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Looking to forward to build yourself a powerful gaming computer for all your gaming needs in 2014? Courtesy: cobrapcs.com You've come to the right place. There are some great PC games about to be released in 2014 , such as Dragon Age: Inquisition The Elder Scrolls Online South Park: The Stick of Truth Thief Titanfall Watch Dogs. To have the best experience in playing these HD games, you must have a build capable of overclocking your CPU and GPU. I've done just that. Now jumping straight into the build. CPU:   Intel Core i5 -4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($233.99 @ SuperBiiz) CPU Cooler:   Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($33.98 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard:   Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Amazon) Courtesy: asus.com Memory:   G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg) Storage :  Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($69.9...

Avast Internet Security Free License Key.  As a part of promotional campaign for my blog - Tech Terrain , I will be hosting a series of giveaways at regular intervals, this one is the second of such giveaways. License will be given away on 21st September 2014. My first give away was Kaspersky Internet Security 2013 License Key for 2 Years and after getting a very good response from my readers, I have decided to host another giveaway this year. For my third giveaway, I will be giving Avast! Internet Security 2014 license key valid for 2 years for free which is originally worth US $59.99. First, I will be providing a brief review of the product and then the 2 simple rules for entering the contest. Features of Avast! Internet Security 2014 The internet has never been so ridden with viruses and other malicious programs. Users will need the best protection available to secure themselves against identity theft and threats from infected web sites as they shop and bank on...

Courtesy:linuxcandy.com The First Step My journey with Coursera began when I first read about it in an email blast from the Bangalore Python Users Group's (BangPypers) mailing list. I had heard from my seniors at college that Python was very easy to learn and  a very popular language nowadays and many tech companies look for programmers who are proficient in Python. So I had decided to learn Python using online resources and hence I joined the BangPypers mailing list. One day there was an announcement that Coursera was offering a course in Python for beginners. I thought it was a good opportunity for me as I knew nothing about Python. I casually signed up for the course as I never thought I would complete it as I have a very busy schedule. This was my first experience of learning from a Massive Online Open Course ( MOOC ) . I had never heard of MOOCs before. MOOCs became popular just about one and a half years ago. The course that I joined was Introduction to In...

Yes folks , its finally here. Google PageRank has been updated just yesterday (December 6 2013). I read few days ago that Matt Cutts said there will be no PR update of any kind till 2014 Jan and now we see it. Some sites have taken a major beating, most of them Tumblr blogs, while others have seen a substantial increase in PR all of a sudden. PR for my blog has still not been calculated by Google yet. So it shows N/A as of now. I hope it gets a nice number. It was PR 3 until yesterday. Yes, It's a major update. Lot of changes. A friend of mine said his finance blog's PR changed from PR 5 to PR 1. He posts only original content, no ads and updates regularly. Whereas his adult site increased from PR 0 to PR 4 which has loads of ads. He said he doesn't notice any changes in traffic though for both the sites. Taking his example, I'd like to point out that PR is good only for setting the link price... Seller - "Hey, I have PR5 site, wanna buy ...

It's very crucial to know that there are no completely awful ISP s, only bad experiences, and most of the time, even the most unreliable ISPs can still manage to please their customers. So, if you come to think of it, the problem does not always lie on the fact that a particular ISP is bad, but on the fact that the consumers failed to do their homework. If you are in search of a new Internet Service Provider , here are some of the top errors you should stay away from. Not Knowing Your Internet Needs Whether you will be needing the Internet to run a business or for doing school assignments, you simply can't decide on an ISP until you have taken your needs into consideration. While you can get away with a slow Internet connection for occasional Web surfing, you can't afford to settle for dialup service if what your business needs is fast and reliable Internet access. Remember, you can't easily replace your ISP once you have signed up, so if you don't want y...

It’s a day in age where technology is king. All over the world, people spend countless of hours online every day. We depend on internet for so many different functions, like: work, school assignments, entertainment, etc. Regardless of the purpose, the internet is supposed to make life run smoother. Instead, the opposite happens with potential threats or annoyances from popup ads, hacking, malware and computer viruses. Currently, the largest browsers are: Chrome , Firefox , Internet Explorer and Safari (sorry Bing). For a better internet experience, look no further than adding a few new add-ons to your preferred browser. These are the top 10 add-ons to consider: Yoono Yoono , founded in 2006, connects different social media platforms together under one, easy-to- navigate location. They make it easier to stay connected to friends and family, while making it easy to also share and discuss ideas with different people. It allows users to bypass all of the back a...

Image courtesy: itechpeople.com Due to the enormous amount of data stored on company servers today, owners who want to transition to the cloud computing server environment must understand how the threats to cloud computing security impacts their business. Even though there are many attractive advantages to making this move, it is important that the business owner understands the potential for financial loss or ruin if the inevitable does occur. When the owner reviews the pros and the cons of cloud computing, they may find the disadvantages outweigh the advantages to this investment. Also, once the move has been made, they may not feel comfortable with going back since a third party will already have access to all of the company’s confidential information. Therefore, it is important that all business owners and their representatives understand the nature of this move completely before they make their transition. Listed below are three key security threats that must be considere...