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Computer Security Is More Than Just Spyware & Viruses – It’s You!

December 1, 2009

Computer security, in basic terms means keeping your computer, and the data that is in it, safe and secure. More of our personal data is stored in or accessed from our computer, now more than ever before. Yet most people lack even the basic understanding of how to keep their computers safe and secure. By [...]

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Are Computer Viruses Spread By The Media?

November 12, 2009

If you believe what you hear in the media, there are an awful lot of viruses going around. No, I’m not talking about the make-you-sick kind of virus, though they get plenty of airtime too, especially the swine flu. I’m talking about the kind of virus that enters via your Internet connection rather than your [...]

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Woopra – Live Visitor Statistics For Your Blog

October 17, 2009

Woopra is an innovative live tracking and analytics software for your website or blog. It provides detailed analytics data just like the free Google Analytics does, but Woopra does it live – which can be very interesting to look at it.
Up until recently, Woopra was in closed beta so you would need to apply for [...]

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WordPress Plugin: What Would Seth Godin Do (WWSGD) – “If You’re New Here…”

October 11, 2009

I’ve received quite a few questions already from my great techpatio.com readers, asking me how I get that message to appear at the bottom of my posts that (per default) says: “If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!”.
I changed mine a bit, so that it now [...]

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Usenet Access Discontinued For Verizon And AT&T – Best Usenet Server Recommendation

October 5, 2009

As of September 30th, Verizon no longer provides free Usenet access to its customers and AT&T also stopped providing access as of July 15th.
So if you’re based in the US and a customer of AT&T or Verizon you no longer have access to Usenet through your ISP, but don’t worry, there are alternatives…
First, let me [...]

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Get Rich Schemes – How To Avoid Internet Scams & Phishing

July 17, 2009

In his “Atlantic City”-song, Bruce Springsteen sings:
Now I been lookin’ for a job but it’s hard to find
Down here it’s just winners and losers and don’t get caught on the wrong side of that line
Well I’m tired of comin’ out on the losin’ end
So honey last night I met this guy and I’m gonna do [...]

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10 Unknown Tech Heroes That You Would Not Have Been Without

July 13, 2009

You know the names Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and other celebrities in the IT industry. None of these IT-celebrities would be making a name if it were not for a bunch of rather unknown tech heroes who made the really big discoveries.
Swedish PC World has compiled a list of the ten largest technology heroes in [...]

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What Is RSS Feeds And How Do You Use It

July 8, 2009

We all have to start somewhere, and that somewhere is usually where you don’t know much about anything. RSS feeds are such a thing. If I’m having a chat with my father about the Internet and start mentioning RSS feeds, XML files and so on, I can be certain that his mind is already in [...]

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