberapa waktu terakhir sering muncul iklan GSM 3 dengan produk koneksi internet unlimited dengan tarif mulai 25 ribu per bulan ditambah pajak 10% dengan quota 500MB. Dengan tarif sebesar itu (27.500 sebulan) memang cukup menarik bahkan bisa dikatakan tarif paling murah untuk saat ini.

Saya mencoba untuk mencari informasi lebih lanjut tentang produk internet unlimited GSM 3 dari PT. Hutchison ini, apakah ada catatan tertentu yang belum diinformasikan atau terlewatkan. Dari informasi yang saya peroleh memang ada beberapa informasi yang belum disampaikan, antara lain tentang kecepatan yang ditawarkan, yaitu kecepatan menyesuaikan dengan jaringan GSM 3 yang ada di setiap daerah (untuk HSDPA tersedia di kota Jakarta dan Surabaya, sedangkan 3G selain dua kota tersebut ditambah lagi kota Denpasar, itu informasi berdasar website resmi GSM 3, sedangkan untuk kota lain tersedia jaringan EDGE atau 2,5G).

Untuk jatah bandwidth mengikuti paket yang kita pilih, jika kita masih dalam batas quota maka kecepatan yang kita peroleh adalah sesuai dengan jaringan yang kita dapatkan (HSDPA, 3G, atau EDGE), lewat dari quota maka kecepatan akan diturunkan menjadi maksimal 64 kbps (berlaku untuk semua paket).

Untuk pendaftaran cukup mudah, kita hanya perlu melakukan registrasi dengan mengirimkan sms ke nomor 234 dengan format MAU (spasi) 500MB/1GB/2GB/5GB dengan tarif (25 ribu = 500MB, 35 ribu = 1GB, 50 ribu = 2GB, dan 99 ribu = 3GB), atau bisa juga dengan menghubungi *234# dan pilih internet bulanan, kemudian pilih paket yang diinginkan.

Ada lagi informasi yang belum disampaikan baik di iklan ataupun di website resmi GSM 3, yaitu setelah kita melakukan registrasi bukan berarti kita sudah bisa berinternet unlimited, tapi tunggu sampai kita mendapatkan jawaban balik (reply) yang menyatakan bahwa paket internet yang kita pilih sudah aktif dan juga informasi penggantian APN, username, dan password dengan 3data untuk mendapatkan kecepatan HSPA (High Speed Packet Access) di wilayah tertentu yang dengan jaringan yang mendukung.

Masa aktif dari paket internet ini adalah 30 hari dengan perpanjangan otomatis (selama sisa pulsa mencukupi), jika sisa pulsa tidak mencukupi maka otomatis paket akan diperpanjang dengan paket dibawah paket yang kita pilih sebelumnya, inipun jika sisa pulsa mencukupi. Jadi jika kita sebelumnya menggunakan paket 3GB (99 ribu) dan pada akhir masa aktif sisa pulsa kita hanya 30 ribu misalnya, maka paket kita akan diperpanjang dengan paket 500MB.

Dulu (tahun 2008) saya pernah menulis tentang koneksi internet dengan kartu GSM 3 dengan modem hape Nokia E61, dan APN, username, dan password yang saya gunakan saat itu adalah 3gprs. Untuk kali ini kembali saya mencoba koneksi internet dari GSM 3 ini, sebelumnya saya sudah melakukan registrasi paket internet 500MB, untuk sarana koneksi saya menggunakan modem hape Samsung GT C6625 Valencia dan APN-nya saya menggunakan 3data, begitu juga username serta password saya menggunaka 3data, untuk jaringan saya menggunakan EDGE (karena untuk 3G di tempat saya di Jogja bagian barat, sinyalnya tidak begitu stabil).

Untuk menguji kemampuan dari GSM 3 paket 500MB ini saya menggunakan bantuan Speedtest.net, Pingtest.net, dan Bandwidthplace.com. Hasilnya dapat dilihat screenshot berikut ini.

Speedtest.net

Untuk pengujian dengan Speedtest.net, kecepatan download yang dicapai sebesar 0,20 Mbps atau 200 kbps dan upload 0,04 Mbps atau 40 kbps.

Pingtest.net

Untuk pengujian dengan Pingtest.net, nilai yang diperoleh adalah F. Nilai F adalah nilai terendah (berdasarkan skala nilai Pingtest.net), dengan Ping 539ms, Jitter 104ms, dan Packet loss 0%.

Bandwidthplace.com

Terakhir pengujian dengan Bandwidthplace.com, di sini hasilnya tidak berbeda jauh dengan Speedtest.net, yaitu untuk download mendapat 219 kbps (kecepatan transfer 27,4 KB per detik) dan upload 39 kbps (kecepatan transfer 4,9 KB per detik).

Dari pengujian sederhana dan mencoba secara langsung, menurut saya koneksi internet dengan kartu GSM 3 ini cukup baik jika dibandingkan dengan tarif yang ditawarkan sebesar 25 ribu/bulan, kita tidak bisa berharap lebih mengingat tarif yang ditawarkan memang tergolong paling murah saat ini jika dibandingkan dengan tarif internet dari operator lain baik GSM atau CDMA. Tapi yang harus diingat, dengan tarif murah seperti ini tentunya akan banyak pengguna yang tertarik dan menggunakannya, nah pada saatnya nanti dimana jaringan penuh apalagi overload tentunya kualitas koneksi internet juga akan menurun dan tidak sesuai lagi dengan yang ditawarkan (kecuali pihak operator sebagai ISP mau meningkatkan kapasitasnya).

Demikian temen-temen informasi singkat tentang koneksi internet unlimited dari GSM 3, jika ada temen-temen yang punya pengalaman lain, ditunggu komentarnya.

