September 15, 2009
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Everyone has seen a fake virus infection Web page from time to time. They pop up on your screen looking like a perfectly normal Windows page except they tell you that your PC is infected by a virus and you … Continue reading
September 10, 2009
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Windows is insecure. That’s a given. But, Microsoft does issue monthly security patches-the first Tuesday of every month on Patch Tuesday-for many of Windows’ security problems. Now, however, there’s a new security problem in Windows XP’s TCP/IP networking that Microsoft … Continue reading
September 2, 2009
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Internet Explorer isn’t anything like as popular as it used to be. Many users of Internet Explorer have moved from IE to Firefox or other browsers. In fact, in July 2009, Internet Explorer fell to an all time low of … Continue reading
August 31, 2009
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I love Dr. Gregory House. As a journalist, I can really appreciate his view that “Everybody lies.” That may be too cynical for most people, but when it comes to dealing with your e-mail I’m not sure it’s possible to … Continue reading
August 25, 2009
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Today’s Internet report is Green in the European Union, Yellow in North America but still Red in the Pan-Pacific countries and Israel. In the U.S., Facebook and Twitter are still under siege from the Windows-based Katrina Storm botnet. Google, however, … Continue reading
August 24, 2009
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M (Instant Messaging) clients have become invisible. We use them all the time to ‘talk’ with co-workers, chat with friends, and ‘text’ with family members on their phone. That is, I do, anyway because my IM client Pidgin, works with … Continue reading