When Is The Right Time To Upgrade Your VGA Card?

Video Graphic Array or VGA is one of the component that you will found on your PC. The first VGA card was made in 1981 by IBM, by the name of IBM PC Video Card. It was still called MDA (Monochrome Display Adapter) at that time. And can only operate for text mode with 80 columns of 25 lines (80 × 25), it have 4KB of video memory and supports 1 color only. After that come so many graphic cards like ATI, Cirrus Logic, and S3. Now, graphic cards become more sophisticated and become a part that can not be separated from PC.

Just like I said before VGA Card is the most important thing in laptop and especially PC computer, sometimes a PC is judged from it's VGA Card, but what about the processor? The brain of a computer? It should the most important thing right? Wrong, if you have a great processor let's say Intel Core i7 but your computer's graphic is Intel HD Graphic. Then it's no use, it's like a lion with a head of a house cat. So it's important to upgrade your VGA Card to maximize your computer's performance, but the question is when?

Upgrade your VGA Card is like writing an article, you should know the right time to publish your article in order to get more viewers or readers. If you bought a VGA Card and replace your old VGA in the wrong time, then you just waste your money. Because why did you need a great VGA if you only use your PC for browsing and writing? Well if you didn't want to lose your money, just read this article.

When Is The Right Time To Upgrade Your VGA Card?

1. When You Become An Animator

An activity like rendering an animation will need a great graphic resources. Using a medium or low-medium VGA Card will not do the job, you just gonna torture your computer especially your processor. Because animation especially the 3D one need a lot of time, space, and power to rendered it.

Did you know Lord of The Rings? LOTR movie have a lot of sequel and all animation in that movie takes 3-4 years to rendered! So imagine what time it takes to rendered a 15 minute animation. So you will need a powerful VGA Card to rendered an animation.


2. When You Have a Lot of Money

Most of today's VGA Cards like Nvidia, AMD, etc are expensive. No offense but it's not recommended for a poor guy. So try to use a low-end or medium PC and be happy with it. Anyway, with the increasingly sophisticated technology owned by today's VGA Card, the price is also becoming increasingly "sophisticated."

Most VGA Card prices are around $200-$400, and that was just the VGA Card. Not to mention the processor, cooling fan or maybe liquid cooler, motherboard, CPU casing, and many other. So be careful.

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3. When Your Computer Have A Great Specifications

A great VGA Card must be balanced with other equally good components. If you have a good VGA Card like Geforce GTX 580 for example but your processor is still entry level like AMD Athlon II X2 2,6ghz. The VGA Card will not be able to release the optimal performance, PC geek called it bottleneck (Search in Google for details).

So VGA Card and processor is a unity that can't be separated. If you want to buy a good VGA Card, you should also bought a good processor for a maximum performance.


4. When You Decided to Become A Gamer

Playing a video game is almost like making an animation. It takes a lot of hard work for the VGA Card to rendered all of that 3D. But the difference is that in video games, you're just playing it and in the animation, you are making it. So clearly that playing video games does not require much power from the VGA Card.

It used to be like that, But now it's different. Most of today's video games have a really great graphic, so you will need a rally good and really expensive VGA Card.


5. When You Want To Watch A Movie in Detail

If you didn't have any time beside watching movie all day long, then you should bought a new VGA Card. Why? Because, believe it or not the better the graphics card, the better the quality of the movie you watch on your PC. But of course you should bought a good monitor for a great experience.

Buying a VGA Card is very important, but keeping your purse alive is important too. So please if you didn't have any money just try not to play a video games that have a next-gen graphic, or try to watch a movie on your television. And that's all my tips for choosing the right time to buy a VGA Card, I hope this article helps you. 

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Blogger vs WordPress: Which One is The Best?

Last time I already give you a match-up or battle between two mightiest internet browser, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. And today, I'm gonna give you another battle. Let me give you a hint, it's not Mcgregor vs Mayweather or Groudon vs Kyogre. Instead we're gonna give you a battle between two blogging services website. Yes, it's Blogger and WordPress. 

Just like you know, this two have been used by blogger all around the world to express them self and give people an information about something or the latest news that happened somewhere in the world. But there are so many new bloggers and website owners didn't know which one they should use. Should they choose a simple and basic blogging service like Blogger or an advanced and more complex blogging service like WordPress?

