Archive for April, 2006
How We Spent Spring Break
0 Comments Published April 25th, 2006 in the following Categories:About Me
by Ara Rubyan
And now for something completely different…
Recently, Miss Julie and I took the boys on a short vacation to the Florida panhandle. We had a great time on the beach and I made the following video. Have a look…
See if you can spot the dolphins at the very beginning; hang around for the punchline […]
- Computer Skills: Which Ones Your Staff Needs
- The Story of the First Internet Worm
- Preparing For Windows Vista
- Spyware: History and Description
Malicious-software spreaders get sneakier, more prevalent
0 Comments Published April 24th, 2006 in the following Categories:Network Security || Firewalls || Anti-Spyware Software || Anti-Virus Software
by Ara Rubyan
Let’s get right to it: your computer might be hurting someone in a hospital and you wouldn’t even know it.
From USA Today:
Without you realizing it, attackers are secretly trying to penetrate your PC to tap small bits of computing power to do evil things. They’ve already compromised some 47 million PC’s sitting in […]
- How to rid yourself of computer viruses and malicious software
- Protection from PC Intruders
- Removing Viruses From Your Computer
- Removing Viruses From Your Computer
Spam Is Now Dead Meat
0 Comments Published April 21st, 2006 in the following Categories:Big Picture || Network Security || History
by J Schipper
Other than the canned meat sold by Hormel, the term spam is used to describe unsolicited bulk email. It is rumored that the term Spam came from an old Monty Python comedy sketch about a restaurant where every item on the menu came with an order of Spam. Certainly this is an accurate […]