Saturday, September 10, 2011

Top 5 Technology Misconceptions

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It's safe to assume that at one point or another we've all heard rumors or myths which caused misconceptions about some form of technology in this post I will address 5 of the most common myths I know of.


  1. Misconception 1: High speed internet makes you insusceptible to viruses, and hackers.
    • This is false for a number for reasons one being high speed internet is faster than dial up connections meaning threatening viruses, and hackers come at you faster you should get a good antivirus software there are several decent free ones I'd recommend AVG which can be found here
  2. Misconception 2: All browsers are the same
    • This is just idiotic for the simple reason that they've had tests to show which browsers did the best they tried hacking them and most didn't last very long, I'd recommend google chrome as a browser, but hey that's just me speaking.
  3. Misconception 3: TV Causes Teen Pregnancy
    • While it's true that teen pregnancy is greater in those who watch more TV shows involving sexual gestures there are just too many other factors to verify if that's truely the cause, I mean if parent's are letting their kids watch shows with that kind of content who knows what else goes on in their day-to-day lives also it's impossible to tell how any given child will react to said content.
  4. Misconception 4: Cellphones cause cancer
    • While some studies indicate that this is a possibility there is yet to be a conclusive study linking cancer to cellphone use some scientists claim it does others claim the exact opposite.
  5. Misconception 5: Macs are immune to viruses
    • This is the point where I get to laugh because I strongly dislike macs and think they're only good for multimedia and have major compatibility issues with my windows games and applications, the reason my dear readers is supply and demand, there are a lot more people using windows than there are people using mac, this means people trying to steal information from you such as credit card numbers, email addresses ect ect are going to have a lot more luck doing so if there are more people from which to steal thus windows is more logical than mac.
The best way to overcome myths and misconceptions is research. There's this fabulous newfangled thing known as the internet, and on it there are lots of shiny facts just waiting to be dug up. Just be careful, and know not everything you read is true, never spread things around that you can't prove that's how rumors spread.

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