I admit when I decided to become a blogger, I didn't know which one should I use. I search all over the internet for month if I'm not wrong, and did you know what did I found? Most of them said that Blogger and WordPress are the same, they are equally good. It's up to you to decide which one is better (Can you believe that?). That doesn't give me an answer at all, and then with all of that confusion. I decided to try it myself, and the first one that I try was WordPress. Honestly I was confused when I want to build my own website in WordPress and then my friend said that Blogger is more simple than WordPress. And that's how I found this blog, anyway let's just go to the main topic of this article shall we?

Read Also: Mozilla vs Chrome: Which One Is The Best?

Which One is The Best?
Many says that Blogger is simpler and better than WordPress but some says that WordPress is more organized and easy to use than Blogger. Which one do you think is the best? Let's find out.


Blogger.com

This free blogging service is own by the biggest search engine company in the world, Google. And probably one of the most popular blogging services in the world. Some of new blogger like me, use this platform, Because:

It Was Free

Just like you know, Blogger is free. That means you are free to do whatever you like and you don't have to spend a money to build or make your own blog. But later when your blog have a lot of visitor and become more famous. You will have to spend some money if you want to make your blog more advanced.

You can Post So Many Article

In Blogger you can post as many as you like. So no need to worry about can't post an article because you have exceeded the amount of article you can post. That means you can write anything you want and as many as you want. But of course if your article have something that Google didn't like, Your blog or website can be closed forever.

User Friendly

Not like Wordpress, Blogger have a more friendly dashboard and control panel. Probably because Blogger is for a newbie, and there's one thing that I like from Blogger. It's widget, Yes there are lots of widget out there and if you want to add a widget to your blog, you just can easily add it with copy the url and paste.

Google Adsense

This is probably the reason why I start blogging with Blogger. You can easily make money with Google Adsense, because Blogger is integrated with Google Adsense and Amazon Associates. How does it work? Well, every time someone click an advertising in your blog or website. You will get money, so more people click your ads more money you will get. And if your blog or website have a good traffic or visited by so many internet users, you can start to sign up to Google Adsense and let the money flow. But of course it's not easy to join Google Adsense.

Integrated With Google

If you already have a gmail or Google Talk instant messenger account, that mean you have a Google Account. And you can start make your blog and begin to write an article in Blogger. So no need to worry about second sign up, because the e-mail and password that you use to sign in to Blogger.com is the same with your Gmail account.

It Was Safe

Another Reason why I use Blogger, because it was safer than WordPress. WordPress.org is vulnerable to hacker/cracker's attack, because they can break into cpanel or blog database in WordPress. Blogger in the other hand, is safer because it was own by Google.


WordPress.com/WordPress.org

Some of you maybe confused by the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org. And if you say this two is the same, you are wrong. Because WordPress.com is a free blogging services just like Blogger.com and created by the same company Automattic. In the other hand, WordPress.org is not free. you can buy and download an application or domain and put it into your blog or website. Some of the biggest company use WordPress.org to make a website.

WordPress.com

Free, Free, Free

Just like I said before, WordPress.com is free. But with great power comes great limitation. In WordPress.com, you didn't have a full access to your blog. And if you want to use some feature, you should bought them first

So Many Theme

The good side of using WordPress.com is that you can choose so many theme that you can applied to your blog. Up to a hundred themes are available for you to choose and they're all have a good design, so you didn't have to worry about make your own theme or bought a theme from someone.

Custom Domain

Not like any other blogging services, WordPress.com provides you with a custom domain. Yes, you can change your blog or website domain. But you will have to bought the domain first, you can bought the domain for 18 dollar for a year.

WordPress.org

Have So many Feature

This one have so many feature that you can use to your blog or website like theme, domain, plugin, any other stuff. If you want to find out more, just check out the website

Plugins

Just like Blogger.com, Wordpress.org have so many plugins but the different is that WordPress.or have tons of plugins. You can applied them to you your blog or website after you bought them. But it was worth it, because the plugins are cool.

