Archive for January, 2006
Search Operators Are Standing By
New here? You may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!There’s so much the Web has to offer that it can be a daunting task to find what you’re looking for. When doing an online search, the important thing to remember is that search engines have ways to help you narrow the […]
Two Simple Steps to Fight Spam
Spam can be fought without causing you, the recipient of such e-mail, to jump through hoops. You just have to be careful with whom you give your address to. By adopting two simple rules, you can seriously reduce the amount of spam you get. Please note that I said reduce, not eliminate because no one […]
When Something Smells Phishy
Phishing is the practice of someone posing as someone else to get information they shouldn’t have. It’s something that’s been with us for millenia, but in the online world, it’s reach is virtually limitless. And when they get the information they’re looking for, it most often leads to tragic results for the person they took […]
Where Can I Find My Child in All This?
I had the pleasure of speaking to a group of parents at a local school last week. I presented information on Internet education and safety. One of the questions asked of me was, “How do you know if your child or a friend of their’s has a MySpace account?” Well, you could search on the […]
Update: Windows Security Patch Available
I posted earlier this week about a security risk that affects the Windows OS. Microsoft has made a patch available. Specifically, this patch takes care of “a remote code execution security issue [that] has been identified in the Graphics Rendering Engine [and] could allow an attacker to remotely compromise your Windows-based system and gain control […]
Community Sites: Up Close and Too Personal
MySpace. Xanga. Bebo. These are some of the social networking communities available on the Internet today. They’re gathering places for people to meet others and share interests. Although you’ll find that popularity is high among teens, you’ll also find age groups on either end of the spectrum.
The unfortunate truth about these spaces is that you […]
One Look and It’s Too Late
I think it was early 2004 when I first heard about a virus that was embedded in an image. So what once required a user to download and execute a file is now even easier to deliver its payload. When you simply visit a Web site and view the image, it’s too late — you’re […]
