What you need to know about VPNs

A VPN is a Virtual Private Network. A VPN works like a normal network where you have two or more computers connected to using a physical device like a router. With a VPN the computers are connected via the Internet. There’s no physical hardware other than what you already have (modem, router, cable/DSL etc.) VPN requires software to… Read More »

Windows Firewall and Microsoft Security Essentials

Leslie asks about Windows Firewall after removing MSE I have a question about Firewalls and Windows Defender. I have purchased Emsisoft and am running my first scan as I type. HOWEVER, I uninstalled Security Essentials as I read I should uninstall my current anti-virus program (also Malwarebytes) and I guess I’m now running without Firewall? I know that’s… Read More »

On Love and Life

Sometimes it seems to take forever for the clouds to disappear. A bitter winter wind often bites deep into the feathery and fragile early days of spring, gnawing and nipping and ripping at the heart and soul of them. Were it not for the calendar most of us wouldn’t even know that spring had officially arrived. Those more attuned to… Read More »

Gmail’s extra layer of security

After reading horror stories from Yahoo Mail users and reading about how Yahoo’s servers were hacked using simple Unix commands pasted into open (available to anyone) email sign-up forms and other Yahoo Web forms, and almost a half of a million users had their account passwords and user names posted on hacker sites for all to see, we… Read More »

Hiring a fox to guard the hen house

Perion, IncrediMail’s other name, is notorious for bundled software – Smilebox and worst of all Sweet IM, announced today the release of a program to manage add-ons and extensions in browsers. This beats all! It’s like McDonald’s releasing a book, “The Guide to Healthy Eating”,  or  Bernie Madoff writing “How to Invest and Get Rich Legally”. You have… Read More »