This is a quick to shout out to say thanks to Sunbelt Software who are advertising their anti-virus software called Vipre. Its thanks to these guys that make this blog happen and I’d like you guys(readers) to hit their link on the side to see what they are doing. Also, later this week I will have a review article on the anti-virus software package they have and comparing it to Microsofts Security...

Infected PCs are under the control of cyber criminals Microsoft has won court approval to shut down a global network of computers which it says is responsible for more than 1.5bn spam messages every day. A US judge granted the firm’s request to shut down 277 internet domains, which it said were used to “command and control” the so-called Waledac botnet. A botnet is a network of...

It’s a sad sad fact, that there are still many places that do not have a decent broadband connection. Of course, places like Finland, with their 1MB line minimum law, this doesn’t apply to. But for the rest of us – it’s fact! Many times, when on the road fixing peoples computers, invariably, I have to update a fresh install of Anti-virus software. As you know , this takes forever the first time. To get around...

OK, OK, I know there are many free anti-virus software available out there. We have Microsoft Security Essentials and AVG as 2 fine examples of great free anti virus software Some of you may want to pay for anti virus software because you believe that you will be better protected, and that’s fine. That’s a personal decision. However, it’s not necessarily the case at all, I used AVG free and AVG pro, never got a virus...

Have you forgotten a password or username that you have stored in an application a long time ago? If you need this very information for another application, browser or for use on a different computer; you have to find a way to either reset or change it first. However, it’s much easier to simply recover the forgotten password, along with the username and other stored information. This article shows how you can recover passwords...

A quick and short alert post: I told you about Cloudberry’s Backup Add In ages ago and how much i love it both here and here. Well the add in just received a new update bringing it to version 1.3.3. I am still using it and it faithfully backs up my important stuff daily. Here are the new features available: Full support for Drive Extender Backup Window Better support for Volume Shadow Service Other...