April 18, 2010
by sjvn01
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Recently, a friend reported that since the April 13th Windows security patch, her copy of 64-bit Windows 7 is marking all folders as “read only” and she couldn’t find an easy way to fix it. She’s not alone. But this … Continue reading
April 7, 2010
by sjvn01
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In just today’s e-mail, I’ve received offers of “$8.500.000,00 (Eight million,Five hundred thousand United State dollars)” and similar garbage. Like most such spam it includes a link that, were I to follow it, leads to Windows malware. But, I also … Continue reading
April 6, 2010
by sjvn01
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You might think that you wouldn’t need to worry with any new wireless technologies for your laptop, after 802.11n, with its 100-Megabit per second (Mbps) speeds, finally became a standard. You’d be wrong. Two new technologies, Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave … Continue reading
April 2, 2010
by sjvn01
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First things first. If you’re still using Internet Explorer, stop reading this story and update your Web browser Right Now. But, it’s not just IE. Firefox also has a slew of security problems, which need to be addressed. Internet Explorer, … Continue reading
March 30, 2010
by sjvn01
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I didn’t see this coming, but now that Google has announced that it’s working with Adobe to integrate Adobe Flash into its Chrome browser it makes perfect sense to me. To quote Google’s Linus Upson, VP of Engineering: * When … Continue reading
March 24, 2010
by sjvn01
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You don’t have to be a security expert to know that Windows and its software have serious security problems. It seems that no sooner than Microsoft fixes some holes then more are revealed. Part of that is because Windows is … Continue reading