Recently, subscriber Peter Killick had a question about protection from downloads:
I was under the impression that my combination of a router plus a software firewall completely prevented anything ever being downloaded on my computer over the web without my approval, typically indicated by clicking a button. My router is a Netgear, properly and carefully [...]

Once we have our home network set up, often, our next desires are to be able to copy files from one computer to another and to be able to share a printer among multiple computers.
Sharing files is usually an easy step, except that Windows likes to protect us.
The first step is to open My Computer [...]

Subscriber Fran wrote recently about a problem she was having:
When i go to control panel. Then i click on network internet connections. It just flickers. I can’t change any of the settings,or my home page. Also when i click on tools then i click internet option. It just flickers. what can [...]

A lot of people choose one of the big-name security software packages from Norton, McAfee and such to protect their computers.
I’m not one of them. I tried them in the past, but I learned that I didn’t like relying on a “it will do everything” security package — sure they were cheaper, but I [...]

Spyware is software that enables a third-party to track where you go on the Internet. Usually this does NOT involve specific tracking cookies and companies that specialize in tracking your visits to advertiser sites. Spyware is usually software installed on your computer that monitors what you do and reports it — not cookies that [...]

One of the best ways to get adware and spyware installed on your computer — especially your new computer, your first computer — is to go web surfing with Internet Explorer.
If you properly prepare IE, you can prevent some of the problems. If you have your anti-virus program installed and running, you can prevent [...]