Microsoft Office suite will soon be available for Android users in the next few weeks

Just over a month after making available a mobile version of its Office suite for iPhone users, Microsoft is doing the same with an Android version of Office Mobile.

 

Just like it did with the iPhone version, Microsoft is tying the Android version of Office Mobile to Office 365. Users who want to use the mobile versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint on their Android phones will need to have an Office 365 subscription, such as Office 365 Home Premium, Office 365 ProPlus or these other SKUs to get them.
Office Mobile for Android phones (known officially as "Office Mobile for Office 365 Subscribers") was launched initially in the U.S.  yesterday, ( July 31 2013)  and can be downloaded from the Google Play Store for free. The plan is to make it available in 33 languages and 117 markets "over the next several weeks."
The Office Mobile for iPhone and Android suites are both like the Office Mobile suite that Microsoft preloads on Windows Phone, meaning they are optimized for the editing, viewing and creation of Word and Excel documents. (Microsoft already has offered OneNote for Android phones since February 2012.)
 Unlike Office Mobile for iPhone, Office Mobile for Android phones does not include an option to purchase an Office 365 subscription from within the app, however. Office Mobile for Android phones only has a “sign in” option.
Office 365 subscribers are authorized install Office Mobile on up to five iPhones and/or Android phones. (Office Mobile on Windows Phones don't count against that total.) Office 365 University subscribers can install Office Mobile on up to two non-Windows Phones.
Microsoft is still widely believed to be developing versions of its core Office apps that would be customized to work on iPads and Android tablets. As with the iPhone and Android phone versions, these Office tablet apps would likely be tethered to an Office 365 subscription, tipsters have hinted.

(credits zdnet.com  : Mary Jo Foley )

What really happens to that deleted file?

YOU know that file you deleted from your computer before your significant other had a chance to find it? 
 
What if we told you that file never really disappeared?
That's right, just because you move a file to the trash doesn't mean it has actually been deleted.
And even once you empty the trash, the space inhabited by the file isn't actually emptied. When you hit "delete" that file doesn't disappear. It is simply marked as empty.
Michael from YouTube channel VSauce explains that "the file's home becomes available real estate but the file itself hasn't actually moved out. Only the pointers have gone away."
What are pointers, you ask? Pointers are a kind of data that point to places in your computer's memory where the file you are referencing can be found.
Deleting a file is the equivalent of turning to the contents page of a book and marking a chapter as empty, even though the actual chapter still exists.
Which is why you need to "overwrite" the file. Overwriting the file is the equivalent of turning it into Frankenstein's monster. You keep adding new data to it until it becomes unrecognisable.

However, overwriting doesn't always work. Some people have overwritten files more than 35 times and even then hackers and cyber criminals have been able to piece the information back together.
So the next option is shredding - physically taking apart your computer piece by piece and maybe putting it through some high powered magnet for good measure.
But much like shredded pieces of paper can actually be put back together, so too can shredded computer parts.
The video explains that cyber criminals have been able to find classified files from the US government in digital dumping grounds in Ghana.
So basically, nothing is permanently gone. And the best way to keep your data safe is to keep the hard drives of your old computers before ditching, donating or selling it, because you never know where your data can end up.
And then take a hammer to it making sure you destroy the platters.
Watch the video above for a more detailed explanation.

Protect your PC from Viruses & Hackers

 

Computer Security is extremely important for all computer users. Here is how to protect your computer against hackers and viruses. Now days everyone fears hackers and  all your computers, weather it be PCs, Laptops, or servers have to be secured and protected against attacks like Spyware,trojan horses,phishing,viruses,malware and hackers.

 

 

 Protect your Computers.

1 > Install Anti-Virus Software.

Make sure that your Computer has a resident  and up-to-date  AV running.

 

2 > Up to date Operating system.

Keep Your Operating system up to date with latest patches.

 

3> Java Security Issues

 If you have to use Java, make sure you are using the latest Java (at time of this post Java version(s): 7.0, 7u21),  not old versions of Java or running applet code that is not signed from a trusted Certificate Authority. More info on Java from Oracle.

4 > Install Anti-Spyware Software.

Use Anti-Spyware it protect from spyware,malware and trojan horses.

Already discussed in earlier posts. Malware Spyware - what is my best form of protection?

5 > Install Firewall Software.

Make sure the windows firewall is enabled  or Install a personal firewall and keep it up to date.In internet world there are many free firewall software out there.  Free Software Tools

6 > Scan Computer fortnightly.

Scan your Computer Hard Disk Weekly it will make better performance of Computer.

7 > Don’t Open Spam E-mail.

Don’t Open unknown E-mail or spam mail.

8 > Use Strong Passwords.

Use Strong password not use your birthdate,nickname or mobile number.

use alphabets,numbers and special symbols in your password.

Like GhU*&45H and also make it long.

9 > Secure Your Wi-Fi.

Secure your Wi-Fi connection with strong password. If your router supports  WPA / WPA2-PSK rather use that  as it has better encryption then WEP. The problem with WEP is not the bit length of the key but rather the simplistic math used to create it. WPA, WPA2 have better techniques and thus better security

10 > Don’t Use Dictionary words in your Passwords.

Never use Dictionary word in password.