Maintenance Tasks: Extend Your PC Life

Using a desktop computer or laptop in today's world is just like using mobile phone, watch or a vehicle. I mean computer has been a part of our life. We keep many vital information in our PC. Such as books, audios, videos, necessary data etc. 

If the PC crashes everything within it might get lost! And in that time we have to suffer. So, in this post I am gonna suggest you some tips to extend your PC life. 

1. Optimum Environment: A computer especially a desktop must be kept in a moderate environment. It shouldn't be either very cool or very hot. It must be kept in a temperature between 15 to 30 degrees Celsius with a humidity level between 50 to 75 percent. Over heating may cause your hardware loose its capacity soon. 

2. Proper Supply of Electricity: A common cause of system damage is the unstable power supply. Surges, spikes and sags in electric supply can damage computer completely or may shorten the lifespan of its parts like motherboard or hard disk. To ensure the physical security of your PC make sure you have optimum supply of power with stability. Use of UPS is highly appreciated to protect computer from electric damage.

3. Proper Electronic Setup: Make sure that you've connected all the parts and components such as motherboard, hard disk, ram, cooling fan in the right place in right manner. Loose connection can lead to serious hard to the computer. So avoid it with care. 

4. Timely Cleaning and Maintenance: The main board of a computer consists nothing but lots of electronic circuits. And that is why a motherboard produces heats. This is very natural. But when dusts accumulated on the motherboard or other components the heats can't be released properly. In that case it leads to system damage. So you should clean your system unit every 3 or 4 months to clean dusts. You can clean dusts with a soft brush. And be careful. Don't do anything that may hurt your system. 

5. Precautionary Measures: The previous 4 points were about hardware related facts. But this one is much more related with software. To maintain your computer performance and increase its life time you need to use antivirus, registry cleaner, disk checker etc. To know about antivirus read this post. And you also need cleanup your disks, recycle bin. And you should look for whether there is any bad sector in your hard drives. 

And finally don't do anything to your PC if your are beginner. Take advice from a person who knows better than you. Don't run your PC continuously. Shut it down at least after every 5 or 6 hours. 

Explanation of Megabytes, Gigabytes, Terabytes...

In this post I am gonna explain the disk space, or data storage space, and system memory used in computing. We are mostly using the terms megabyte and gigabyte. In some cases we use kilobyte and terabyte. But there are something before kilobyte and after terabyte. 

You can have some more terms in the following table:

Virtual Storage

Disk Storage

1 Bit = Binary Digit 8 Bits = 1 Byte 1024 Bytes = 1 Kilobyte 1024 Kilobytes = 1 Megabyte 1024 Megabytes = 1 Gigabyte 1024 Gigabytes = 1 Terabyte 1024 Terabytes = 1 Petabyte 1024 Petabytes = 1 Exabyte 1024 Exabytes = 1 Zettabyte 1024 Zettabytes = 1 Yottabyte 1024 Yottabytes = 1 Brontobyte 1024 Brontobytes = 1 Geopbyte

1 Bit = Binary Digit            8 Bits = 1 Byte            1000 Bytes = 1 Kilobyte            1000 Kilobytes = 1 Megabyte            1000 Megabytes = 1 Gigabyte            1000 Gigabytes = 1 Terabyte            1000 Terabytes = 1 Petabyte            1000 Petabytes = 1 Exabyte            1000 Exabytes = 1 Zettabyte            1000 Zettabytes = 1 Yottabyte            1000 Yottabytes = 1 Brontobyte            1000 Brontobytes = 1 Geopbyte

This is based on the IBM Dictionary of computing method to describe the disk storage. Let's find out more detail of the above terms:

Bit: A Bit is the smallest unit of data used by a computer. It can be used to represent two states of information. For example- Yes or No, right or wrong etc.

Byte: A Byte is equal to 8 Bits. A Byte can represent 256 states of information, for example, numbers or a combination of numbers and letters. 1 Byte could be equal to one character. 10 Bytes could be equal to a word. 100 Bytes would equal an average sentence.