Catatan tambahan:

Ada beberapa kasus dimana pulsa kita terpotong sekitar 555 rupiah setiap harinya. Potongan ini bukan karena internet unlimited yang kita gunakan, tapi dari tarif murah Tri (biasanya terjadi pada perdana 3 “Super Tri”). Supaya pulsa kita tidak terpotong setiap harinya, maka kita harus melakukan migrasi tarif ke tarif normal (Tariff bayar 1), untuk informasi migrasi tarif ini bisa dilihat di website Tri. Otomatis semua pulsa bonus yang kita miliki akan hilang setelah kita melakukan migrasi ini, tapi migrasi tarif ke tarif normal ini tidak mempengaruhi paket internet unlimited yang kita gunakan (informasi ini saya dapatkan dari CS GSM 3, karena saya sendiri juga mengalami kasus sama dimana pulsa saya terpotong 555 rupiah stiap harinya).

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Cara cepat dan mudah merubah format video ke format 3gp

Seperti sudah kita ketahui format video 3gp adalah format video yang banyak digunakan pada semua jenis ponsel (hampir semua ponsel baik lama atau baru mendukung format 3gp ini). Salah satu keuntungan dari format video 3gp ini adalah ukuran filenya yang relatif kecil dibandingkan format video lain, jadi kita bisa menyimpan lebih banyak file film atau video klip dalam format 3gp ini.

Untuk merubah format video ke dalam format 3gp saat ini cukup mudah, karena ada banyak program yang mampu merubah video ke format 3gp, salah satu program tersebut adalah AllConverter to 3GP. AllConverter to 3GP adalah program freeware (gratisan) yang  berfungsi merubah segala format video ke dalam format 3GP.

Penggunaan program AllConverter to 3GP ini sangat mudah karena kita hanya perlu menentukan file video yang akan kita rubah melalui tombol VIDEO dan untuk merubahnya kita tinggal mengklik tombol CONVERT.

Otomatis proses convert akan berjalan, dan file video hasilnya (dalam format .3gp) dapat dilihat di folder yang sama dengan file asli atau sumbernya. Langkah berikutnya kita tinggal mengcopy file tersebut ke ponsel dan memutarnya.

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Meningkatkan Kecepatan Internet dengan Turbo Internet Booster

Untuk menambah koleksi informasi tentang cara mempercepat koneksi internet, berikut saya informasikan sebuah software yang bisa dijadikan alternatif untuk membantu meningkatkan kecepatan internet. Software tersebut adalah Turbo Internet Booster, namun sayang sekali website pembuatnya sendiri sudah tidak aktif (jika dicek ke website pembuatnya hanya berisi link-link iklan saja).

Turbo Internet Booster ini sendiri bekerja hampir sama dengan software-software optimasi koneksi internet sebelumnya (Optinet, NetEagle, Connection Booster, dan software lain yang sudah saya informasikan sebelumnya), yaitu melakukan perubahan atau modifikasi pada registry windows. Fitur yang disediakan ada 3, yaitu melakukan modifikasi system Windows XP supaya Windows XP bisa berjalan lebih optimal (Apply XP Tweak), kedua melakukan clean up file pada Windows XP (CleanUp Junk), dan ketiga untuk meningkatkan kecepatan koneksi internet itu sendiri (Internet Speed). Sedangkan untuk mengembalikan ke seting awal (merestore) bisa dilakukan melalui Restore Settings.

Untuk bagian Apply XP Tweak, kita bisa memilih registry apa saja yang akan dirubah (ada 8 komponen), baru setelah itu kita lakukan XP Tweak. Sedangkan untuk melakukan clean up, kita tinggal memilih CleanUp Junk, dan otomatis Turbo Internet Booster akan melakukan pembersihan file-file temporary dan mengatur file-file yang ada, dengan harapan nantinya system bisa berjalan lebih cepat.

Saya sendiri mencoba untuk bagian Internet Speed, tetapi sebelumnya saya sempat melakukan tes kecepatan dengan Speedtest.net, dan hasilnya adalah kecepatan download sebesar 0,07 Mbps dan upload 0,02 Mbps.

Setelah menjalankan Internet Speed, saya coba kembali melakukan tes dan hasilnya adalah kecepatan download naik menjadi 0,10 Mbps dan upload menjadi 0,04 Mbps. Ada peningkatan kecepatan download sebesar 0,03 Mbps dan upload sebesar 0,02 Mbps.

Tetapi tentu saja, perubahan kecepatan ini dipengaruhi banyak hal, seperti kondisi sinyal dan jaringan dari operator di tempat kita, kondisi sistem windows komputer, kalau sebelumnya kita sudah menggunakan aplikasi lain sejenis Turbo Internet Booster, tentunya tidak akan banyak membawa perubahan.

Sementara itu dulu yang bisa saya informasikan seputar Turbo Internet Booster, buat temen-temen yang ingin mencobanya, bisa mendownloadnya di Freeware dan Software Database.

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Tes kecepatan koneksi internet dengan Auto Speed Tester

Menambah informasi tentang cara mengetahui kecepatan koneksi internet yang pernah saya tulis sebelumnya seperti Speedtest, Networx, Bitmeter, Rokario, dan software lainnya (Beberapa cara untuk mengetahui kecepatan koneksi internet), berikut ini ada sebuah program gratisan (freeware) lain yang memiliki fungsi sama, yaitu untuk mengetahui kecepatan koneksi internet. Software tersebut adalah JD’s Auto Speed Tester (JD = JackDinn’s).

