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Detecting Shockwave May 9, 2012 The rust around Firefox April 29, 2012 A warning for New
York Yankee fans April 19, 2012 Dealing
with a bad hard drive March 19, 2012 Chrome browser updated again. Not that there's anything wrong with that In fact, it's great. March 10, 2012 Fing is a
great app to see who is on your network Feb. 27, 2012 After
a surge protector fails Feb. 10, 2012
(Also in PC World) Online
banking: what the BBC missed and a safety suggestion (use a portable browser) Feb. 6, 2012Scrubbing
email out of a Windows computer February 3, 2012
(Also
in PC World) A
surge protector that doesn't protect January 25, 2012Online
banking has multiple elephants in its room January 21, 2012WiFi
Routers: Oldies are Goodies January 10, 2012Defending
an operating system January 2, 2012The
down side of automated backups December 26, 2011Why
Windows 7 SP1 may go missing November 21, 2011 Debugging a broken Internet connection November 18, 2011
A
simple test insures the Duqu workaround is working November 12, 2011 Why
Duqu is more dangerous than most people think November 9, 2011Microsoft sloppy on Duqu workaround November 5, 2011Open
Office installs vulnerable Java software November 2, 2011 Defensive Banking
September 14, 2011 Defensive
Computing in a hurricane August 27, 2011 Firefox trending downhill as Chrome continues to improve August 18, 2011A new online banking scam
July 28, 2011 How safe is ismycreditcardstolen.com? A lesson in pessimism and technology. July 22, 2011Defending a WiFi network
July 17, 2011. Also in PC World Defending
against malicious PDFs with SumatraPDF July 5, 2011Defending
against malicious CDs and USB flash drives July 3, 201112
reasons not to use Internet Explorer, ever June 30, 2011Five
approaches for defending a Windows PC prove their worth June 21, 2011Defending yourself
from the Flash Player June 6, 2011The
facts about the Gmail hack that the New York Times left out June 4, 2011Why the
bad guys are winning June 1, 2011Defending against Firefox extensions that may spy on you May 25, 2011Another
gotcha with offsite backups May 11, 2011 Also in PC World Microsoft
saves the day, no thanks to Microsoft April 30, 2011Journalists
poor at defending Windows PCs April 16, 2011
Miserably bad advice about email April 9, 2011 Also in PC World
Sandboxie offers spear phishing protection April 8, 2011 Also
in PC World
Spear Phishing: the real danger behind the Epsilon data breach April 6, 2011
Also in
PC World Windows
7 Service Pack 1 - Don't install it, yet March 16, 2011
A formula approach to generating passwords December 17, 2010
Being safe with Ubuntu on a USB flash drive December 11, 2010
Kicking the tires on Avira's AntiVir Rescue CD December 4, 2010
Defending against network snooping proxy servers November 21, 2010
Java: use it or lose it October 18, 2010
Seven reasons to use an alternate PDF viewer in Windows October 6, 2010Kasperky's
TDSS Killer lives on August 9, 2010Three workarounds for running Windows XP as a limited user July 11, 2010What
you need to know about the Windows HCP flaw June 16, 2010Installing and tweaking Process Explorer.
Part 1 May 20, 2010 ,
Part 2 May 23, 2010
Dont click
that link, but if you do... April 11, 2010Thinking
about backup March 14, 2010HopeForHaitiNow.org
offers a lesson in domain names January 22, 2010Resurrecting
restricted users December 8, 2009What
your mother never told you about VPNs September 10, 2009How
to change the font size in the Firefox address bar August 6, 2009About the
Lenovo ThinkPad USB Secure Hard Drive June 4, 2009
The best defense against software problems: disk imaging April 19, 2009Make Firefox flag
secure web pages as green February 19, 2009The
best way to disable Autorun for protection from infected USB flash drives January 30, 2009
Blog: From July 2007 through November 2008 I wrote a
Defensive Computing blog for CNET. Here is a list of
all the CNET blog postings in short summary form .
eSecurityPlanet:
Improve
Network Security with Better Router Security Many routers have a security flaw, does yours? How
to test and defend against it. November 8, 2010. The
Best Security for Wireless Email September 1, 2010Protect Your E-mail From Hackers May 3, 2010Improve Your Wireless Security With the Right Routers
Surprisingly good security in a low end Netgear router. April 6, 2010Better Backups Mean Better Data Security About disk image backups. March 22, 2010PC Security Tips for Corporate Executives
February 1, 2010Simple Data Security Solutions about an encrypted external hard drive December 23, 2009
Online Banking: Taking Issue With The New York Times December 8, 2009
(alternate link )
Two Approaches to Securing Autorun and AutoPlay in Windows November 18, 2009 Also
at Datamation
Check (All) Your Windows Patches: Secunia November 5, 2009 Also
at Datamation
Windows and Online Banking: A Dangerous Mix October 19, 2009
Sandboxie: Blocking Web-Based Malware From Your PC October 5, 2009
Being Secure on Public Wi-Fi networks: VPN, Firewalls, File Sharing September 21, 2009The
Best Security for Wireless Networks discusses WEP, WPA and WPA2. September 8, 2009How to: Secure Your WLAN The
Safest Way to Protect Sensitive Computing Files August 24, 2009
Consider Linux for Secure Online Banking August 11, 2009Introduction
to Firewalls July 27, 2009. Also at wi-fiplanet The Best Way to Remove Viruses and Malware: Part 1 May 19, 2009 |
Part 2 June 16, 2009 |
Part 3 July 20, 2009
Are
Chinese Hackers Attacking Your PC? July 1, 2009Defending
Firefox from Interest-based Ad Cookies April 27, 2009
Datamation:
Website: My Java Tester
web site reports the version of Java used in your web browser
stats
Website: I am the webmaster for
The Personal Computer Show on WBAI radio
stats
Classes: I used to teach half-day classes: Buying and Owning
a Laptop Computer ,
So you bought a new computer. Now what? ,
Backing Up Your Computer ,
WiFi Wireless Networks and
Get Your Own Domain
Classes: I used to teach 6 week classes:
Defensive Computing
and Computer
Networking For Homes and Small Businesses
Defensive Computing Links:
Viruses , Malware
(Spyware and Adware) , Defensive
Email , Why You Need Defensive Computing ,
And More...
Defensive Computing Info:
Links that Lie ,
Removing Spyware ,
Secure Web Pages ,
Bad emails
Blog: My first blog , a freebie at
Blogger, ran from January 2007 through July 2007.
Websites: I am the webmaster for the NYPC
User Group and
FlashTester.org
Software: I wrote a Backup Script
and a TimeKeeper program (and just started with PHP).
Writings:
a Comparison of Linux and Windows ,
my opinion on the Best Backup Scheme and
a review of NASLite .
photographs I've taken.
Website: I was the sole griper behind the
Computer Gripes web site, but
I don't update the site any more.
