Monthly Archives: September 2008

Advanced WindowsCare Personal – Great Free System Optimizer

Advanced WindowsCare Personal, a free all-in-one utility, is a terrific collection of system tools and utilities to fix, speed up, maintain and protect your PC. Having tested this application, over the last year or so, I’m convinced that a typical … Continue reading

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Filed under Cleaning Your Computer, Freeware, Memory Optimizers, Privacy, Registry Cleaners, Slow Computer, Software, Spyware - Adware Protection, System Memory Management, System Tweaks, System Utilities, Utilities, Windows Tips and Tools

Free Anonymous Phone Numbers for Online Safety

Privacy is a major issue for most people who use the Internet; particularly those who use web based listing service such as eBay, craigslist, and online dating services. Not surprisingly, to interact with these services, participants need to provide a … Continue reading

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Filed under Free Anonymous Phone Numbers, Freeware, Geek Software and Tools, Interconnectivity, Internet Safety, Internet Safety Tools, Online Safety, Personal Perspective, Privacy, Safe Surfing, Windows Tips and Tools

Backup and Image Hard Drives/Partitions Free – DriveImage XML Updated

We talk a lot on this Blog about how important it is to have a current backup of all of your critical data, system/hardware drivers (something many of us forget), and user operating system settings, in case of system or hardware … Continue reading

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Your Lack of Security Awareness Hurts You and Me on the Internet

What you don’t know can’t hurt you, right? There are many people who actually believe this statement, and that’s fair enough. For those who do believe this old truism, I have news for you. What you don’t know when it … Continue reading

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Filed under Anti-Malware Tools, Free Security Programs, Freeware, Interconnectivity, Internet Safety, Internet Safety Tools, Online Safety, Personal Perspective, Software, trojans, Viruses, Windows Tips and Tools

FireFox 3.0.2 Released – 11 Bugs Fixed – Update Today!

The latest update of FireFox version 3.0.2 now available for download includes patches for 11 security deficiencies, many of them rated as critical by Mozilla Corporation. If you are still using FireFox version 2, then you need to update this … Continue reading

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Filed under Browsers, Firefox, Freeware, Geek Software and Tools, Interconnectivity, Internet Safety, Internet Safety Tools, Online Safety, Software, Windows Tips and Tools

Download Free Crossloop – Be a Tech Hero for Family/Friends/Customers

Are you, like me, the tech support guru/IT department for your friends, family, and perhaps even the neighborhood? I’m often asked by friends, to help them, their friends, their neighbors ………. the list goes on endlessly, to reconstruct a computer … Continue reading

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Filed under Freeware, Geek Software and Tools, Interconnectivity, Peer to Peer, Remote Tech Support, Software, Windows Tips and Tools

New Barack Obama Survey Gas Card Scam

Regular readers of this site are aware, that some time ago I wrote “Now that Barack Obama has been officially nominated to carry the Democrats’ banner into the upcoming U.S. presidential election, be prepared for a deluge of spam scams … Continue reading

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Filed under Don't Get Hacked, Email, Firefox Add-ons, Free Security Programs, Freeware, Interconnectivity, Internet Explorer Add-ons, Internet Safety, Internet Safety Tools, internet scams, Malware Advisories, Online Safety, Safe Surfing, Spyware - Adware Protection, System Security, trojans, Viruses, Windows Tips and Tools

Adeona – Free – Stolen/Lost Laptop Tracker Software

You’ll never lose your Laptop computer, and you take particular care to ensure it won’t be stolen, right? Of course you do. But does loss, or theft, of laptops happen? You bet. Recent survey results from the Ponemon Institute, indicates … Continue reading

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Steal Your Friends Passwords and Software Licenses!

I’ll bet that headline got your attention! We all know that the purpose of computer passwords is to protect personal information that you’ve stored on your computer, and in your online accounts. With access to your passwords, cyber-criminals (they come … Continue reading

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Filed under Don't Get Hacked, Geek Software and Tools, Interconnectivity, Malware Advisories, Privacy, Software, Spyware - Adware Protection, USB, Windows Tips and Tools

Drive-by Downloads – Update Your Browser Right Now!

Your Firewall and Security Applications along with your Browser security add-ons provide the ultimate in protection while you’re surfing the web, right? Well in a sense they do. Paradoxically, it’s because current anti-malware solutions are marginally more effective than they … Continue reading

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Filed under Application Vulnerabilities, Browsers, Firefox, Freeware, Interconnectivity, Internet Safety, Malware Advisories, Online Safety, Safe Surfing, System Security, Windows Tips and Tools