By Joaquim Fernandes (Adapted from the article that first appeared in the Navhind Times on March 6, 2002)
Is Melissa bothering you, or the ILOVEYOU bug got into your system? Simply put, is there a virus in your computer system and you don't know what to do? Or, would you like a faster way of getting to your inbox on either Hotmail or Yahoo mail? If your answer is yes, try logging on to www.goa4all.com. This made-in-Calangute website has a special section on virus rescue and also takes you instantly to a page allowing logon to both Hotmail and Yahoo mail. The same page also has links to Rediffmail, Indiatimes mail and Goatelecom webmail. Goa4all.com is designed and run by TotalWebSolutions, a company that specialises in web site design. It's a free portal owned by Mr Vilanova Lobo, a young entrepreneur from Calangute, who also runs another popular portal, GoaWorld.com. Mr Lobo (popularly known as Vila) says that, ''When hit by a virus, we don't know what to do and normally spend lots of money of technicians. Many problems can easily be solved by following the simple steps provided on our website.'' Vila should know. Besides running 2 portals, he also runs the Arte D'Ouro chain of cybercafes across Goa. His parent company, AdSoft Infotech deals in the marketing and service of assembled/branded computers and computer peripherals. Assisting Vila in his business are his 2 junior brothers. Vishal handles the cyber cafe and the computers and peripherals showroom at Panjim called Digital World. And Vian handles the cyber cafe at Porvorim. Vila names the website of Goan musician Remo Fernandes as one of the prestigious sites his company has designed. But coming back to the virus problem, the site www.goa4all.com/virlist.htm enlists some of the recently discovered virii. Clicking the virus name unfolds all the information about that particular virus and also offers a link on ''how to configure Norton Anti-virus software to scan all files.'' Importantly, it also informs of ways to remove the virus manually by editing the system registry. Editing the registry involves removing the value the virus has added to the registry and great care needs to be taken while doing this. ''We recommend that people create a back up copy of their registry just in case,'' cautions Vila. But the instructions are quite simple and one need not be a hard core techie to understand them. The information on the site is compiled from a number of sites including the Symantec website of which the famous Norton anti-virus software is a product. The site also offers a link to the Symantec website. Goa4all.com personnel are now available on msn chat for free online consultations on virus related problems, normally in the mornings. Their id is: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The virus-rescue section apart, the portal also has a special facility for checking mail quickly. ''Because of the large number of Hotmail and Yahoo mail users, getting through to our inbox with our snail-paced internet speeds is a tedious task,'' says Vila. So his team of web designers at TotalWebSolutions, incorporated a page on their site which allows you to directly log on to Hotmail or Yahoo mail. The address is www.goa4all.com/cybercafe. ''This is much faster since it is hosted locally,'' says Vila. Besides offering links to Indian email websites (Goatelecom webmail included) on the same page, it also provides a link to the Google Search Engine. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet =================================================================== For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
