tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8942121316609427977Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:39:58 +0000Computer Security Information so simple that even my wife can follow along!http://mouseholeproductions.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Mark Rider)Blogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8942121316609427977.post-2242507018843230295Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:31:00 +00002008-11-17T17:34:54.676-06:00In This Issue* Security Alerts* Google Chrome* Security Programs – Total Security?* Sites of Interest==================Happy International Day for Tolerance! Today is dedicated to bringing attention to the idea of acceptance and tolerance in the world. It was started by the United Nations in 1996, with activities directed towards both schools and the general public. Tom Lehrer may have said it http://mouseholeproductions.blogspot.com/2008/11/common-sense-security-newsletter-16.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Rider)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8942121316609427977.post-111689310801438670Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:14:00 +00002008-09-07T08:23:37.745-05:00In This Issue* Security Alerts* Internet Explorer 8 Beta* Programs to Clear Browsing Information* Sites of Interest==================Happy “Neither Rain Nor Snow” Day! September 7th is the anniversary of the 1914 opening of the New York Post Office building, which has that famous weather phrase inscribed on it. Although this has become known as the US Postal Service motto, there actually is no http://mouseholeproductions.blogspot.com/2008/09/common-sense-security-newsletter-7.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Rider)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8942121316609427977.post-4982819715935061363Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:21:00 +00002008-08-11T06:26:30.071-05:00In This Issue* What is the DNS Flaw and What Does it Mean to You? * Security Alerts* Sites of Interest==================Happy S'Mores Day! Depending on the source, S’mores Day is August 10 or 11, but it really doesn’t make that much difference to me. As long as it is a real S’more (graham crackers, toasted marshmallow and chocolate) it is worth celebrating whenever the mood strikes you. If you http://mouseholeproductions.blogspot.com/2008/08/common-sense-security-newsletter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Rider)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8942121316609427977.post-8330402752901987579Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:12:00 +00002008-07-06T14:19:24.558-05:00In This Issue* Hyping the Danger* Security Alerts* Sites of Interest==================Happy Be Nice to New Jersey Week! To set the record straight, New Jersey's official state bird is not the mosquito, and their actual state bird, the eastern goldfinch, is not a commuter. Although it is the butt of many jokes, New Jersey is my mother’s home state so that makes it a good state as far as I am http://mouseholeproductions.blogspot.com/2008/07/common-sense-security-newsletter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Rider)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8942121316609427977.post-7317656409088234532Sun, 08 Jun 2008 22:25:00 +00002008-06-08T17:32:29.432-05:00In This Issue* Risky Domains?* Security Alerts* Sites of Interest==================Happy Anniversary, Baby! 16 years ago today my lovely wife, Karen, and I got married, and in spite of everything we are still together and going strong. Since she only reads the first part of my newsletters I wanted to make sure that she knows how happy I am to have her in my life, especially when times get a bit http://mouseholeproductions.blogspot.com/2008/06/common-sense-security-newsletter-8-june.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Rider)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8942121316609427977.post-1243006828801318477Sun, 18 May 2008 19:15:00 +00002008-05-18T14:20:20.014-05:00In This Issue* Windows XP Service Pack 3 Hell* Antimalware Programs* Security Alerts* Sites of Interest==================Happy Birthday Karol Jozef Wojtyła! Today is also Devil's Food Cake Day, which seems a bit of a contradiction considering that Karol Wojtyta was better known as Pope John Paul II.If you have subscribed to the newsletter through your AOL account, you may not be getting it http://mouseholeproductions.blogspot.com/2008/05/common-sense-security-newsletter-18-may.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Rider)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8942121316609427977.post-8146910629084674519Sun, 04 May 2008 21:41:00 +00002008-05-04T16:47:10.081-05:00In This Issue* Windows XP Update* Security Alerts* Sites of Interest==================Happy "International Respect for Chickens Day". May is International Respect for Chickens Month, designed to celebrate the beauty, dignity and life of chickens, and I plan to celebrate with a cheese omelet for breakfast and a roast chicken for dinner. That may not be the point that the United Poultry Concerns http://mouseholeproductions.blogspot.com/2008/05/in-this-issue-windows-xp-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Rider)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8942121316609427977.post-637267608862796010Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:47:00 +00002008-04-19T12:52:16.883-05:00In This Issue* Form Over Function * Security Alerts* Sites of Interest==================Happy Passover! Today is not only the first day of Passover, there are a number of events that are celebrated or remembered today: the 1995 Oklahoma City Federal Building bombing, Pope Benedict XVI’s election in 2005, my father’s bypass surgery and the start of the American Revolution, to name just a few. http://mouseholeproductions.blogspot.com/2008/04/common-sense-security-newsletter-19.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Rider)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8942121316609427977.post-4253211355565812761Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:13:00 +00002008-03-29T17:17:06.632-05:00In This Issue* Upgrade or New Install? * Vista SP1 and XP SP3 * Security Alerts* Sites of Interest==================Happy Cherry Blossom Festival Day! This weekend marks the start of the Festival that commemorates the 1912 gift of 3,000 cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo to the city of Washington, DC. If you don’t get a chance to visit the Tidal Basin during the http://mouseholeproductions.blogspot.com/2008/03/common-sense-security-newsletter-29.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Rider)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8942121316609427977.post-3831540489871617455Sun, 16 Mar 2008 18:59:00 +00002008-03-17T08:05:55.339-05:00In This Issue* Web Browsers and Standards Compliance* Social Networking Security Risks * Security Alerts* Sites of Interest==================Happy Lips Appreciation Day! And since this is the first day of American Chocolate Week, you may want to combine the two and let your lips get some chocolate on them!There is a push for a surcharge to be added to your Internet Service Provider’s fees to http://mouseholeproductions.blogspot.com/2008/03/common-sense-security-newsletter-16.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Rider)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8942121316609427977.post-710895805099218782Sat, 01 Mar 2008 22:15:00 +00002008-03-01T16:41:53.955-06:00Common Sense Security Newsletter http://www.commonsensesecurity.info http://mouseholeproductions.blogspot.com In This Issue * Changing Addresses *E-Mail Rumors * Security Alerts * Sites of Interest ================== Happy Peanut Butter Lover’s Day! I prefer smooth peanut butter (the most popular, nationally) and my wife prefers crunchy – we have a mixed marriage. But whateverhttp://mouseholeproductions.blogspot.com/2008/03/common-sense-security-newsletter-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Rider)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8942121316609427977.post-7908605042203189542Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:13:00 +00002008-02-10T20:20:27.943-06:00In This Issue* Simple Clean Up Tricks* Security Alerts* Sites of Interest ================== Happy Clean Out Your Computer Day! The second Monday of February is Clean Out Your Computer Day, although no one seems to know exactly when it was so designated. If you have your files and programs organized it makes cleaning out your computer a lot easier, but there are things that we tend to http://mouseholeproductions.blogspot.com/2008/02/security-newsletter-10-february-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Rider)0