| We all love our computers, right? It doesn't matter if | | | | windows on is really more for play and my hobbies in |
| you are using an IBM ThinkPad or a neat Mac | | | | general. Where as my Mac is more for my work. I |
| PowerBook; the chances are this is your best friend. I | | | | never have a problem with viruses, spyware and |
| know first hand that I can't survive without mine. Hey, | | | | adware on my Mac, but I'm afraid that I can't say the |
| my writing career depends on it. I'm certain there are | | | | same thing for my desktop running windows. It is |
| many others who share my opinion/viewpoint. We've | | | | constantly picking up viruses, spyware and alike. I am |
| pretty much conformed to the computer age and I | | | | always seeing my virus and spyware software |
| can't see any of us wanting to revert back to the | | | | popping up to tell me that it has encountered spyware |
| old-school methods. This is the exact reason why I | | | | or a virus trying to access my computer. It is just as |
| take my computer's health very seriously in deed. The | | | | well that I keep up to date spyware and virus |
| last thing I want is for my computer to fall victim to one | | | | software on my computer, but it does sadden me to |
| of the many viruses and forms of spyware and | | | | know that my computer is affected by viruses and |
| adware out there. So, this is where virus and spyware | | | | spyware. I just wish it could be more like my Mac. But |
| scanners come in to play. Are you performing a | | | | as long as I keep my virus and spyware software |
| regular scan on your PC? If not, it's about time you did. | | | | up-to-date and keep up on my reading about spyware, |
| Around pre 2000, I had never heard anything about | | | | viruses, adware and alike on a good content web site |
| computer virus and spyware scanners and on top of | | | | dedicated to this subject, I know that I shouldn't have |
| that I knew very little about computers in general. I | | | | too many problems with them. You should up date |
| really couldn't tell you what software did what or how | | | | your software at least every week and preferably |
| to differentiate between a USB port and a LAN | | | | every day! |
| connector. And I had hardly ever used a browser. | | | | About once a month it is always a good idea to do a |
| When I think back, it was sad really, I just didn't know | | | | full scan of your hard drive/s, by doing so you can be |
| what I was missing. Fortunately I signed up for a | | | | certain that nothing that your software knows to be a |
| couple of computer courses and got to know the | | | | virus or form of adware/spyware will be missed. This |
| basics. It was refreshing to know the different | | | | can take a little bit of time, especially if you have a lot |
| hardware parts that make up a computer and how to | | | | of data on your drive/s, so don't expect it to be |
| use the most important software packages. The fact | | | | completed within a few seconds. Take care of your |
| is we all should know these things now days. | | | | PC or suffer the consequences of a crashed system. |
| Computers are way too great an asset to be left in | | | | For more information on Spyware downloads and |
| the dark on this topic. Anyway, I currently use a | | | | virus downloads, Spyware removal software, a Virus |
| desktop computer that I built, with the windows | | | | scanner and much more, follow the preceding links to |
| operation system installed and a MAC notebook | | | | my web site: Spyware Free zone. |
| computer, both on a daily basis. The desktop with | | | | |