She needs a loan of 2000 G.B. pounds. That's $4,000! She should contact someone other than a club where the majority of the members lost everything in...
hello everyone This is the first medium threat i have seen in months. you may not run McAfee software, but this warning and any warning serves as a reminder. a...
Presents your WINDOWS XP NEWSLETTER for May 08, 2008 UNINSTALL MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER 7 Contrary to common mythology, it is indeed possible to uninstall ...
another viewpoint... Remember all the hubbub surrounding the SP2 service pack for Windows XP a while back? Well the fun is starting again! The nice folks in ...
A Tourbus reader who recently upgraded to Windows Vista wrote to me ... It turns out these popups, generated by Vista's User Account Control feature, and...
National Cyber Alert System Technical Cyber Security Alert TA08-134A Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities Original release date: May 13, 2008 Last...
There are two ways of constructing a software design; one way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it...
National Cyber Alert System Technical Cyber Security Alert TA08-137A Debian/Ubuntu OpenSSL Random Number Generator Vulnerability Original release date: May 16,...
... make it ... way is to ... As a person who at one time did a fair amount of software design, I will admit to the truth of this, and have seen some bad...
Easy Thumbnails 3.0 - Produce thumbnails the easy way, quickly, and for free! Easy Thumbnails is a popular free utility for creating accurate thumbnail images...
QUESTION: When I bought my tabletop computer it came with windows XP installed, no CD. When I go Start/Accessories/System Tools, there is no Backup choice. I...
We've talked about microchipping here before, and when we have, readers have responded with everything from "the end is near" to "you're a paranoid conspiracy...
Is Windows really doomed? A recent presentation at a Las Vegas tech industry conference has created quite a buzz on the tech web sites. The Gartner analysts...
Like the Macintosh hardware but still prefer Windows? Or want to run XP in a dual boot configuration along with OS X? If you have one of the newer Intel- based...
XP SP3 is the only version of Windows safe from GDI vulnerability According to a report on Neowin.net, hackers are attempting to exploit a critical Windows...
QUESTION: I'd like to set up the web cam on my XP computer to act as a surveillance camera when I'm not there, in case anyone comes into my office to mess with...
Can't view some PDF documents in IE If you're having problems opening PDF documents in IE 6 or 7, or if PDFs don't appear correctly, it may be because of the...
Keep XP fresh until Windows 7 arrives By Scott Dunn When Windows XP was released, wireless routers were rare, few cell phones supported e-mail, and YouTube was...
The best way to prevent your PC and other hardware from being stolen or accessed is to lock it away. Your lockdown strategy depends on your location: Hotel:...
All good things come to an end as Fred reboots By Fred Langa My final Windows Secrets column prompts some reflection and summation. Thirty years after getting...
I'm back home now and sorting through all my notes from the MVP Summit last week. By far, the best of the technical presentations was the one given by Mark...
Last week's editorial was inspired by a discussion with a professional in banking industry security about the Payment Card Industry (PCI) standards and the...
Windows is only trying to protect you, when it asks if you're sure you want to move that file to the Recycle Bin. But after all, unless you've changed the...
What is COM Surrogate and why does it stop working? QUESTION: Lately when I go to certain folders, I sometimes get an error message that says "COM Surrogate...
Beware virus-infested digital picture frames Those digital picture frames are pretty cool little gadgets, if a bit expensive. I probably would never have...
By default, the logon dialog box says "Enter a user name and password that is valid for this system." But you can make it say whatever you want, by editing the...
QUESTION: I'm getting a new Vista computer but I want to keep my old XP machine and hook up the two in a home network. Is this relatively easy? What do I need...
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