Monthly Archives: February 2009
The 411 on Conficker B++
There’s a lot of tech jargon when reporting the new variant of the Conficker worm, Conficker B++. We’ll skip it. We previously reported on the miseries of the Conficker worm, AKA W32.Downadup.B: think locking you out of system directories, blocking … Continue reading
What’s in a (File) Name?
One of Bill’s security recommendations (among the many that he tries to pound into the heads of his readers), is to disable the hiding of file extensions for known file types. In this, my second article on Bill’s Blog, I … Continue reading
Cloud Computing – An Overview
Cloud computing is not a new concept. If you really want to get down to it, the internet IS the cloud. The purpose of this article and the articles that will follow is to try and flush out desktop computing … Continue reading
Inventive FaceBook Scammers Trick You Out of Money with Trojans
Do you take the same pains to protect your FaceBook details online, that you do your banking info? A recent case involving a Microsoft employee from Seattle, Bryan Gutberg, highlighted the need to protect your FaceBook details in the same … Continue reading
Pop-up Downloads – They Get You Coming and Going
Being unaware can cause havoc on your computer. Your Firewall and Security Applications 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 much more effective … Continue reading
GOM Media Player – 5 Star Rated and Free!
Free 5.1 Channel Output. Advanced Playback Capabilities. Tired of Windows Media Player’s weaknesses? Fed up with its 24.5 MB bloated size? Are you unhappy with its outrageous overhead requirements? Then GOM Media Player, (the unusual name stands for Gretech Online … Continue reading
IE7 Vulnerability Now Being Exploited
A number of Internet security providers, including McAfee, Trend Micro, and F-Secure are reporting that exploit code for the Internet Explorer 7 vulnerability, patched by Microsoft last week, is now circulating in the wild. If you have not downloaded and … Continue reading
Western Digital WD TV – Impressive!
If you are a computer media junky like yours truly, getting that media to your analog and digital television can present a challenge. Like in, how does one do it? Wonder no more my friends. Western Digital has a great … Continue reading
Free Software For Tough Economic Times
Times are tough, the economy is in the tank, and if anything, times will get much tougher long before they get better. We are all now faced with the task of trimming expenses this year, and software applications that cost … Continue reading
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AbiWord – The Best Multilingual MS Word Alternative
A friend called me recently and wondered if he could “borrow” my copy of MS Word so that he could update a saved copy of his resume in Microsoft Word format. It seems he no longer had access to Word. … Continue reading