No Rules

WordPress.org is different, not like any other blogging services. WordPress.org allow you to use or change everything and and anything you want. It's your blog or website, just do anything you want. so that's why WordPress.or sometimes use by a professional blogger or website owner.

So the in the conclusion, I'm just gonna say that every blogging services have it's own advantages and disadvantages. It's up to you to choose which one is better. But remember this, no matter what blogging services that you use. You should give a reliable and trusted information, you shouldn't use this blogging services to give a hoax or false information. So it's on your own, choose which blogging services that you think perfect for you. 

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What Is CGI And How Does It Work?

If you like a big budget Hollywood movie, then this one is for you. You've probably heard about CGI so many time and just like you know, Hollywood movie use a lot of CGI and it was awesome. Sometimes, you can't tell the difference between the real one and the CGI. But did you ever stop and think what is CGI exactly? Who invented it? and mostly, how does it work? We will get there.

But first, did you know what CGI stands for? According to Wikipedia, CGI stands for Computer-Generated Imagery. So that means all of the 3D animation that you see on the movie, was made by computer. CGI was used for everything not only a movie, but it was also used in a Video Game, Commercial, Television Show, Animation, etc. In Video Game, CGI technology used at the cut scene and trailer. But in movie, CGI is mostly used for create a fantasy character like elf, dwarf,etc. And also for create a monster like in Pacific Rim or giant robot like in Transformers. But some movie, use CGI to make a superhero suit like Iron Man.

Well if we are talking about CGI, it's never far from the animation world. In fact, today's cartoon also used CGI to smooth the character movement. The first animation was produced in 1901 and created by a man named Walter Disney. He build a famous animation company called Walt Disney, at first Walt Disney is not so popular. But because of the Walter Disney's persistence, Disney become more and more famous. And because of that, many people try to do the same thing. So many animation or cartoon began to popping up like Tom and Jerry, Looney Tunes, The Simpsons, etc. And finally, in June 1976 CGI animation was invented. Since then, CGI become more sophisticated and look like it was real.

How Does It Work?

There are two type of CGI, 2D and 3D. Just like I said before, 2D CGI is used in cartoon while 3D CGI is used in today's movie. They used it to create objects with real shapes, lighting, textures, even the object can move as if were alive. So many applications that you can use to make CGI, like 3DS Max, Blender, Light Wave 3D, Maya, and Autodesk Softimage.

Even though the CGI was invented in 1976, CGI has been used in the movie Westworld that came out in 1973. But it was only 2D, so the CGI isn't very good and not as sophisticated as now. And it looks like an ordinary animation. Take a look at this picture, if you want to know how CGI works.

Twilight
There's no way Kristen Stewart is petting a real giant wolf. They make a wolf on the computer, then replace the person with the wolf they had made earlier. If  that was a real wolf, She will be dead by now. Well, at least that guy is having the best time of his life.

Doctor Strange
As you can see, the portal that Doctor Strange made was actually a giant circle made from neon lights (or maybe that was a hulahoop). Basically they just replace the giant neon circle with a portal and then add some effect to make it real.

Guardians Of The Galaxy
This scene is the same with the scene in Twilight movie earlier. They replaced that poor guy with a talking racoon. That guy will never sleep well at night.

Man Of Steel
In this movie, the superman is not really flying. As you can see here, that guy is pretending like what every normal actor do. They just add a background and wind effect to his cape. If he was really flying, CIA office will be busy right now.

Iron Man
Like every superheroes movie, the suit in that Tony Stark had is just a CGI. In real life that guy is just wearing a special shirt and the only one that real was the helmet.

And that is how CGI works, with the technology that keep growing. I'm pretty sure that real actors will not be needed in the future. Every actors that we see in the movie are animation, and the only thing that was real is the film crew. 

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8 Countries With The Strongest Hackers In The World

Today there are so many technology that makes our life become easier. And thanks to that technology, we can do something that seems impossible hundreds of years ago. Like sending a mail without buying an envelope and stamps, meet peoples from around the world, and writing an article in a mini-size computer. 

There are so many good things that we can take from technology, but that doesn't mean you are free from all of the bad guys that lurks behind it. Yes, with the development of technology, cyber attacks become more vicious and dangerous. Like the recent cyber attack of ransomware wannacry, petya, and many others. All of this malware and viruses, are the result of technological developments, which are becoming increasingly sophisticated. 

