November 10, 2010
They slow your computer down, they ask for your money annually and they rate no better than various free products when compared by AV-comparitives.org. If you have an ongoing relationship with Norton or McAfee, it’s time to break up. Happily, both companies provide free software for doing just that. Most people who have Norton or [...]
January 7, 2010
Whether you’re accessing popular social networking sites or other communication apps such as your webmail portal and IM clients, the links let you dive into a world of new information. With one click, you may end up enjoying a great story, or on the other hand unfortunately trying to crawl your way out of a [...]
May 24, 2009
I am a mother of three children under the age of 12. Back when I was a kid, my parents only had to warn me about not taking candy from strangers, but parents these days have to be ever-vigilant (even when the kids are supposedly safe at home). These days children who spend any time [...]
October 15, 2008
I have been talking a lot about User Access Control (UAC) lately. I was quoted in the New York Times last week about some of Vista’s fumbles and it brought me back to how bad the UAC interface really is. I have had it disabled for some time now and you can find instructions on [...]
