How to Unhide Hidden Files Caused by Viruses

It's a drag to plug in your virus-free USB to your friend's computer only to find out later that your folders and files are gone or are simply hidden from plain sight.

For starters, you need to scan your USB first using a virus scanner with an updated virus database (I recommend Avast or AVG). After being sure that your files aren't infected, you have to see if the virus hid your files or folders. Just go to your current window's Tools > Folder Options > View and check Show hidden files and folders.



You can try to Right Click and select Property for a particular file or folder and uncheck the Hidden attribute. But there are times when the check box is disabled.

When the Hidden attribute is disabled for your files or folders, follow these steps to unhide them all:

1. Open the command prompt (Start > Run > type cmd and press Enter)
   
2. On the command window type cd x: (where x is letter of your USB drive)
3. Type in attrib /s /d -s -h *.* and press Enter
4. Type exit and press Enter to close the command window
   

Notes:

• attrib : allows change file/folder attributes.
• /s : includes subdirectories
• /d: include folders as well
• -s: clears system file attribute
• -h: clears hidden attibute

ICAC Website Updated

The official site of Immanuel Christian Assembly Church just got a face lift. The site now features a more dynamic look and the contents are updated to include recent news and documentation. The multimedia component also features a more comprehensive library of images and videos of recent ICAC events. For more details please visit www.ica-capiz.org.

Obama Wins!

It has been a long and exciting bid for the White House for Barack Obama and it ends with a historic win. With a nice gesture, John McCain immediately concedes. Sweet!

Voting the American Way...

I've been following America's election process since January this year and it has been entertaining. The candidates are colorful, not to mention historic - they could either have the first black president in Barack Obama or the first woman vice president in Sarah Palin. They also have a lot interesting sides to tell like John McCain's wars stories and Obama's swift rise to stardom from anonymity.

Their election process is quite different from ours and I do get to research a lot about Democrats, Republicans, and their Electoral College. I tuned in to CNN, left-leaning NBC, and Fox News Channel for a right wing view (please drop the "Fair and Balanced" slogan).


In view of the Philippine election setting, their process is much more efficient and refined. For one, they can determine the winner in a day or two, and that the air is much more of enthusiasm rather than fear. Their main election issues include voter fraud, history of candidates, and differing stands on their failing economy, defense, and health care. The bashing and smearing are prevalent but one thing that strikes me is the lack of casualties.

Here in our country entering into politics can be deadly as seen in the rise of body counts during election season. This can be attributed to Filipinos seeing political positions as means of living and opportunities to advance personal interests and not the public's.

I hope we could learn some lessons and inject relevant strategies in the hope of improving our election process and politics in general. Though far from being perfect, America has provided a framework on how democracy works - where everyone can agree to disagree but in the end, unite for the common good.

Beware of Site Hackers

Content Management Systems, with their free source codes, are prone to hacks because of MySQL vulnerabilities. Here's one site with damaged a home page by these malicious hackers.



Once on the net, no website is safe so it is a must that data must be backed up and the site checked regularly.