The U.S. Federal Communications Commission [FCC] wants to set aside radio frequencies for a nationwide public safety network. It seems that following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and Hurricanes Katrina and Rita attention has been focused on the patchwork of radio systems used by different public-safety agencies in the U.S. The lack [...]
Well I am sorry to report that the Comodo Firewall I had previously installed and which I had written about starting acting up on my system this week.
All firewalls require a learning period in which the user is asked if they want to allow certain programs on their system to access the Internet or other [...]
We all fall into email traps, especially when we are in a hurray. This list some of things we may do and ways to try to avoid them. It’s a simple list, and I am sure you will see some of your own mistakes.
Failing to follow e-mail etiquette
Don’t write emails when you are angry, calm [...]
Outlook Express is one of the most popular email clients being used, since it is included Free with Windows. And using Outlook Express can be easy if you know some of the tips and tricks built into the software.
Send Email to a Group
If you have friends, family, relatives or co-workers, you can setup groups which [...]
Today the Microsoft Security Response Center has posted a warning on its Web site and blog, warning of a possible new exploit. This new exploit involves all versions of Windows - including Vista.
Other postings on the Internet indicate that this new exploit has been placed on a Russian hacker forum. Because of this situation, Microsoft [...]
There is an upstart computer company out of Atlanta, GA called Lite Appliances, Inc. that is saying it will have a laptop computer in 2007 that will cost only $150. According to a recent article, the laptop will not use any of the standard operating systems nor will it be using AMD or Intel processors.
This [...]
Microsoft is offering a free trial of its latest Web building software called Microsoft Expression-Web. The trial version can be used for 60 days and is fully functional.
Though I was unable to find anything that specifically made mention of this, I believe that Expression-Web software is the replacement for FrontPage. In looking at the [...]
I have been reading with interest in blogs, newspapers, magazines, and other online sources all that has to be said about Microsoft’s new operating system that will be released to the masses on January 30, 2007. Some of the commentary reminded me of things that had also been said in previous Windows releases going back [...]
In Part 1 I covered the problem: saving everything on your computer system. In Part 2 I will cover what you can do to correct the problem and have a faster running system.
Save Your Stuff To CD Or DVD
Almost all of the newer computer systems are now coming with either a CD or DVD recorder, [...]
A Toshiba Satellite M115-S3094 14.1″ Widescreen Notebook PC Intel Core Duo Processor T2050, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, DVD SuperMulti Drive.
Well the middle daughter doesn’t know it yet, but this is what she is getting for Christmas. So why am I playing with it already? Because all OEM manufacturers have to [...]
It seems that some who tried to use the first method I posted still could not get Internet Explorer 7 off of their system. I did locate an article from Microsoft’s MSDN site which has a second method you may wish to try to get IE 7 uninstalled. Here it is:
Method 2: Run the Spuninst.exe [...]
While surfing the Internet last night, my Firefox browser started bugging me about updates being available. Now what? Well knowing the updates must be important, I stopped what I was doing, and did the update. So this morning I went over to Mozilla to find out what was up.
Seems that Mozilla is patching ten [...]
There was a comment left in the posting on how to uninstall Symantec, asking how to download. We sometimes forget that there are still folks who are new to computing that may not know how to do some of the basics the rest of us take for granted. And with that in mind, I thought [...]
An ISO image or .ISO file is a computer file that contains the complete contents of a CD or DVD disk. ISO images are often created to back up a CD or DVD and to distribute CDs or DVDs over the Internet. So why do you need to know this?
Most software distributions that are being [...]
I read an article yesterday that suggested we may be hurting ourselves by extending too many warnings about cyberspace activities such as spyware, malware, and phishing, which could be giving cyber criminals more credit than they deserve. So this morning when I read this article from Websense, stating that organized crime aka ‘the Mob’ was [...]
This will will a two-part posting. Part 1 is to identify the problem and Part 2 is how to correct the problem.
This morning my wife was on her computer and she was going through some of my old teaching lessons, which included some how to tricks for Windows 98. This reminded me of something that [...]
During 2005, desktop and laptop PCs were running neck and neck with a 50% market share each . But this holiday season with stats coming in after the Thanksgiving holiday sale known as Black Friday and sales results from the first two weeks of December, laptop sales are running two to one over desktop PCs.
I, [...]
Want to play some arcade games of the ’80s? For free?
OK, I know. There are plenty of free game sites available. But this site has some of my favorite games of the ’80s: Battlefield, Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Air Hockey, Othello, Pong, Simon, Tetris, and much, much more. And there are also newer games available.
Let’s face [...]
Well at first I thought that this was some kind of a gimmick. But StopBadWare.org is for real. The site touts being sponsored by Harvard Law School’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society and Oxford University Internet Institute. And in addition supported by such tech, fiems as Google, Lenovo, and Sun Microsystems. I’m impressed.
So what do [...]
McAfee has a free site Advisor available for both Internet Explorer and Firefox that works with the most popular search engines.
What Is McAfee Site Advisor?
I think that this software would be best described as a tool, that can help protect us and our computer systems from Web sites that may include spyware, adware, and [...]
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