Be more active

You think that the life of a student sucks? Well, think again. In a few years you’ll be in the “real world” wishing you were students again. Give yourself a favor and take advantage of your youth. Be more productive students! 1. Make school life a buffet. Taste-test! I’m talking about extra-curricular organizations here. Get a list of all your school’s clubs and...

What to do when your PC slows down

PC speed like a turtle? Any one of these might be the culprit: 1. You might have too many programs that load up when you start your computer. Verify if some of the software are programmed to run at start-up. Try to configure these programs so that they run only when you click their icon – and that is when you need them. 2. This is related to the one above. Your PC may have too many...

Beware of spyware

As its name suggests, a spyware is a computer software that secretly monitors the activities of a user. Not only that, it also gathers information about the user’s computer, sometimes as classified as passwords and even credit card details in some cases, while the user navigates through the internet. It can also affect the settings of the computer, often directing web browsers to...

Cuil search engine launched

Hands down there’s no argument that Google, with all its years in the business and sophistication as a search engine, it is the best in what it does. Still, that doesn’t stop other groups from taking the search giant on. Cuil (pronounced “cool,”) is the latest search engine to hit the Internet. It’s a search engine made possible by Cuil Inc, an Internet start-up...

Convert PDF to Word Document

The PDF (portable document format) file format has become very popular that it is probably the most common file format to distribute documents online. As opposed to a DOC file (Microsoft Word document file format), it does not require a proprietary software to open, read, and print documents. PDF viewers are available free for download and use. Even the latest versions of office productivity...