JD’s Auto Speed Tester ini berfungsi untuk mengetahui kecepatan koneksi internet (download dan upload) secara berkala, karena kecepatan koneksi internet itu sendiri tidak selalu stabil pada kecepatan tertentu. Dengan JD’s Auto Speed Tester ini kita bisa melihat perubahan kecepatan koneksi internet kita, karena DJ’s Auto Speed Tester ini akan melakukan test kecepatan secara otomatis sesuai dengan waktu yang telah kita tentukan.

Untuk bisa menggunakan JD’s Auto Speed Tester ini kita perlu melakukan mengkonfigurasi awal melalui menu Config’s. Pada bagian konfigurasi (JDast Configuration) ini kita masuk ke tab menu Download. Di sini kita menentukan dasar perhitungan kecepatan download, apakah menggunakan Measure Time (file yang digunakan untuk menguji ukurannya tetap, dan waktu yang menyesuaikan)  atau Measure Quantity (waktu yang digunakan tetap, dan bersar yang menyesuaikan waktu).

Dalam contoh saya menggunakan pilihan Measure Time dengan besaran file untuk tes adalah 1 MB. Untuk server yang akan kita gunakan sebagai patokan tes, bisa kita pilih sesuai dengan pilihan server yang telah disediakan (Main Test File URL), atau bisa juga kita menambahkan url tertentu dalam daftar yang ada melalui Edit Main Test File URL List (kemudian pilih Add). Setelah selesai klik tombol OK. Selanjutnya kita bisa melakukan tes kecepatan dengan menekan Run Test pada panel utama JD’s Auto Speed Tester dan tunggu hingga proses tes yang berjalan selesai.

Dalam contoh di atas, kecepatan koneksi internet saya adalah 45 Kb/s untuk download, 38 Kb/s untuk upload, ping time 272 ms, packet loss 1%, jitter 49 ms.

Seperti saya informasikan sebelumnya di atas, bahwa JD’s Auto Speed Tester ini akan melakukan tes secara berkala dalam waktu tertentu, dan waktu tes itu sendiri dapat kita atur melalui Cycle Time (dalam satuan menit) di bagian kanan atas panel utama. Dalam contoh saya isi dengan 10 (tes kecepatan akan dilakukan per 10 menit), hasil dari masing tes itu sendiri akan ditampilkan dalam grafik. Warna hijau menunjukkan kecepatan download, biru menunjukkan kecepatan upload, merah menunjukkan ping time, ungu untuk packet loss, dan kuning untuk jitter time (warna ini bisa diubah dan diatur kembali melalui Colour Picker dalam menu Graph View Options.

Dengan informasi yang tersedia dalam tabel dan grafik di atas kita bisa mengetahui perubahan kecepatan koneksi internet kita, dan dari sini kita juga bisa mengetahui kapan (jam berapa) kecepatan koneksi internet kita paling tinggi dan sebaliknya kapan koneksi internet kita paling lambat.

Demikian temen-temen informasi singkat tentang JD’s Auto Speed Tester. Untuk mendownload aplikasi ini bisa dilihat di Freeware.

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15 Tips To Speed Up Your Computer

Finding ways to speed up your computer is the most important thing you could do as a computer user. This might save your computer from being thrown out the window, or even smashed up with a hammer. This is how far people get pushed when computers don’t do what they want them to do. It is one of those annoying little things that you have to do all the time, maintenance jobs, just to speed up your computer.
When you have a slow computer and you are trying to work on it, you can easily get frustrated to the point of doing something drastic!
Hey but calm down! I have to tell you something truthfully. It’s your fault that your computer is slow because you do not perform computer maintenance on it. It is your responsibility to speed up your computer and make it run at its optimal performance. Don’t go blaming the computer because it is slow, follow these steps below and fix your problem now!
Most slow computers have nothing to do with your CPU speed and everything to do with junk files building up on your computer and the lack of organization. Lets see if we can help you make your computer run faster.
Here is a link to my computer maintenance tips and tricks and my computer maintenance checklist.
Download this article as a PDF file to save to your computer. 15Tips on How To Speed Up Your Computer.

15 tips on how to speed up your computer

Delete unwanted files

When I say to delete unwanted files, I do not mean you should go around your computer and delete any file you do not want. In this case, I’m talking about the files that you have created yourself, and are totally aware of what they are. For example if you created a Microsoft word document and you no longer need it, and never will, then I suggest you delete that file. This is the kind of junk that clogs up your computer. You have to ask yourself, “Do you really need it?”
Files that you have created such as documents and image files can be safely deleted by going to the file on your computer, right clicking on its, and choosing delete from the menu. Keeping your computer or organized and junk free, is a great way to speed up your computer.
Please see what files are safe to remove from my computer?

Delete hidden junk files

Hidden or temporary files are created without the user knowing. All you have to do is open files, browse the Internet, install programs, and more files are created in the background. There is so much happening in the background that most people are unaware of and do not know that this area exists.This is something you are going to have to learn about if you want to speed up your computer.
Here is an article about safely deleting temporary files.

Remove unwanted programs

Are you one of those people that constantly download programs and install them onto your computer? Every software program you have on your computer is taking up space. It is not only taking up space, but it might also be checking for updates and connecting to the Internet. It also might be starting up when your computer starts up. There are so many good reasons why you should remove unwanted programs.
Here is an article that shows you how to safely remove or delete programs from your computer.
Here is another article about removing a program from Windows Vista.
After you have removed the software program that you did not want, make sure you restart your computer to complete the process.

