I know for a fact that in the past few entries I have been writing about computers and technology. For the people that doesn’t know, computers are my passion. So, I like to talk about it a lot.

If you follow Chris Pirillo’s live stream or chat for a while, you have noticed that we have been talking about the problems with Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for a while now. What Chris has said in the live stream are true, that the problems are not in Windows (XP, Vista) per se, but more on the software that has been provided with the computers by the OEM. All of these software are mostly crap. We don’t need it, and maybe we will never use it at all. Most of these softwares are the reason of the malware and viruses problems.

So what are we gonna do to solve this problems? Well, if you have it, you can reformat the computer and install a fresh new Windows and install all the necessary drivers (without the OEM softwares). But normally people don’t have an original Windows CD/DVD. We only have the ones that have been shipped with the computers (the restore CD/DVD). Some cases, we may have to burn the CD/DVD ourselves!

So, if you are in the later situation, you may have a look at this website: “Zap the Crap on a New Windows PC”. It explains detail instruction, what you have to do and why. I don’t need to repost it in my blog here. Just a waste of time.So, I hope that will help. Lastly, if you are using Windows, please install an antivirus software and a firewall for your own protection.

Keep safe!