Anti-virus for a Mac: To use or not to use.
I was asked this question by a friend recently : Hi, Anil. Does this article make you think one should install anti-virus software on a Mac? If so, do you happen to have one you recommend? This is how I responded: Hi! Every time a new virus or malware is found, Apple usually provides a solution in the form of a OS update or a security update. If the Mac OS is being regularly updated, there is no need of an antivirus. I would prefer Apple’s updates any day over installing an antivirus, which, besides slowing down the system, creates more security holes and also consumes bandwidth. I don’t use an anti-virus. Also, one needs to see how the Mac is being used. If it’s being used to browse mostly safe sites and doing regular work, the chances of such...
Windows Azure – Cash cow for Microsoft ?
With Microsoft ready to launch its Windows Azure service in India, the debate on who will lead the cloud computing market has started heating up. Cloud computing basically allows users to access applications and services through the Internet. The simplest example is the Microsoft Word application on your desktop vs. an online document that you can create on Google docs. Microsoft Word requires your computer’s processor and operating system to run, it requires your computers hard drive to store the document and it requires your email service to share with other users. On the other hand, Google docs requires any basic computer to be connected to the Internet, the rest of the functions are handled by the Google Cloud. You would have to buy Microsoft Word to be...
Gmail box full ! Now what ?
Well, a 7 GB mail box is not enough for some people. My official email ID on Gmail (Google Apps) became full and some mails started bouncing. For the past 5 days, I’ve been struggling with issues probably unknown to many Gmail users. I’m sure many users will reach there some day, so it good to aware. a) When your mail box becomes full, Gmail doesn’t send you a warning email ! That’s the least you would expect. Instead, it just starts bouncing mails. b) When your contacts warn you that your mail box is full, what do you do ? You hurriedly log in and start deleting your mails. I deleted about 1000 of mails from inbox, spam and trash, but for next few hours, Gmail kept showing that my box was 99% full and it wouldn’t reduce. After few...
Why Apple beats Dell
I’ve had the experience in dealing with computer hardware for 15 years now.In these years, I’ve used, sold, recommended and experienced the life cycles of HP, Dell, IBM (Lenovo) and Apple products. One difference I’ve noticed with Apple is that their products are NOT designed just for competitive sales, they’re made to be useable. They decide the pricing after all the required quality and design parameters have been met. The other companies make products to compete in prices and features, not usability. Here’s a Forbes article that aptly describes why Apple beats Dell, and probably other vendors like Lenovo. http://www.forbes.com/2010/02/23/dell-computer-apple-markets-steve-jobs.html In technology, its not just about prices and...
Open letter to Paypal business head – blocked services in India
Dear Farhad This is in response to your post - https://www.thepaypalblog.com/2010/02/an-open-letter-from-farhad-irani-on-the-situation-in-india/ Hundreds, maybe thousands on Indians, particularly young people from the IT software industry are dependent on Paypal for receiving payments from abroad. After few years of service, Paypal faces some issues with RBI and it suddenly decides to stop all payments and withdrawals to bank accounts. You must currently be holding thousands if not millions of dollars that belong to people in India. It raises several questions about the whole way in which the issue is being handled and the ethics at work : a) There is NO official information on paypal.com/in about the difficulties you are facing. Why are you hiding...
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