Be Careful Out There

Now that Vista has been out several months it's time to take a look at what needs to be done to protect the system. Last month on the 27th there was a post about the 5 necessary tools needed to keep the creeps away. All of these applications are freeware and there are links to each piece of software. The people that wrote them will gladly let you upgrade for a small fee or they will take donations. Scroll to the bottom of this page and click on the month of April 2007 and then scroll down the archive to the 27th. There you are---

Don't depend on the Windows Defender software that comes bundled with Vista. Microsoft has your computer "reporting in" all the time and their software will promote this bad, bad practice. The 5 programs referenced above will stop a lot of this garbage. Bill Gates, Fat Boy Ballmer, etc., have NO business snooping around in our PERSONAL computers. Think about it. Would you let someone come in and go through your underwear drawer or checkbook balance ledger? This is just another push to deleting privacy from our lives and that is not healthy on many levels.

For more on system maintenance PC Magazine has a series of articles that might interest you. Peace out and share the love, y'all.

"Please, please, please don't buy Windows Vista Home Basic. No matter how casual your computer usage is don't buy this software. Windows XP is a far better investment, if you can find it for sale."
~Billy Wobblynife