Windows
How To Ensure Your Online Transactions Are Secure
Gazette reader Jack J. writes: Dear Dennis, I have a question that has been bothering me for some time. I appreciate the professional advice you give in your newsletters to other readers, and would be very thankful if you could please set me straight on my problem. My dilemma has to do with Secure Web [...]
Surftp
Software FTP clients are a dime a dozen, and you probably already have your personal favorite that you use when the time comes to transfer files back and forth from a server. Using software isn’t the only way to make FTP work for you – all you really need is a Web browser. Let’s say [...]
Concentration Comes With Experience
In the previous article, I emphasized that helping seniors become computer literate is not simply processing learning a new single-step skill. Many different activities must be piled on top of one another to get to the point of feeling comfortable with any of the common tasks that seniors express an interest in. However, one thing [...]
Apply A View To All Folders
Have you ever noticed that when you change the view for a folder, that specific view is not applied to any other folders that you open? For example, if you open a folder and switch to the icon view, then open a subfolder, the icon view is not applied. You can have a view applied [...]
Disable Error Reporting In Windows XP
When an error is generated in Windows XP, a dialog box will appear asking whether or not you want to send an error report. If you have already sent in a report for a recurring problem or if you find this to be an annoyance, you can disable error reporting altogether. To accomplish this, you [...]
Cyber Bullying Becomes A Big Problem
It is not just on the playground, anymore. Bullying is now being reported from chat rooms, e-mails, instant messages, and even mobile phone text messages. Like typical bullying, it is a problem. But unlike typical bullying, now the bully can remain anonymous while invading the victim’s home. Reports seem to indicate that most girl-to-girl bullying [...]
Hijack Guard By PC Tools
Gazette Reader Troy V. writes: Dear Dennis, Thank you so much for all your hard effort in reviewing our products, Registry Mechanic and Spyware Doctor. We have received quite a bit of positive feedback from your web site visitors, as I am sure you have as well. At this time, I want to let you [...]
Cookies Are Usually Harmless, But…
…If United Virtualities has its way, some “deleted” cookies may come back to spy on you. Seems it has developed something it calls a Persistent Identification Element (PIE). It’s technology that lets a Web site know if a cookie is missing, and it will look for the missing cookie in Macromedia’s Flash Player local shared [...]
Save2FTP v1.5
Save2FTP allows you to back up selected files or folders to a remote FTP server. The program uses zip compression to archive your files (optional password protection) and can maintain multiple copies of your backups, each named after the backup date. Additional features include conditional start options (file exists), before/after command execution, e-mail notifications, and [...]
Google Sightseeing
There is so much to see in this world, but unless you have a cushioned bank account, the prospect of getting around to everything at your convenience can feel like an impossible dream. Well, forget those financial hassles and settle into your desk chair to get a satellite’s eye view of the world’s hot spots [...]
