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TDSS Killer lives on August 9, 2010Three workarounds for running Windows XP as a limited user July 11, 2010What
you need to know about the Windows HCP flaw June 16, 2010Installing and tweaking Process Explorer.
Part 1 May 20, 2010 ,
Part 2 May 23, 2010
Dont click
that link, but if you do... April 11, 2010Thinking
about backup March 14, 2010HopeForHaitiNow.org
offers a lesson in domain names January 22, 2010Resurrecting
restricted users December 8, 2009What
your mother never told you about VPNs September 10, 2009How
to change the font size in the Firefox address bar August 6, 2009About the
Lenovo ThinkPad USB Secure Hard Drive June 4, 2009
The best defense against software problems: disk imaging April 19, 2009Make Firefox flag
secure web pages as green February 19, 2009The
best way to disable Autorun for protection from infected USB flash drives January 30, 2009
Blog: From July 2007 through November 2008 I wrote a
Defensive Computing blog for CNET. Here is a list of
all the CNET blog postings in short summary form .
eSecurityPlanet:
The
Best Security for Wireless Email September 1, 2010Protect Your E-mail From Hackers May 3, 2010Improve Your Wireless Security With the Right Routers
Surprisingly good security in a low end Netgear router. April 6, 2010Better Backups Mean Better Data Security About disk image backups. March 22, 2010PC Security Tips for Corporate Executives
February 1, 2010Simple Data Security Solutions about an encrypted external hard drive December 23, 2009
Online Banking: Taking Issue With The New York Times December 8, 2009
(alternate link )
Two Approaches to Securing Autorun and AutoPlay in Windows November 18, 2009 Also
at Datamation
Check (All) Your Windows Patches: Secunia November 5, 2009 Also
at Datamation
Windows and Online Banking: A Dangerous Mix October 19, 2009
Sandboxie: Blocking Web-Based Malware From Your PC October 5, 2009
Being Secure on Public Wi-Fi networks: VPN, Firewalls, File Sharing September 21, 2009The
Best Security for Wireless Networks discusses WEP, WPA and WPA2. September 8, 2009How to: Secure Your WLAN The
Safest Way to Protect Sensitive Computing Files August 24, 2009
Consider Linux for Secure Online Banking August 11, 2009Introduction
to Firewalls July 27, 2009. Also at wi-fiplanet The Best Way to Remove Viruses and Malware: Part 1 May 19, 2009 |
Part 2 June 16, 2009 |
Part 3 July 20, 2009
Are
Chinese Hackers Attacking Your PC? July 1, 2009Defending
Firefox from Interest-based Ad Cookies April 27, 2009
Datamation:
Website: My Java Tester
web site reports the version of Java used in your web browser
stats
Website: I am the webmaster for
The Personal Computer Show on WBAI radio
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Classes: I used to teach half-day classes: Buying and Owning
a Laptop Computer ,
So you bought a new computer. Now what? ,
Backing Up Your Computer ,
WiFi Wireless Networks and
Get Your Own Domain
Classes: I used to teach 6 week classes:
Defensive Computing
and Computer
Networking For Homes and Small Businesses
Defensive Computing Links:
Viruses , Malware
(Spyware and Adware) , Defensive
Email , Why You Need Defensive Computing ,
And More...
Defensive Computing Info:
Links that Lie ,
Removing Spyware ,
Secure Web Pages ,
Bad emails
Blog: My first blog , a freebie at
Blogger, ran from January 2007 through July 2007.
Websites: I am the webmaster for the NYPC
User Group , the Mood Disorders Support Group
and FlashTester.org
Software: I wrote a Backup Script
and a TimeKeeper program (and just started with PHP).
Writings:
a Comparison of Linux and Windows ,
my opinion on the Best Backup Scheme and
a review of NASLite .
photographs I've taken.
Website: I am the sole griper behind the
Computer Gripes web site, but
haven't been updating it in quite a while.
