Subscriber and long-time reader Scott Adler wrote to me about his experiences with three of the various anti-spam programs. I’ve used Mailwasher Pro and PopFile and like both, but they are entirely different in their approach to spam. My current choice is PopFile.
I’ve also mentioned iHateSpam, which is from the same company that offers my [...]
OK, you have a new computer and you’ve made the decision to keep your old computer, and you want your spouse and children to be able to do email and surf the web without demanding your computer.
Let’s assume you already have an existing home computer network — if you don’t, the first article in this [...]
For years we’ve heard the stories about identity theft. Maybe we know someone who has been a victim of identity theft. Whether it happens intentionally or accidentally, victims spend time, effort and money trying to solve the problems and restore their credit ratings.
I’ve seen the magazine and television ads recently advertising LifeLock, which is a [...]
Recently, Agnes Brach wrote to me with a question that, eventually, applies to all of us:
Hello Terry,
I enjoy your newsletter very much. I have a question that has been on my mind for a while. I have an old computer which i would like to recycle, but have absolutely no idea how [...]
Occasionally when I’m installing a new program, or updating an existing program, I run into a special issue. Yes, that’s probably the right term for it — when my security software does exactly what it’s supposed to do — and blocks the software installation or upgrade/update.
Such was the case this week with the surprise update [...]
Product: WinClear
Class: Utility — Privacy — temp file and Windows/Internet history deletion
License: Commercial product.
Version Reviewed: v2.0
WinClear is a computer history cleaner program designed to delete or erase the history of your activity on your computer. Obviously, it can’t dig into the guts of every program to find and delete the history each might retain (and [...]