Defrag to speed up your computer

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When you install programs and save files on your computer, the files are automatically saved to the closest available space on your hard drive. This means that files for your programs are fragmented if your hard disk drive is not organized correctly. This is why we need to de-frag our computer to place the files back together and to place the most frequently used files at the front for easy access.
You should defrag your computer at least once a week if you use your computer often. If you do not use your computer that often, then you can defrag less often.
If you are using the Windows disk defragmenter which is located at start menu>accessories>system tools>disk defragmenter, you can choose to “analyze” first before you choose defrag. This feature will tell you if you need to perform this task or not.
Here is a simple way to use the Windows disk defragmenter to defrag your computer hard drive.

Disk CleanUp

Disk CleanUp comes free with Windows and will get rid of the rest of the junk files that you have missed. Go to start menu>accessories>system tools>disk cleanup. You can see more information about this system tool on my computer maintenance checklist.

Always pay for a virus program!

By all means, you can waste your time trying to find the best free anti-virus program, but do you really want to risk it.
Don’t get me wrong there is nothing wrong with a free anti-virus program. In fact I will recommend Avast as my number one freebie. However, even though this proved to be secure, it is safer to have the extra security features that come with the paid versions. Now days most new antivirus also come with a firewall that if they do not, Windows provides a perfectly good firewall for free.
Over the past 25 years I have tested at least 10 paid virus programs and have ended up with Avast running on my computer. It does not annoy me, it is not asked be stupid questions that I cannot answer, and is not make me deal with difficult settings. I like a program that just does its job.
Please see Top 10 tips to protect yourself from viruses! And my top virus removal software.
If you do not have a virus program installed you are risking everything! Sometimes your computer will gradually slow down when it gets a virus, and other times it will be crashing within minutes. Is that really worth the hassle?

Avoid multitasking with large programs

If you’re anything like me, you will have 20 Windows open at the same time, with your Internet browser having at least 15 tabs opened as well. Yes I know it is crazy and I’m trying to reform. I have a lot of experience in multitasking and have realized that some programs cannot be open at the same time as others. For example you should not be running a large program like Photoshop or Pinnacle video studio, while running a virus scan at the same time. We all know what the right thing to do is, but we just can’t help ourselves.

Warning: Working on 20 programs at the same time is not good if you are trying to speed up your computer!

Use an external hard drive for backup

Nowadays there is no excuse for not backing up your files! It is unbelievably cheap to buy an external hard drive or even a portable USB flash drive to store backup files on. Both these portable devices are simple to connect to the computer via a USB plug. Once connected, you will find the device if you go to your start menu and then press on computer. For older versions of Windows it will be called my computer.
Please see: what is an external hard drive and why do I need one?
Also see this video on YouTube: how to move files around on your computer.
You can use these devices to store all of your files on, leaving your computer clean and free to work on.

Update programs regularly

Every program on your computer must be updated regularly. If you do not do this, you will find that you will get problems, guaranteed! Even Windows itself needs updating, along with any other applications and games, and even hidden device driver software.
To see if your device drivers are performing properly you can go to the Control Panel, click on system, advanced settings, and then you will find device manager under the hardware tab.
Here is an article: what are device drivers and why do I need them?
I use a program called Driver Finder. Most computers need a program like this because having outdated driver software on your computer can cause horrendous problems. Having the wrong driver software on your computer has been known to cause black screens, blue screens, and total computer crashes.
To find out if Windows needs updating, simply go to your start menu and type in the search section, “Windows update”. A link will appear in the menu, click on it to see your details. See the screen shot below.

Upgrade your computer memory

When you buy a new computer now days it should come with a minimum of 2 GB of memory installed. This should be okay for a year or two, however as times change, you will eventually need to upgrade your memory.
Older computers are in an even worse situation. People are using old computers to do new things that these computers were not made for. Upgrading your computer memory and increasing your hard drive size can help speed up an old computer.
When upgrading your computer memory in order to speed up your computer, there are two options, to do it yourself or get someone else to do it for you. If you are seriously hopeless with technical stuff, like my friend Deb, I would suggest you take it to a computer store for the upgrade.
If you are willing to give it a go you can buy computer memory online (making sure you have the right type) and do it yourself.
Please see this article: upgrade computer memory
That was 10 detailed tips on how to speed up your computer and now here is five more.
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5 more quick tips on how to speed up your computer:

1. Keeping a clean computer means a faster computer. Therefore you should always organize your computer files in a way that makes them easy to find and also easy to backup.
2. When you boot into your computer it is not only the Windows operating system that is starting, as most people have many other programs starting at the same time. To speed up this process you need to disable startup programs.
3. A great way to speed up your computer is not to overwork it in the first place. For example most people have five or six programs open at the same time and they really aren’t using all of them. Close down programs you are not using.
4. Keep up with your computer maintenance as it is will speed up your computer just by doing this.
5. Another good way to speed up your computer is to disable automatic updates on certain programs. Did you know that programs are checking the Internet every time you start your computer to see if they need to be updated or not?I am not talking about disabling Windows automatic updates as it is really all the other little programs that are doing the damage. If you have a notification icon in the notification area you can usually right click on it to get to the settings and disable the updates that way.
6. And one extra. Try and disable indexing to speed up the computer.

Install a program to do it all for you! Speed up your computer!

A software program will not upgrade your memory but it will clean out all the junk files, detect Malware, delete unused registry keys, Automatic Driver updates, and more.  At the moment I am using PC Matic to maintain everything for me. This software is amazing and has won a number of top awards. You can get a free scan for your computer to see how it works before you buy.

