I've always used either a hacksaw or an angle grinder when its come to my old hard drives and it hasn't failed me yet.
@mojoneko83038 ай бұрын
My preference is a cutting torch. 🙂
@happyputt97098 ай бұрын
Yeah and it was fun I must admit
@martinbynion15898 ай бұрын
A sledgehammer is my personal choice 🙂
@matldn26978 ай бұрын
I open up the hd or ssd and set it on fire - twice so all chips and platters are burnt totally.
@goofyrulez79148 ай бұрын
Big mistake is that they don't learn the fundamentals like Copy, Cut and Paste.
@Britec098 ай бұрын
Fair point
@billyguthrie31768 ай бұрын
yep, they just buy a computer an think they don't have to do anything that it takes care of itself! Then when some thing goes wrong they start blaming the manufacturer, microsoft, google an so on!
@jorgenandersen3658 ай бұрын
Brian, please keep these "mistakes" videos coming. I have a bet with myself: when will I find one that I am guilty of? There's going to be one, but it was not one of the first 5...
@Britec098 ай бұрын
See what I can do
@williamlinington91668 ай бұрын
@@Britec09I get lazy when it comes to firmware updates. Thanks for the wakeup call. Cheers!!
@debeeriz8 ай бұрын
in nz and australiawe pronounce route as root but an internet router as the same as the woodworking tool so its not just the states, probably because if we pronounce it the english way its a swear word
@Britec098 ай бұрын
Well English originated from England and other countries changed it, so I guess we are speaking proper English 😂
@debeeriz8 ай бұрын
@@Britec09 english where there is no w in one but they include it in two, lol.
@Nightwish17738 ай бұрын
Well you should hear New York English ! 🤣😅😂🤪
@billyguthrie31768 ай бұрын
That's no different than pronoucing rthe word out as oot just because it falls in the middle of the word router! in america root is something at the base of a plant an can also be used to mean the core of a problem!@@debeeriz
@childoftheuniverse73187 ай бұрын
Thank you for helping us stay safe. I appreciate you
@asifshamsi56308 ай бұрын
Hi Brian! I am from Pakistan. As a developing country we have buy used computers as 90% people in our country can't afford new ones. I always update computer bios whenever somebody in my house or in office replaces computers. Please guide how to completely erase data from harddisk and SSD. We have to do sale our old storage drives and replace with more newer ones.
@SaraMorgan-ym6ue8 ай бұрын
remove the defenses for more fps I love it cause that is asking for less performance in the long run when you get viruses on your system.🤣🤣🤣
@johnpedersen83878 ай бұрын
In my country the router is provided with encrypion on the wifi as default, so you can't access the wifi if you don't know the key. I don't have changed the login to the router as i think that people have to be in my house to do that. About firmware update my router I chech if my router is wulnerably to problems. I have not heard of problems with my router yet. So I have not checked if there is an update to my router. Harddisks I send furter to other persons I always overwrite so nothing can be read again. I don,t update my bios either. I always say "If it works don't fix it" I have seen at lot of hardware ruind because og faulty opgrades. I don't want that. Have a nice cristmas and a happy new year Brian.
@Keith.W8 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video Brian, personally I never give any of my used HD away, they get wiped and then multiple holes drilled through them.
@Britec098 ай бұрын
Great tip!
@outlet69898 ай бұрын
A 10-pound sledgehammer works for me. A flattened HDD or SSD never seems to work after doing this.
@moorhen61568 ай бұрын
happy to say that both passwords on the last 3 modems i've had have all been randomly generated and i tend to stay with isp's until they f-up in someway looking at you shell broadband
@matthewday75658 ай бұрын
Guilty! My old Virginmedia had an 8 character Wifi key (it was randomized) which I used as was, then they were suggesting to change it, then I got a new Hub 5. Struggled to reconfigure my smart bulb (do the switchy switchy thing, is it 5 times including the last ON, or excluding), can't get the thing in config mode, so I decide to replicate the old Wifi. Hub 5 won't let me! Key too short. After rattling the switch like fury, finally get the wretched thing in config mode. Now way back, my first Wifi router didn't have a default key, so I used a random generator to produce a 63 character upper/lower/numeric and boy was it a pain to enter especially on a device without a proper keyboard
@geowilson15878 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas Brian..thank you for all the freat imformational vlogs…best in new year..
@Britec098 ай бұрын
Happy holidays!
@mikaelbiilmann68268 ай бұрын
Suggestions: scams and phishing and scaremail/blackmail mails and what to do.