Kilobyte: A Kilobyte is approximately 1,000 Bytes, actually 1,024 Bytes depending on which definition is used. 1 Kilobyte might be equal to this paragraph you are reading, whereas 100 Kilobytes would equal a full page like this one.

Megabyte: A Megabyte is approximately 1,000/1,024 Kilobytes. In the early days of computing, a Megabyte was considered to be a large amount of data may be similar to 1 GB of today. These days with a 500 Gigabyte hard drive on a computer being common, a Megabyte doesn't seem like much anymore. One of those old 3-1/2 inch floppy disks can hold 1.44 Megabytes or the equivalent of a small book. 100 Megabytes might hold a couple volumes of Encyclopedias. 600 Megabytes is about the amount of data that will fit on a CD-ROM disk.

Gigabyte: A Gigabyte is approximately 1,000/1,024 Megabytes. A Gigabyte is still a very common term used these days when referring to disk space or drive storage. 1 Gigabyte of data is almost twice the amount of data that a CD ROM can hold. 100 Gigabytes could hold the entire library floor of academic journals.

Terabyte: A Terabyte is approximately one trillion bytes, or 1,000/1,024 Gigabytes. Now one and two terabyte drives are the normal specs for many new computers. To put it in some perspective, a Terabyte could hold about 3.6 million 300 Kilobyte images or maybe about 300 hours of high quality video. A Terabyte could hold 1,000 copies of the Encyclopedia Britannica. Ten Terabytes could hold the printed collection of the Library of Congress.

Petabyte: A Petabyte is approximately 1,000/1,024 Terabytes or one million Gigabytes. It's hard to visualize what a Petabyte could hold. 1 Petabyte could hold approximately 20 million 4-door filing cabinets full of text. It could hold 500 billion pages of standard printed text. It would take about 500 million floppy disks to store the same amount of data.

Exabyte: An Exabyte is approximately 1,000/1,024 Petabytes. Another way to look at it is that an Exabyte is approximately one Quintilian bytes or one billion Gigabytes. There is not much to compare an Exabyte to. It has been said that 5 Exabytes would be equal to all of the words ever spoken by mankind.

Zettabyte: A Zettabyte is approximately 1,000/1,024 Exabytes. There is nothing to compare a Zettabyte to but to say that it would take a whole lot of ones and zeroes to fill it up.

Yottabyte: A Yottabyte is approximately 1,000 Zettabytes. It would take approximately 11 trillion years to download a Yottabyte file from the Internet using high-power broadband. You can compare it to the World Wide Web as the entire Internet almost takes up about a Yottabyte.

Brontobyte: A Brontobyte is (you guessed it) approximately 1,000/1,024 Yottabytes. The only thing there is to say about a Brontobyte is that it is a 1 followed by 27 zeroes!

Geopbyte: A Geopbyte is about 1000/1,024 Brontobytes! Not sure why this term was created. I'm not sure whether someone alive today will ever see a Geopbyte hard drive. But world is changing so rapidly that it might not be impossible. One way of looking at a geopbyte is 15267 6504600 2283229 4012496 7031205 376 bytes. Can you imagine how much time required to use this term practically?!

Now you should have a good understanding of megabytes, gigabytes, terabytes and everything in between. Keep in touch to find out more in the future. Thanks.

My Computer Icon Removed from Desktop!

Well this is a very common situation when a PC has multiple users. Not only My Computer sometimes Recycle Bin itself also remove from desktop by accident. 

If this happen, no tension. Now you will learn how to make original icon of My Computer, Recycle Bin, Control Panel and so many. 

