What your Antivirus provider, Don't want you to KNOW!

What your Antivirus provider , Don't want you to KNOW!

To  many times I hear people having computer problems, I then ask them ; "do you have a virus maybe?"
they reply with: "I use AVG paid, they claim it's better than free" OR "I use avast it is the best" OR "I bought kaspersky.."
Some don't EVEN HAVE antivirus installed!

But when a scan with a small program is done by me or the user, results show diffrend.
IF A FREE PRODUCT OF A COMPANY DOESN'T PROTECT YOU, THE PAID WON'T DO BETTER!

The following Test will show you that AVG Didn't protect the user:


 Avg was installed and updated, a few viruses was downloaded (real viruses)

and run, The computer restarted and bam, won't WORK!

Micorosfts free anti-virus FOLLOW THE SMAE ROUTE: Big fail!

Microsofts AV was installed and updated
A few Viruses was downloaded, and wam, bam, We are back where we was with AVG!

Athought it looked like Avast! was the winner, DON"T BE FOOLED!

This was one of avast's! "good" days.

I found avast computers that are so infected, they had to Reload the whole Computer!

Next is NORTON:


BIG FAIL!

MTN to give Broadband to rural areas

MTN SA's Chief Technology Officer Kanagaratnam Lambotharan (image source: file photo)

South Africa’s second largest mobile operator, MTN plans to roll out over 1 000 Universal Mobile Telecommunications Systems (UMTS) base stations in rural areas for the next two years.

MTN plans to bring the much-needed broadband capacity to millions of its subscribers in the country and its operations across the continent and the Middle East. The company has made significant broadband investments in the West Africa Cable System (WACS), and in the East Africa Cable System (EASSy) undersea cables.

“The key limitations to rolling out infrastructure however remain the availability of high capacity transmission and in some cases grid power, which requires additional investment from telecoms players such as MTN.”
“As a company with operations in emerging markets, the availability of reliable energy sources in rolling and maintaining a reliable network is crucial.

“The unavailability of reliable energy supplies makes network rollout very expensive, thus dissuading potential investors from investing,” says Lambotharan.

What NOKIA has on the heart

So you might feel that your Nokia phone is old in comparison with other phones, But according to Nokia it isn't!

You might be waiting for that new Windows Phone/Nokia devices that will be streaming out later, but according to Gerard Brandjes (South-Africa Nokia Manager), Symbian will still be the Nokia operating system (software) for less powerful phones. I agree with his statement.


 What if I only have a few rand in my pocket and need a Phone? We all stare at Nokia for the cheaper, yet quality Phones, so taking this away form users is not going to work... 

“Mainstream consumers are starting to understand the value proposition to Nokia beyond just the device,” he says. “For the next three or four years, millions of Nokia users will continue using feature phones [and] we need to make sure we transition them into the smartphone segment.”

The next product line they will release is the S40. The S40 is a fully functional phone at a very low cost.

Gerard says that although allot of attention is focused on high end devices such as android form Google and the iPhone from apple, the current Nokia S60 is still selling quite good.    

“We are looking at connecting the next billion [people] and that will be done through S40,” he says.

As you can see...

As you can see, WE ARE BACK!
No this blog isn't dead and will be updated regularly from now on.

We are glad to have you with us and we hope you stay connected with us for the latest News and tips on what to do with Technology and computers in general! We Promise to speak in a language the average/novice user understands and are comfortable with!

Saake Botha

Time to upgrade cellphones?

Time to upgrade cellphones?!
Which one to buy?!
What brand?!


Don't WORRY...


Many people always ask them self's the above questions. So we went out and tested them all.
Here is the report on what phone you should buy:

The Blackberry
A Smartphone, without the "smart". It's good looking, but under all that eyeCandy, is a small beetle motor engine. The only plus side of this phone is, BBM (blackberry Messenger) for chatting. The Blackberry has no "office" suites also No Offline GPS Maps,  No Contacts Sync,  No Calendar Sync, No Notes/Memo Sync. No Task/ToDo Sync, We almost forgot to mention the amazing random-reboot-that-somehow-takes-five-minutes feature! it has the least number of Applications. 

Here are the statistics:

• BB App World: only 2,000!!!
• Symbian: +250,000
• Android Market: 20,000
• Apple App Store: +100,000

Android 

It’s all designed around the idea of real time – twitter suddenly makes more sense, Facebook status updates appear next to the person’s phone number, their latest profile photo appears when they phone. Friends in Singapore who start a google chat come straight through to the phone, all makes me wonder when I will have time to turn it off. 

Yes it's Android! With over 20,000 apps, This phone just works! With the required "office" suites, Web browsers and business features. This phone will take you a long road! It has so many features, their is not enough space in this article to even post it. it's fast, reliable and easy!  

iPhone

The Funky, smart, and Fun phone. Is it for me? YES! it's so easy to work with you will laugh! 

Is it better? Let's see... 

The price isn't cheap at 6,899 rand, it is expensive compared to Android.

The screen is massive. Very good battery. It will replace that old clunky pocket camera of yours, it also includes HD video calling.  

Skype "skelms" and thief's

Just as with Facebook, and it's security flaws, Skype also has it's....
Let me start: What is skype?

