The Weekly Geek

Here is another short list of weekly “to do” items.
Run a full anti-virus, anti-malware, anti-spyware scan(s) – Those bad guys are constantly getting in. For details on programs and more, just search this site under the categories.
Perform a full backup -  You can and will live without those pictures, videos and old tax forms, but [...]

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Well, it seems a couple of you caught me, almost. In my last article (on backing up) I referred to scheduling the backup which requires schedules tasks and a password. I just noted “If you don’t have one, look for my article on creating one and how to automatically logon without entering it every time.”
Well, [...]

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Over the past few years, the focus of computer security has increased. Microsoft is no exception as is evident with the security enhancements in Vista and the upcoming Windows 7. However, in some cases, some of the security options may be overkill, especially if you are the only one who uses the computer.
In many case people do [...]

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My father is from Oregon and I lived briefly in the beautiful state of Washington. Rumors and legends of a creature commonly known as Bigfoot exist. Local towns and national media have all used these rumors and at times have created hype about the creature, yet all these years later he, she or it still [...]

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Howdy and welcome to a Christmas edition of The Weekly Geek.
I want to help clear up some misconception that I and my colleagues in the Computer Security field have created. Recently the free program Ad-Aware which had been a great tool for cleaning up spyware, malware and crapware seems to have becomes a cookie cleaning [...]

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