@lloydc57368 ай бұрын
Nicely done, good pitfalls to avoid, enjoy your channel, thanks for your effort.
@Britec098 ай бұрын
Glad you like them!
@vladimirlitvinov78278 ай бұрын
Thank you. As usual, it is very informative.
@Britec098 ай бұрын
Our pleasure!
@supriyochatterjee40958 ай бұрын
Always the best and most updated information, Happy Christmas 🎄 and Happy December to Team Britec , wish to see millions of new technical concepts videos on Windows Server, Active Directory and Desktop Hardwares and similar in new year in new series, God bless all
@JohnJohn-ts6ux8 ай бұрын
Hi Brian I have been watching your videos for a long time even I don't comment but they always give you a thumbs up each time you put on a video, thank you very much for your time and effort this year, Merry Christmas to you and your family and Happy New Year, looking forward for next year for new videos thanks again Brian😊😊😊🌲🌲🌲
@Britec098 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas to you and your family
@gags7308 ай бұрын
5 Mistakes Windows Users Make 1) Install Windows 10 2) Install MS updates 3) Install more MS updates 4) Install Windows 11 5) Install MS updates A little sarcasm to start the morning!
@charlieoscar098 ай бұрын
This weekends most STUPID comment
@chewbacca59868 ай бұрын
Hi Brian, Happy Holidays to you and family. Thank you for the incredible y EA ar of sharing your content. Followup question, I want to visit your US Amazon page recommendations, but the link launches to amazons default homepage? Am unclear how to get your amazon store recommendations page. Thank you!!
@mncdssctn91108 ай бұрын
Haven’t had a power outage here in years, but I’m certain that if I ever try to update my motherboard firmware it will happen and brick my computer.
@Nick416228 ай бұрын
Brian. Is it true that you should not update your router's firmware over Wi-Fi?
@UmanPC8 ай бұрын
More like these is great Tnx Brian
@Britec098 ай бұрын
More to come!
@happyputt97098 ай бұрын
Oh i installed pro11 from piratebay like i have for 20 years. For the first time microcock just rolled it back to a home version which i had originally home 7. Cunning
@t0mn8r358 ай бұрын
More of this type of advice please.
@-Animal_8 ай бұрын
why do you use eset as your AV? is it personal preference?
@StaHoo10018 ай бұрын
keep in mind lads, NAS running iSCSI connections need to have it disconnected, prior to firmware update, simple thing that 99% of a time is overlooked, and can give you lots of grief if not done correctly.
@writerpatrick8 ай бұрын
The big one I see all the time is not providing enough air flow around the computer to allow it to properly cool. The computer gets shoved into a closet or cabinet.
@GeraldWalling8 ай бұрын
The most fundamental of what needs to be done is Backup, Backup, Backup.
@michaelhawthorne86968 ай бұрын
Backing up is good but if you don't backup to an isolated drive, the Ransomware will get you
@williamlinington91668 ай бұрын
Could you do a video on accessability options. Being legally blind, I use this featute. I am sure folks would findl. It intereting, if not usefull. Cheers.
@trusttech99428 ай бұрын
Good list.
@Britec098 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@JoshuaTrenge8 ай бұрын
Thank you Brian for your expert guidance. I can’t tell you how much help you have been to me. Merry Christmas
@Britec098 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas
@brianwalker77718 ай бұрын
Using the same password or same few passwords across the internet. All my passwords are written down since they are all different and I certainly can not possibly remember dozens of complex passwords. I would rather deal with a bit of headache than have one site get violated and ALL my sites are violated at once. Yes I know password managers are a thing but I just don't trust them.
@billyguthrie31768 ай бұрын
Most routers these days update their firmware automatically by default! I know mine does cause i thought it prudent to check that out an make sure when i first got it.
@user-hg3wd1tg6s8 ай бұрын
I make it a point to NEVER use a router provided by the ISP!👎 For starters, the ISP most likely 'rents' those routers for a monthly fee, which is ridiculous. Back when I had ATT I had an AT&T provided router, and they knew EVERYTHING I did with that router! If I turned it off, for whatever reason, it didn't take too long for me to get an email from ATT letting me know that the darn thing was off! They also knew the SSID and any other settings of the router, perhaps even the password. I got emails on a regular basis telling me that the SSID had changed, or the password had changed, or there had been a change of this, that, or the other! Of course they knew all the activity as well. Unacceptable.
@dreamscaped18 ай бұрын
Not only computers, but public or commercial photocopiers.
@TimsComputerRepair8 ай бұрын
God video Brian.
