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Listen up people! Microsoft has announced that there is a “zero day” vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE)!
See here for more details:
September 17 – NBCNews.com – Microsoft urges customers to install security tool
It seems to me that you have two choices here:
Go with Microsoft’s recommendation and install [...]
Continue Reading →A few weeks ago my wife got a call from a woman speaking broken English asking if she used Microsoft Windows. We use Linux in our house so she quickly said “No! I don’t use Windows!” and hung up.
Tonight I got a similar call from a man with a heavy Indian accent who told [...]
Continue Reading →It’s only about 18 months until EOL for Windows XP yet it still has 42.5% market share. If you’re still running XP, now is the time to start thinking about an upgrade or a switch over to a new OS!
Continue Reading →Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials doesn’t include an anti-virus solution. I have found the Immunet anti-virus program to be an excellent option for this and other Windows based operating systems.
Continue Reading →Your best bet for encrypted backups using MS SBS 2011 Essentials is to use a hardware encrypted hard drive.
Continue Reading →Download the free Tor browser package to your Mac, PC or smart phone to enjoy the benefits of anonymous web browsing.
Continue Reading →With Lucid Lynx and an Intel 320 SSD the 5-year-old Gateway notebook just screams! Boot time measured between entering the disk passphrase and getting a login prompt was about 9 seconds. The desktop and WiFi connection are fully operational about 4 seconds after keying in the user password!
Continue Reading →A link to an excellent document on maintaining and securing Windows Vista laptops.
Continue Reading →Tips on backup methods, redundancy, RAID, testing and encryption.
Continue Reading →A step-by-step guide to cloning a hard drive using Ghost for Linux (G4L) running in PartedMagic Linux.
Continue Reading →I outline four free open source “gateway” applications that will help most people make an easy transition from Windows to Linux.
Continue Reading →Novastor has some excellent advise and products for protecting your data.
Continue Reading →Use Unetbootin to create a Live USB drive of PartedMagic to format, backup and clone your hard drive. Both utilities are free!
Continue Reading →Linux is now 20 years old and according to CNN it is invisible and ubiquitous. I would argue that it also deserves serious consideration as the next OS upgrade for your computer.
Continue Reading →It is not enough to merely delete files or format your drive. You must do a SECURE ERASE or destroy the platters with a hammer!
Continue Reading →You must be running latest Service Packs on your Windows XP and Vista computers if you want to continue to receive automatic security updates.
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