Comments for Ask Me - THRComputer Solutions http://www.thrcomputerllc.com/askme Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 18 May 2012 09:54:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Your children shouldn’t be the Internet experts in your home – you should be! by What is Parental Control Software http://www.thrcomputerllc.com/askme/internet-security/your-children-shouldnt-be-the-internet-experts-in-your-home-%e2%80%93-you-should-be#comment-277 What is Parental Control Software Mon, 15 Jan 2007 15:44:59 +0000 http://www.thrcomputerllc.com/askme/your-children-shouldnt-be-the-internet-experts-in-your-home-%e2%80%93-you-should-be#comment-277 [...] The Internet can be a great tool for a child.  It opens up access to the world that few of us were offered as children.  However, there are things on the Internet you don’t want your child to access such as inappropriate text and images.  They can also inadvertently reveal personal information such as their name, address, phone number, or even your credit card number.  So as wonderful as the Internet is, you must take steps to protect children while they are on it.The Internet is just like anything else in life – the first line of defense starts with you.  Just as you teach children to look both ways before crossing the street, you need to teach children to be careful on the Internet.  Guide them to sites they will enjoy that are age appropriate.  Supervise and limit their time online and show them you are an expert with the computer. [...] [...] The Internet can be a great tool for a child.  It opens up access to the world that few of us were offered as children.  However, there are things on the Internet you don’t want your child to access such as inappropriate text and images.  They can also inadvertently reveal personal information such as their name, address, phone number, or even your credit card number.  So as wonderful as the Internet is, you must take steps to protect children while they are on it.The Internet is just like anything else in life – the first line of defense starts with you.  Just as you teach children to look both ways before crossing the street, you need to teach children to be careful on the Internet.  Guide them to sites they will enjoy that are age appropriate.  Supervise and limit their time online and show them you are an expert with the computer. [...]

]]> Comment on Fighting Email Spam by Webmaster Strategies For Fighting Spam http://www.thrcomputerllc.com/askme/email-spam/fighting-email-spam#comment-274 Webmaster Strategies For Fighting Spam Mon, 15 Jan 2007 00:29:28 +0000 http://www.thrcomputerllc.com/askme/fighting-email-spam#comment-274 [...] Spammers are able to harvest email addresses from forums, blogs, and other activities you do online.  Their spambots take very little time and effort to obtain all these email addresses that they can then use to spam email accounts or sell to others.  They exert very little effort to be able to do this while most of us spend quite a bit of time either deleting spam or trying to figure out how to stop it.  If the cost of spammer’s job was raised, it might help put the ball in your court, rather than theirs.Some end-user techniques were previously discussed in Part I, and some of those can even be used by webmasters on whose sites your email address resides.  Here are a couple of examples for webmasters: [...] [...] Spammers are able to harvest email addresses from forums, blogs, and other activities you do online.  Their spambots take very little time and effort to obtain all these email addresses that they can then use to spam email accounts or sell to others.  They exert very little effort to be able to do this while most of us spend quite a bit of time either deleting spam or trying to figure out how to stop it.  If the cost of spammer’s job was raised, it might help put the ball in your court, rather than theirs.Some end-user techniques were previously discussed in Part I, and some of those can even be used by webmasters on whose sites your email address resides.  Here are a couple of examples for webmasters: [...]

]]> Comment on Email Spam Letters by Email Security : Ask Me - THRComputer Solutions http://www.thrcomputerllc.com/askme/email-spam/email-spam-letters#comment-245 Email Security : Ask Me - THRComputer Solutions Fri, 29 Dec 2006 04:17:27 +0000 http://www.thrcomputerllc.com/askme/email-spam-letters#comment-245 [...] Do you remember when people had to communicate by phone, letters, or faxes?  Many of us were alive before email was popular, but it is hard to believe we survived for so long without it!  It is the major mode of communication today whether at work or at home.  It is also one of the most common ways for hackers to defraud people and send viruses.  It is necessary to protect yourself if you use email at all. [...] [...] Do you remember when people had to communicate by phone, letters, or faxes?  Many of us were alive before email was popular, but it is hard to believe we survived for so long without it!  It is the major mode of communication today whether at work or at home.  It is also one of the most common ways for hackers to defraud people and send viruses.  It is necessary to protect yourself if you use email at all. [...]

]]> Comment on What is a Thumbnail Drive by Backing up your computer : Ask Me - THRComputer Solutions http://www.thrcomputerllc.com/askme/computers-and-hardware/what-is-a-thumbnail-drive#comment-242 Backing up your computer : Ask Me - THRComputer Solutions Wed, 27 Dec 2006 23:51:41 +0000 http://www.thrcomputerllc.com/askme/what-is-a-thumbnail-drive#comment-242 [...] You can store your backups on CDs, DVDs, removable hard drives, or keychain thumbnail drives that are easy to remove and carry with you.  Even floppy disks can still be used if you have a floppy drive.  [...] [...] You can store your backups on CDs, DVDs, removable hard drives, or keychain thumbnail drives that are easy to remove and carry with you.  Even floppy disks can still be used if you have a floppy drive.  [...]