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A free program to recover (Recuva) and restore accidentally deleted pictures, photos, and files

Sooner or later you will be desperate to find out how to recover deleted files, because accidentally deleting your precious pictures, photos, and files is bound to happen to anyone. I hope that you do not encounter this dilemma, however if you do, you may possibly have a chance to recover deleted files. One way is to get a professional IT guy that specializes in file or data recovery, which in itself can be very expensive. Maybe you are recovering files from a crashed hard drive and haven’t actually deleted anything or maybe you want to recover deleted pictures from your digital camera. This article is about how to recover deleted files free using software but if you have a crashed hard drive then this is a different story altogether.
Firstly we need to know what has happened to our deleted files so that we can learn which action is best to recover deleted files.

What does Windows do with deleted pictures, photos, and files?

When you delete a file from your computer, providing it is not a huge file, it is sent to the computer recycle bin. There is usually an icon on your desktop that will allow you to open your recycle bin and see the file in there. If you have gone to that extra step of deleting the file from the recycle bin, then this is when we are faced with this situation of trying to figure out how to recover deleted files. Here is a basic tutorial on how to recover a deleted file from your recycle bin.
Even when you have deleted a file from the recycle bin it is not really gone. Windows simply marks the file as deleted, and waits for the space to be overwritten by another file needing the space, for it really to be deleted. If you didn’t format or defrag the drive the file may possibly be there for years to come. This is what happened with my D drive.
People often have to buy a program that will recover deleted files and photos, because that’s how desperate they are to retrieve their precious data..
Well this is your lucky day because you have actually hit the jackpot by finding this fantastic free program called Recuva. I know I was ecstatic when I found it and actually recovered my irreplaceable family photos that I had accidentally deleted from the recycle bin. I seriously thought that it would not work, because after all, it is a free program after all. More details are available on our freeware page.

“Recuva (pronounced “recover”) is a freeware Windows utility to restore files that have been accidentally deleted from your computer. This includes files emptied from the Recycle bin as well as images and other files that have been deleted by user error from digital camera memory cards or MP3 players. It will even bring back files that have been deleted by bugs, crashes and viruses!” Quoted from the Recuva website, it just sounded too good to be true.

When can you use Recuva to recover deleted files free?

• When you have recently accidentally deleted a file, photo, or picture from your computer you can use Recuva to recover deleted files.
• You can recover deleted pictures free when you haven’t used your computer too much and overwritten the deleted file.
• When this program says “No overwritten clusters detected” and that the file is in Excellent state after scanning your drive.

When can’t you use Recuva to recover deleted files free?

• When you have been formatting a hard drive you will not be able to recover deleted pictures free because the files would have been overwritten.
• Sometimes if you have defragged your computer. In my tests, after defragging my hard drive I could not recover deleted pictures free as they were then damaged. At this point you would need a professional data recovery service.
• If the program says the file has overwritten clusters. If you are trying to recover deleted pictures free using Recuva and you see the files have a red dot next to it, that’s not good.

Recover deleted files – What are the results from my tests with Recuva?

• I have two hard drives and scanned both. One is C drive and one is D drive. C drive is the main hard drive and D is storage. Nearly all the files that showed up were available for recovery.
• D drive had very old files show up. Half the stuff I could hardly remember because I had been storing files on there for a few years.
• C drive had less as I had recently formatted it, but all the recent deleted filed were available. Therefore I could recover deleted files easily, well the ones available.
• Then I decided to defrag C: and then scan it again. This definitely reduced the number of files that were in Excellent condition to recover. It probably overwrote 75% of files by defragging.
• I was amazed at what it actually recovered. It had every little thing that had been stored in my internet history, cookies, and other stuff that you thought would have been gone. It was almost scary how much detail this program went in to. All this from a free program.

Notes on how to recover deleted files:

• Files that has Excellent state and with the comment No overwritten clusters detected can be recovered.
• You should always recover deleted files to another hard drive as you might overwrite the file your are trying to recover.
• You can also recover deleted files and photos from your camera storage card! How great is that?
• This program is totally free and is made be the same guys that made Ccleaner. Their programs do no nag you to upgrade and they have no spyware contained in them. All they have is a donation button on their site. So if you find this free program handy then go and give these guys a donation.
• You can also try The World Leader in Data Recovery Software! No Recovery, No Charge!

Also watch the video below to see how to recover deleted files, photos, and pictures.

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Clear Internet Browser Cache

If you are needing to clear Internet browser cache you must be experiencing some of the annoying problems that it can cause. Browser cache can make you think you are in a time warp or maybe even going crazy. You might experience a sense of deja vu when browsing the internet as you might be shown cached pages that can serve you yesterdays news. This means that if a website is updated you seriously could be viewing an old version.
I often have to clear internet browser cache as I work on websites and cannot see the updates I have made until I clear the cache.

What is Internet browser cache?

Internet browser cache is really the same as the Temporary Internet Files folder.
It is a collection records form your internet browsing sessions. This includes images, sounds, cookies, webpages,and more. If you inspected these files you would be shocked to see that even a mere favicon from a website you might visit is collected.
Please also checkout what is a cookie and delete website history.

Why is the Internet browser cache stored?

You are probably wondering why the hell we need to store all this junk when browsing the internet? I sometimes think this as well, however if these files were not stored you would definitely slow your internet browsing down. These files are stored in your cache to make web browsing faster. The items stored in the temporary internet folder can be accessed quicker than downloading the same thing over and over. For example certain elements of a website that you visit often will be stored to ensure a smoother experience.

Why do you need to clear internet browser cache?

• Viewing old versions of websites
• Your internet browsing is struggling
• Your cache is full

Clear Internet Browser Cache in Google Chrome

1.  Open Google Chrome.
2.  Go to the right corner and looker for the spanner.
3.  Click on it to see the menu. Choose options from the menu. See the screen shot below.

