There’s a new toolbar making its way around the Internet — it’s called Xupiter, it virtually takes over your computer, and it’s very difficult to completely delete from your computer. Many who found it on their PC stated they had no idea it had even been installed.
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The Hidden Risks of Wireless
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Before you use that new wireless keyboard halfway across your house, make sure it’s on the right channel. Otherwise, what you type might show up on your neighbor’s computer.
Before you trash your computer…
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…think again. Two MIT graduate students bought 158 used computer hard drives, and found that 49 of them still contained medical correspondence, letters, and over 5,000 credit card numbers. This article stresses the importance of completely erasing your hard drive before you get rid of it.
Virus hoaxes are still catching people
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Sophos released its Top 10 Viruses and Hoaxes in December, 2002 on Thursday. It’s interesting to look at the hoaxes still making their way around the Internet — I remember the “Elf Bowling” and “Frog in a Blender” hoaxes from years ago. Just in case you need reminding: the list at the top of the…
New e-mail virus on the move…
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The Yaha virus is rapidly spreading, and has been upgraded to a Category 3 threat by Symantec. You don’t need me to tell you to update your virus definitions regularly.
PC Resolutions for 2003, Part V
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And on the last day of 2002, tips #9 and #10 from PC World’s 10 Top Resolutions for Your PC:
- Stay on Top of Fraud — the PC World Article mentions CardCops, a site I mentioned a few months ago. There you can check to see if your credit card is being used
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PC Resolutions for 2003, Part IV
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Continuing with PC World’s Top 10 PC Resolutions for 2003, here are #7 and #8:
- Want to be Spam Free? — the bad news is, it’s tough to completely eliminate spam. There are certain tips you can follow — check out this article from PC World for a good start. If it’s a spam
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PC Resolutions for 2003, Part II
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Today we continue a review of PC World’s PC Resolutions for 2003, with #3 and #4:
- Protect your Network — this resolution really has two parts — the first part on wireless networks you’ll have to read about on the PC World site, ’cause I’m just not a networking kind of guy. The second
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PC Resolutions for 2003, Part I
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There’s an article in PC World this week on the Top 10 Resolutions for Your PC. If you want to read the whole article, head to the link above, but I thought I would comment on a few of the resolutions, with ideas for improving your computing experience:
- Banish Junk from Your Hard Drive
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This one hits too close to home
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Up for a “reality game” today? Check out the Realistic Internet Simulator, and see how many pop-up ads you can kill. Warning: you may not be able to tell the difference between this game and your own computer screen.