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Microsoft Forum - Post and Reply to articles, Post your favorite Tips & Tricks that other Microsoft Windows Users might want to know about.

Webmasters can encrypt online e-mail addresses: Check out his article at About.com to use their FREE html or java e-mail address encryption tool.

Debian/Linux Forum - Get Debian Tips at our PHP Bulletin Board. See Notes for HTTP/FTP Download installation and find Apt-get commands for Debian, Red Hat and other flavors of Linux. Many of the apt-get commands will also work with Debian based Ubuntu. Our Debian/GNU/Linux Website.
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Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows and Netscape, and from Microsoft.

Current events & Political Blogs are especially hot right now and you never know who may be reading or writing yours. But, the Wise Old Blogger cautions:

"I'm recommending a bit of skepticism at some of the Blog statements which are presented as facts. Do the research before you take a strong, emotionally charged stand." Also, recommended for online Authors is a Firewall with Antivirus and Antispyware for Internet Security.

Check out the Wise Old Blogger's website for Seniors (Senior Citizens).
Internet Explorer is getting faster & safer. Internet Explorer 8.0.

Another gem from the better half: FileHippo will let you know when there's an update for your favorite programs and it's Free.

"...Google Earth puts a planet's worth of imagery and other geographic information right on your desktop." The 10.4 MB download is easily installed. Use the third mouse button to scroll and zoom, left-click and drag to center the image.

Really Simple Syndication (RSS) A Sample inline frame and How-to.
Credit/Debt Problems How to contact Credit Reporting Agencies and
'Watch Out' for some debt consolidation companies.

Knoppix is amazing - Designed with the Free Debian/GNU/Linux Operating System, "KNOPPIX is a bootable Live system on CD or DVD..." Burn the .iso image to CD or DVD, restart and it's ready to go as a Linux Rescue disk. At about 700 MB, a fast Broadband connection is recommended; Download the English Version via FTP or HTTP here: Knoppix Download.

Linux/UNIX Commands Tutorial for most flavors of Linux, including Debian.

Alaska Photo Gallery Image sources: Anchorage Daily News, Google Images and other.

Registry Cleaners
"Safely cleans junk out of the Windows 2000/XP system registry. All changes made to the registry are fully restorable to it's original condition..." See Registry Cleaners

How-to remove old MSConfig Startup entries

Download the new MBSA (Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer) for Windows XP SP2 compatibility.

Parental Control

Source: Kim Komando's Tip of the Day

Some parents want to restrict the times their children can use the computer. Windows XP has a feature to do just that:

Click Start >> Run and in the box, type CMD. Click OK. At the command prompt, enter your preference in the form:

net user teenagername /time:M-F,5pm-7pm

Replace teenagername with your child's username. In this example, your child would only be able to log on to the computer between 5 and 7 PM.

You must have an Administrator account to do this and your child should have a limited account. Find User Accounts under Start >> Control Panel >> User Accounts. Read more...

For Windows Vista, please see this Microsoft page: Explore the features- Parental controls

Google Maps Try the Satellite link in the upper-right corner.

Registry Cleaners

How-To Remove Spyware

Our WebRing Sample page.

The Next Big Thing (CE)

Windows Resource Kits A -Z

Check-out Webopedia's Term of the Day, Kim Komando's Tip of the Day, and the Dictionary Word of the Day.

Microsoft can quickly check your computer for known Viruses, Trojans and Worms

Use this link, then scroll down to "Scan and Clean your PC".
MS Malicious Software Removal Tool The scan usually takes less than :30 seconds and checks for about 20 various Malwares, including Mydoom and Sasser.

"The Mydoom worm leaves a program, known as a back door, that could potentially allow an attacker to gain access..." Read more...

Dot chm (.chm)
Click Start > Search > type .chm in the search field and then specify your main or current drive letter...Discover a long list of Windows Help Topics. Or, click Start > Run > then type C:\Windows\Help
Try C:\Windows\Help\iexplore.chm from the run command, click OK to display the topic: "Getting Started with Internet Explorer". This .chm includes: "Controlling Access to Inappropriate Internet Content".
Caution: CERT^® says compiled help files (.chm) are a potential security vulnerability... Read more
Computer Tech: Check-out netcfg.chm
Registry Cleaners:
Registry cleaners are a "use at your own risk" option and sometimes files needed for recent System Restore points are removed; while other Registry Cleaners automatically create a new restore point before performing changes. To be safe, do not use a Registry Cleaner if you are unsure how to restore the Registry.
The 30-day RegSupreme Free Trial worked well on both Windows XP Pro and Windows Server 2003. Registry Cleaners
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The Wise Old Blogger recommends against Internet Peer to Peer (P2P) music/file sharing programs, and porn sites. "They're nothing but trouble."

Other common sources of computer viruses are HTML E-mail and Attachments. The Wise Old Blogger prefers to read E-mail in HTML format with images allowed, but if you are having repeated computer virus or Malware problems from E-mail, try "Text only". Here's how:

MS Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora and several other popular E-mail clients, offer "Text only" mode which greatly reduces the possibility of getting or spreading a computer virus. The setting in MS Outlook is under the Tools Menu > Options > Preferences > E-mail Options > and place a check in "Read all standard mail in plain text". If you are using Outlook Express: Start Outlook Express and under the Tools Menu find Options > then select the Read tab > and place a check in "Read all messages in plain text".

Do not open Junk Mail: Delete unwanted Spam if you don't recognize the senders ID and then right-click the Deleted Items folder and Empty "Deleted Items" Folder.

Another excellent tip from Kim Komando's Tip of the Day:
"...the Federal Trade Commission has jurisdiction when it comes to going after spammers. The FTC receives forwarded spam and stores it in a huge database. When you forward your spam, be sure to include the full e-mail header. The address to forward your spam to is:
spam@uce.gov."

How to find the full header of Spam e-mail

AVG Antivirus plus Firewall

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