Monthly Archives: April 2011
Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – April 17, 2011
Five tips for using Ccleaner to degunk your system – Ccleaner is one of the best all-around tools for keeping your computer optimized and free of the junk that accumulates from Internet surfing, obsolete apps, and other cyber debris. 20 … Continue reading
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Filed under Internet Security Alerts, Tech Net News
Control A Remote Computer (And More), With Free TeamViewer
If you’re a person who’s often asked by friends, to help them, their friends, their neighbors, ……..the list goes on, to reconstruct a computer that is not responding appropriately, has become loaded with malware, etc., then free TeamViewer is worth … Continue reading
Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – April 16, 2011
Small But Powerful: 30 Useful Apps Under 2MB – We’ve put together a list of 30 apps that kick ass without taking up a lot of space. Every program in this list can be downloaded for free, and takes up … Continue reading
Filed under Internet Security Alerts, Tech Net News
Is Online PC Care A Scam?
It finally happened! I finally got an unsolicited phone call from Online PC Care, a company which advertises – “instant support for all your computer related technical problems is just a click away” and “Online PC Care is the right … Continue reading
Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – April 15, 2011
Office workers clueless about IT in general – Many office workers are not as tech or security aware as they could be, according to a new survey. When asked what cloud computing meant, a quarter thought it was a data … Continue reading
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WordPress.com Hacked (Again)
Anytime a users email account, or web site gets hacked, it’s seemingly always the user’s fault – never the service provider’s fault. Or so we’re led to believe – full transparency is rarely a strong point of Internet service providers. … Continue reading
Filed under blogging, Cyber Crime, Cyber Criminals, cybercrime, Internet Security Alerts, Opinion, Point of View, WordPress
Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – April 14, 2011
IE9 FAQ: how to install, uninstall, and tweak the final release – Microsoft released the final version of Internet Explorer 9 four weeks ago. Since then, I’ve been responding to a steady stream of questions from readers. Quick Tip: Shrink … Continue reading
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Government of Nigeria “tortures” 419 Scammers – If Only!
I’m not advocating the torture of cyber criminals and spam scam artists, although …. This morning, when I received an email (ostensibly), from The Federal Government of Nigeria (The Advance Fee Fraud section), in which it was made clear that … Continue reading
Pointing Magnifier and Angle Mouse – Mouse Apps For Older Computer Users
An exploding aging population is a reality previous generations had little or no experience with – but not so now. Those of us who “fit” into the aging population paradigm, are increasingly aware that motor skills may not be quite … Continue reading
Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – April 13, 2011
Six Windows 7 Nightmares (and How to Fix Them) – Here are ways out of six common Windows 7 disasters. I’ll tell you how to fix a PC that won’t boot, retrieve files from an inaccessible hard drive, stop frequent … Continue reading
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