Ron Schenone
Botnets – What Are They?
For the past several months I have been reading in trade magazines and also online articles about botnets. And I had a general idea about how the bad guys were using these Trojan Horses to attack our computer systems. But I never really knew just how bad the situation has gotten so I thought I [...]
Where Did My RAM Go? I Bought 512MB – Shows Only 348MB?
Every Sunday I read the tech column in our local rag, in which readers post questions and the expert responds with their advice. This Sunday was no exception. A reader asked why their system that they purchased was only showing 348MB RAM, when they bought a system that was supposed to have 512 MB. The [...]
Dell XPS Computers – Get Duplicate CDs
Owners of Dell XPS computer systems are now able to request duplicate copies of Windows XP as well as new resource CDs that contain the latest drivers and utilities. Dell cautions that the resource CD may not contain all of the latest drivers for your particular model, but there is a link on the page [...]
Google Again – This Time New Blogger Features
Google has taken its blogger out of beta (testing) and have released the feature enriched version for public consumption. Added to an already simple format with easy setup features, Google now offers a variety of new tools to enhance the blogger experience. Some of the new features are: Privacy – which gives the user the [...]
Santa Brought Me An HP Photosmart C5180 MFP Printer
I kept wondering what that box was under the tree, since it looked fairly large and also had some weight to it. I knew it couldn’t be a tie, or is someone playing a trick on me and putting a brick or two inside just to keep me guessing. On Christmas day it was a [...]
New Kid On The Block – Primary Response SafeConnect 2.1
I read with heightened interest a recent review by PC Magazine, concerning a new product called Primary Response SafeConnect 2.1. This is a software product that works along side your current security protections and looks for unusual activity that could indicate a threat to the safety of you computer system. Most virus and spyware programs [...]
$150 Laptop – Update – And I Still Don't Believe It!
I posted a topic on the alleged $150 laptop saying that I didn’t believe it could happen. (See posting here.) And I received a scathing comment in which I was accused of being ‘biased.’ Let’s examine the Web site of the company that is selling this $150 laptop and see what you think. As you [...]
Week 5 with Vista RTM – Update
Time does go by fast when you are having fun. Well it’s week #5 using Vista and I gave what is called Ready Boost a try. I have a 2GB flash memory stick that I used for testing purposes. The system I am using Vista with already has 1 GB of fixed RAM. But I [...]
Free Software You Should Get – Startup Monitor & Startup Control Panel
It’s FREE! But more importantly both Startup Monitor and Startup Control Panel provide very useful information and can help protect your system from progarms that may attempt to take over your system. I have been using both protects on my computer system since they first were introduced and they work extremely well. And they have [...]
Microsoft Extends Warranty To One Year On Xbox 360
Microsoft on December 22, 2006 has extended the warranty on its popular Xbox 360 from 90 days to one year. This coincides with the warranties offered by Nintendo Wii and Sony’s PS3. In addition Microsoft is planning to reimburse those who have paid for repair costs prior to the warranty on their consoles. This reimbursement [...]