4.  The Google chrome options will appear. Click on the button that says Clear browsing data.

5.  A Clear browsing data box will appear.
6.  Tick the boxes that you want to delete.
Your choices include: Clear browsing history, Clear download history, Empty the cache, Delete cookies and other site data, Clear saved passwords, Clear saved form data.

Clear Internet Browser Cache in Mozilla Firefox

1.  Open Firefox and go to the tools menu.
2.  From the menu choose Clear recent History. See the screen shot below.

3. The clear Recent history box will appear.
4.  Tick the box next to cache to clear internet browser cache.

Here is a video on how to clear browser cache in Firefox.

Clear Internet Browser Cache in Internet Explorer

Here’s how to clear Internet browser cache in Internet Explorer.
1.  Press on the wired thing in the right corner. The menu will appear.
2.  Choose Internet options.

3.  On the General tab, under the browsing history section, press on the delete button.

4.  Again you can choose what to delete. I always try to not delete my saved passwords as I hate typing them in all the time..I am too lazy to get roboform.

If I have not covered the instructions for your particular browser, as you can see they are all very similar. Let us know how often you clear internet browser cache?

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how to cut, copy and paste text or pictures

When you learn to cut, copy and paste text or pictures you will be able to move a text or picture from one place to another. You will also be able to copy pictures and text from the internet to save on your computer. There are so many benefits to learning how to cut copy and paste. Watch this video tutorial to see for yourself.
The first question that everyone asks is what is the difference between Cut and Copy?
1.  Cut is when you remove the file, text, or graphic from its position and paste it in another location.This means that you have removed the file, text, image form the original location and you must paste it somewhere. I do not recommend a person new to computers using the CUT feature. To copy something is a much safer option.
2.  Copy is when you copy the file, text, or image, and then place a copy of it in another location. This means that the original still exists.
The next question is if I do not paste the file,text, or image, will it be lost?
If you copy a file and then forget to paste it down somewhere, and then copy a new file, you will be carrying the new file and the old file copy will be gone. If you have just copied a file though, the original will still be in the original location.
If you cut a file and forget to paste it down, depending on what version of Windows you are using, your file will be returned to the original location or you will get a warning message. If you are on the older versions of Windows your file could possibly be lost. These things happen and this is why it is best to copy and not cut until you are experienced enough to know whats going on. Check out more computer basics articles to help you learn everything you need to know about using your computer.
Here is a full written tutorial on How to cut, copy and paste Text or pictures.


Learning how to cut, copy and paste takes practice and if you are not good at it you will need to do it a few more times to get used to it.

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10 Program untuk Membuka Semua Jenis File di Windows

Anda baru saja mengunduh sebuah file dan Windows tidak tahu cara membukanya. Setelah satu jam mencari di Google, bertanya di forum dan disebut-sebut sebagai pemula, Anda baru tahu program yang Anda butuhkan. Download Squad telah membuat sebuah daftar 10 program gratis untuk mengatasi pesan “Windows cannot open this file” selamanya.
Lihatlah daftar di bawah ini (dengan sedikit modifikasi).

1. VLC – format audio dan video yang digunakan saat ini sangat beragam, dan VLC di atas dapat memutar format audio/video apapun mulai dari DivX, XviD, AVI, Mpeg 1-4, AC3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, FLV, OGG, VOB dan banyak lagi. Tersedia juga versi portabel VLC yang dapat Anda operasikan dari flash disk tanpa instalasi (thanks c1284), KMPlayer (rekomendasi ndean) juga sebuah solusi yang mirip VLC. Apabila Anda hanya mencari sebuah codec pack untuk video player yang sudah Anda miliki, cobalah K-Lite Mega Codec Pack (rekomendasi aerialsky) atau CCCP (thanks pepoluan).
2. Real Alternative atau QuickTime Alternative – Sebelum YouTube, Real Player dan QuickTime adalah pimpinan multimedia di internet.
3. IrfanView untuk membuka gambar dalam segala jenis format.
4. OpenOffice – untuk membaca segala jenis dokumen Office. Anda tidak membutuhkan ketiga aplikasi ini apabila sudah memiliki Microsoft Office.
5. Foxit PDF Reader – membuka PDF. Apabila Anda menginginkan sebuah PDF viewer yang lebih kaya fitur, coba juga PDF X-Change yang memiliki fitur-fitur tambahan seperti Annotation, Drawing, Save-able Form Fill. (tips dari pepoluan)
6. 7-Zip – membuka segala jenis data terkompresi seperti RAR, CAB, ISO, ARJ, LZH, CHM, MSI, WIM, Z, CPIO, RPM, DEB dan NSIS. Coba juga IZARC yang memiliki dukungan format kompresi yang lengkap. (tips aerialsky)
7. Daemon Tools – membuka file CD Image dengan ekstensi B5T, B6T, BWT, CCD, CDI, CUE, ISO, MDS, NRG, PDI dan ISZ.
8. Java – membuka program-program yang ditulis dalam bahasa Jaav, biasanya dengan extensi JAR.
9. Shockwave dan Flash Player – game Flash.

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Cara Mudah Download Video Youtube, Tanpa Instal Software

Berikut cara gampang untuk download video dari youtube, silakan klik disini!

1. Copy dan paste kan url video youtube yang akan di download.
2. Klik “Get It”

Klik “Download” dan simpan filenya
Format video yang di download adalah FLV, silakan download disini FLV Playernya
Selamat mencoba!
Update  (1 17 agustus 2011)
Jika anda mengalami masalah download via web silakan download dan instal software download youtube berikut, download disini!

