PC Maintenance and Security

The first tutorial that I chose to watch in the “PC Maintenance and Security” workshop was “Installing RoboForm,” which I then followed up with watching   “Managing Your Web Passwords with RoboForm.”  I have always had trouble keeping all of my various passwords organized but I never wanted to write them down in fear of someone finding a list to all of my private documents. One thing that I learned from this tutorial and will share with others is that RoboForm can be used to store and organize all passwords. I just downloaded RoboForm and am amazed by how safe it appears to be. There is a master password that, if requested, must be typed in before entering each website. I found this to be a wonderful precaution so that others using my computer cannot access all of my information. I was surprised to learn in this tutorial that Internet Explorer automatically remembers many passwords, and these can be imported into RoboForm with the click of a button. I would highly recommend this program to anyone struggling with remembering many passwords!

The third tutorial that I watched was “Using Sandboxie for Browsing Safely.” As I search for various websites, I constantly worry that I will accidentally come across a virus. I learned that Sandboxie eliminates these worries, in that it holds all read information so that it never reaches my hard drive. I will definitely be sharing this new knowledge with others, because I know many of my colleagues have this same fear. This makes surfing the web much less stressful, and I am not as concerned about downloading viruses. I was actually surprised to learn that all of the websites that I visit are read by my hard drive. I had no idea just how dangerous surfing the web could be to my computer before watching this tutorial. I am excited to use this in my future searches, as I have just completed the download process. This not only is a wonderful precautionary measure, but it also gives me peace of mind while online.

The fourth tutorial that I viewed through the “PC Maintenance and Security” workshop was “Using PCPitstop” From this tutorial I now understand the purpose of PC Pitstop and how to use it to my benefit. I had never before heard of using PC Pitstop, but I will now be visiting this website on a regular basis. I learned that by running PC Pitstop, my computer is scanned to make sure that it is running at optimal performance. If any area of my computer needs to be corrected, I am notified and provided with a link to remedy the situation. I will be absolutely sharing this website to all of my friends and colleagues so that they may run updates on their own computers. I did not realize that there were so many systems running on my computer that might need to be corrected or updated. I was surprised to learn that PC Pitstop was not intended for Mozilla Firefox, which is what I use on a daily basis. It is possible to use PC Pitstop with Mozilla Firefox, and I simply had to download the Neptune plug-in.

Although I visited many of the other available tutorials, I found that I learned the most from the four listed above. I would recommend these tutorials and programs to anyone who wants to keep their computer running smoothly. I very much appreciate the opportunity to watch these tutorials, and I am excited to use these programs on a more regular basis.