2 Ways to Fix Your Google Chrome Browser One of the best things about using Chrome (or Firefox) instead of IE is that if things start going badly with those browsers, you can completely remove them from your system and re-install them. You don’t have that option with IE. You can “reset” IE – but that’s not a… Read More »
When You Download From Microsoft Download Center…Be Careful It’s bad enough when developers stick PUPs and other garbage into their installers, or when sites like Tucows, CNet, Softonic and others take software belonging to someone else, bundle it with their own malware and PUPs and distribute it, but when big successful and rich companies like Sun Java and… Read More »
Scamware “Everyone in every culture knows the story of the snake oil salesmen. You know those charlatans who traveled from town to town pandering the elixir of life to anyone who would listen to their shtick. The elixir of life, as it turned out, was mostly alcohol with some bark extracts and flavoring. But those poor old teetotalers… Read More »
Alleged tech support scammers come up with all kinds of alibis to counter complaints Companies sued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Microsoft for allegedly defrauding consumers with worthless Windows technical support have spun tales involving flakey Internet connections, it’s-not-us-it’s-scammers, new management software and unanswered emails to counter hundreds of consumer complaints this year, Better Business Bureau… Read More »
Rumors Say Microsoft to Replace Internet Explorer With “Spartan” Browser It’s no secret, at least not to most of you, that Chrome and Firefox have stolen the crown from Internet Explorer. Whether they are better browsers, more functional or less troublesome, is up to the user. However, there may never been another Internet Explorer as IE fans have… Read More »
Look Before You Leap – Two Tools to Help You Determine If a Web Site is Safe It’s really hard to tell by looking at a web site whether it’s safe or not. And nobody wants to be constrained to visiting only sites they know are safe. Part of the fun of the Web is scouting and finding… Read More »