In response to what appears a very real risk, Microsoft is advising Vista and Windows 7 users to completely disable the sidebar and associated gadgets. Apparently, the warning from Microsoft has been sparked by a scheduled security report from independent researchers which exposes a variety […]
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I can hear the cries… what already!! Yep already, but I’m pretty sure there is a method behind the madness. The name of the software is RecImg Manager, it works with Window 8 only and comes to us from SlimWare Utilities, the makers of SlimCleaner
New free imaging software – for Windows 8! Read More »
Reports have been filtering through that Mozilla is planning to pull the plug on its popular free open source email client in the not too distant future – I’ve been sitting back waiting on developments before commenting one way or the other. Well, Mozilla has
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It’s a question I’ve often pondered myself, and while I have no illusions over the almost impossible nature of ascertaining entirely definitive conclusions, a market share analysis report from OPSWAT has at least shed some light on the subject: “This report shows usage data for
Which Anti-Virus software is most popular? Read More »
This is the third and last part in a three part series. You can find Part 1 here and Part 2 here. In Part 1 (and 2), I detailed the definition of “rogue” that we were going to use (perhaps more appropriately termed “scareware”, nevertheless
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First, some housekeeping is in order. The previously published feature of this series, “Rogues, Part 1”, appeared on May 6th. That’s well over a month ago. Normally, most authors like to follow up with the next part of the series published within a week, or
I consider myself someone who stays fairly current with the internet and social networking and all of that stuff. After all, I send most of every day on both. But when Dave and I attended an Anatomy of a Malware Attack presentation by Sophos security
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A couple of weeks ago, we learned how to setup a safe and secure Facebook account, and boy does it take a lot. Social networks can be wonderful tools and resources to the educated user, and the good news is that Twitter is, on the
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Around 3 or 4 months ago, following its initial release, a new security freeware called TinyWall created quite a flurry of interest. I was just one of many who were drawn by TinyWall’s concept of delivering simple yet effective firewall controls. However, after installing and
TinyWall: The best thing since sliced bread? Read More »