All of this bad guys create malware, virus, and stuff like that to destroy someone. They usually works in group and always on the move, so the police can't catch them. All of this bad guys are divided into three groups, Hackers, Cracker, and Carder.

1. Cracker is a term for those who go into other people's systems and crackers are more destructive, usually on computer networks, deliberately against computer security, deface (change the webpage) of others even to delete other people's data , Stealing data and generally cracking for personal gain, malicious intent, or other causes because of challenges.

Some breaking process is done to show the weakness of system security.

2. Hacker is a person who has a desire to know in depth about the work of a system, computer or computer network, so as to become an expert in the field of mastery of the system, computer or computer network. While Hacking is the attitude and ability that basically must be studied alone. The term hacker that we often misunderstand about things that damage / hack such as facebook hack, email hack, dall network hack. But actually Hacking is the science of art, the art of computer network security, not all hackers are bad there is also a good one.

3. Carder is a crime of theft in the form of material through credit card media by way of bypassing the original password. Carder can also be called someone who is expert in breaking security system on credit card, which illegally through internet world

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But this time, I'm gonna talk about the hacker. If we are talking about cyber terrorist, hacker is probably the first thing that comes to mind. Everyday, Hacker community are growing and they are spread throughout the world. But there are 10 countries with the strongest hacker in the world. Well, go ahead and check it out. Does your country on the list?

10 Countries With The Strongest Hackers In The World

1. United States of America

This superpower country deserved the number one. Why? Because all of the famous hacker group like Gray Hats, Wikileaks, Anonymous, and Master of Deception come from this country. The famous one is Gray hats because the center of Anonymous is in Brazil. All of this hacker group have been hacked all of the government sites like FBI, CIA, and many others. And every time there is a news about "hackers", the name USA must be involved. 

2. China

One of the countries that have a strong economy. And also one of the countries that have the strongest hackers, there are thousands of files successfully burglarized by hackers from China. Most of the victim of Chinese hacker is the United States. Chinese hackers are searching for 48 US and British chemical companies. One of the most feared is the hacker group called Network Crack Program Hacker Group (NCPH) formed in 1994 in Zigong, China. Their biggest crime was when they broke into the sites of the US Department of Defense. For this action, the group was rewarded 5000 yuan paid by a mysterious sponsor.

3. Turkey

Many peoples on the internet said that Turkish hacker is brilliant. Why? Because there are so many underground forum that remain undetected. Some of the famous Turkish hackers groups like Ayyildiz Tim came from this country. They did not hesitate to attack other hacker groups like Anonymous who have treated the Turkish state. Team Ayyildiz Team also reportedly hacked the sites of the United States and Israel

4. India

The next is India, this country is famous with their dancing that appear in almost every song, movies, and advertising. But don't underestimate them, India also have the strongest hackers in the world. Even the big company like Google trust their security system to Indian hackers. They are always serious in hacking something. In February, a group of hackers from India named Dropping Elephant had stolen the attention thanks to cyber espionage action in Asia. They target several diplomatic and governmental entities especially focusing on China as well as all international affairs related to the country.

5. Japan

Japan is famous with their technology, some of the biggest technology company like Panasonic, Nintendo, Sony, etc come from Japan. And it's not surprising that in the end Japan was dubbed as a dreaded producer of hacker countries. Even a Japanese hacker who was 17 years old, was able to hack the Dutch state server. 

6. Russia

Although there's not much news about Russian hackers. Russian hackers prefer creating deadly viruses that can bring in a lot of money. One of the most feared is the Turla hacker group, an advanced cyber espionage group that has been active for more than 8 years. The attackers behind Turla create malware that has infected hundreds of computers in more than 45 countries, including Kazakhstan, Russia, China, Vietnam and the US.

7. Indonesia

You probably didn't expect this, Indonesia is not famous because of the technology. Even the internet speed in Indonesia is very slow, so there's no way that Indonesia have a strong hacker right? Wrong, When the Ambalat Block dispute between Indonesia and Malaysia, at the celebration of Malaysia's independence on December 31, 2010. Indonesian hacker closes 500 government websites, leading websites in Malaysia, universities, and education. With their important websites are being closed, Malaysia loss of approximately US$ 5 Trillion in a day.

