The internet bubble

In the age of technology that we are in information is only a click away. From pc to cellphones and even now tablets and ipads. We can get information easier than gettin a drink of water but how much of that in formation is the whole truth. You read stories about how other countries governmets block the information that there people see but what if not ur government but other factors where placeing u into a social bubble that doesnt block but filters what u see and even what you search for.What is he internet hiding from you? Eli Pariser’s New York Times best-selling new book, The Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding from You. Pariser who is the president of the board of moveon.org is has been applauded by net skeptics like Jaron Lanier and Evgeny Morozov as well as digital optimists like Clay Shirky and Craig Newmark. It’s an important book which argues that leading websites like Google and Facebook are delivering personalized information to us, thereby shielding Internet users from the broad news and ideas that traditional newspapers delivered to us. The method by which this is done is with a very special method  called algorithms. Algorithms are a special set of rules that are implanted into a program or site that governs its function. While this doesn't seem bad some net skeptics argue that the se algorithms are being used to almost censor the internet by not blocking what you see but by withholding information that they deam less important. Some can argue that this is creating a less well informed public. What do u think?

How to Prepare Your Computer for Off Site Repair

1 Backup your laptop/computer if possible. If your computer suddenly dies, the opportunity to back it up is lost. However, if you back up your computer at the first sign of trouble, you might be able to prevent being stuck. Signs such as a pink tinge on the computer screen when it boots up is a sign that the backlight might be ready to go out. Or, if you notice that your system isn't booting up as quickly as it used to, backup your sensitive information.

2 Remove or password protect important files. After you've backed up your computer, you can either delete or password protect sensitive files right before you ship your computer out for repair.

3 Clear your browser history, clear passwords, delete cached information, remove cookies and clear authenticated sessions. Doing so adds an added layer of protection. For example, if you use an online email service on which you have set the cookies to remember you on the computer, anyone using your computer will be able to sign into your email account.

4 Empty your recycle bin. The files that you deleted from your computer go into the Recycle bin. Empty it before you send your computer out for repair
Check ( How To Lock And Password Protect Folder In Windows 7/Vista) for another tip

How To Lock And Password Protect Folder In Windows 7/Vista

Do you want to lock and password protect your important folders in Windows 7 or Vista? If you are an administrator and have multiple accounts set up in Windows 7 / Vista, then you can block few important folders so that they can not be accessed by other users. Every time the blocked folder will be accessed, it will ask for administrator password. Therefore the folder will be locked permanently unless you don’t remove the lock yourself.

To lock a folder, right-click on that folder and select Properties. Now navigate to Security tab, and click Edit as shown in the screenshot below.



A new window will pop-up, now under “Group and User Names”, select the user from the list whom you want to deny access to a specific folder, now under “Permissions for Users” check the Deny checkbox next to Modify(all other checkbox will get ticked automatically) as shown in the screenshot below.

Click OK and then click Yes when a Windows Security window will pops-up as shown in the screenshot below.

Now click OK again and you are done. Now the specific user that you selected from the list will be denied access to this folder. It’s that simple!