Mac Essentials: No Kernals and Viruses

Apple's Mac computers can be a complicated computer due to its difference to the PC. Mac's are very well made laptops with an amazing design. Though the fact that mac's can't get viruses is partly true you still need to be cautious and smart whilst using your Mac. There ARE viruses for Macs, it is extremely hard to get one, but there are. Adding on to a virus, sometimes a program, file, or a software may cause your computer to crash/freeze. This is called a Kernal Panic. A Kernal Panic will stop all processes and bring a grey like screen with the power sign in the background telling you to shut down your computer. Kernal panics could be the result of over-use of your Mac, faulty RAM, a virus, or too many programs running at once. There are many possibilities for the Kernal panic and hopefully this article will resolve the problem. To avoid viruses or Kernal panics, I recommend getting MacCleanse.

MacCleans: http://maccleanse.en.softonic.com/mac - This is a safe website to download Maccleanse (Trial) for your Mac computer. This wonderful software deletes harmful, not used, old, or potential virus files, programs, and other software. In result, this helps reduce Kernal Panics and viruses.

Hopefully MacCleanse resolves virus problems or Kernal Panics. Another reason for just a plain Kernal Panic is because of over-heating. This can happen when your just watching Youtube videos, playing games, or opening websites with lots of Flash. There are many more things which can contribute to over-heating but those are the main ones. I watch many Youtube videos and play many games like World or Warcraft or Assault Cube and my computer over-heats. What can reduce this heat? Firstly, you could buy a Computer Cooling Pad for your Mac. This is probably the best choice as it helps A LOT. But if your low on money or don't want to spend cash than you could activate the built in fan thats inside every Mac or generally Computer. How do you turn on your fan? Download smcFancontrol (Completely free and easy to use)

smcFanControl: http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/23049/smcfancontrol - This is a 100% safe place to download the smcFancontrol. You can monitor your Macs temperature and control the speed of your fan (rpm), thus bringing the temperature down.

The best thing is to have a cooling pad and the smcFancontrol to really cool your Mac. Is your computer STILL faulty? Tell the truth, are you careless with you Mac? Do you have marks, scratches or anything broken parts on your Mac? Being careless is very fatal for your delicate Mac. The hardware could have a possibility of moving around which ISN'T good! Whats the solution? Casing, plain casing thats strong, sturdy, and stylish. This helps reduce Kernal panics even if it doesn't sound right. The other things that can help you is common sense. If you have anything that you don't use, delete it. Memory is very precious. Clean your Mac with an Air duster or with a cleaning fabric. Don't put many things on your dock and manually clean your Mac from un-necessary applications, files, software, or programs. If you still have problems with your Mac, than maybe its a problem with your OS. Get your installation CD and re-download the current OS. Software updates also solves some bugs which can lead to panics. If you think something serious happened, send your Mac to a Apple store or retailer for a fix or check. Hopefully this helps your Mac!

A picture of a Mac skin or 'shell.'

The Playstation Network Recovery

For the gamers of the Playstation 3 and PSP, April 20th 2011 to this day (May 15th 2011) must have been frustrating. Many people lost their hope in Sony, they thought that it was the end of the Playstation 3. But why and how did this happen? It started around April 20th, whenever someone tried to sign in to the Playstation Network (PSN) it would say that there was an error. It seemed like a minor problem to me and to many others, I truthfully thought that it was a problem with my internet. Days later, it was something many people couldn't ignore. Reports were sent to Sony and to the companies surprise, they were hacked. A group of hackers, who's identity aren't known managed to hack into the system and therefore able to steal the accounts of many users. A lot of people lost money due to this and it was a major problem for Sony. According to a variety of resources, Sony lost millions of dollars. It wasn't an easy thing to fix, Sony claimed that they were recovering weeks after the incident but it seemed like nothing happened. At last, Sony made a claim that they were recovering Sony fully and bring its service back on May 31st. But it turns out that it came earlier. The Network is now fixed but it is currently available in the US. The rest of the world should find it available later in this week. Sony promised a type of 'reward' for all of the users, its taken as a 'thanks for waiting patiently for the network to be fixed' type of reward. I waited long for this but its okay, every once and a while it happens. I think PSN is better than paying for online services which is required for the Xbox in the Xbox Live. So there it is, the Playstation Network is back for the Playstation 3 and PSP! I mentioned that the identity of the hackers is unknown but rumors have it that the inventors of the Iphone/Ipod/Ipad jailbreak were behind it. Another rumor is, that Xbox is next. Brace yourself Microsoft, you may be next!

Ne-Yo In Japan

As we all know, Japan suffered from an 2 earthquakes and several tsunami's. This left the country in turmoil yet the spirits of the Japanese were still peaceful. Food was scarce yet the people took their rations and didn't hog all the food, they shared. Then after all this, a nuclear plant releases radiation. Now Japan is really suffering and to ease this suffering the R&B star singer Ne-Yo visits the country. He made a 'charity concert,' despite the radiation levels he visited Nagoya, Kobe, and Yokohama. Each venue he visited, fans donated to the charity jar and received black bracelets which read,'Our prayers are with Japan.' So far Ne-Yo has raised over $10,000 and he estimates that he'll be able to reach even further! This charity concert shows Ne-Yo's good spirit and I believe more singers and start should be like this. He certainly has a good name now!

