Archive for July, 2008

Lavasoft Ad-Aware 2008 Free Now Available

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

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I have used Lavasoft’s Ad-Aware Free anti-spyware program for years now. As long as I use it in conjunction with Spyware Doctor I find these two programs are enough to protect and rid my computer of spyware filth that builds up over time.
The [...]

Phorm Storm Rumbles On

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

The EU Commission has warned the British Government to deal with Phorm or they will. The continuing issues with Phorm and with the company behind Phorm carrying on regardless, no matter what reports come to light, thus enabling the ‘Phorm Storm’ to gain more momentum.
A statement from the EU commission states: “”It is very clear [...]

Debit Card’s Have Little Protection When They Get Cloned

Monday, July 21st, 2008

The standout sentence in this article is; “My computer had been reformatted about six months before and I had never bothered to get anti-virus software or anti-spyware software.”
I applaud this person for writing their experience online for all to see and learn from their mistake, but not having any anti-spyware or anti-virus protection on your [...]

25 Skills Every Person Should Know: No.2 Protect Your Computer

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

Popular Mechanics website has an interesting list of 25 Things Every Man Should Know. At number 2 is protect your computer, and number 16 is backing up data. Which to me is slightly odd that it is that high up the list, compared to say, changing oil on a car or manoeuvring a car out [...]

Save Your Computer’s Life

Friday, July 11th, 2008

Do you keep your computer in good working order? When was the last time you cleaned out the computer case or keyboard?
This article about cleaning up and prolonging your computer’s life is very informative and something you should seriously think about doing.
Click here to read it and please think seriously about implementing a few of [...]

What’s Next after Google Street View?

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

Google will soon be launching Google Street View in Europe. It’s similar to Google maps, but as the name suggests, has street views of streets throughout major cities of Europe. Google Street View hasn’t been launched in the UK yet. However, Google cars with their mounted cameras have been spotted in the major cities in [...]

Backup Your Computer Or Suffer a Data Grievance

Friday, July 4th, 2008

When was the last time you backed up your computer data? How many files and folders do you have on your computer? A rough guess will do. Personally I have over 85GB of data, music, Photoshop files and emails that I desperately would not want to lose.
Backing up your data files on Windows is a [...]