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Junk E-mail Quick Tip #12

techpaul — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:28:22 +0000

Folks I invite you to look at the screenshot below and ask yourself, “why did he highlight those items?” (Yes, it is a bit of a quiz.) After all, this is fairly typical “spam”… A: Both of these messages are shown to have attachments (the paperclip symbol), and both are examples of common “social engineering” ploys [...]

Upgrading Your CPU – Conclusion(s)

techpaul — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:29:20 +0000

Replacing or Upgrading Your CPU When my Windows 7 upgrade disc arrived in the mail last week, it triggered in me an urge to do a more extravagant hardware upgrade to the machine I intended to install Win 7 on. This urge resulted in me pulling out the OEM RAM and the E2200 dual core CPU [...]

Upgrading the CPU pt3 – Selecting A Processor

techpaul — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:33:35 +0000

In the preceding articles in this series I described how receiving my copy of Windows 7 triggered in me the very geeky impulse to upgrade my machine’s hardware capabilities — to go along with my first (good) 64-bit OS. If you are new to this series of How To’s, please click the provided links and [...]

A Not So Subtle Reminder…

techpaul — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:32:42 +0000

A crazy morning here at T4E Headquarters, and I am not sure I will be able to get to my CPU comparison article today.. What I usually do on crazy-busy days like today is grab a minute and post a pretty picture, so… how about two today? Meet CuteGirl22 (note: I would gladly give proper attribution for [...]

Replacing or Upgrading Your CPU – Pt 2

techpaul — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:06:40 +0000

Welcome to the second part of my tutorial on how to “upgrade” or replace your computer’s processor. If you have not read Part 1, please click here and read it before proceeding. (I am going to repeat that I cannot think of a way to write this article without using those durnded Geek Acronyms; so, [...]

Replacing or Upgrading Your CPU

techpaul — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:11:01 +0000

When my Windows 7 upgrade disc arrived in the mail last week, it triggered in me an urge to do a more extravagant upgrade to the machine I intended to install Win 7 on. (See, the Law of Unintended Consequences.) An urge that I had previously been able to suppress– even though I am a [...]

How To Add A Custom Font To Your PC

techpaul — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:20:04 +0000

Fonts Add Flair To Your Documents Sometimes, our creative side demands that we use a special, uncommon font– a fancy and festive font perhaps. Fortunately, there are many fonts (and font “families”) available for downloading and adding to your computer’s repertoire. Last year around this time, I published the article Add color to your documents, and I [...]

Quick Tip – Remove Old Passwords In Firefox

techpaul — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:34:58 +0000

Most web browsers offer to “remember” the user name and password combination you use to log into certain websites (such as Hotmail, or your bank, etc.) which allows for faster access when you return to the site. Firefox is no exception. If you should need to change the remembered login on your machine – say, if [...]

Trick or Treat

techpaul — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:08:51 +0000

Have A Safe And Happy Holiday Posted in computers

Gmail — Automated Phishing Detection

techpaul — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:47:46 +0000

Google’s Gmail is currently testing a service designed to alert Gmail users to messages that appear to be phishing attacks. These phishing alerts operate automatically, much like spam filtering. Gmail’s spam filters automatically divert messages that are suspected of being unwanted messages into ‘Spam’. Similarly, Gmail’s phishing alerts automatically display warnings with messages we suspect are [...]