subject: Tips On How To Shield Your Computer [print this page] Tips On How To Shield Your Computer Tips On How To Shield Your Computer
If you are anything like me, you spend a lot of time on your computer. You shop on the computer, you check your bank accounts, you email people, and sometimes you just go on your computer to relax. Reading online stories, visiting forums, social networking, and watching online videos all make the Internet a very entertaining place to be.Since my computer is such a big part of my life, I have recently decided to make sure I keep it as safe as possible. I wrote this article to help give you some of the tips I picked up on while making my PC safe. I'll go over things like computer battery backup systems to anti virus and anti spy ware protection. Both the free versions and the paid versions will be discussed so you can choose whichever fits your budget best. If you have a computer and you want to take care of it, I highly recommend you continue reading.First of all, you must realize that computers are just advanced pieces of electronic equipment. It needs to be plugged in so that it can get its power to run properly. Sadly, when a computer is plugged in it becomes a target for power outages and power spikes. The best way to protect against this is to get a surge protector with a battery backup system. With a computer battery backup system, you'll be able to continue safely on your PC even when you have a power outage. It will also protect your computer from any power surges or spikes.A computer data backup system is another essential item for keeping your PC safe. This should include an external hard drive that you load important data to each day, week, or month. Just back up your documents whenever you feel you have added something to your computer that you don't want to have to replace.Now that your computer is protected from internal threats, you should look into protecting it from external ones. Even though computer data backup systems are fantastic for saving data, they do not guard against data being stolen. The answer to protecting yourself from thievery is through an anti virus software.The best free anti virus system is Avast and it does a great job. A paid version is available from Avast, but many people would rather use Norton if they plan on paying. A great protection against spy ware is Ad-aware. Ad-aware has both a free and a paid version. You won't need a paid version if you use the free version.When you need additional information on computer battery backup systems, please see my website at www.computer-data-backup.com.
