Archive for July, 2008
Monday, July 21st, 2008
A New Vista Compatibility Site
One of the problems with Vista was its incompatibility with some hardware, and especially software. You often needed to update your drivers, but sometimes the problem was more serious.
If you are planning to switch to Vista soon, or already have, you should visit this new Microsoft site for help with compatibility issues:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/
Note the Hardware [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Fixes by Syd Tash
Saturday, July 19th, 2008
Guest Article: Learn To Backup Your Computer Data
Your documents, spreadsheets, databases, and emails are some of the most important information stored on your computer. This data can be lost due to many different types of problems. Some of the most common causes of these problems are:
Computer freeze problems.
User error.
Registry errors.
Malware infections.
Natural calamities, such as flood and earthquake.
Unavoidable disasters, such as fire.
To [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Featured by Syd Tash
Friday, July 18th, 2008
A Firefox and Java Update
There is an update available, to Firefox 2.0.0.16. Launch your Firefox browser, and click Help, Check for Updates. Or you can upgrade to Firefox 3, at http://www.mozilla.com As for me, I am sticking with Firefox 2 for now. If you do the same, make sure to keep your browser up to [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Updates by Syd Tash
Thursday, July 17th, 2008
Do Not Play This Numbers Game
Say you get a call supposedly from the security department of your credit card company. They want to confirm a purchase made on your card. You inform them that you didn’t make the purchase.
The caller seems to have all your details, including card number, name and address. It sounds convincing [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Alerts by Syd Tash
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
You Have Four Minutes
I have repeated for years that you must keep your Windows up to date, as well, of course, as all your other security programs. That means paying a friendly visit to the Microsoft or Windows Update site 2 – 3 times a month, and checking for patches and updates. Or check that your [...]
No Comments » - Posted in News by Syd Tash
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
That DNS Problem, & a MS Word Flaw
You may have heard of that serious (some say critical) flaw in the Internet Domain Name Server system (DNS) over the last week. Microsoft, Cisco Systems and other vendors are scurrying to fix the problem, which could be exploited to redirect Web traffic to malicious sites.
How does the DNS system work? Well, when [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Security by Syd Tash
Monday, July 14th, 2008
I Still Cannot Believe It Happened to Me
That’s what most people say when they fall victim to those lottery scams that flood your inbox every day. A man in Denmark, a retired bank employee no less (who therefore should have known better) is the latest victim. He was relieved of about US$90,000 in a fake Microsoft lottery scheme. He [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Alerts by Syd Tash
Sunday, July 13th, 2008
Good and Bad Links
I have often mentioned that you need to be careful where you click on the Wild Wild Web. When you click on a link that looks like this http://yahoo.com you may expect to land at a Yahoo Web site. Almost always, that is what happens. However, what you see is not necessarily [...]
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Friday, July 11th, 2008
Windows Update Conflicts With ZoneAlarm
Two days ago I told you about that Windows Update that cut off your Internet connection. Now here are more details. Only users of the ZoneAlarm (ZA) firewall were affected. ZA has published a workaround for this problem, but it might be best to just reinstall the updated version of the firewall. [...]
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Thursday, July 10th, 2008
A New MS Word Bug? And Storm Rolls On
MS Word is said to be the most popular word-processor in the world. Now security company Symantec appears to have found a new bug in Word. It has released few details so far, as it works with Microsoft to confirm the flaw. We don’t know for sure yet, but for the attack [...]
