I hope everyone realizes that this past Tuesday several important updates were issued by Microsoft for various Windows products. "Patch" Tuesday has been quiet for the past few months, but no less than 31 issues were addressed in various versions of Windows, Office and Internet Explorer. Uncertain about your machine getting the updates? Go to Windows Update. Don't be surprised if you receive an error message consisting of unintelligible gobbledegook. That's just Microsoft's way of saying that their servers are swamped and you should try later. Usually the wee hours of the morning are the best time to contact them. You can read more about "Patch" Tuesday in the security section of ComputerWorld. While on the subject of computer maintenance questions come to mind. Have you backed up your precious data? Have you defragmented your hard drive? Do you have a battery backup unit on your PC? Does your anti-virus do a complete scan on a daily basis? Checked for malware lately? When was the last time you saved your data and wiped the hard drive in order to do a clean installation of your operating system? Okay, okay. This list can go on and on so I'll shut up now.
"One of the best things to come out of the home computer revolution could be the general and widespread understanding of how severely limited logic really is."
~Frank Herbert
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