New Internet Explorer Beta

Microsoft will soon release a new version of Internet explorer (Version 7.0) later this summer. Bill Gates announced at a meeting Feb 15 2005 in San Francisco that Microsoft would be introducing a new version of the webs most popular Browser made famous by Microsoft team members.

The new browser adds a more tighter security and anti virus protection for average PC users,small business, and corporations. RSS will also be available,tabbed browsing to improve searches. This seems to be a something yahoo is already doing with a smart toolbar. Their toolbar installs on Internet Explorer but it also provides Anti Virus scanning, pop up blocking as well.

Responsibility for data protection seems to be shifting to ISP,s like AOL,SBC,PRODIGY,instead of online PC users, since ISP,s pass on data to users via the browser. This makes sense to me. Data is scrubbed clean before it is passed on to online PC users. Version 7.0 is not ready for download, it is still in beta testing stage.

Securing your PC

One in 10 desktop and mobile computers have no secure protection. This includes password protecting and file encryption. Windows 2000 and XP was a godsend allowing users to set passwords on files ,loggin, and folders. Another method allowed was data encryption. Files could be secured by using encryption algorithms (big word). You needed a cipher key to access files. Checked your PC lately?

"About 10:30 am, I just received an Email message about credit card scams over the phone. No way to secure the phone using passwords yet. Hmmm, someone calling, saying the were investigating credit card fraud and gave a fake badge number".

Its not the computers fault. I love this stuff??????


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Backing up Data

Okay you lost your data on the hard drive. Conrtary to many pc users belief, backing up pc data is #1 rated on my list. Ever turned on your pc and nothing happened, or you hard drive blow out completely. Over the years we average a gigabyte or more in collected software,letters,notes,projects, etc. This Information becomes tthe backbone of what we use these machines for, collecting information and using it.

Buying and replacing a hard drive is tedious work, however the problem now becomes, how do you restore lost data, information,reports, projects. Okay so you can survice without it for now, but what about the next time, are you prepared? What will you do?

One simple way to overcome this is buy a second disk and install all applications on it. This way if the main harddrive is corrupt, simply re-install the operating on drive#1, no need to disturb drive #2, if should still be okay. Also most virus attack the c-drive, not d,e,f,or g-strange. Your habits effect how ou work and survive in a computerized world. Computers are everywhere.
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Late breaking computer news

Symantec forwarded a news bulletin in regards to the IRS. The IRS is warning customers about phising, in which they the customer receive fake emails with links to bogus sites. These emails request your personal information and use the information to garner millions of dollars from various customer accounts. They also use claim your game and prize reward tricks.

Personally it took me 8 years to go online and order something with a credit card. Today its a snap. Most sites use secured servers to make a connection and transaction. There are other legal business's on the Internet that work safely, its just security has gotten tougher.

What to do -- If you receive any suspicious emails requesting personal account information, or passwords and account names, be cautious. Do not click on them, instead, delete the information if you know you are not expecting any emails from this source

Installing Applications,Icons,Screen savers, etc

Considering you have spent money on your new or current PC, you now want to install a newly found application, screen saver, icons, or some other tech no save software. What to to.

There are considerations before downloading or installing a new app.
1. Is it compatible with your operating system.
2. Are there installation instructions.
3. Did you read everything before installing.
4. Is it a legitimate piece of software.
5. Is it productive.

We are all guilty of seacrhing and downloading all sorts of Junker onto our omputer, however the downside is we may not ever use it. Clogging up the hard drive with junkware is a no no.Perform a new years clean out. Inventory your computer for junkware and delete unused applications. This will greatly improve your harddrive searches. Make it a point to only keep whats useable on your computer.

Eliminate service calls by becoming computer savy.