Violin Exam Grade 3

I'm practicing for the violin exams, because now im in Grade 3 for the violin. If you want to know how far you are in becoming a violinist, then you'd take an exam. The exam im taking is based on the ABRSM curriculum. There are a total of 8 exams and I already passed two of them. Each exam gets harder and harder and if you pass all 8, then you get a certificate of accomplishment. This could lead to higher levels and you can even become a professional from there. For the exam, you have to select three pieces of music from a book a music (which is from ABRSM), play and memorize scales, and learn the theory of the violin. Like i mentioned before, it will get harder and there will be more things to do.

Heres the official website of ABRSM: http://www.abrsm.org/en/home

Worlds Highest Hotel

The title for the worlds highest hotel was broken when the Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong claimed the record. The hotel is 488 meters tall and i obviously a five star hotel. A highly acclaimed part of the hotel is its restaurants which serve the best food and the finest wines. One of the restaurants, Tosca, is already set to become a dining destination in Hong Kong as an Italian restaurant. There is a unique feeling to this hotel and every room has its own telescope. An example of something unique would be the Chocolate Library, which is lounge which gives a nice chocolaty feeling and serves chocolate high tea. Also there is the swimming pool which is also the worlds highest swimming pool. The pool features 144 Television screens atop just in case swimmers get bored. The hotels service is positive and you can brighten your taste buds with the many different cuisines available in the hotel. Who are the main customers for this hotel? Well, the Chinese from the mainland are the top customers and they bring along their families to share the fun. I'd definitely want to visit this hotel and grab a room for the night!

Nintendo 3DS

3D became a big hit and started with the theaters having 3D movies with the 3D glasses. Then came the 3D television. Now Nintendo brings in the 3DS a handheld gaming device which is in 3d but heres the cool part, you don't need glasses! This 3DS is sure to impress everyone and if you were fortunate enough to buy one then you would be the center of attention with your friends. The 3DS is already released, ever since March 25th. The 3DS has one inner camera and two outer cameras which seems pretty cool. It also features a LCD touchscreen, speakers, microphone, D-pad (like in the PSP), stylus, and a SD card slot. The current price in pounds is, £229.99. Games originally from Nintendo will be the spotlight like Mario and Resident Evil. The screen for the 3DS is said to be bigger then the DSi and DS light for watching movies. But the 3DS has a competitor, the NGP (Next Generation Portable) by Sony, which has console graphics. Do you like the 3DS or will you wait for the NGP?

1st place story

This story is part of a writing competition which I just recently entered. I won first place along with AED 200. Here is a peek at the story:

It must have been very late, but I heard the sound of crunching snow outside. Drowsily, I got up and crept outside to check. There was a raging blizzard outside! I couldn’t even see anything. It could have been an animal or something. Assuming this, I went back to sleep. I dreamt of myself, all alone somewhere, I called for someone but no one answered, I was in a lonely world, no friends or family. Then the dream faded away in darkness. The sound of barking woke me up, it was morning; I drank some ice-cold water and crept outside. To my surprise, there was a tent pitched right outside of my igloo and a man was standing there with a dog and reading something in his hand.
“Waqaa young fellow, is this your house?” The man asked looking up at me.
“Who are you? What are you doing here, explain!” I blurted out demandingly.
The guy smiled and looked at a big piece of paper in his hand.
“I am the founder of the Alaskan Resource Society of Juneau, ARSJ, and came here along with a crew of miners, excavators, and researchers to collect the mass amount of mineral wealth which lies underneath this plateau, therefore we need you to leave.” The guy explained.
“This is my home, the land of my people, you can’t just kick me out for some minerals!” I replied angrily.
The guy then said that this land is subjected to my father and he asked where my father was. I told him that my father died and that I took the place of care for this plateau. He shook his head and said that I was too young to look after the plateau.
“This place is my home, I lived here my whole life, and I know everything about this place!” I told the guy angrily.
The guy said that he would give me money to support me if I left. I laughed at him and told him that I would never leave.
I remembered my father’s words about how I should never leave this Arctic plateau, that message kept me willfully strong.
“I’ll give you some time to pack up and if you don’t then you’ll see!” The man said turning around and packing his tent away. His dog growled menacingly at me.
“ I’m not leaving!” I retorted back at him.
I thought I saw him smile as he turned around with his backpack and the dog. What did he mean by you’ll see? Was he going to force me out!

I lay down on my woolly bed staring into space. The guy didn’t scare me at all and I was definitely not going to move somewhere else or accept the money that the guy offered. That would be the act of a coward. But I didn’t want to see that guy come bursting in here with some mechanics or with the miners. That would destroy nature and damage the plateau. All of this thinking made me hungry so I got up and cooked up a big fish steak from whale meat, which my father had caught. The meat was splendid and it would be even better with friends or family. Still eating the meat, I heard the sound of a dog barking; at first I thought it was the guy’s dog and that he came back here. But then I realized that it was a different bark. The bark was deeper and louder. I peeked outside to check and smiled in relief.
“Hakino! Come here boy, come here!” I said playfully.
Hakino is my Alaskan Husky who got lost in an expedition in which my father and I had. Luckily, he managed to find his way back. Hakino ran fast towards my direction in excitement, I was so happy to see him that I hugged him so tight.
“You must be hungry, right Hakino?” I said.
The dog barked in reply and we went inside the igloo and I gave him the remainder of the whale meat. He gobbled it up and gave me what looked like a smile. This is what I wanted, some company, now I felt a lot better. I brought Hakino to the water hole and let him drink up all he wanted.
“Get out of there, kid, your time is up!” A sudden voice said.