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When you delete a file in windows the file is moved to the recycle bin, but did you know that even after emptying the recycle bin the file still exists? Whether you’re giving your old computer to a family member, donating it to a charity or just tossing it out in the trash, you must [...]
Searching the web through Yahoo! just became much safer thanks to a new feature called SearchScan. Every time you search the web using Yahoo you will see warning messages alongside the results alerting you to potentially dangerous websites. What a great feature! Now you have a heads up whenever a site you’re about to visit [...]
This months PC Magazine features “72 Tips for Safer Computing“. 72 tips sounds like a lot but they’re short and make for a relatively quick read. The information is great and easy to understand for non-techies so I suggest taking a quick look to see if there is anything you may have left out of [...]
Fending off spyware is an extremely important part of maintaining your computers top performance and helping to protect your personal information. The term spyware refers to software that’s installed on your computer without your consent and is used to track your activities. The information gathered by spyware is typically used to display targeted advertisements (those [...]
Here is a perfect example of why you should change the default password on your wireless router. A full list of the default user names and passwords for pretty much any router available can be found here. A list like this is not uncommon and it’s not necessarily a bad thing, the information posted [...]