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VIRUS WARS II

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In the last newsletter, “Virus Wars I” I talked about some of the more recent “custom threats” and how the enemy is becoming more professional in their approach to infecting our systems . Today I want to identify these threats and see what we can do to protect ourselves. Instead of scattering links through-out the article, I’m including them all at the end for convenient reference. Believe me, protecting against these threats isn’t easy. The changes we’re seeing in malware can be organized into three basic categories.

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IE 8 Rains On Firefox Parade, Chrome Spikes The Punch

IE 8 Rains on Firefox Parade

At 11:00 AM on Monday August 25th, I decided to try IE 8 beta 2. I did some reading to become familiar with the included features and catch-up on the opinions of others, then I downloaded IE 8. During the download I choose not to install updates to Windows. The download took less than 15 seconds. I clicked the install icon and after a quick reboot it was done.

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New OverDrive 3D Video Test

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An all new 3D Video Test has been added to PC Pitstop OverDrive.
Now you can measure your graphics capabilities as they relate to the requirements of high end games or business work stations. Find your World Ranking for all hardware in one test. Pitstop does it all, does it fast, and does it FREE

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VIRUS WARS I

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Six months ago, if you had asked me “which is the bigger problem, viruses or spyware”, I would have said spyware. That is the exact time you should have given me a swift kick to my chair shaped rear

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Death To The Desktop

THE SHAPE OF COMPUTING

Strewn across the floor and stacked in my closet are 100’s of lifeless parts. Processors, cords, connectors and fans, dead and lifeless now, they were once proud warriors of the desktop era. Striving to be faster in a technical world consumed by speed, I greeted new processors and motherboards like a lion greets wildebeasts. Today those dark ages are gone, replaced by the Renaissance of Mobility, or as the techies would say, “let me grab my portable”.

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To SSD Or Not To SSD

The next big improvement for your computer is here. The always spinning, ever failing hard drive is becoming an artsy door stop, replaced by Solid State Drives (SSD). They have a lot going for them but there are also some misconceptions about what they provide.

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