The process is not very difficult. Just like making a folder. For example you need to create my computer icon. Then right click on the desktop and click on new folder. Rename the folder as: My Computer.{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

In this way you can create the following icons. Just create a new folder and and rename this as below: 

 Recycle Bin.{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

 Control Panel.{21ec2020-3aea-1069-a2dd-08002b30309d}

 Internet Explorer.{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}

 My Computer.{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

 Internet Explorer.{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}

 My Network Places.{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}

 Folder Options.{6DFD7C5C-2451-11d3-A299-00C04F8EF6AF}

 Taskbar and Start Menu.{0DF44EAA-FF21-4412-828E-260A8728E7F1}

 Search Results Folder.{e17d4fc0-5564-11d1-83f2-00a0c90dc849}

 Printers and Faxes.{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}

 Scanners & Cameras.{E211B736-43FD-11D1-9EFB-0000F8757FCD}

 Taskbar and Start Menu.{0DF44EAA-FF21-4412-828E-  260A8728E7F1}

 Search Results Folder.{e17d4fc0-5564-11d1-83f2-00a0c90dc849}

GTA San Andreas Cheat Codes !

Hello Gamers!

In this post you will find the cheats for GTA San Andreas.

You can write the following cheats while playing the game. When you enter a code correctly you will see a message stating 'Cheat Activated' on the screen. The cheats on this list are not case sensitive. 

