Monthly Archives: September 2010
How’s Your Hard Drive? – Check It Out With These Free HD Tools
All modern Hard Drives are equipped with a feature known as S.M.A.R.T. that provides real-time analysis and the reporting of any developing problems and potential issues. The big question is: can you read the warnings? The following free application can … Continue reading
BitDefender’s Third Quarter Malware Report–USB Malware Leads The Pack
BitDefender, the well known Internet security solutions provider, released its latest quarterly report today, detailing cyber-threat activity from July through to September, 2010. Some of the key findings include: The top ranking e-threat, with 11 percent of the total infections … Continue reading
An Interview With An Anarchist Hacker
We’ve reported on the issue of software piracy, and the theft of intellectual property, a number of times. So, it’s easy for me to sum up my position on this contentious matter – there is no justifiable reason to steal … Continue reading
Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – September 30, 2010
How to Use Gmail to Make Free VoIP Calls – Move over, Skype. Google’s Gmail lets you make free VoIP calls directly from the inbox, and you can call anyone’s landline or mobile, whether they use Gmail or not. How … Continue reading
Filed under Internet Security Alerts, Tech Net News
Free GooReader – Making It Easy To Read Google Books On Your PC
Popular guest writer Rick Robinette, the “Mighty Freeware Hunter”, is back again with another terrific freeware find – GooReader. GooReader is a free desktop application that allows you to search, download and read books and magazines available on Google Books. … Continue reading
Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – September 29, 2010
10 tips for troubleshooting PC system slowdowns – When PC performance slows to a crawl, a systematic troubleshooting plan will help you zero in on the cause. Deb Shinder runs through likely culprits and describes steps you can take to … Continue reading
Filed under Internet Security Alerts, Tech Net News
ANOTHER Gmail “We’re Going To Close Your Account” Phishing Attempt – And The Beat Goes On!
For months now, Gmail inboxes have been flooded with one form or another, of the “Your Gmail account needs verification to avoid being shut down ” phishing attack. I mentioned earlier this month, that I didn’t expect to see this … Continue reading
Two Gmail Features Worth Knowing
Personal Level Indicators Gmail’s Personal Level Indicators, when activated, will help you quickly determine if a message was addressed to you, a group, or a mailing list. A single arrow (>) appears next to a message when it is sent … Continue reading
Filed under cybercrime, Don't Get Hacked, Email, Gmail, Google, Interconnectivity, Windows Tips and Tools
Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – September 28, 2010
Victimized by a ‘legitimate’ drive-by download – A careless, hurried click on the Adobe Flash Player update screen left unwanted McAfee security software on my PC and caused a scary-but-harmless antivirus-conflict warning. Hotmail adds new security measures to defend against … Continue reading
Filed under Internet Security Alerts, Tech Net News
How Secure Are Your Software Applications – Not Very, It Seems
Most of us, I expect, are familiar with the expression – If you fail to plan, then you plan to fail. If you accept the findings of Veracode’s second edition of their State of Software Security Volume 2, which reports … Continue reading
Filed under Windows Tips and Tools
