Archive for the ‘Computers (hardware, software, security...)’ Category

How To Enable Avast Active Scan Protection

Late last night, while trying to tweak the hard drive partitioning on my notebook, I turned off Avast’s On-Access Scanner, the  program’s active scan protections against viruses, malware, and hack attempts.  Turning it back on turned out to be a much harder task than anticipated and it took me a while to figure it out.  [...]

Robotic Future a Reality, Today?

We have all seen movies like The Matrix, Star Wars, I Robot, and Short Circuit that feature robots that can think and feel like humans or having robotic arms and legs.  These movies generally go in the Sci-Fi categories, but should they?
We used to think these were things that were going to happen in the [...]

PC Security Tips – Best Computer Protection Software Against Viruses, Malware, & Hack Attempts

I am going to share a little secret with you: how to completely secure & protect your pc and do it for free.
In this post, I will cover pc security & protection software that you can use to protect your computer from viruses, trojans, keyloggers, spyware, malware, and even hack attempts.  All of these software [...]

The Most BS SPAM to Ever Appear in My Yahoo Messenger

This is just plain BS.  It should be illegal to send SPAM like this.  Most SPAM’s I can just ignore without even giving it a second thought…. Why the (*&# would someone send me a SPAM that said something like this?
highlyregardedsalmon: Hey, I know this is weird, but I don’t know who else to turn [...]

Move over, Quicken & MS Money! There is a New Best (free) Personal Finance Software in Town

While browsing Business Week, I ran across what I now think as the best personal finance software.  It actually is an online money management tool.  The product is great: it is easy to use and has all the necessary functionality.  And, the best thing is that it is FREE.