This is a good time to run an up-to-date Spybot and then download and install the new HOSTS file. You can find it here:
This should be an integral and very important part of your security baseline.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
MVPS Hosts File Download Available
The March update to the MVPS HOSTS file is available now.
This is a good time to run an up-to-date Spybot and then download and install the new HOSTS file. You can find it here:
This is a good time to run an up-to-date Spybot and then download and install the new HOSTS file. You can find it here:
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
The Browser Wars?
Much is being made these days of "The Browser Wars". I think that's funny because I find some of my customers if asked "what browser do you use?" would probably reply "what is a browser?".
Internet Explorer is the browser that most everyone knows, mostly because it comes installed on every Windows machine. I switched to Firefox years ago because of all of the security issues with Internet Explorer. Firefox is still my browser of choice. I have tried the others, but see no reason to change. I see one reason NOT to change to Chrome, and that is their refusal to include something as simple as a left sidebar for listing all of your Favorites or Bookmarks. Why? I haven't a clue. I see no good reason to switch to Opera or Safari.
All browsers are free, and that is good.
Maximum PC recently published their review of these 5 browsers, with Firefox coming out as the winner. If you are at all interested, it is a good article, and can be found here: Browser Battle 2011: Who Is the New King of the Web?
FYI, I have installed Firefox 4 on my 2 Windows XP machines. The install was fast and simple, and the differences are barely noticeable. You can read about these in the above-referenced Maximum PC article.
Internet Explorer is the browser that most everyone knows, mostly because it comes installed on every Windows machine. I switched to Firefox years ago because of all of the security issues with Internet Explorer. Firefox is still my browser of choice. I have tried the others, but see no reason to change. I see one reason NOT to change to Chrome, and that is their refusal to include something as simple as a left sidebar for listing all of your Favorites or Bookmarks. Why? I haven't a clue. I see no good reason to switch to Opera or Safari.
All browsers are free, and that is good.
Maximum PC recently published their review of these 5 browsers, with Firefox coming out as the winner. If you are at all interested, it is a good article, and can be found here: Browser Battle 2011: Who Is the New King of the Web?
FYI, I have installed Firefox 4 on my 2 Windows XP machines. The install was fast and simple, and the differences are barely noticeable. You can read about these in the above-referenced Maximum PC article.