8. Brazil

The last one in our list is the samba country, Brazil. We put them in our list because Brazilian hacker is the most active. With a 3.3 percent share in global attack traffic, Brazil occupies the 6th position. And also most of people in Brazil do not like to pay cash in buying something, they prefer e-cash or online cash. So they become vulnerable to cyber attack, the most famous hacker group in Brazil is of course the Anonymous. They did come from America, but most of Anonymous attack happens here.

Cyber attack is really scary, they can steal all of your money and personal information with just one click. But it's all up to you, if you are not careful enough. You will end up losing everything that precious to you. Internet is like a vast green pastures with so many flowers blooming on top of it, but when you start to digging the ground, you will so many mines ready to blow you up. And the on who planted that mines are hackers, so be safe and see you in another article.

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10 Video Games That Will Make You Creative

If we are talking about video games, people must be thinking that it's a waste of time and bad for your brain and body. In the other hand, gamers think that video games are not always bad. Video games are the same like social media, television, and movies. You wasting your time and money watching movies but people didn't complain about them. 

There are lots of genre in video games, like First Person Shooter that allow you to shoot people without killing them in real life, Role-Playing Games that allow you to play in a fantasy world and create your own story, and there's also Sandbox that allow you to do whatever you like and even build something wild, and many more. So we can't really say that video games are bad, it depends on what kind of games that your kids are playing. 

And in this article, we're gonna talk about video games that will boost your creativity and probably your IQ. And we're gonna show that video games doesn't always bad. 

10 Video Games That Will Make You Creative

1. Minecraft

You probably already know about this game or at least hear about it. Well, for you who doesn't know. Minecraft is a sandbox game which allow you to do anything and build anything. This game is popular for it's blocky graphics, not because the developer is too lazy to make a next-gen graphics, but because almost everything in this game is shaped like a block. from tree, dirt, rock, even the animals. And that what make this game unique and number one.

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2. SimCity

From the name of the game, you probably think that this game is all about building your own city. Well, you are right. In this game, you will build and manage your own city. You can build a house and apartment for your citizens, build a factory and shopping mall to support your city's economic (but don't build it near your citizen's house), build a power plants and pipes to make your citizens happy, etc. What makes this game interesting, is that if you build a factory and there's no park on your city. All of your citizens will be unhappy and leave from your cities, just like in real life.

3. Terraria

If you like Minecraft, you will probably love this game. Why? Because this is similar to Minecraft but the difference is that Terraria is 2 Dimensional. And this game is more like survival than creative, because not like Minecraft there are lots of monsters and bosses that you will find when you are playing this game. But in order to survive, you should build a shelter or home for you and NPCS. So there are no monsters that will devour you from behind.

4. 2048

These popular games will make confused but actually it was easy to play. We just have to shuffle the boxes until the numbers come out which if multiplied will result in the number of 2048. You can play this game in your android smartphone and iPhone. And we can play them online so we can invite friends to join and solve the answer together. Surely this game makes our brains become more active.

5. The Sims

Everyone know this game and you probably already played it. Well, in this game you will make your own character and you can decide what your character will be and make friends with other character in this game. So this game is  about the daily social life of your character that refers more to the lives of Westerners. And you can also design a house with your own ideas and create a social life in this game.

6. Little Big Planet

This game is all about side-scroller that transcends the side-scrolling genre. This game is simple, you just have to go from left (where you start) and find your way to the end of the level. What make this game interesting is that you should complete in-level puzzles in order to find hidden stickers that are used to unlock various other rewards and puzzles throughout the game. Users can also create their own levels. So, when you are playing this game you better use your imagination.

7. Portal

There is one thing that make this game famous. Yes, it's the portal gun. The portal gun will let you to make a portal and teleport from one area to another. And use it to solve the puzzle, but you have to anticipate the chain reaction your next move will have. And respond quickly to changes in your environment. There are so many options for each puzzle that figuring out the best way is a long trial-and-error process. And besides the creative thought it takes to get to the end.

