I no longer pay to secure my PCs and my home wireless network. I used to — and the software I used were very good — but I found that I could save money by installing a combination of highly-rated security applications that are free. Antivirus: AVG Free I’ve been running this on my PC’s [...]
This is a new trick (at least to me). I received a legitimate looking email from Amazon notifying me of a recent purchase of Windows Home Premium, which of course I did not order. This called phishing Phishers develop counterfeit webpages, which imitate the corporate image of well-known, trusted service providers. Then, using collected or [...]
Someone hacked my site and destroyed all my postings. I am currently trying to re-create some of the more pithy and useful posts and pages. Stay tuned.
Let’s face it, your kids are going to be smarter than you when it comes to using technology and the web. They use it more often, their friends know more about it than your friends do and they have plenty of free time to learn more. But you are right to be worried and do [...]