Adrenaline Mode 
Cheat code: MUNASEF

Aggressive Drivers 
Cheat code: YLTEICZ

All Cars Explode 
Cheat code: allcarsgoboom

All Cars Have Nitro 
Cheat code: COXEFGU or SPEEDFREAK

All Green Lights 
Cheat code: ZEIIVG

Always Midnight 
Cheat code: NIGHTPROWLER or XJVSNAJ

Beach Party 
Cheat code: CIKGCGX

Black Traffic 
Cheat code: IOWDLAC

Blow Up All Cars 
Cheat code: CPKTNWT

Boats Fly 
Cheat code: AFSNMSMW or FLYINGFISH

Cars Float Away When Hit 
Cheat code: BSXSGGC or BUBBLECARS

Cars Fly 
Cheat code: RIPAZHA

Chaos Mode 
Cheat code: STATEOFEMERGENCY

Clear Wanted Level 
Cheat code: ASNAEB

Country Vehicles and Peds, Get Born 2 Truck Outfit 
Cheat code: BMTPWHR

Elvis is Everywhere 
Cheat code: ASBHGRB or BLUESUEDESHOES

Everyone is Armed 
Cheat code: FOOOXFT

Faster Clock 
Cheat code: YSOHNUL

Faster Gameplay 
Cheat code: PPGWJHT or SPEEDITUP

Fat 
Cheat code: BTCDBCB

Foggy Weather 
Cheat code: CFVFGMJ

Full Weapon Aiming While Driving 
Cheat code: OUIQDMW

Funhouse Theme 
Cheat code: CRAZYTOWN or PRIEBJ

Gang Members Everywhere 
Cheat code: MROEMZH or ONLYHOMIESALLOWED

Gangs Control the Streets 
Cheat code: BIFBUZZ or MROEMZH

Have a Bounty on Your Head 
Cheat code: BAGOWPG

Have Jetpack 
Cheat code: ROCKETMAN or YECGAA

Have Parachute 
Cheat code: AIYPWZQP

Health, Armor, $250k 
Cheat code: HESOYAM

Hitman In All Weapon Stats 
Cheat code: NCSGDAG or PROFESSIONALKILLER

Huge Bunny Hop 
Cheat code: CJPHONEHOME or JHJOECW


Increase Wanted Level Two Stars 
Cheat code: OSRBLHH

Infinite Ammo, No Reload 
Cheat code: FULLCLIP or WANRLTW

Infinite Health, Except for Explosions and Falls 
Cheat code: CAINEMVHZC

Infinite Oxygen 
Cheat code: CVWKXAM

Invisible Car 
Cheat code: WHEELSONLYPLEASE or XICWMD


Large Health Boost 
Cheat code: BAGUVIX

Max All Vehicle Skill Stats 
Cheat code: NATURALTALENT

Max Muscle 
Cheat code: BUFFMEUP or JYSDSOD

Max Respect 
Cheat code: OGXSDAG or WORSHIPME


Max Sex Appeal 
Cheat code: EHIBXQS or HELLOLADIES

Mega Jump 
Cheat code: KANGAROO or LFGMHAL

Mega Punch 
Cheat code: IAVENJQ or STINGLIKEABEE

Never Get Hungry 
Cheat code: AEDUWNV

Never Wanted 
Cheat code: AEZAKMI or IFIRSTDOZ

Ninja Theme 
Cheat code: AFPHULTL or NINJATOWN

No Wanted Level 
Cheat code: TESTEDUCATIONALSKILLS

Orange Sky 21:00 
Cheat code: OFVIAC

Overcast Weather 
Cheat code: ALNSFMZO

Peds Attack Each Other, Get Golf Club 
Cheat code: AJLOJYQY

Peds Attack You With Weapons, Rocket Launcher 
Cheat code: BGLUAWML

Perfect Handling 
Cheat code: PGGOMOY or STICKLIKEGLUE

Pink Traffic 
Cheat code: LLQPFBN

Rainy Weather 
Cheat code: AUIFRVQS

Recruit Anyone - 9mm 
Cheat code: SJMAHPE

Recruit Anyone - Rockets 
Cheat code: ROCKETMAYHEM or ZSOXFSQ

Reduced Traffic 
Cheat code: GHOSTTOWN or THGLOJ

Riot Mode 
Cheat code: IOJUFZN


Sandstorm 
Cheat code: CWJXUOC

Six Star Wanted Level 
Cheat code: BRINGITON or LJSPQK

Skinny 
Cheat code: KVGYZQK

Slower Gameplay 
Cheat code: LIYOAAY or SLOWITDOWN

Slut Magnet 

Cheat code: BEKKNQV

Smash n' Boom 
Cheat code: JCNRUAD

Spawn Bloodring Banger 
Cheat code: CQZIJMB

Spawn Caddy 
Cheat code: RZHSUEW

Spawn Dozer 
Cheat code: EEGCYXT


Spawn Dozer 
Cheat code: ITSALLBULL


Spawn Hunter 
Cheat code: OHDUDE or OHDUDE


Spawn Hydra 
Cheat code: JUMPJET or JUMPJET

Spawn Monster 
Cheat code: AGBDLCID or MONSTERMASH


Spawn Quad 
Cheat code: AKJJYGLC or FOURWHEELFUN

Spawn Racecar 
Cheat code: PDNEJOH or VPJTQWV or VROCKPOKEY

Spawn Rancher 
Cheat code: JQNTDMH

Spawn Rhino 
Cheat code: AIWPRTON

Spawn Romero 
Cheat code: AQTBCODX or WHERESTHEFUNERAL

Spawn Stretch 
Cheat code: CELEBRITYSTATUS or KRIJEBR

Spawn Stunt Plane 
Cheat code: FLYINGTOSTUNT or URKQSRK

Spawn Tanker Truck 
Cheat code: AMOMHRER

Spawn Trashmaster 
Cheat code: TRUEGRIME or UBHYZHQ

Spawn Vortex Hovercraft 
Cheat code: KGGGDKP

Suicide 
Cheat code: GOODBYECRUELWORLD or SZCMAWO

Sunny Weather 
Cheat code: AFZLLQLL or PLEASANTLYWARM

Taxis Have Nitrous, L3 Bunny Hop 
Cheat code: VKYPQCF

Thunderstorm 
Cheat code: MGHXYRM or SCOTTISHSUMMER

Traffic is Cheap Cars 
Cheat code: BGKGTJH or EVERYONEISPOOR

Traffic is Country Vehicles 
Cheat code: FVTMNBZ

Traffic is Fast Cars 
Cheat code: EVERYONEISRICH or GUSNHDE

Very Sunny Weather 
Cheat code: ICIKPYH or TOODAMNHOT

Weapon Set 1, Thug's Tools 
Cheat code: LXGIWYL

Weapon Set 2, Professional Tools 
Cheat code: KJKSZPJ or PROFESSIONALSKIT

Weapon Set 3, Nutter Tools 
Cheat code: UZUMYMW

Note: Cheats of San Andreas are not as easy as those of Vice City. So memorizing these are not very easy. Most of the cheats have no meaning at all. What you can do is just try to memorize them by diving the words into several parts.