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Disabling Windows Vista and 7 Login at Startup

When you start your Windows Vista or Windows 7 computer, by default the system makes you enter your password to log in. Here’s a way to get around it.
When you first install Vista or 7 and start using it, you are required to enter in a password for your account. But after that, you’re not really given a choice to remove the password if you don’t want it. You’re just sort of stuck typing it in every time and that can get old rather quickly!
If you’re not the only one who uses your computer, consider leaving it this way. It is a good security feature and it helps to keep all of the different accounts, files and preferences separate from each other. But if you’re the only one who ever uses your computer, you should be able to get rid of the password prompt if you want.
If you’d like to bypass the Windows Vista and 7 log on process and remove your password, just follow these steps:

1. Go to Start, Control Panel.
2. Click on the User Accounts and Family Safety link.
3. Next, click on the User Accounts link.
4. Under the “Make changes to your user account” section, click on the Remove Your Password link for your account.
5. On the next screen that comes up, enter in your current password.
6. Click on the Remove Password button to confirm everything.
7. Close out of all the open windows and restart your computer. That will allow you to test the system to make sure your password really was removed.

From now on, when you start up your Vista computer, you will be taken to your desktop automatically and you will no longer have to worry about a password.

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How to connect two computers to a broadband modem

If you have a broadband modem or one that is supplied from your internet service provider (ISP) you can most probably connect two computers to it without needing a router. If you look at the picture of my modem below, it has a USB (blue) and a ETHERNET (yellow) port. Of course there are many other ways to connect two computers together to share files or an internet connection, however this article is about connecting two computers to one modem.
My service provider, Telstra Australia, supplied this modem to me. It came with an installation disc, which you should use to connect to the modem through the USB.

Now if you do not have a router, but have a similar modem to the one shown, you can connect two computers off the one broadband modem and thus both accessing the internet.
One computer can connect through the USB port and the other through the Ethernet.
A USB cable and and Ethernet cable come with the modem, however to connect the second computer you may need to buy a longer Ethernet cable. Get a blue cable.. NOT yellow or red. The blue one is a CROSSOVER cable, the others will be PATCH cables. They have the same connections on them but do entirely different jobs. (this colour coding applies in Australia, I don’t know about other countries.)

How to connect two computers to one broadband modem?

In this tutorial I will show you how to connect two computers to the same broadband modem.

What do you need to connect two computers?

1. You will need two computers to connect to one modem.
2. You will need an ethernet cable and a USB cable.
3. You will need a modem similar to the one pictured above.
4. You will need an internet connection.
5. You will need an installation CD to install through USB connection.

To connect a computer to a broadband modem through USB, it is recommended that you use the installation cd. It will ask you to choose how you want to connect and you select USB. Make sure you know your user name and password for your internet service provider.
To connect the second computer to the same modem but through the Ethernet, just plug it in…It usually works straight away. If it does not, use the installation cd, but choose to connect with Ethernet.

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Top 10 Tips to Protect Yourself Against Computer Viruses

When your computer gets infected with a virus it can be a devastating experience and this is exactly why you need to protect your computer from viruses. A virus can consume your precious computer files and even damage your computer hardware. Is this worth ignoring? I don’t think so! Even sites like www.lifelock.com will tell you the same. Anything you can do when protecting your computer from viruses has to be a good thing and is well worth spending your time on. We all know prevention is better than a cure so I am going to share my top 10 tips on how to protect your computer from viruses.

10 Tips to Protect your Computer from viruses

There are many ways to protect your computer from nasty viruses invading. Protecting your computer is an number one concern for every computer user on earth. I do not know anyone that wants to have their computer crash due to a virus invasion. Here are 10 ways to protect your computer  from viruses and keep your files and data safe.

1. Learn about viruses

The first thing that I recommend is to research and become knowledgeable about viruses. How can you protect your computer from viruses if you don’t even know what they are. Here are some previous tutorials I have written about viruses. See What is a Virus and how do I know if I have one? and What is the difference between a virus, spyware, Malware, and adware? How can you protect your computer from viruses if you don’t know what it is?

2. Arm yourself with the best Anti-virus software to suit your needs.

Not everyone can get away with using free Anti-virus software because it depends what you do on your computer. It depends on factors such as if you download files or not, if you open email attachments, and if you surf suspicious websites. See my reviews for the best Virus Removal Software. Lets face it, if you do not have protection against viruses installed on your computer, you will without a doubt, get a virus within the first hour of surfing the internet. It is that easy. For years I would remove a virus from my dads computer at least once a year, until finally I realized that he needed a paid Anti-virus program. He wasn’t good with computers and if a windows popped up and said he needed to take a scan, he would just do it. He would just presume it was the program I had installed to protect his computer. Now I have installed PC Matic on this computer and there has not been one problem since. This program offers full protection along with full computer maintenance. It never asks him to do anything and just works in the background silently.
If you currently have no protection or maintenance software I highly recommend you grab a free scan with PC Matic to see what it can do for you.

3. Regular Updates

Having a great Anti-virus program installed on your computer to protect your computer from viruses is great, however if you do not regularly update the virus definitions, then the program is useless. New viruses are produced daily and this is why we constantly have to update the viruses definitions and stay ahead of the bad guys. Most programs will update by itself as long as you haven’t turned this option off by accident. This is definitely something you should check.

4. Downloading

When surfing the internet avoid websites that contain illegal software downloads, sexual references, free screensavers, cracks or serials, etc. I am sure you get the picture. If you go near these sites you are immediately asking for trouble. Some other websites that you should stay away from include foreign websites where you cannot understand the language on them. This is because you cannot tell what is on the website. This is definitely included in the top 10 internet safety tips.

5. Windows Updates

Always update Windows when protecting your computer. These updates contain security updates that will help in your fight against viruses. If you do not perform regular Windows updates you are leaving your computer in a vulnerable state. You can simple check to see if your computer needs updates by going to he start menu and typing in “windows update”. See the screen shot below. You can also view recent Windows update history so you can be in control of the whole situation.

