Windows
My Journey With Vista – A Hiccup
My continuing journey with Microsoft Windows Vista Beta 2 has gotten nowhere in the last few days. We have been grounded until further notice. If you live near here, Murphy, NC, or along the East Coast, you have some idea of the weather we have been having. Here we have had cloud to ground lightning [...]
The Europe Question
Microsoft may just get its arse handed to it on a plate by the European Union according to BBC News. It was reported six months ago that Microsoft had complied with the rulings in filing plans and reports, so it would seem that the reason the EU is coming down on Microsoft so harshly is [...]
Expire Email Messages In Outlook 2003
Outlook 2003 allows you to configure an expiration date for your email messages. This can be useful if you are sending a sensitive or confidential email to someone else and you are concerned about it being read by someone else. Once the expiration date passes, the message will not longer be available. One catch to [...]
Send Your Email Messages At A Specific Time (Outlook 2003)
There may be times when you compose an email message but do not want to send it right away. You could save the message to your Drafts folder and send it later. Alternatively, you can configure Outlook to send the message for you on a specific date at a specific time. To configure an email [...]
To Avoid Unnecessarily Infecting Your Computer While Surfing
If you ever go to a URL that has an “.asp” extension, you are most likely running a script, or program, off of that server. While Internet Explorer is a great browser in many ways, and while we don’t necessarily discourage its use, it is important for you to know how to disable active scripting [...]
Help with eBay Auctions
We’re right in the middle of a server move, so you’ll have to pardon any hiccups you encounter over the next couple of days. The good news is: our new setup should be faster and a bit more stable. Knock on wood! I’m busy prepping for Gnomedex – have you seen our t-shirt designs? It’s [...]
TagFetch
Just think for a moment about all of the Web services that support tagging. It almost feels like any resource that deals with content now features tagging specific items with keywords. When you take the time to tag every little thing, do you actually think about what you’re doing? Identifying content in this way does [...]
New eCard Phishing Trick To Be Aware Of
The beauty of a Mac is I can investigate what phishing e-mail I’ve just been sent has in store for me, safely. In this case, I received an e-mail “from” 123Greetings.com (see the full resolution screen capture of the message) that said, “A friend has sent you an ecard from 123Greetings.com.” The card was to [...]
Launch IP Security Monitor In Windows Server 2003
Win2000 and Windows Server 2003 provide support for IPSec (Internet Protocol Security), which you can use to secure communications between computers. If you’ve used Win2000, you will probably remember the IPSECMON command that opens IP Security Monitor. However, Windows Server 2003 now includes numerous enhancements and changes to the IP Security Monitor. One of the [...]
Removing SpyAxe, SpySherrif, SpyFalcon, Etc.
Can’t change your desktop background? Little orange triangle in your system tray telling that you have an infection, and for $29.99 they can fix it? New icons for SpyAxe on your desktop? Desktop background says you have a spyware infection or has an image of a BSOD (Blue Screen of Death)? If you answer yes [...]
