In an effort to stem the tide of cyber criminals, the FBI is conducting another investigation which it claims is netting the arrest of suspects throughout the world. In it’s latest investigation, a teenager from New Zealand was nabbed in which the suspect had control of millions of computers worldwide. Known as bots, these sinister [...]
For those of you who like to live life in the fast lane, there are some services in Vista that can be changed or disabled to help kick the operating in the butt and improve performance. If you are not familiar with how Windows functions, or who may be afraid on how this procedure works, [...]
In a recent interview, Linux founding father Linus Torvalds speaks his mind as always, and takes a peak into what may be in store for Linux during 2008. He also takes on the giant software company of Redmond fame and speaks about FUD [Fear, Uncertainty & Doubt], FUD, and more FUD , that spews from [...]
It seems that the Vista ‘capable’ issue is surfacing again; this time the plaintiffs are asking for class action status in the case against Microsoft. You may recall that before Vista was released, some computers being sold had ‘Vista Capable’ stickers affixed to the units, which suggested the computers would run Vista when it was [...]
In my last few reports referencing Firefox 3 beta 1, I stated that RAM usage was taking off like a rocket when the beta was first installed. On 3 test systems RAM shot up over 900 MB and the systems became totally unusable. What was surprising about this was that some folks did not [...]
Yesterday I did a mini review of Mozy online backup [here] after trying the free software product on two of my systems. Reader Peter provided a link to a site that has recommendations and also reviews of the top 25 products they consider being the best to use. It was good to see that Mozy [...]
Though I do my own backups on a regular bases, I thought I would try a online backup service just to see how well or not so well it would work. I have heard all of the rhetoric about safety issues and so forth, and also the issues about security. After going through my important [...]
Yesterday I took a look at the Live Document website that appears to be in the process of setting up shop and also taking invites to test the new site. According to some sources, Live Documents will allow users of MS Office to share their files. Though this doesn’t sound starling at first glance, what [...]
You got love it. Rumors are already surfacing that XP SP3 is twice as fast as Vista SP1. Naturally no data is brought forth to substantiate these finding, but it does make for good reading. So with this in mind, I decided to run some unscientific tests on my test computer that currently dual [...]
Is the OLPC [One Laptop Per Child] project doomed to fail? It seems that this once great project to provide an affordable laptop to the worlds poor has run into a stone wall which was built by Intel and Microsoft. Why would these two industry giants want to crush this non-profit from the planet? Money [...]
In looking through some of the comments, I have noticed that some folks are posting questions regarding some issues they are having on their systems. Though I try to answer most of the questions as best I can, some issues may be better answered if posted in one of the forums that cater to computer [...]
Reader Michael 2005 posted this question and I thought I would toss it out here, to see if anyone could help him with his problem. He stated:
Ron: 11-20-07 (Tues)
Hi! I am intending to replace [...]
Well after my last review [here] of Firefox 3 Beta 1, I tried the new browser on some of my other systems. I set it up on my wife’s computer running Windows XP Media Center and also on my test system running Vista. On both of these systems I had the exact same problem. [...]
In a rather unusual way to sell new computers for the holiday season, Dell has set up a new website that puts a twist on how to get a new PC. You can setup a virtual piggy bank of sorts and have others donate towards your purchase. You must setup a Pay Pal account which [...]
Make sure your system is up to date and that you have the latest protections in place.
AVG anti-virus: 11/24/07
Norton anti-virus: 11/21/07
McAfee anti-virus: 11/21/07
Lavasoft Ad-Aware: 11/22/07
Spybot Search and Destroy: 11/21/07
Microsoft Windows Defender: 11/19/07
Nod32: 11/21/07
Updates as of November, 25, 2007 6:00am CDT.
Tags: avg, norton, mcafee, lavasoft, spybot, defender, nod32
Some readers are looking for some assistance to some problems and questions and I thought I would throw them out on the table for discussion and hopefully for some problem solving:
From reader Kim - still having a NTLDR problem:
After i followed your instruction my computer successfully startup to windows, but i could not log in. [...]
As most of you know, I am an avid Firefox user and have been for at least 4 years. For the most part, I personally find Firefox easy to use, and even with the high memory usage, have stuck with it. So today when I downloaded Firefox 3 Beta 1, I was hoping that this [...]
Just a quick note. The Mozilla team may release the new Firefox 3 Beta either this evening [11-20-07] or by tomorrow [11-21-07]. The much anticipated browser has been in the works for quite sometime, and many web sites have been clamoring for it’s release.
In a previous article there was a tale of woe [...]
Break out those credit cards, checkbooks and cash and get ready for the sales this Black Friday. Ads are already in place by most of the major retailers and this Black Friday is going to be a bargain hunters joy, or nightmare, depending on how much you enjoy shopping.
Dell laptops for $399, Acer Desktop computers [...]
During the past few weeks much has been written about Google’s new Android software, their possible entry into the wireless world and also the possibility of them buying the 700 mhz spectrum when it goes up for bid by the FCC. The alliances they have formed with other companies, though commendable, may not be enough [...]
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