Archive for January, 2009
Thursday, January 29th, 2009
Home Computer Security – Not!
No, this posting has nothing to do with home computer security. I am writing this because I know things are getting tough for some of you. So I want to call your attention to this free $250 grocery gift card I found. You can get it by just entering your zip code and filling out [...]
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Thursday, January 29th, 2009
That Conflicker Worm is Bad News
About two weeks ago, I first told you about that Conflicker/Downadup worm, also known as Kido. Now it seems that up to 10 million computers worldwide have been infected. One security company fears that as many as 350 million PCs could be infected. There are said to be about one billion users happily surfing the [...]
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Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
CCleaner Update
A new version of CCleaner has been released, bringing us to version 2.16. If you are not using this great little program, you should. It cleans and tidies up your PC in a flash, and will probably make it run faster. Incredibly, it has been downloaded more than 240 million times! If you are already [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Updates by Syd Tash
Sunday, January 25th, 2009
Breaking News – Kentucky Does Not Own the Internet!
The state of Kentucky Court of Appeals has just ruled that the Governor of all the Kentuckians cannot seize 141 domain names of offshore Internet gambling sites. So the Web is safe for the moment, I guess. The good Gov. Steve Beshear disapproves of gambling, which is fine. But the Court of Appeals overturned a [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in News by Syd Tash
Friday, January 23rd, 2009
Another Trick to Keep in Mind
As you may know, I have suggested for years that you keep a close eye on your credit card and bank statements. Report any errors or questionable activity to the company or bank at once. This is especially true for Americans, in light of the huge Heartland credit card security breach I have been talking [...]
