Young children live in a world that has always had the Internet. It is an attention-grabbing comparison to how I grew up. There were no computers for a while, and certainly no Internet. I remember seeing my first computer in grade school, but we barely did a number of learning athletic Continue Reading...
Top Anti-Spam Filter Reviews
In the race to provide the best anti-spam system to fight the ever-growing threat of spam email, there are a few which stand out among the for-pay software systems. Some are software programs, while others are web-based systems that function by sending your email through their service before it Continue Reading...
The Next Generation of Spam: Image and PDF Spam
As spam filters get increasingly effective, spammers are changing their tactics to foil anti-spam software and get through to your inbox. Recently, this has involved a shift from the use of text-based spam to the use of embedded images and PDF file attachments as the preffered delivery method for Continue Reading...
Spam Protection – Know Thy Enemy: Viruses and Malware, Trojans and Adware
It has become increasingly common for spam to contain malicious programs or software that can be harmful to both your computer. The purpose of these small, malicious is to perform unauthorized, usually harmful, actions, when they self-install into your computer system, and infect your programs Continue Reading...
What is Phishing-101
Phishing is an email spam scam that is specifically used to commit identity theft. Its sole purpose is to scam you into divulging personal information, which they can use to perpetrate identity theft. This includes passwords, card numbers, birth dates, PINs and other vital personal data. The term Continue Reading...
How Spammers Get Your Email Address
Each minute of each day, there are literally thousands upon thousands of spam email messages flooding inboxes the world over. Some of that email even goes out from what appears to be your very own email address! Where on earth do spammers get your email address? There are various ways – Continue Reading...
A Brief History of Spam
In the early days of the Internet, spammers primarily targeted newsgroups on USENET, the online conferencing system. These are newsgroups that are organized as forums to discuss particular topics. As electronic messaging systems advanced, it made possible the practice of crossposting – Continue Reading...
Microsoft Office Computer Software
Many people have computers and were using Microsoft Works or WordPerfect until Microsoft came out with an even better program for business and personal needs. You will find that Microsoft Office computer software is generated more towards business or classroom needs than for your Continue Reading...