On of the most hated features in Vista is the User Account Control, or UAC.  This is the term Microsoft gives for the confirmation window that pops up when doing things on Vista which Microsoft considers a security risk.  The feature is considered an annoyance by many people, and according to Ars Technica (http://arstechnica.com/security/news/2008/04/vistas-uac-security-prompt-was-designed-to-annoy-you.ars) Microsoft’s [...]

Just recently, when I have talked to someone new over at their place and they don’t have cable or DSL, and somehow using it on their laptop, the conversation is somewhat like this… Me: “How are you getting online?” Them: “I’m using someone’s internet.” Me: “Do they know about it?” Them: “No.” Once they said [...]

Spyware is a very common problem in relation to the Windows OS and is very easy to install; however, the launching of spyware can easily go unnoticed unless certain steps are taken. Before going through the process of installing a spyware removal program (best recommended: Spybot – Search & Destroy), I would like to share [...]