by Roberta | Mar 2, 2009 | Tech Tips for Small Business
Suppose you’re not 100% confident in your anti-virus software. You’d like to run another company’s anti-virus scan but you know from speaking with your friendly Geek Girl that you should NEVER install two AV programs on your computer at the same time. They will conflict with each other and cause performance problems. Instead, consider running an online virus scan from your web browser. One of the best is Bit Defender online scanner.
by Roberta | Feb 3, 2009 | Cybersecurity
A while back I wrote about the “XP Anti=-virus” rogue malware which many of my clients have accidentally installed by visiting an innocent-looking web site. I want to reiterate that you need to be careful what web site you visit, no matter what the source...
by Roberta | Feb 2, 2009 | Tech Tips for Small Business
As I mentioned in a previous post and mailing, I just moved to Teaneck NJ. I thought it would be a simple matter to move my Verizon DSL service from Brooklyn to Teaneck, but boy was I wrong! Here’s a summary: http://www.my3cents.com/showReview.cgi?id=48049 I...
by Roberta | Feb 2, 2009 | Cybersecurity
I want to warn all my clients not to use Limewire. If you must download (uncopyrighted!) material through a file-sharing program, use a bit torrent program such as Bit Comet. The reason bit torrents are safer is that Limewire distributes the file from one source,...
by Roberta | Jan 23, 2009 | Cybersecurity
Some of you may have seen this article in the Times yesterday. http://tinyurl.com/ckhllt There are always worms, trojans, and viruses on the net, so I don’t believe there’s a particular cause for panic or alarm in this case. As always, please make sure you...
