Katie
I want to play the computer version of Minecraft VERY badly, but my Dad and I are afraid it will give his computer a virus. His computer is the only computer I use in my house and he's very protective with it. Also, there's a mod I want to try out on the game. Is there a computer I can buy that I can download Minecraft onto and install mods without getting a virus?
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Hi there Katie,
Short Response: No, there's no computer that is always virus free, but Minecraft is.
Longer Response: First, I'd like to talk to you a little about the basics of a computers and viruses. Computers all have what we call an operating system, this is what you see when you boot your computer, the operating system loading. It's the main difference between Apple and PC's. Otherwise with out this operating system you have nothing but a lot of part and metal. The other important part is that you have what is called a hard drive. A hard drive is basically where you store all your data, where everything is saved. When you go on to the web, you are at risk of getting a virus or becoming subjugated to other malicious attacks. This is the nature of the beast because all computers have hard drives that can be infected. However, it is very unlikely that you get a virus from just surfing the web. Where people really get in trouble is when they download items like Minecraft onto there computer. Remember your hard drive is where everything is saved so when you download Minecraft that's where it will go. Anything with a virus can then attack everything thats on your computer and even your operating system cussing your computer fatal damage because like we have established previously, a operating system is where is put together and displayed for you. Without you would be looking at a black screen which is what some viruses can do. They can also steal info and phish all your e-mails and online transactions. Having said all this there is NO computer on earth that is 100% guaranteed to not get a virus unless you never download anything or connect to the web. However, Minecraft is a safe download. Millions of people can confirm. You have nothing to worry about as long as you download Minecraft from its creators website, Minecraft.net. You'll also notice that Minecrafts website has an encrypted HTTPS website so putting you info in should be safe. Mods can be dangerous. Make sure that you download mods that are popular and have alot of downloads. Also I would stick to planetminecraft and minecraftforums to download mods from. Those two should be fairly safe especially if they have alot of downloads. There are a couple of things you can do to keep your computer extra safe if you are very nervous about its being. Install a security sweet. There are lots of great ones out there. Overall, there is NO danger in downloading minecraft from its source, but mods could be potentially dangerous because they too have access to you hardrive to a certain extent. If your dad is still not sure have him read this and if he wants send me a couple of messages with any questions. Also if you're looking to buy a computer that can run minecraft, you shouldn't have to spend more than 300$. Check out Best Buys website, Microcenter, or whatever you prefer. Just look for a good processor as thats what minecraft mainly relies on and preferably 4 GB of ram.
Best Wishes Max
Hi there Katie,
Short Response: No, there's no computer that is always virus free, but Minecraft is.
Longer Response: First, I'd like to talk to you a little about the basics of a computers and viruses. Computers all have what we call an operating system, this is what you see when you boot your computer, the operating system loading. It's the main difference between Apple and PC's. Otherwise with out this operating system you have nothing but a lot of part and metal. The other important part is that you have what is called a hard drive. A hard drive is basically where you store all your data, where everything is saved. When you go on to the web, you are at risk of getting a virus or becoming subjugated to other malicious attacks. This is the nature of the beast because all computers have hard drives that can be infected. However, it is very unlikely that you get a virus from just surfing the web. Where people really get in trouble is when they download items like Minecraft onto there computer. Remember your hard drive is where everything is saved so when you download Minecraft that's where it will go. Anything with a virus can then attack everything thats on your computer and even your operating system cussing your computer fatal damage because like we have established previously, a operating system is where is put together and displayed for you. Without you would be looking at a black screen which is what some viruses can do. They can also steal info and phish all your e-mails and online transactions. Having said all this there is NO computer on earth that is 100% guaranteed to not get a virus unless you never download anything or connect to the web. However, Minecraft is a safe download. Millions of people can confirm. You have nothing to worry about as long as you download Minecraft from its creators website, Minecraft.net. You'll also notice that Minecrafts website has an encrypted HTTPS website so putting you info in should be safe. Mods can be dangerous. Make sure that you download mods that are popular and have alot of downloads. Also I would stick to planetminecraft and minecraftforums to download mods from. Those two should be fairly safe especially if they have alot of downloads. There are a couple of things you can do to keep your computer extra safe if you are very nervous about its being. Install a security sweet. There are lots of great ones out there. Overall, there is NO danger in downloading minecraft from its source, but mods could be potentially dangerous because they too have access to you hardrive to a certain extent. If your dad is still not sure have him read this and if he wants send me a couple of messages with any questions. Also if you're looking to buy a computer that can run minecraft, you shouldn't have to spend more than 300$. Check out Best Buys website, Microcenter, or whatever you prefer. Just look for a good processor as thats what minecraft mainly relies on and preferably 4 GB of ram.
