If you are working with text material frequently on the computer, you really should consider a text editing program. One that we recommend is created by a long-time supporter of Lockergnome. It is an award-winning software program from Eric Fookes called NoteTab. This program has won numerous awards and it is recognized as one of [...]
It should be a simple rule that every computer user should follow: back up your data. It is not a matter of “if” your computer will give you problems. It is a matter of “when.” This applies to everyone. Students, for example, should back up regularly. Your whole academic year, with notes, papers, presentation, lecture [...]
At this time of year, some of our readers who are back to university and colleges have set up new email accounts. Some educational institutions require this in order to broadcast messages to its students. Unfortunately, this is just another avenue that hackers / criminals can use to access the computer. Spam is not only [...]
Some of our regular readers are students and are starting their new academic year. Whether for academics or for entertainment, these readers will be increasing their downloading and their time online. If you download, share files with friends and classmates or, for that matter, just go online, you need to protect the investment in your [...]
This is going to start a debate. Even if you are protected by a router that sits between your computer and the Internet, you still need a firewall. Now some people will disagree, so let’s look at this in very simple terms.
The reason for bringing this subject up now is that some returning university / [...]
The number of malware sites are increasing. IBM has reported an increased sophistication with attempts to infect computers. The frightening thing is that some malware is being pushed unknowingly by legitimate sites.
This is a danger to all computer users. However, there is one segment of our readers who are going back to school in a [...]
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Students returning to school at colleges and universities need to be concerned about their security online. However, the same security measures should apply to ALL Internet users. For students, they will be using new Web sites, and setting up new accounts via the school. As such, they are prime targets for hackers and criminals who [...]
For some of our readers, the new year starts very soon — it’s school time again. And with school, in spite of the economy, there will be purchases of new laptops and desktops. On those laptops and desktops will go some very important files — like lectures, papers, music, pictures, and other personal “stuff” — [...]
Some days, it seems as though there is a never-ending barrage of new malware out there in the cyber world. Hackers and criminals are increasingly creative in trying to get you to click the links, thus delivering you their malicious code. People using services like Twitter also have to be concerned about malware — just [...]
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