8. Tetris

The original puzzle game, Tetris requires quick decisions, planning, and creative thought. This game is so popular, almost everyone from adult to children know this game. There's no boss or monster in this game. The purpose of this game is simple, you just have to place a blocks in his place and create a perfect shaped to complete it. It's sound simple but it's not.

9. Big Brain Academy

Big Brain Academy consists of various games that focus on a variety of mental skills: Think, Analyze, Compute, Identify, and Memorize. With numerous exercises available for each skill set, players have a variety of ways to keep their mind fresh on a daily basis. This game is available in Nintendo DS and Nintendo Wii and you can also play against multiple friends. So it's more fun and exciting.

10. Clash Of Clans

In this game, we should be able to think of war strategies to attack other clans. We can also build a strong territory and can earn sufficient income for weapons inventory. This game is very challenging, not only because you have to think a strategy to attack other clans. But you have to think about how to protect your own clans . This game is very fun to play because you can play with someone and it will be useful to train the creativity of our brain.

Well, that's the proof that video game is not always bad. But don't make this article as an excuse, so you can play video games as long as you want. You should go out sometimes and play with your real friends. And probably read a books, so your brain will be more creative.

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How To Eliminate Malware From Your Computer

Last time I already give you an article about how to eliminate spyware. And this time, I'm going too give the same article. But, in this article, we're gonna talking about how to remove malicious software or malware from your computer. 

Sometimes virus can be dangerous for your computer. You can loss some of your files or maybe worse, you can't open your application or data. But malware in the other hand, is far more scary. Your computer can be infected by malware, if you try download or install an application that has been cracked. Sometime they add a malicious application inside an application that you want to download. So that's why you better buy the application that you want to download from the developer itself. But still, you have to be careful when you are about download something on the internet.

Anyway without further ado, let's just go with how to eliminate a malicious software from your computer. But before that, I'm just gonna remind you that I only give you how to eliminate malware for windows only.

Use Offline Scanner
Did you know that windows 10 have a tool that allow you to eliminate malware? Yes, and it's called Windows Defender Offline. It's called offline because Windows Defender doing scanning outside of Windows. So the process of scanning and cleaning the malware is done before you go into Windows.

Well, It's easy to run it. Just go to Settings> Update & Security> Windows Defender> scroll down and select Scan Offline. After that Windows 10 will automatically restart and offline scanning process will start. The process will last 15 - 20 minutes and automatically enter Windows once the entire process is complete.

Read Also: How To Deal With Ransomware WannaCry Easily

Update Your Anti Virus
This is the basic thing you should do, always update you anti virus definition. Otherwise, your computer will be vulnerable to virus or malware attack. Because just like the technology that always evolving, computer virus and malware will always evolved and become more dangerous.

In that case, you should evolve your anti virus by updating it. To do this, you will need an anti virus. And then open your anti virus, find the update button and click it. That way, you will be protected against all of the virus and malware that will attack your computer.

Clean The Temporary Files
Temporary files, including cache and cookies on the browser often become the nesting place of malware. For that, clean the temporary file on the browser, as well as windows (including the recycle bin) if you want to remove malware from your computer. To delete temporary files in windows, go to RUN then type % temp%. Delete all the contents of the temporary file.

Then remove the contents of the recycle bin, and then right click on the recycle bin icon on the desktop and select empty recycle bin. To delete temporary files in the Chrome browser, go to history, click menu and then select the option to delete browsing data. Check all options to delete all data.

Delete / Reset System Restore
Windows also has a System restore feature, which is actually very useful if there is a problem with the system. With system restore we can restore the system back like when point restore point in save. But unfortunately system restore is also often used as the safe house for malware.

I personally prefer to turn off all system restore. To reset system restore is quite easy, you just need to turn off system restore then turn off computer. After that restart the system restore, then the previously saved file system has been removed and replaced with the latest one.

Reinstall Your Computer
This is the last way and probably the most powerful way to remove malware from your computer. With a note, other partitions besides file system must also be scanned first, so it will not infect your computer system again. But too often re-install the OS also gives a bad impact, so you should be careful here.

