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We’ve been receiving lots of comment spam in the last day or 2. I guess that’s good because it means someone (or something) is reading our blog. In order to separate the wheat from the chaff, however, I’ve enabled a most useful Wordpress plugin called SpamKarma 2. So far it’s been immensely helpful in helping to control the numbers of spam (and you probably didn’t notice that it was there, all the spams got moderated and so had to go through SuperLiz and got filtered by me) that come to the blog.
If your comment should happen to not appear, don’t fret. I’ll get a notify that you posted and that it was held back and rest assured that I’ll get it up as soon as I see it.
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The September 2005 issue of Consumer Reports contains the long-awaited Online Survival Guide. The article discusses security, internet service providers, home networks, and computers–both laptop and desktop. Of particular interest to wireless users is the box on page 23, which describes what you can do to keep your wireless connection secure. Among the tips:
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Activate encryption
Change your router’s default password
Disguise your network
Create a computer “guest list.”
From the article:
“One person “lost everything.” For someone else, everything “just shut down.”
These people were not reciting the impact of a hurricane or tornado. Rather, they were telling what happened when their computers became infected by programs known as spyware.”
This article is a piece about the experiences of non-techies who became infected with spyware, adware, and viruses. Comiserate with your fellow computer user!
Get a lot of spam? Want to educate your patrons about the hazards, danger, and annoyance of spam? This might be for you!
TechSoup - News and Views - Free Anti-Spam Software for Libraries
Techies: Are our users “bamboozled” by the tech jargon we use? This article would suggest that in fact they are. Maybe we need to modify how we talk abot things. I hope this gets you thinking
BBC NEWS | Technology | ‘Geek speak’ confuses net users
For those of you who are faced with the problems created by spyware and adware every day, here is a site that I have used frequently to help me eradicate and prevent the most common types of spy/adware infestation. I hope it helps you all as well.
Spyware Guide Database - Spyware, Malware and Adware