6. Opening Emails

Be careful when opening emails. There are obvious emails that you know you shouldn’t open, however what about the ones you get from people you know? What if your friend has a virus and it is spreading itself through emails? An email cannot be important enough to risk getting a virus. Delete the email and send a fresh email to your friend asking them if they actually did send you the email. It is better to be safe than sorry.
You can also create a whitelist so only certain emails get through. You will still have to be careful though, as you do not know what security the sender has installed on their computer. It’s like driving on the road, you need to watch how others are driving to stay safe.

7. Change your settings to protect your computer from viruses

If you are really serious about protecting your computer you can change your email settings and receive text emails only. You can also disable the ability to open email attachments. Virus travel in HTML enabled emails and file attachments. They cannot travel in text email messages. I know this sounds very boring, however, I would rather be boring and protect my computer from viruses.

8. Peer to Peer file sharing – ways to protect your computer

Do not use peer to peer (p2p) file sharing programs. These include programs such as Limewire, Bearshare, Gnutella, Morpheus, Torrents, etc. These programs let you download files from other computer users connected to their program network. You have no way of knowing what you are actually downloading until it is on your computer.
Even if you share files from a cd from a friend, it may have a virus. Protecting your computer from viruses is the most important priority for you and you do not want to risk your computer safety just because you trust your friend.

9. Do not download files from websites

Again, there is no way of knowing what you are downloading. The file can appear to be named like the file you want, however it could be anything. Most of the time, this is how a virus is unleashed, it usually seems like a harmless, familiar object. If you are looking for a driver for a certain brand of computer then make sure you are getting the download from the genuine website. Many websites on the Internet offer free driver downloads, however, many of them contain viruses. Everything is not what it seems, so be very careful.

10. Have Firewall Protection

Make sure you have a firewall enabled on your computer. Windows comes with an inbuilt firewall or you can use a third party firewall program like Zone Alarm. Either way, make sure the firewall is on…To check the Windows Firewall go to the security settings in your control panel.
If you are careful and are serious about learning how to protect your computer from viruses, it is possible to stay safe. My top 10 tips will help you keep your computer running smoothly, and virus free.

Notes on tips to protect your computer from viruses:

• These 10 ways to protect your computer from viruses are extremely important tips to follow. If you have had a virus in the past you would know how devastating it is when you lose all of your files and your computer crashes.
• People often try to install more than one anti-virus program to protect their computers from viruses. This is not how to protect your computer from viruses as installing more than one program always causes a problem. You can only install one virus removal program at any one time.

Please share how you protect your computer from viruses as I know there are many more ways to protect your computer?

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8 Langkah Jitu Menghindari Spam

Symantec berkenan membagi delapan langkah jitu untuk menghindari spam dan program jahat yang menyebar lewat e-mail. Apa saja langkah-langkahnya?
Ronnie Ng, Manager Systems Engineering Symantec untuk wilayah Singapura dan Indonesia berbagi delapan langkah yang diyakininya bisa membantu pengguna dalam melawan penyebaran program jahat dan spam.

1. Gunakan produk keamanan e-mail. Gunakan produk yang mampu melindungi jaringan dari spam dan virus namun di saat yang sama masih memungkinkan e-mail yang sah untuk lewat. Norton 360 versi 2.0 adalah yang terbaru dari Symantec untuk solusi keamanan all-in-one.
2. Gunakan filter spam. Setelah menerapkan piranti lunak keamanan, aturlah filter yang dibutuhkan. Cara mudah untuk memulanya adalah dengan memfilter alamat tujuan e-mail masuk (kolom To:). Biasanya spam dikirimkan tidak ke alamat Anda secara personal, sehingga Anda bisa memfilter semua e-mail yang tidak ditujukan pada alamat Anda. Selanjutnya, jika ada e-mail sah yang terfilter, atur kembali filter agar meloloskan alamat-alamat tertentu.
3. Pelajari cara e-mail yang aman. Curigai e-mail yang masuk, jangan isi form dalam e-mail yang meminta detil informasi pribadi atau keuangan atau password. Ingatlah bahwa perusahaan tidak akan pernah menanyakan informasi semacam itu melalui e-mail.
4. Abaikan Spam. Jangan menjawab e-mail spam yang masuk, ini hanya akan memancing lebih banyak spam. Begitu juga dengan mengklik link dalam e-mail spam, termasuk yang menjanjikan akan menghapus Anda dari daftar pengiriman e-mailnya. Hapus e-mail yang mencurigakan tanpa membacanya.
5. Hati-hati dengan trik baru. Banyak trik-trik rekayasa sosial yang kerap membuat pengguna terjebak, apakah dengan tipuan atau dengan upaya membuai pengguna.
6. Gunakan beberapa alamat e-mail. Satu untuk penggunaan pribadi yang hanya diketahui keluarga, teman dan rekan sejawat. Alamat lainnya digunakan untuk milis. Dan satu lagi untuk pertanyaan atau pemesanan online.
7. Hati-hati menabur alamat e-mail Anda. Jangan sampai e-mail Anda diketahui pihak lain hanya karena Anda menyebarkan alamat e-mail itu di situs yang bisa dilihat oleh masyarakat umum.
8. Jangan memforward. Suka memforward e-mail berantai, lelucon atau macam-macam jenis e-mail lainnya? Menurut Ronnie hal itu sebaiknya tidak dilakukan karena mengganggu dan bisa menghambat lalu-lintas e-mail dan jaringan Anda. Anggap e-mail semacam itu sebagai spam.

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