March 11th (next Sunday) will be daily savings time. That is early! What does this mean for our computers in terms of how they update? What...
Dytrog, you awakened another memory...that of heating the house in winter. There was no such thing as a thermostat, at least not for us. After a...
Born in the mid 40's so I truly appreciated most of what was written. I heartily agree with the fact that we were all outside playing all day long...
Using SM 1.1 here and when I highlight a word and the "Search Google" comes up, if I click on that option it definitely opens the Google search...
I'm sure there is a hack for this and I entirely agree with you. Hopefully Ramona will be along shortly to help you kill this auto update thing.
In ten years of consistent surfing online, I've only received two viruses, both due to my own stupidity. Both were quickly quarantined and...
... or lack of interest. We need to remind ourselves that most folks who have computers and are connected to the internet, never post to forums...
Good points. Actually you're right on the money when you mentioned dial-up hindering some folks (my friends) and laziness or a reluctance to...
Like you, Jim, I also used Netscape for years (until 7.2). When development stopped on 7.2 and security issues arose, I tried Opera, reverted back...
Add me to the group that do not forward forwards. I also open a Compose window and then use a little program called e-mail stripper to clean...
I run both without a problem. Recently I had the local tech guru help me install a wireless connection between my wife's computer, mine and our...
Gloria I'm not sure why you piggy-backed your question on the original poster's thread but .... Anyway, what confuses me is why you would...
I'll be sticking with XP as well. When it's time for a change (hopefully not in the coming year), I'll probably make the jump to a Mac.
Hello Ann I completely agree with Charles (good thing, eh Charles!). :) I also have NOD32 and there are generally several files that are...
I did a quick search on ClamWin and discovered that it gives a false positive on the Trojan.Bifrose-495. So, don't worry about it. As for the...
I actually bought it and ran it for a number of months. In the end, I opted to uninstall it and go with separate apps as opposed to a suite of...
It doesn't sound legitimate to me. Frankly, I wouldn't bother responding and I think I would set up a filter to block them. You are not guilty of...
The problem with the Windows firewall is that it only blocks incoming traffic (not outgoing). I use Kerio firewall (which initially offers a month...
I was convinced of the efficacy of NOD32 by the fact that the entire ministry of Education for the Province of Ontario Canada chose it as their...
It's really a personal preference answer. It depends on the individual and no answer is a "right" answer. My own preference is for 7 days.
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