Archive for June, 2008
Monday, June 30th, 2008
When Starting Up Slows You Down
If your computer is more than a year or two old, you may notice that it is running much slower than it did in the days of its youth. The first culprit we think of in such a situation is spyware and adware. You can easily pick up a lot of this junk [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Featured by Syd Tash
Saturday, June 28th, 2008
Email Spam is Growing Rapidly
For some time now you have probably been receiving email spam with subject lines like “You look really stupid in this video” or something to the effect that a long-lost friend is trying to find you. Your first name or part of your email address is often included in the subject line.
These types of [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Alerts by Syd Tash
Friday, June 27th, 2008
Microsoft Issues a Patch for Vista SP1
Microsoft has come out with a fix for several bugs in that Vista Service Pack 1. One of the repairs fixes the problem in which you cannot run a large application if your computer has been on for a long time.
If you tried to launch Excel 2007 in this situation, for example, [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Updates by Syd Tash
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Of Windows 7 and XP
Microsoft has announced that it will ship Windows 7, the successor to Vista, in or around January 2010. It also let it be known that Windows 7 will keep the same core architecture as Vista, to minimize conversion problems to the new operating system.
One of the big problems with Vista was its [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Updates by Syd Tash
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Storm is Back, Again!
That pesky Storm email malware keeps popping up, despite Microsoft’s boasts a few months ago that it had finally killed off Storm. The latest Trojan uses a wide variety of Subject Lines to entice you to open the email.
The spam email contains a link to a fake porno site. If you click the [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Security by Syd Tash
Monday, June 23rd, 2008
XP is Going, Going, But Not Quite Gone
As I’ve mentioned to you several times recently, Microsoft will end most sales of Windows XP on June 30. But you will still be able to get it as a downgrade from Vista. For an extra charge, of course. This may sound a bit confusing, but here’s the deal.
You buy [...]
No Comments » - Posted in News by Syd Tash
Saturday, June 21st, 2008
Guest Article: Simple Steps To Avoid PC Problems
It is not very difficult to avoid PC problems. With a small amount of vigilance and some preventive maintenance, you can easily do the job. If you find that your PC is running slow, perform the following steps to speed it up and improve its performance:
Step 1: Run Antivirus and Antispyware Scans: Virus and spyware [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Featured by Syd Tash
Friday, June 20th, 2008
A Patch for a Patch
Microsoft has fixed that Bluetooth patch it issued on June 10. It seems that the patch did not completely repair the vulnerability in Windows XP.
If you have Windows XP with SP2 or SP3, go to the Windows or Microsoft Update site now and check for updates.
Microsoft is investigating how the incomplete patch slipped out. [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Updates by Syd Tash
Friday, June 20th, 2008
Firefox 3 is Out, and So Are the Problems
Firefox 3 was released on Tuesday, June 17. Mozilla, publisher of Firefox, wanted to set a Guinness World Record for the most downloads in a single day. But things did not go too well, at least at first.
The download Web site was, well, down or working intermittently on Tuesday, while Firefox worked to [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Updates by Syd Tash
Thursday, June 19th, 2008
Bill Gates’ Last Day at Work
Here is a video of Bill Gates’ last day at Microsoft. Boy, things are tough all over. Watch and enjoy. Click here:
Bill Gates Last Day at The Office
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