Adobe issued an Update for Adobe Flash which is used in Internet Explorer and Firefox. The update patches seven security vulnerabilities and users are advised to update their Flash players without delay because several of them could be used by attackers to hijack machines running the vulnerable older version of Flash. You can update… continue reading: Flash Player Security Update -»
Flash Player Security Update
Windows Speed Up Tips
Don't you just love the speediness of new computers? In time however, start up time takes longer and longer. Eventually your daily computing becomes a chore because the PC takes longer to respond when you click something or open a program. Sometimes you're left twiddling your fingers while your PC is just chugging along without the original speed it had when you first bought it. If this scenario seems familiar, here are a few tips that can help. continue reading: Windows Speed Up Tips -»
Basic PC Maintenance
A PC needs a little preventive maintenace to ward off sluggishness and errors. Here are three simple steps that you can take to help keep your PC working smoothly. The following tips work for Windows XP and Vista.
Get rid of clutter by running Disk Cleanup. You will find Disk Cleanup in your System Tools folder which you can reach by going to your Start menu, All Programs, Accessories, System tools. Once you click the Disk Cleanup tool, you will need to select the drive you want to clean up. Choose C and wait while the program scans your drive. Once it finishes scanning… continue reading: Basic PC Maintenance -»
Software Security
It seems that lately there have been a lot of security vulnerabilities found in many of the most commonly used software. Unfortunately, many of us don't have the time (or desire) to go through all our installed software looking for updates just to stay safe online. Here's one solution; instead of having to subscribe to vulnerability reports and sift through security advisories (many which have nothing to do with your installed programs), you can… continue reading: Software Security -»
Spyware Prevention with Spywareblaster
To kick-off the PC security category, I'm going to talk about a freeware gem called Spywareblaster. It is one of the first programs that I install on all my PCs. Spywareblaster helps prevent spyware from getting installed on your PC and is a set it and forget it program which means it doesn't need to be running in the background to do it's job. continue reading: Spyware Prevention with Spywareblaster -»