tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300529476306875209.post1590019992968584257..comments2023-09-17T08:46:21.086-06:00Comments on Simpson's Folly: BLAST!! DAMN YOU VILE MACHINE!!Larryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05618832228050099757noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300529476306875209.post-21480380489186982182008-11-08T19:03:00.000-06:002008-11-08T19:03:00.000-06:00Larry, I loved this posting. Hang in there!Larry, I loved this posting. Hang in there!Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11071236024242050143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300529476306875209.post-5871344449105927512008-11-08T08:52:00.000-06:002008-11-08T08:52:00.000-06:00First thing you should do is ditch IE, use Firefox...First thing you should do is ditch IE, use Firefox instead. It is a much safer browser. You also need to be very careful about the sites you visit. A lot of questionable sites will do some pretty nasty things like popping-up an alert saying something to the effect of 'your computer is infected with spyware, click here to remove it', or 'your system is not optimized, click here to speed up your system'. just close out the popup by hitting Alt-F4, then get off that page immediately.<BR/><BR/>If you have a little bit of tech knowledge and are brave you can just dump Windows all together and run Linux.<BR/><BR/>"windows security" used to be an oxymoron, it's gotten better but there are still lots of holes. Linux is far superior when it comes to security. It also helps that there are virtually no viruses, trojans, or spyware written for Linux.Jason and Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07731395305372774135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300529476306875209.post-24603547305521096122008-11-08T07:45:00.000-06:002008-11-08T07:45:00.000-06:00Isn't it amazing how much time we spend battling o...Isn't it amazing how much time we spend battling our PC and the vicious virus nonsense!! Glad to hear you won the battle.<BR/><BR/>What do I need to do to make your great list of blogs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com