Bad habits of technology users

Computers, smartphones . were born to serve people but sometimes became a burden due to their own carelessness and laziness, as if someone still set a password of 123456 or threw a phone into the wall when it was hot angry.

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PC World Magazine (USA) synthesizes bad habits of users:

Do not use security software

Many subjective people said that they were very careful so their computers could not be infected with viruses, or thought that if the system had a digital problem, there were expert helpers, so they did not install, activate or download updates. of antivirus programs .

Do not backup

Every hard drive will be broken sometimes. Current technology has not been able to provide tens of years of hard drive durability. All storage devices will also fail at times. Therefore, users should back up data to several different drives or post information to the online archive.

Reply to spam

Regardless of what the user answers with, even click on the " Remove me " link (the type of address of the sender from the list of e-mail recipients), which is a way for the spokesperson to know the mailbox. it is still active and they only get more spam. Therefore, the best way is to use an effective spam filter.

Move with active computer

It didn't matter if switching the computer turned on from the living room into the kitchen. But carrying the slack from the office to the car, the subway . to go all the way home is a bad idea. Because the hard drive is spinning, it is easy to get damaged when there is a collision and the laptop is also easily overheated. Make sure the computer is turned off completely before you close the screen.

Use laptop in bed

Make sure the laptop is not placed directly on the mattress, pillows, and sheets because they will block the ventilation and cause the heater to abruptly. Users should not place laptops on their thighs because of the risk of skin damage.

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Keep all e-mails

All emails received will be concentrated in Inbox and there will be a day when you cannot find important e-mails because there are too many messages in it, with only a few words like "Ok", "Done", "Thank you ". Users should use sorting into folders or tags to reorder and don't forget the Delele key.

Do not remember the shortcut

There are still people who do not know how to combine Ctrl-C as a shortcut of the Copy command and Ctrl-V is the Paste command. Of course they do not need to remember all the complicated keys, but should know a few simple steps to save time, such as Alt + Tab (switching between windows), Windows + D icons (minimize / restore) recovery windows) .

Install too many things

Why is your computer running too slow? Partly because you install up to 4 chat software and 7 toolbars for the browser, and many software are rarely used to other.

Line up to buy products

Queuing can be a way to express your love for the product or help you become famous. But without the opportunity to become the first person in the world to own the device, you will not be mentioned by the press. Moreover, the product purchased today with tomorrow is no different, so there's no need to stand in the rain, sleep in a snowstorm just to have a phone, a computer . Even, you have You can order online and people will bring it to your door.

Computer abuse, phone

Whether crazy sometimes because the machine is too slow, or angry at someone, the user should also vent anger on something else instead of things that are not separated like laptop, phone because it contains important information. Spending a few million dong to buy a new machine also made them feel worse.

Do not read the parameters carefully

For each device, manufacturers often release about 3-4 different versions. They fully describe the features of the premium version and publish "products with a starting price of 300 USD" (the price of the version is the least functional). However, many people misunderstand that with only a few hundred dollars, they were able to own a device with countless attractive features.

One password for all accounts

Due to being lazy or distracted, many people use only one password to register for services. However, if the password falls into the wrong hands, all their bank accounts, e-mail, online shopping, Facebook, Twitter . will also be controlled.

There is no backup email address

Many people have a habit of providing their very important e-mail (often used in dealing with partners .) to ramp up registration of web services, for newcomers . In those cases This, they should sign up for Gmail or Yahoo Mail accounts to avoid problems such as spam, harassment .