And when it happens, it is really difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff, as people love to spread lies using such “killing” arguments such as: "I do not know / am not sure where I saw / read it, but I know it is true".
And such, as I may say "facts", are accepted and believed without critical thinking and get a start in life without any real justification, especially when those words were spoken by a “star”. And today we will reveal the truth. Here are the facts not to believe in:
1. Mac computers do not catch viruses
For many years, Apple was trying to convince us on its website that its computers are better than PCs running on Windows OS, because they have “immunity” to viruses. But times have changed, and in June of last year Apple changed its call for supremacy after the Mac OS fell under the onslaught of viruses. However, even previously some malwares for Apple OS were found from time to time.2. More megapixels - higher picture quality
The number of megapixels actually has meaning only when you, for example, plan to use the framework for billboards. The reason for this is the monitor. The picture is not always shown in their actual size in megapixels, including the image on the monitor.For the average user who wants to create a high-quality image, the quality of the lens and the light sensor should be more important.
3. If you leave you notebook on, you will kill your battery
Actually, you do not damage the battery of your laptop when it is left connected to the network. Of course, if your laptop is not quite so old..jpg "Technological Myths") |
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You will have to worry only if you have a nickel-based battery. But nowadays most of the notebooks have lithium batteries. They are best left permanently connected to the charge and charged only in cases when it is necessary.
4. QWERTY-keyboard is designed to slow the speed of writing
The story goes that in the early years of the typewriters were imperfect. And if the speed of typing were fast, they got broken. Over time the QWERTY format of typing was invented, which reduced the speed and solved the problem of too rapid keystrokes.That’s far from being true. In fact, the QWERTY keyboard was invented precisely in order to avoid accidents with typewriters. For example, in the first versions of typewriters the letters t and h were close and often during the typing process the levers mated. That’s why, the current latter layout has such look we got used to.
5. The magnet can erase your hard drive data
This is true only if to speak about some floppy disks. Do you still use them? Flash memory cards cannot be affected by the magnet, and hard disks can suffer from very strong magnets, which are, for the most part, only in laboratories. Although, you may try to build them at home but I believe you will do it far from any metal things.6. Facebook will become a paid service
If you have ever heard such a statement, do not believe in it. If you want to test, all you need is to ask this question in the Help Center of the social network: "Will Facebook charge for services I future?" And you will definitely receive the answer: "No. Facebook will always be a free service for all users".All paid services are designed for those you want to advertise some services or products in Facebook.
I think these are 6 most “believable” technological myths I and my friends have recently faced. So, if you ever hear anyone telling that any of these things are true, show them this article and persuade them in what is real!
Kate MerzlovaAbout the Guest Author:
This post is written by Kate Merzlova, a tech writer from Intellectsoft, a team of professionals delivering high quality mobile application development services. To find out more about our business mobile solutions, visit our site or follow us on Twitter @Intellectsoft.