Skype is a software application that allows users to make voice calls over the Internet. Calls to other users within the Skype service are free, while calls to both traditional landline telephones and mobile phones can be made for a fee using a debit-based user account system.

Do you use Skype? If yes, be very careful!

There are thief's who created a harmful peace of "code", that trick users in presenting that you have a new Skype
Contact, that want to add you. Once allowed you will be greeted with the following screen and options

   
You don't need to have sleepless nights because of this "code", because every person is personally infected.
(It doesn't spread like a Virus on Facebook or the internet) You have to first accept the "contact" to your contact list, for the Virus to be activated.
Once the malicious code is in place, anyone in the thief's contacts list is vulnerable as soon as they log in to their account. By logging in, your contacts’ profiles are updated, including their phone number information.


The only Skype clients (Skype versions/programs) being attacked is version 5.3.0.120 for Mac OS X and Windows. (To check your version, go to About Skype in the Program/Application). 
 In cases like this, it’s safe to assume that Skype will be coming out with a new version of its software once this vulnerability is corrected. 


Remember: ALWAYS KEEP YOUR SOFTWARE UP TO DATE

Cell C vs Vodacom vs MTN

Cell C vs Vodacom vs MTN
Costumer support, Applications support, The Price rip-off's and the Connection! We go out and test it all... 

Old logo

new Logo

From what many people remember, Cell C's logo look like this
But they have been upgraded, and improving quality content and service more and more ...
Their prices is as low as it could get, beating both Vodacom and MTN


A lot of comments on there Facebook page, as people wonder and complain

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As low as their rates might be, this cellular provider is much younger than Vodacom or MTN and don't have the "experience". I rather pay a more money, if I know I am getting top notch service!
If you want to risk it, by all means go try them, you never know what happens... (I use them, and they are alright!) Otherwise go for the dogs that have been much longer in the game.


MTN, doesn't need some kind of introduction when it comes to cellular fights...
They have been in this game for years, and probably will be another couple, but as far as competition goes, they are kind of dead. They don't advertise, they don't give promotions, they also don't have any special "packages". The question remains, are they reliable? short answer: Yes!
I hate to break this to you, so I will just show you the Facebook Page Picture. (look at the complains)
















Vodacom has been with us and our families for years providing quality cellular service, it's also know for vast enterprise, but is it starting to fade away?
 We putted our team to work, checking their web-sites, social skills, phone support, and friendly service are still as good.

Lets start with their Web-site:
It looks fresh and up to date, as you would expect from Vodacom...
E-mailing them straight from their web-site is very easy and they reply quite fast with many options and support (help)

Phone support is out-dated, telling you to still Rica...
We have to say, despite this small things we listed, we couldn't find any other hiccups with Vodacom. They are still the best in our opinion...

Even their social-media, Facebook looks good. The comments is a mixture of positive- and negative comments, which is perfectly fine since no company is perfect.

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ADSL vs 3G (Broadband) internet

WAIT! What is ADSL?? 

Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) is one form of the Digital Subscriber Line technology, a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over copper telephone lines than a conventional voiceband modem can provide. ..

A technology that transforms a normal copper telephone line into a high-speed digital line. This technology gives you always-on access to telephone services and the Internet at the same time. An ADSL line has a higher downstream speed (into the end user) than upstream speed (away from the end user)

And, what is 3G (Broadband) ?

International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 (IMT-2000), better known as 3G or 3rd Generation', is a family of standards for mobile telecommunications defined by the International Telecommunication Union, which includes GSM EDGE, UMTS, and CDMA2000 as well as DECT and WiMAX

• The common term used to describe third-generation mobile telephone services. 3G affords users a greater range of communications options, including access to Internet content (WWW, email) and video data.

• This brings us back to the main topic, ADSL vs 3G (Broadband)

As much as I encourage Wireless technologies, this fight is verily won by ADSL! 

We South-Africans don't have to money to loose, and need to cut back on things we can, like our internet usage, but wait! You can actually safe more money, and at the same time get more internet space

Most of my clients I service, uses the most popular cellular service provider, Vodacom's 3G usb dongle for internet access, you have to agree 3G isn't cheap! 

Lets have a look at the Prices for Vodacom 3G:

* For the most of you 1.2 GB (gigabytes) will do (remember: The more GB, the more internet data, which   means the more you can use)  

   you will pay R 289.00 for only 1.2 GB

* For other people, 1.2 GB won't be enough, and they might require more. The next reasonable upgrade will be 3 GB.

   you will pay  R 520.00 

3G might offer some additional functions for you, like being able to use it everywhere you go. 

If you switched to ADSL today, you could save! You could Save money and also get more Internet space.

I currently run uncapped (unlimited internet)  ADSL from Mweb and it cost me less than the 3 GB of Vodacoms 3G 

Mweb's monthly costs:

* Uncapped ADSL costs R349 (with telephone line included) 

                                       R219 (without telephone line)

* 1GB ADSL costs R149 (with telephone line included) 

                               R29 (without telephone line)

Remember: with the without telephone line, you still need a ADSL telephone line from Telkom, wich add's R152 to your purchase.

ADSL also has it's down sites, like not being able to take it where you go... 

Android security test