So it's all up to you. If you are not careful enough, you will break your computer and probably lose all of your data and files. And just for your information, Most malware attacks the Windows OS, while other OS including Linux is very rarely attacked because of its open source nature that makes linux has a pretty tough security system. So there is no harm in switching to the program and Open Source Operating System. Or if you didn't like linux, you can use Apple Mac Computer that never attacked by virus.

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How To Charge Your Smartphone The Right Way

We have invented so many great technology, like television, radio, computer, etc. But there's one gadget that have a big impact to our life. Yes, it's hand phone. This gadget has evolve, from a small featured phone that can only be used for texting and calling to a slim but bigger smartphone that can be used for everything, like calling you family, surfing the internet, finding a place for dinner, etc. Thanks to this gadget, our life has changed. 

Even if our smartphone have so many great feature, the battery will run out and we have to charge our smartphone and wait. You didn't like waiting for three hours or more right? In fact, most people doesn't like waiting for their smartphone to complete the charging. So they're playing it when it was charging. This kind of habit that will decreased your smartphone's battery performance, or maybe worse you can break it.

How To Charge Your Smartphone The Right Way

There are so many article about how to charge your smartphone out there, but can we trust those article? Well, In order to save your smartphone. We're gonna give you the right way to charge your smartphone. According to kompas.com this is how you should charge your smartphone.

1. Charge Several Times In Several Stages

Imagine if you are competing in a running event. Which one did you choose? A sprint race, that come in several stages or session or a full session of marathon race. You maybe that the first one is better, because the race come in a several sessions, well the same thing goes to smartphone. If you want to save your smartphone, you should charge it in several stage. For example, from 20 percent to 50 percent, and so on.

Read Also: 5 Apps That Will Drain Your Battery And Memory

2. Don't Wait Until It's Empty

Maintain your battery's power is important if you want a long lasting battery. And leave your battery's smartphone to zero percent is the last thing you wanna do. Because not only you can break it or maybe explode it but you can also decreased your battery's durability. That mean, your battery's power is not like when you first bought your smartphone.

3. Don't Place It In A Hot Or Cold Place

You maybe already know about this, but some of you still do it. Smartphone is the same like PC, it can overheat. But the different is that smartphone can't be place in a cold place, in the other hand PC need to be cold. Did you know that if you put your smartphone in a hot place, your battery's power will be decreased to 60 percent and your battery's power will be down to 20 percent in a cold place every year! So make sure you place your smartphone in a warm place.

4. Don't Play It While It Was Charging

Playing games or chatting in your smartphone is fun. But some people just can't stop playing it, they even play their smartphone while it was charging! This kind of habit that make smartphone become vulnerable or quickly damaged. If you want to make your smartphone long last, you should treat your smartphone like you treat your PC or Laptop. Like don't playing it when it was charging, not just because it can get damaged. But there's a chance that your smartphone can explode.

5. Don't Charge The Battery To 100 Percent

Many people think that most of the smartphone's battery need to charged until it was full or 100 percent. The fact is you don't need to, this advice is given so that the "muscle" of the battery does not experience high pressure when it is in-charge to 100 percent. High voltage makes battery stress, the only thing you need to do is to charge your smartphone until 80 or 90 percent. Just to make sure, you smartphone's battery didn't stress.

6. Charge Several Times In One Day

Based on research, smartphone's battery will be more "happy", if it was charge many times in a day rather than once full charge in a long time, like most people did. This way, your battery's power will be there for you all day and your battery's performance isn't decreasing. And also if you want to make your battery more healthy, you should charge it when it was 10 percent.

And that is how you keep your battery more healthy. But if you want to keep your battery's power, you shouldn't playing your smartphone every time and every day. Try to get some life, or maybe do some exercise.

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5 Apps That Will Drain Your Battery And Memory: Part 2

Last time I already give you a list about all applications that will drain your smartphone's battery and memory, especially your internet quota. And today I will give you the same list but with different applications. 

Google Play Store have so many apps to offer, they're all have interesting an interesting feature. But that doesn't mean, you can download all of that applications. Remember, don't judge the book by it's cover. Some applications in Google Play Store just want to drain your smartphone's battery, memory and internet quota. So if you didn't want that to happen, you better read this article carefully and check if your favorite application is on this list.