Best Wishes Max
What is the difference between a gaming computer and a forex computer?
ashiblue
I'm thinking of building a forex computer, and it seems like I may as well just build a gaming computer, but there are special quirks of the forex computer. Can anyone tell me what that would be?
Answer
The software for data delivery is probably more important, or just as important as the computer.
What you're trying to overcome with speed is data bottlenecks. With gaming, it is graphics data problems. All of the moving objects and colors of a game are graphics issues that should be handled by the graphics board rather than the CPU. Obviously, a dual core Quad is going to be better than a single. But you need a good graphics card with lots of onboard memory.
With a trading machine, you're handling lots of data coming in from outside the computer, processing that data into many different charts and calculating indicators. The graphics is not the problem of a gaming machine. The problem is when there's a flood of data, like when there's a report, or around the open of different markets, when markets go wild. I've had computers completely freeze for several minutes when extreme volatility situations arise. Sometimes I would have to reboot to get control back, and that can take ten minutes to get back up and running with everything updated and functioning again; obviously, that won't work for a trader. The software should have a method to throttle that data, because you don't need every tick, estpecially when the input data is a thousand-fold what it was a minute ago. If you're using a web browser, rather than a dedicated trading program downloaded to your computer, you have no control over the data feed. A good trading platform like Realtick or Tradestation, will have at least 3 or 4 different methods of sampling and throttling to control high volumes of data. NinjaTrader does a good job, but I've got a super fast computer, so I never see any glitches.
There are several informational and learning websites. If you watch their trading videos, you'll see what they're using.
http://www.forextv.com/forex-video-archiâ¦
http://www.babypips.com/
http://www.dailyfx.com
http://www.fxstreet.com/rates-charts/usdâ¦
http://www.forexpeacearmy.com/
The best way to learn is from a book. You can find three different eBooks here:
http://members.cox.net/axiom11/#Info
Insider Forex Secrets
http://members.cox.net/axiom11/page2_linâ¦
Forex Trading-Revolution To Home Based Internet Business
Forex Trading Strategies
There are many eBooks listed here, so to find the one you want, just hit Ctrl-F (for Find) in your web browser to find "forex".
The software for data delivery is probably more important, or just as important as the computer.
What you're trying to overcome with speed is data bottlenecks. With gaming, it is graphics data problems. All of the moving objects and colors of a game are graphics issues that should be handled by the graphics board rather than the CPU. Obviously, a dual core Quad is going to be better than a single. But you need a good graphics card with lots of onboard memory.
With a trading machine, you're handling lots of data coming in from outside the computer, processing that data into many different charts and calculating indicators. The graphics is not the problem of a gaming machine. The problem is when there's a flood of data, like when there's a report, or around the open of different markets, when markets go wild. I've had computers completely freeze for several minutes when extreme volatility situations arise. Sometimes I would have to reboot to get control back, and that can take ten minutes to get back up and running with everything updated and functioning again; obviously, that won't work for a trader. The software should have a method to throttle that data, because you don't need every tick, estpecially when the input data is a thousand-fold what it was a minute ago. If you're using a web browser, rather than a dedicated trading program downloaded to your computer, you have no control over the data feed. A good trading platform like Realtick or Tradestation, will have at least 3 or 4 different methods of sampling and throttling to control high volumes of data. NinjaTrader does a good job, but I've got a super fast computer, so I never see any glitches.
There are several informational and learning websites. If you watch their trading videos, you'll see what they're using.
http://www.forextv.com/forex-video-archiâ¦
http://www.babypips.com/
http://www.dailyfx.com
http://www.fxstreet.com/rates-charts/usdâ¦
http://www.forexpeacearmy.com/
The best way to learn is from a book. You can find three different eBooks here:
http://members.cox.net/axiom11/#Info
Insider Forex Secrets
http://members.cox.net/axiom11/page2_linâ¦
Forex Trading-Revolution To Home Based Internet Business
Forex Trading Strategies
There are many eBooks listed here, so to find the one you want, just hit Ctrl-F (for Find) in your web browser to find "forex".
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