Do You Know hOw to maNage oUr pC ? ^_^

If you rarely go online, observe at least basic security precautions and occasionally install new programs, your computer will probably not give you any real trouble.
It's also possible to use your computer very heavily, install and uninstall all sorts of programs, go online extensively, and still avoid real trouble. That is, if you do most of the right things most of the time. (None of us are perfect, eh?)

1. Get serious about online security

How long do you think it takes before an unprotected computer is succesfully attacked? Experiments have shown that it's usually less than 15 minutes (when using a broadband connection).

These days, new PCs come with the Windows Firewall turned on. That's good, but there are many sophisticated attacks that you need to defend against too. You need a comprehensive online defense system to protect your PC over the long term.

2. Get serious about regular backups

Backup is a personal thing. Most of us have "stuff on our computer" that we'd hate to lose -- photos, correspondence, family trees, business records -- things like that. Many of us also invest considerable effort getting our computers set up just the way we like them. We'd hate to lose all that work too. Your backup strategy should depend on what you have at risk and what you're willing to lose.

Backup is insurance. Yes, it costs something -- time, effort and perhaps a little money to get the insurance. It also takes discipline, but backup is the only way to make sure you won't lose the things that are most important to you. The question is not if something will go wrong, but when will it go wrong. Backup can be insurance against little mistakes, and against disaster.

First, do some analysis to decide what you want to back up. Then put the right process and tools in place so that you can do it effectively.

3. At least get interested in housekeeping

The performance of your PC will gradually decline, or it can even become inoperable without some basic maintenance. There's also some basic cleanup you can do that even a new computer can benefit from.
After that general pruning, there are five things -- eliminate spyware, delete unused files, scan your hard drive for errors, defragment your hard drive, and some physical housekeeping -- that you should do once in a while to keep your computer healthy.