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Have you ever seen an image online, and want to get to it again, but none of your keywords work? Both Google and Bing are now offering tools to help you accomplish this. Google is offering Image Swirl as an easy way to find images. What you do, when you get to the Image Swirl [...]

You have probably been hearing news that malicious code dubbed the Conficker-C Worm, also called Downadup or Kido, has been infecting computers over the last few months. Because this is a worm, anyone running a Windows operating system is vulnerable, and you don’t have to take any actions to download this worm (it is able [...]

According to an article from ComputerWorld Online, the Phishers are back in action in the face of Hurricane Gustav. In the last 48 hours, over 100 domains have been registered. Now, not all of those domains are registered for the purpose of taking advantage of you. Some were registered so that they could be sold [...]

The US Supreme Court recently ruled that when entering the country, customs agents have the right to search all of your electronic equipment. Of course, their excuse is so they can ensure that there is no terrorist information, porn, or other illegal material on your computer, but what is really happening is you are losing [...]

One of the biggest problems for travelers today is security of information when using public terminals. If you are a business person who travels a lot, then you probably have your own personal computer which you use when you travel, but if you are a small business person, or just vacationing, then you may not [...]

The internet is one of the easiest media to get your identity stolen. Everyday you can open your inbox to find emails from Paypal, Citibank, Ebay, Bank of America, etc. requesting you to go to “their website” to log in and confirm some information. When you follow the link and log in, you believe that [...]

I decided to start a list of utilities that everyone should have on their computer. The following is a list of the applications and the websites for their providers/download links. Please have at least one of the applications from each category. Run regular scans (at least once/month) and you will have less of a chance [...]

Google recently published an article on their ongoing investigation of malware on how it works. Malware is essentially anything that is installed on your computer to do something that you do not want: viruses, spy-ware, ad-ware, worms, etc. So what has Google found? Many (most) infections are caused by user ignorance. Let me explain. Many [...]

If you are using Windows XP or Vista and you want a little more ability to easily customize your computer, then check out these utilities. Powertoys for Windows XP The area in the center explains each Powertoy and you can download them on the right (TweakUI is my favorite). Unfortunately the only powertoy that works [...]

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