It’s not new; it’s been around since 2010. But the SMART HDD Rogue is all over the Web right now. As we’ve said many times in the past couple of years — you’re much more likely to encounter a Rogue than you ever are to encounter a virus or Trojan. Why? Because Rogues are drive-bys that trick you… Read More »
Bob asks about leaving his computer connected to the Internet 24/7 Don’t you think that leaving your computer turned on and connected to the Internet with a cable connection exposes you to unnecessary risks? Also, I have cable Internet and at least 2 or 3 times a day, my connection drops and I am not connected to the… Read More »
Ever been working on something and Windows keeps urging you to reboot? Windows XP doesn’t give you a lot of choices. You can either not reboot and put up with annoying reminders, or you can reboot and get it over with. Windows Vista and Windows 7 are a bit better. You can postpone your reboot for several hours… Read More »
Autoruns for Windows Start-up program manager Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 (32/64bit) 524KB download There are about seven-zillion start-up managers. I think we’ve featured about 60% of them at one time or another. This redundancy is not without purpose. We are sticklers for eliminating excess start-up programs, because start-up programs run in the background soaking up your precious… Read More »
So your eyeballs are focused on the duck below. What duck? Get a bigger monitor. Get them back up here. I have a story to tell you. Don’t worry, it’s short. I promise. Once upon a time there was a little girl named EB. She looked an awfully lot like ET. When I first saw her in the… Read More »
If you are like TC, a control freak, and you’re busy all the time, you probably have many windows open at once. Clicking your mouse can be tiresome and time consuming.. at least for TC who thinks more than one step to complete a task is more than anyone should endure (i.e., going all the way to the… Read More »