tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246864812024-09-10T21:51:38.193-04:00Informing the casual internet user on how to use their computers safely and securely while online.brian1027http://www.blogger.com/profile/17317373967676144611noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24686481.post-12121158263950099002009-08-04T17:42:00.000-04:002009-08-04T17:42:20.471-04:00

After reading this ask yourself a few questions: What do I have on my computer that I do not any one to see? (financial data, passwords, pictures, business plans) What information would someone be able to get if they took my home or business computer? Are there passwords written down anywhere? If so are they safe? I want to keep my child from viewing any adult content, or any other questionable

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The last piece of advice I have is to wipe your hard drive (no matter what) after you get rid of the computer irregardless of who gets it, but do you really know who will end up with it? You might throw it in the dump yourself and watched it get broken up, but did the hard drive really get crushed too? What if you took your old PC back to the store for recycling, where do they send it? Where does

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Now that you have your PC clean and secure and locked up from the outside, there are still a few other things to consider. One thing is who might have physical access to it. I will tell you that there are some ideas out there that are just false, and really are not secure practices. One example of this is using passwords on your windows accounts. Give me about 30 minutes with your computer and I

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Step 1 Use OpenDNS. It provides many benefits by creating an account and using it, you will be able to block many malware domains and websites that are dangerous to your computer including phishing websites. It also provides filtering for adult websites and other categories. The other benefit of using OpenDNS is that it will speed up your browsing. When you enter a URL to go to in your browser

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I'll make this as simple as I can. 1.Go to https://www.opendns.com/start/ and follow the instructions 2.Go to http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm and follow the instructions 3.Go to Windows Update and install all the updates. (they are there for a reason, you really do need them all) 4.Get GOOD internet security software and install it. Let it scan and clean your computer of viruses

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This is the first in a small series of posts to come that will get you up to date with your security procedures. By following my advice you will keep others out of your network and personal files. It will help you to prevent identity theft, and will help you to keep your data secure. So Why do you need to secure your PC? We have all heard horror stories about people losing their life savings

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Dear Adblock Plus and NoScript Users, Dear Mozilla Community.read more | digg story

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It adds IE6 and IE8 Beta 2 to the list, recommends disabling .dll to stay safe read more | digg story

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The Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) is a small program Microsoft pushes out to computers on Patch Tuesday to clean out a list of malware. On this month's Patch Tuesday, Microsoft added scans for a malware file that masks itself as security software, and it found plenty of copies.read more | digg story

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I just went outside to look at the meteor shower, I am seeing about 3 per minute at 3:38 AM, and it is freakin beautiful! The humidity is low, its cool outside and the sky is crystal clear! GO Outside!

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Nothing could stop the people-powered movement to hold Comcast accountable for illegally blocking Internet content. The FCC issued a punishment that has Network Neutrality opponents cringing and the rest of us popping champagne. read more | digg story

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I've got a few - totally free, no strings attached! Just use the call me button on the lower right hand side of the page, give me your email address or contact me via ICQ @ 220195434 get em while they're hot!

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Mozilla Firefox fans might rest a little easier these days after a study released Tuesday revealed that its users are most secure on the Internet. read more | digg story

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Common reasons cited for not moving to the open-source operating system include system complexity, lack of in-house IT skills and a shortage of business applications. Both the open-source software community and the vendor world have done a lot to address these shortcomings, and the inroads gained are plain for all to see.read more | digg story

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Mozilla Corp. used the launch of Firefox 3.0 last month to boost its browser market share to over 19%, an Internet measurement company said today.Most of Firefox's increase came during the week following Version 3.0's release, when the combined share of Firefox 2.0 and 3.0 jumped from 18.2% before the June 17 launch to 18.6% immediately after.read more | digg story

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The popular Internet television network Revision3 suffered from a severe DDoS attack, launched by the infamous anti-piracy organization MediaDefender. After targeting The Pirate Bay’s trackers, MediaDefender apparently thought it was a good idea to spread their fake torrents through Revision3.read more | digg story

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Deb Richardson from Mozilla has written up her latest introduction to Firefox 3's upcoming new features, this time describing the "Site Identity" button. Is this the death of the padlock?read more | digg story

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It may be the year 2008, but a whole lot of sucktacular software still rears its ugly head on PC's everywhere, even when better-behaved options are freely available. Whether it's molasses-slow bloatware, shameless adware, anemic default apps, or "trial period expired!" nagware, it's time to replace stinky Win software with its superior alternativesread more | digg story

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We've got you covered with five freeware or shareware security tools for Linux boxes, Macs, and Windows machines, all recommended by Ars staffers. read more | digg story

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Easy to read, accurate in plain language. Linux is a free open-source alternative to Windows and Macintosh. read more | digg story

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Insomnia is a problem most insomniacs don’t want to talk about. In fact, it’s a problem many of us don’t know how to talk about.read more | digg story

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This tutorial will show how to use GPG and the FireGPG plug-in to encrypt and decrypt messages in Gmail. GPG is an open source implementation of OpenPGP (Pretty Good Privacy) , a public-key-encryption system. With public key encryption you don’t have to give away the secret key that decrypts data for people to be able to send you messages.read more | digg story

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You can have Windows apps running right on your Linux desktop and sharing the same desktop files. It's relatively painless, it takes only a little bit longer than a Windows XP install, and it works just like virtualizing Windows on a Mac with Parallels Coherence -except it's free. Here's how to do it.read more | digg story

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This excellent article: What’s This “Linux” Thing and Why Should I Try It? at MakeUseOf.com Is about as thorough as it can be on what Linux is. This is one reason that I have not been as active on this blog as I would have been recently. I have become very active in the Ubuntu community. Don't worry though, this blog will remain dedicated to the Windows users and I will keep focused on Windows

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