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"The 25 Worst High-Tech Habits (and How to Fix Them)". Artikel ini ditulis oleh 
Christopher Null dari 
pcworld .
agak menarik artikel ini, dalam keadaan kita seronok berbual tentang betapa canggihnya teknologi terkini,kita lupa untuk berbual tentang tabiat buruk kita dalam menggunakan teknologi ini,
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1. Avoiding Security Software
So you thought you could get by without antimalware utilities, just by  being mindful of what Web links you click and what e-mail you open.  How's that working out for ya? Use something--anything--to protect your  PC from the bad guys, who are happy to have you as a target. You can  even start with 
free antivirus software.
2. Failing to Back Up Your Computer
The funny thing about people who admit that they don't back up is that  they always preface it by saying, "I know it's bad, but..." Listen: All  hard drives crash eventually. All of them. Yours will, too. For help,  see our simple guide to 
getting started with backup.
3. Neglecting Offsite Backup
A thief breaks into your apartment and steals your laptop. No problem:  You just backed it up last night. Oh, wait, he stole your backup drive  too, because it was sitting right next to the laptop. Store your data in  multiple locations, with 
automatic backups scheduled for 
hard drives kept away from your PC--and 
make a backup plan to prepare for worst-case scenarios.
4. Replying to Spam
Why do spammers do their dirty work? Because enough people respond to it  to make sending junk worth their while. Yes, clicking the "remove me"  link counts as a response--though on rare occasions, if a message is  clearly from a legitimate brand-name company, using that link is worth a  try. If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem. In  addition to following this commonsense advice, you can take an extra  step to harness the 
spam-fighting powers of your e-mail service.
5. Traveling With an Operating Computer
Taking your computer from the kitchen to the living room while it's  running? No problem. Taking your running PC from the office, on the  subway, for a mile-long walk, and up the stairs to your house? Terrible  idea. Spinning hard drives can crash, and 
computers can easily overheat  in cramped quarters. Shut the PC down. (Extra demerits if your hot,  whirring laptop is sweating it out in a closed briefcase for the entire  ride.) Windows offers custom 
settings for the power button and lets you tell a laptop to power off when you shut the lid.
6. Using a Laptop on a Bed
Use your laptop in bed all you want--it's when you leave the machine  running on your goose-down comforter that the problems begin. Fluffy  cushions and the like can block ventilation ports, overheating (and  ruining) your PC. Use a lap desk or a coffee-table book to keep some  airflow between the two. Plus, you can hurt your body if you're typing  in an unnatural position, so 
pay attention to ergonomics.
7. Printing Everything
You already have a digital record--why do you need to print it out? Even forms that require signatures often can accept a 
"digital" signature that you create in Microsoft Paint. Save 
completed files as PDFs for even easier transportation and archiving.
8. Taking a Camera to the Beach
One grain of sand in the shutter or zoom mechanism, and it's toast. If  you must shoot beachside, put the camera in a waterproof case or a  plastic bag. Better yet, get a 
waterproof camera.
9. Leaving a Laptop in the Car
Thieves stake out hot parking spots and wait for fancy-pants business  types to leave their laptop bags in the car, even just for a few  minutes. All they have to is smash a window and grab it, and they're  gone in 10 seconds flat. Or, maybe you thought you got smart, and you  put your laptop in the trunk, out of sight--too bad you waited until you  got to Sketchy Street to do it, where the bad guys watched you every  step of the way. Trunks are even easier to pop open than windows. Stow  your rig in the trunk before you embark on your trip. Better yet, take  the laptop with you, or try a 
travel lock.
10. Keeping All of Your E-Mail
Every e-mail message you've ever received is sitting in your inbox in  chronological order. Congratulations! You now have an unassailable  historical record of your communications...and a guarantee that you will  never find anything of any importance whatsoever. Use folders or tags  to 
organize your inbox, and be liberal with the Delete key.
11. Failing to Learn Keyboard Shortcuts
Did you know that some people out there still aren't aware that Ctrl-C  is copy and Ctrl-V is paste? I'm not saying you need to learn every  Alt-Ctrl-Shift combo, but the more Alt-F4s you pick up, the sooner you  can go home. Drop the mouse and try a few 
essential shortcuts for shutting down a PC and more, and several specific 
shortcuts for Windows 7.
12. Installing Too Much Junk
Why is Windows so slow? You installed three instant messaging clients  and seven browser toolbars on your machine. Once some of this stuff is  installed, the damage is already done, as many of these apps leave  behind traces that are impossible to eliminate. You can try uninstalling  as much as possible, but a clean Windows setup is often your best bet.
