Folks, it appears I only have time today to recommend to you that you take a quick look at Internet security blogger Michael Kassner’s list of Firefox enhancements for safer Web browsing. He has there some that I have mentioned here before, and some that I have not… Please see, 10 Firefox extensions that enhance security And, [...] Read Full Story

I was reminded of this “quick tip” topic article today, when I got a call for help and I was told that the caller “suddenly couldn’t open pictures in an e-mail they had received”. As I suspected, the “pictures” were not your usual picture files, but a .ppt file — a PowerPoint Presentation (aka “slideshow”). Normally, [...] Read Full Story

Reader asks how to connect to the Internet without the original CD Q: “How can I connect to the Internet with my laptop via D-link router from desktop? We have no CD ROM for d link.” A: You do not need the setup CD to make a router work (frankly, the following is my preferred method, as [...] Read Full Story

I have mentioned to my readers before that I have been using Windows since the days when we looked forward to the release of Windows 95 (think “Jurassic period”). Recently I was reminiscing with a fellow tech enthusiast, who has been using computers since the very beginning of the PC, and who survived the early [...] Read Full Story

Chat Message Tries To Scare You Into Installing Malware Folks, after a brief quiet period, criminals are once again using Skype to send phishing “chats” in an attempt to defraud you. So, I am re-posting this article. It is the exact same ruse I first warned of over a year ago, but the names are changed. (This [...] Read Full Story

The Internet Is Not Disneyland Folks, we are now in the time of year (and will be through New Years) of heightened cybercriminal activity. Phishing e-mails and other fraudulent ruses will be mass-distributed online in an even greater effort to obtain your money/credit card number/personal information. The Internet is not Disneyland. Most knowledgeable people refer to [...] Read Full Story

Loyal friends of this site, and those who dropped by my biz site, will have noticed that I have been missing in action. This is due to the fact that this week has presented me with several scared and desperate clients and I have been doing rescue work. Had they read and followed the advice [...] Read Full Story

One of the great things about Tech is there’s always something new coming out. And, Moore’s Law tells us that the power of computers doubles every 18 months. Technology is ever-evolving and advancing. What is not so great about that is: our gear becomes obsolete, and winds up gathering dust on a closet shelf or taking [...] Read Full Story

By now you know that Windows 7 is here, and everyone is talking “upgrade”. Perhaps you yourself are considering getting yourself a copy and installing Win7, or thinking about a new machine (if you haven’t done so already). If you are such a person, I think you will enjoy reading an article written by somebody who [...] Read Full Story

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 [...] Read Full Story