@Britec098 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍
@mikedavis29698 ай бұрын
MERRY CHRISTMAS !
@TheCureDMan8 ай бұрын
What Start Menu replacement do you use on Windows 11?
@honestgoat8 ай бұрын
StartAllBack is what I use. Works great and is updated regularly. Even incorporates copilot now as well.
@Rood678 ай бұрын
Start11 to get back a normalized start menu Explorer Patcher to get back a normalized task bar. I don’t want to be forced to having my task bar on my main monitor; which is a large screen for work, editing, and gaming. I have always kept the task bar on the second monitor. And I don’t want two task bars, even though Display Fussion does a better job at dealing with two. Also, I want it larger to display more of the date and time, as well as more system tray icons. Windows 11 made the task bar essentially useless.
@TheCureDMan8 ай бұрын
@@honestgoat No, I have asked what utility is used by author as shown in this video at 6:57.
@Bluelagoonstudios8 ай бұрын
If I'm removing conventional HD's I drill a big hole and bring them to the recycle park. No one can use that one again.
@Ograws8 ай бұрын
Forgetting to update chipset drivers
@outlet69898 ай бұрын
A condom only protects you so much. This is why I always wear two.
@orgasmicwoman8 ай бұрын
I would like to see the Controlled Folder - how it relates to the User Account control; and how to update.
@Nick416228 ай бұрын
I live in the country, with no close neighbours in range.
@markclark7878 ай бұрын
on a spinning drive drill a hole through and power it up. I take the platters out and give them back to the owner
@STONE69_8 ай бұрын
Take the HDD apart and remove the nice platter inside.
@johngoard82728 ай бұрын
Great stuff Brian I really don't quite understand about the router changes etc but I di absolutely agree with you that one needs a third party security software on their machines. I have four machines and I have ESET Ultimate or Smart Security (I believe they are upgrading the Smart Security to Ultimate) on them and I find it extremely good at picking up the rubbish that comes though the internet. I did have Kaspersky for a long time but converted to ESET about four years ago and it is in my mind superior to the Kaspersky setup which was becoming a tad convoluted and confusing to use, and the support from ESET is just fantastic out here in Australia.
@SaraMorgan-ym6ue8 ай бұрын
did you change the user name and password for your rooter or router?
@Sid-Cannon8 ай бұрын
I use secure erase on SSD's and a hammer on HDD's ...
@redahpecah46928 ай бұрын
love Britec from Malaysia
@Britec098 ай бұрын
Thanks
@joanarling8 ай бұрын
Mistake #6: Just look at the leftmost icon in the bottom.
@enricmarshal8 ай бұрын
But isp bring me a router with a unique password. Is it still necessary to change it?
@Britec098 ай бұрын
Yes, change it
@enricmarshal8 ай бұрын
@@Britec09 ok
@hotmixer20108 ай бұрын
Buying a old school router that still uses an admin interface page in 2023/2024 is asking to be hacked
@billyguthrie31768 ай бұрын
One of the problems with the you don't need any antivirus at all arguement is that those making it haven't any clue how antivirus actually works. They don't know what it does to protect you. I can promise you the antivirus is a million times better at spotting an stopping malicious code than the person making the argument is! I'm sure malware analysts could make much more logical arguements for why you need an antivirus than i can but some things are just common sense!
@markclark7878 ай бұрын
Putting a PC to sleep and never restarting
@Gyrxiur8 ай бұрын
Ok, I do none of these mistakes, thanks for good feeling :)
@Britec098 ай бұрын
Perfect!
@arghyaprotimhalder55924 ай бұрын
First mistake is using that crappy spyware, malicious operating system that restricts customisation and networking. Crashes without warning doesn't run good on Server steals your data , crappy EULA
@michaeljavert46358 ай бұрын
I am very bitter about the word "root" I don't care if you're English or British the word Route is not Root. They are two different things and mean something very different. I am very bitter about it too, because the word on the spelling test was route, and the idiot teacher said root. Not realizing this, I spelled the word she said "Root" the way it is spelled. I wrote "root" and I did not get 100 % that I would have had if the teacher wasn't an idiot !
@davidanthonyburton22538 ай бұрын
Hiya brit tech and merry Christmas. P,ease can I say that I can't get my router details bc it is Virgin my ISP. Cos when I have tried. I have gone to my browser and tried to get into my router and it is a load of stuff. I mean typing my IP address into my router. I am totally confused sirs ¡¿¿¿
@JJFlores1978 ай бұрын
Some companies let you only manage the router via an app. You'll have to read the documentation for your specific router.