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Virus warnings are almost always hoaxes. Even if they’re not, forwarding the warning to your friends and colleagues can do more harm than good. My simple advice is this: press delete . Virus warnings and hoaxes are one particular flavour of chain email...
It seems there is an instant messenger virus at large at the moment. The virus sends messages similar to these (the URLs are deliberately obfuscated): "Hot or Not? hxxp://mymsngallery.my.funpic de/viewimage.php?youremail@someplace.com" or "this...
The 2008 launch wave is gaining momentum. Microsoft announced a few hours ago that both Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 have been released to manufacturing. Windows Vista service pack 1 will likely impact most users in the short term...
Another blog article I've been meaning to write for a long time: how to construct a strong password. Much has been written on this subject, but it is also out of date. To understand what makes a password strong, first we need to be clear what would...
I received the following email today, which is clearly a rather crude hoax: From: <deleted> @hotmail.co.uk To: <24 MSN/Hotmail addresses removed to protect privacy> Subject: PLEASE READ Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:48:22 +0000 Hey it is tara...
Introducing the TiGra Networks Micro-Business Server™ The name “ Micro Business Server ” is ours, not Microsoft’s. These amusing video clips actually highlight some serious advantages of Microsoft’s new server product. Based on Windows Home Server operating...
I was just reading Scott Hanselman's blog , where he was discussing the Windows Vista speech recognition. So I decided to try it for myself. Scott took a typing test, once using a keyboard and then again using speech recognition. I decided to use...
For historical reasons, my Live ID (formerly called a Passport ID) has always been different to my main email address. This was getting annoying because it meant that I didn't get presence information against my ID in applications like Outlook, SharePoint...
A story on CNet News says that the New York state Attorney General has filed a fraud case against Dell for "false advertising and deceptive business practices, including offering misleading financing, and failing to honor rebates, warranties and service...
According to the BBC's technology magazine Click , Dell is to offer 32Gb solid state flash memory hard drives by Sandisk as an option in some of its laptops. Flash memory can be both faster and more robust than the mechanical equivalent because it has...
The Get Safe Online blog has an article where a US teacher has been convicted of four counts of child endagerment, after her computer (which she claims was infected with spyware) showed popups advertising porn sites. As the blog says: It illustrates,...
People are always telling us to be careful who we trust - never open attachments or download files if they are not from a trusted source. But the trouble is, who do you trust? You'd think you could trust Microsoft, right? Well, come on a little journey...
If you've seen the wonderful Get Safe Online web site, you may be interested in Get Safe Online (the blog) . This useful resource publishes regular information and advice helping you stay safe online and keep up to date with the latest security best practices...
Most computer users - particularly home users but even many business users - log into their computer with Administrative rights. In the case of home users, often no passwords are used and family members may all share the same default login account. While...