13. Discarding Receipts
Null's Law dictates that consumer products will always break immediately  after the expiration of their warranty--but once in a while they break  sooner. You might be able to get the thing fixed...if you saved your  receipt. Keep a folder next to your medical records. Once you collect  some receipts, you can scan and organize them with the 
Neat Receipts system.
14. Waiting in Line for Tech Stuff
Remember when you 
slept in a tent  so that you could be the first guy in your ‘hood to own a PlayStation  3? Your parents are probably just as proud of that achievement as when  you finally leveled your Druid up to 80. Trust us: The gadget works the  same 24 hours later. You can probably even preorder it online and let it  come to your door.
15. Hitting Your Computer
Be mad. Seriously, Windows aggravates everyone--get angry! Remember,  though: We can offer a lot of aid, but throwing, kicking, or otherwise 
abusing a PC physically  will not help. And shelling out a few hundred bucks for a new computer  will actually make you feel even worse in the end. Meditate, and  restrain yourself. If your 
laptop is sick from a latte that you tossed on it in a fit of rage, clean it carefully. Luckily, you can try a few 
emergency tech fixes that can restore hardware to health if your tantrum goes too far.
16. Saving Files Anywhere and Everywhere
When you get your electric bill, do you just throw it on the table,  mixing it in with family photos, flyers, the Sunday paper, and your  discs from Netflix, or do you take 20 seconds to file it away where it  really ought to go? Wait, don't answer that. As with your inbox, 
folders are your friend.
17. Checking in With Location-Based Services
The only people who care that you're at Sizzler or TJ Maxx are people  you really don't want to know. Exceptions: If you're someplace really  cool--like Mt. Fuji, Versailles, or Chernobyl--check in all you want.  We've looked at some 
practical uses for services like Foursquare; stick to those.
18. Citing Wikipedia
When you need a fact to make a point, the perfect place to go is a  gargantuan Website that anyone can edit anonymously, and where hoaxes  and gag entries can have a life span of years. 
[citation needed]    If you must use Wikipedia, click the links in the footnotes on  the page to get the real story, and to see how credible the information  digested there really is.
19. Posting Hilarious Pictures Online
"Hey, coworker! Looks like you had a great time at your pal's bachelor  party. Oh, is that you posing with a Heineken in your hand? How  original! Yeah, you and that girl look pretty wasted in that one. At  least, that's what our boss said when he e-mailed it to me. Good luck  with that evaluation!" Save such moments for posterity 
in private--or else. Pay close attention to the 
privacy settings on Facebook (and untag yourself in those compromising pictures) and on photo-sharing sites. On Flickr, for example, click 
Edit your profile privacy from the 'Manage your profile' page to control who can see what.
20. Believing the Salesperson
Let's put it this way: If that guy really knew a lot about computers,  would he be wandering the aisles in a blue shirt and slacks asking if  you need help? No. No, he would not. Do your research by googling for  consumer reviews and comments before you get to the store, and learn  which 
stores offer the best services and deals.
21. Ignoring the Specs
The big idea in tech today is to offer three classes of product: A  bare-bones version, a power-user version, and an "extreme" version, each  with an escalating price tag. The problem is, the extreme edition may  not really do anything that the bare-bones version can't do--or it has  features you don't actually need--but you buy the expensive one anyway,  because you didn't really 
read the specs.  It can take a lot of Web research time to figure out the meaning of  some of the arcana--and what's really important--but this is time well  invested.
22. Using One Password for Everything
All it takes is a single data leak at your cell phone company for a  crook to get into your e-mail, bank, investing, online shopping, and  Match.com accounts. It's one-stop shopping for identity thieves! Having a  unique password for every site is unrealistic, but use a series of  several passwords and save your best for the most critical sites. 
Password managers can help.
23. Not Having a Disposable E-Mail Address
Don't give out your regular e-mail address to newsletters, iffy Web  services, and girls or boys you meet after midnight. A disposable e-mail  address that you check once a fortnight is a better solution. This is  why Gmail was invented.
24. Failing to Lock Your Smartphone
When an unsavory type finds a lost phone, his first order of business is  to call as many international and 900-type numbers that he humanly can.  Then he harvests all the data on it for identity theft and spam  purposes. Or you could, you know, prevent all of that by putting a  simple PIN on the thing. You can find tools built to manage 
security for Android and other mobile operating systems.
25. Commenting Online
I know: You have the perfect bon mot to counter one of the points on  this list, and you're going to enter it painstakingly into a Web form at  the bottom of this article so you can be clever comment #86 on page  four. Congratulations, sir or ma'am. Touché. Seriously, people, this is  2010. If you have something snarky or inflammatory to say, at least have  the common courtesy to 
tweet it (politely).