Problems with Spyware?
Monday, June 11, 2007
If anyone's used computers in the last couple of years then they must've heard or have experiences with spyware. I know I sure have, but if you don't know what spyware is they are little programs that install themselves on your computer to do various things. Most of the spyware out there doesn't do much in terms of terrible things to your computer, but they steal your system ressources which makes your computer slower, can install popup adds at random places and only allow you to go to sites you want.
What can you do to find out if you have spyware or to remove it? Well you need a spyware program to remove or kill it. Spy Sweeper Is The Most Award-Winning AntiSpyware Software out there, and having known from using it myself it's one of the best if not the best anti-spyware programs out there. Spy Sweeper has all the features you need and updates itself automatically, so you really can't go wrong since it fights the latest spyware infections as they come out. Can't go wrong making sure you have your computer safe as most people know about viruses but don't understand the importance of spyware. To be sure you don't have spyware you need a tool like Spy Sweeper to monitor your system and keep it running clean.
Check it out and post your thoughts on Spyware? Any infections? Cleaned up anyone's computer lately? Post your thoughts,
-Steve
Posted bySteve at 10:08 PM 8 comments
Free ORION Windows Event Log Reader Software
Friday, April 06, 2007
Can't go wrong with free software, and this for the IT crowd, especially the Network Administrators out there who are always looking to managed their servers. There's some free ORION Remote Windows Event Log Reader software out there for you guys, if your processing volume is under 5 events a second. What does this software mean? It's a useful tool that monitors your Windows System Events can be can automatically be forwarded to Syslog Servers, email, SNMP, or written to databases in real-time, keeping track of your server and specifically what's going wrong with it. For those with much more servers or higher processing volumes it can be upgraded for a month-to-month subscription for $12.95/month for 15 events/sec (don't worry non-tech's, Network Administrators know the figures) so it isn't too expensive for those with large networks as they'll easily pay more for other software. It's pretty easy to use and can be up in minutes, as shown by the screenshot below:
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Overall I think it can help, and could be a useful diagnosis tool for your servers. Check it out and as always feel free to post your thoughts.
-Steve
Posted bySteve at 4:56 PM 2 comments
Labels: Computers, Software, Tech
Keeping Windows up to date
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
It just seems that no one will ever keep their computer secure unless Microsoft forces them too, which is pretty amazing considering what most people think about computers. I just borrowed a friend's laptop, which is running Windows XP SP2, yet somehow doesn't have Internet Explorer 7 installed and no other browser. How could you only have IE6? No Firefox, no tabs? I guess I've just been spoiled by my computer.
Do you guys often the same thing when using other people's computers? Are you like why do you turn off the automatic updates when you won't update yourself?
Just makes me wonder sometimes,
Alright more later,
-Steve
Posted bySteve at 6:48 PM 0 comments
Labels: Computers, Internet, Microsoft
A blog about rugs
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Since I'm reviewing blogs today, I should talk about another random blog I've come across. This one is from a large retailer in the field, RugsDoneRight.com, and it's pretty new, which is interesting to see a blog about rugs, since I don't know much about them. It's not a bad blog, with links and articles that actually should interest the rest of us, such as this post about how Static from area Rugs can harm your computer. Most people know that there's static from carpets but some people still sit their computers on theirs. Mine's NEXT to a rug but not on top, hehe, since I need all my hardware grounded. There's other cool articles on there so if you're cruising the Blog-o-sphere check them out. The URL is http://www.rugsdoneright.com/blog/.
Thanks,
-Steve
Posted bySteve at 11:18 PM
Quick News - CompUSA is closing 100 stores
Friday, March 02, 2007
Hey just giving another heads up for potential deal seekers out there, that CompUSA, or CompUSSR according to some, is closing close to half of their retail outlets in the US. Guess that's bad news for them, but it also means that there's a potential for some deals from them.
More news to follow if I hear about any deals, but some people don't have their hopes set high. Oh well let's see.
-Steve
Posted bySteve at 12:44 AM 1 comments
Labels: Computers, Electronics
