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There’s still a trojan horse out there targeting Macs..

admin — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:51:34 +0000

There’s a new variant of the trojan horse called “Flashback”.. Mac users should read up on the information about it here and should also seriously consider installing an antivirus program. I recommend a free product from Sophos.. it works well and is really non-obtrusive. You can get that here.

Symantec advises users to turn off parts of a widely used security product..

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:11:52 +0000

Symantec revealed yesterday that parts of the code for some of their very popular security products have been stolen.. their advice to you? Turn some of the features off until they release a fix. From FoxNews.com: Symantec is advising customers to disable one of its products, after hackers revealed the theft of the underlying code [...]

FT.com / Technology – Apple Macs hit by scareware attacks

admin — Fri, 27 May 2011 00:49:48 +0000

I knew it would happen sometime.. scareware that has been common on pc platforms is now showing up on Macs. Read on.. FT.com / Technology – Apple Macs hit by scareware attacks.

Tip: Open VirtualBox VDI file using libguestfs | Richard WM Jones

admin — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:18:48 +0000

I found myself needing to open up a virtual machine’s disk without it running.. see the tip below via Richard Jones’ blog: Tip: Open VirtualBox VDI file using libguestfs | Richard WM Jones.

Know your Antivirus/Anti-Spyware software..

Neilster1 — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 04:16:05 +0000

I got a call from a very freaked-out relative a few weeks ago.. this person was very, very worried because out of the blue a program was telling them that they had a ton of viruses on their system and they were being warned that their personal banking information had been exposed to hackers. I [...]

Microsoft is jumping on the free office suite bandwagon.. finally.

admin — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 12:33:27 +0000

Openoffice.org has been the go-to open-source office suite platform for some time now, and it is by far my best recommendation if you need compatibility with the M$ office file formats but don’t really have the cash to get there. Microsoft (in true Microsoft fashion) has finally conceded that there is a place in their [...]

Windows 7 SP1 – sorry for the hype.

admin — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:14:22 +0000

I’ve been running Windows 7 SP1 for about a week now.. and it has been largely underwhelming. I knew that there were no new features in the service pack, mainly just specific bug fixes and a few low-level security fixes – I guess I was expecting more. Maybe a shiny SP1 badge or something. Oh [...]

Soft Launch of EverydayIT.net services..

admin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:23:08 +0000

I’ve decided to go ahead and do a soft launch of some service offerings I’ve been considering for quite some time now. It seems that every day I hear of someone paying what I consider to be way too much for basic computer services like virus removal and home networking help. With that said, enter [...]

Windows 7 SP1 is coming..

admin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:23:51 +0000

I’m downloading the Windows 7 service pack 1 beta as we speak! I’ll apply the update and record my progress as I go along and pass the details along, good or bad. More to come, so stay tuned!

Read PDF Files? You might be asleep at the wheel and headed over the cliff..

admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:28:57 +0000

Back in March of this year a security expert figured out a way to use a specially-crafted Adobe PDF file to cause your computer to run an executable file embedded in that PDF document. If you understood what I just wrote there’s a pretty high likelihood that you heard about the flaw and did your [...]