Read Also: How To Charge Your Smartphone The Right Way

5 Apps That Will Drain Your Battery And Memory: Part 2

1. 9GAG

The biggest meme sharing website is the first on this list. Why? Because 9gag have so many picture and graphics interchange format or GIF. And they also add a new feature, which allow you to upload a video. Yes, a picture,  a gif, and video in one application. What a great combination.

2. Path

Path is the same like Instagram, you upload a picture or a video and try to gain some likes and fans. But the different is that Path users can only interact with 150 Path users. This happen because the developer want to protect your privacy, but that doesn't mean your battery, memory and internet quota are protected.

3. Twitter

You maybe confused why Twitter is on this list. All of the tweets in Twitter didn't take so much memory or battery. Well, you are wrong! Just like Facebook and Instagram, Twitter have a feature called autoplay videos. Every videos will be play automatically, and you should be worry about that.

4. Spotify Music

This music streaming application from Sweden is the next in our list. Well, it's because this application need your connection all the time. If there's no connection then how can you play the music. The only solution to this, is to download the music and use your music player in your smartphone.

5. Camera

You probably didn't realize this. But don't worry, most people think that camera didn't drain your smartphone battery. Actually, if your camera have a higher resolution or more sophisticated than you should be worry. The solution to this, is to don't take a picture very often. So your smartphone's battery will be saved.

That's all of the applications that will drain your smartphone's battery. If you are curios about the part 1, read it here: 5 Apps That Will Drain Your Battery And Memory

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5 Apps That Will Drain Your Battery And Memory: Part 1

Today's smartphone have so many applications, not like featured phone that can only be used  for texting and calling. But in smartphone, you can find all types of applications. From social media, photo editor, messenger or chatting, etc. In other hand, having all of this interesting applications could harm your smartphone. 

Using a smartphone is like using a PC, if you are not careful enough you can break it or even worse. All of your data could've been erased. And if you use your smartphone for a long time, your smartphone's battery could damaged. What I want to say is that, even if your smartphone have so many great features like water and dust resistant. It will be broken at some point. Not like featured phone, that still can be used even after you throw it from the top of a building. 

Read Also: 5 Apps That Will Drain Your Battery And Memory: Part 2

Anyway, there are so many ways to brake your smartphone. This time we're not gonna talk about what happen if you download so many applications without thinking about the consequences. But instead, we are gonna talk about all of the applications that will harm you smartphone. 

10 Apps That Will Drain Your Battery And Memory

According to jalantikus.com, there are so many bad applications in Google Play Store and these applications are just a few.

1. Facebook

This social media that have been exist for almost 12 years is at the top of the list. Why? Because Facebook have so many processes like notification, photos, videos, etc. But luckily Facebook have a feature that allow users to save some internet quota with data saver and you can also turn the notification off to save the battery.

2. Blackberry Messenger

This chatting application is used to be an exclusive application on Blackberry smartphone, because blackberry messenger have a fairly large user base in the world. So the developer decided to expand and make this application available for another operating system. This app will suck your memory and the process will keep going on and on like receiving an invite, chat, broadcast, update status, etc.

3. Google Maps

This favorite smartphone's user navigation app will drain your smartphone's battery and memory especially your internet quota. Because Google Maps use GPS feature, and will always track you wherever you are. That mean, this application will always download a map every time you move which is very wasteful.

4. Instagram

Who doesn't know this social media? Yes, it's the world's largest photo-sharing social media app. And it was also a very demanding application, because it will drain you internet quota, battery, and memory. Just look at all of the photo and the videos that people share on Instagram, especially now Instagram equipped with a very wasteful features like Instagram Stories and Live Stories.

5. Online Games

There are so many games in Google Play Store, an offline games which is greatly saves your data and the online one which is very wasteful. But many people choose the online games, even if they know that the online games require so many internet quota. Anyway, you must be know why I put online games on this list. With so many things going on in online games like PVP, events, chat with another player, guilds war, etc. They deserve to be on this list.

Well, that is the list of 5 apps that will drain your battery, memory, and especially your internet quota. This is only the part one, and I will post another part later. And if you think there are another apps that will drain your smartphone's memory and battery. Just tell me in the comment section and I will add it in the second part of the list.

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