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This week has seen a flurry of anti-Google blogs and news reports. Google revised its privacy policy. So now instead of having separate privacy policies for each service or product – it now has one privacy policy that covers everything. We didn’t see anything wrong with it -it’s short and to the point. And, it’s [...]
We’re not going to dive in harp on you about the importance of strong passwords. But there is not a week goes by we don’t receive an email from one of our readers who is panicked because his/her Webmail account was hacked.
Truth be known, no hacker is going to bother with an unknown person’s [...]
The venerable, old FBI issued its annual holiday safety tips. And they’re pretty good. We’ll give you their tips and then give you a few of ours. It’s very important that you be extra careful during the holiday season. Sometimes, for example, EB gets to draining a few too many holiday bowls and becomes — [...]
Both EB and I were online back in the early 90′s. In those now seemingly halcyon days, the Web was awash in really good free programs and email was still really cool. Sure, there were viruses and worms running amok on the Web but they weren’t nearly as advanced as today’s malware. As time went [...]
Recently, Microsoft launched a new Web site ostensibly to allow users to check their browser to see how well it’s protecting them from real threats they may encounter on the Web. Unfortunately, what it really is a HUGE advertisement for Internet Explorer (SURPRISE!).
Just this week, Internet Explorer usage slipped below 50%. This means [...]
Sonjia wants to settle an argument with her daughter
My daughter and I got into an argument this morning about Anti virus programs. Because she pays for Web Root she thinks that it is worth the money she paid for it…I tried to tell her that Microsoft Security Essentials is just as good or [...]
