Facebook is such a popular website today that it seems everyone has their own profile. You might think that it would be more difficult to keep in touch with all your acquaintances if you didn't all have Facebook pages.
Continue reading...Sunday, May 9, 2010
Many people use Facebook to stay in touch with family and friends. Most of these people don't realize that Facebook can also be a security risk if you don't limit the information you post and list on this site. With cyber-stalking and identity theft as common as they are, we should all be more cautious what information we make available online.
Continue reading...Thursday, April 22, 2010
If you have caller ID and have ever received a phone call that you didn't know who it was from, you know how annoying it can be.Many people don't leave a message or even if they do talk, perhaps it is a harassing phone call and you don't know who it is from. There is something you can do to track down the caller. You can try using the reverse phone lookup, also known as the reverse telephone directory or the grey pages. It is a useful tool to find out who the mysterious caller was.
Continue reading...Friday, March 5, 2010
Protecting your computer from viruses is becoming more and |more difficult every day. While it may sound a bit paranoid, it is true that you cannot let your guard down for one second. Even corporate giant Microsoft has found its own computers infected on more than one occasion.
Continue reading...Friday, February 12, 2010
Most computer users in the United States have heard of the foremost American antivirus vendors. Manufacturers such as Symantec, McAfee, Computer Associates, and Trend Micro. These organizations have a market leading presence in the United States. Microsoft, too, has aspirations to become a key player in this enormous growth industry.
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 10, 2010
I want to tell you the story of a law school student whose thesis was about money laundering. She often used to Google the term to come up with a useful list of online references. This proved to be useful to her and the entire procedure of writing her manuscript became easier for it. After a few months, she came across several problems like being sent to a page which was totally unrelated to money laundering every time she entered that search term.
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 12, 2010
If you log on to the Internet, you certainly need anti-virus software. It does not matter whether you do not use a computer. Whatever you use to get on line you must have anti-virus software. Although there are hundreds of malicious idiots producing viruses to attack those who access the Internet from a computer, there is an growing number who are targeting mobile phone users as well.
Continue reading...Monday, January 11, 2010
Adware, spyware and anti-virus software share some similarities, one of which is that all three are major nuisances for computer users. Let's make a distinction between the three.
Continue reading...Saturday, January 9, 2010
New computer viruses are being created, exposed and fought every day. These computer viruses are created often just to annoy us and to wreak mayhem in our computer systems. Below, I have described ten viruses currently cited as being the most widespread and being potentially able to cause the most damage. However, new viruses are being created daily, so this list is by no means complete. The only thing you can do is stay alert, keep your anti-virus software updated, and stay aware of the current computer virus threats.
Continue reading...Friday, September 25, 2009
Do you know what a computer virus is? Basically, it does what it says on the tin- it infects your computer- some viruses can be little more than an irritation- a cold that causes little more inconvenience than a sniffle. Mainly written be some geek in a teenage bedroom, the intention is to annoy rather than cause massive disruption. At the very least, you should know what's on your computer, and what it does.
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