]]> Comment on Why do I want a home network? by Fighting Viruses not on your PC : Ask Me - THRComputer Solutions http://www.thrcomputerllc.com/askme/home-networking/why-do-i-want-a-home-network#comment-235 Fighting Viruses not on your PC : Ask Me - THRComputer Solutions Tue, 26 Dec 2006 22:58:49 +0000 http://www.thrcomputerllc.com/askme/why-do-i-want-a-home-network#comment-235 [...] Computer viruses can attack all computers on a network(including your home network if you have one), from your personal computer to a server that assists the entire organization.  A server is basically the same as a personal computer, but because it serves more people, it has more memory, disk space, and processors to carry the workload.  There are normally email servers dedicated solely to sending and receiving email.  Most web pages are served on exclusive servers that only deal with web traffic of those pages.  Some places, if they share quite a few files with others, may even have a server dedicated only to file transfers. [...] [...] Computer viruses can attack all computers on a network(including your home network if you have one), from your personal computer to a server that assists the entire organization.  A server is basically the same as a personal computer, but because it serves more people, it has more memory, disk space, and processors to carry the workload.  There are normally email servers dedicated solely to sending and receiving email.  Most web pages are served on exclusive servers that only deal with web traffic of those pages.  Some places, if they share quite a few files with others, may even have a server dedicated only to file transfers. [...]

]]> Comment on Spyware Doctor by Combating Spyware : Ask Me - THRComputer Solutions http://www.thrcomputerllc.com/askme/spyware-doctor#comment-198 Combating Spyware : Ask Me - THRComputer Solutions Sat, 09 Dec 2006 14:53:50 +0000 http://www.thrcomputerllc.com/askme/spyware-doctor/#comment-198 [...] Once your system is free of the spyware, keep it that way by installing spyware removal software.  This will monitor your system to keep it protected against any suspicious activity.  And remember that if you find free software online that seems too good to be true – it probably is (It might even be Rogue Spyware Removal Software).  Just avoid it to avoid potential spyware headaches in the future. [...] [...] Once your system is free of the spyware, keep it that way by installing spyware removal software.  This will monitor your system to keep it protected against any suspicious activity.  And remember that if you find free software online that seems too good to be true – it probably is (It might even be Rogue Spyware Removal Software).  Just avoid it to avoid potential spyware headaches in the future. [...]

]]> Comment on What is a Thumbnail Drive by TechSupport http://www.thrcomputerllc.com/askme/computers-and-hardware/what-is-a-thumbnail-drive#comment-175 TechSupport Sat, 02 Dec 2006 14:27:26 +0000 http://www.thrcomputerllc.com/askme/what-is-a-thumbnail-drive#comment-175 Yes, you can purchase PNY drives at Best Buy that come with this feature. They probably do sell other brands with this feature. This option does not come with a lot of hard drives, so it should be listed in the product description of features. Hope that helps. Tom Yes, you can purchase PNY drives at Best Buy that come with this feature. They probably do sell other brands with this feature. This option does not come with a lot of hard drives, so it should be listed in the product description of features.

Hope that helps.

Tom

]]> Comment on What is a Thumbnail Drive by Alex http://www.thrcomputerllc.com/askme/computers-and-hardware/what-is-a-thumbnail-drive#comment-160 Alex Sat, 02 Dec 2006 08:04:29 +0000 http://www.thrcomputerllc.com/askme/what-is-a-thumbnail-drive#comment-160 Is there a write-protect switch in a thumbnail drive that can turn it on or off just like a floppy? If so, where it it located? Is there a write-protect switch in a thumbnail drive that can turn it on or off just like a floppy? If so, where it it located?

]]> Comment on Spyware Doctor by What is AceSpy : Ask Me - THRComputer Solutions http://www.thrcomputerllc.com/askme/spyware-doctor#comment-7 What is AceSpy : Ask Me - THRComputer Solutions Tue, 31 Oct 2006 01:52:59 +0000 http://www.thrcomputerllc.com/askme/spyware-doctor/#comment-7 [...] AceSpy is flagged by many of the spyware removal programs including Spyware Doctor as a keystroke logger.  AceSpy monitors the computer by recording screenshots and maintaining log files of keystroke activity including email program, instant messaging and chatroom conversations.  This application is sold commercially as “Spy Software” for the use of monitoring another person who could be your spouse or even a child. [...] [...] AceSpy is flagged by many of the spyware removal programs including Spyware Doctor as a keystroke logger.  AceSpy monitors the computer by recording screenshots and maintaining log files of keystroke activity including email program, instant messaging and chatroom conversations.  This application is sold commercially as “Spy Software” for the use of monitoring another person who could be your spouse or even a child. [...]

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