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CHEAP SOFTWARE SCAMS

December 11th, 2007 · Comments Off

Welcome to another edition of The Weekly Geek.
This week I want to keep it short, so let’s get straight to the material. Since many of you will be buying a new computer for Christmas, the first thing you will want to do is add some software program(s) that you did not get. Please only buy [...]

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Tags: E-Mail Issues · Internet · Malware · Purchasing · Security · Soap Box · Software

Speeding up your internet connection

October 2nd, 2007 · Comments Off

Originally written 4/7/04 Updated 9/19/07
Howdy one and all and a great big welcome to this weeks edition of The Weekly Geek. In this weeks fun filled and exciting edition I want to go over a few ways to speed up your internet connection. Everyone wants more speed from their internet connection, this weekly let’s go [...]

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Tags: Internet · Optimizing · Speeding Up

Top Internet Security “things to do”

September 27th, 2007 · Comments Off

Howdy one and all and a great big welcome back to this weeks fun filled adventure of The Weekly Geek.
Back in July I started on how to secure you computer (Basic Security Tips) and I have been working on Intermediate and Advanced tips ever since then, today I wanted to release a quick checklist.
Securing Your [...]

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Tags: Internet · Malware · Security · Trojans · Virus · Worms

Firewalls, using and choosing

March 16th, 2007 · Comments Off

Hello to all and a great big welcome back to The Weekly Geek!
This week we are going to discuss firewalls. Computer firewalls are meant to be just like the firewalls between buildings. They are barriers designed to prevent fire, or in computer terms to prevent unwanted intruders from entering.
Think of a firewall as a containment [...]

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Tags: Internet · Security · Software

Worms: Prevented, not fried thank you.

January 19th, 2007 · Comments Off

Welcome back to all our readers. In this weeks exciting and fun-filled edition of The Weekly Geek we are going to continue on our quest to find out more about the malicious side of the internet and how to protect your computer.
This week we are going to delve into “worms”. No, not night crawlers, that [...]

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Tags: Internet · Malware · Security · Trojans · Virus · Worms