Journal Klar's Journal: Computer FAQ 11
A few weeks ago, I started a small webpage for myself, mostly a blog with a lil bit of info about me.. anyways, I thought it would be a good idea to compile a list of common computer questions that I get as a quick reference to give people when I'm busy and they ask easy questions. I scribbled out a crappy version for now (curchin.org/faq). The list isn't that big right now, but if anyone would like to give me ideas for things to add/change, that would be great! Also, feel free to send people the link to avoid having to answer dumb questions.
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May I suggest adding AVG Anti-Virus http://www.grisoft.com/ [grisoft.com] They have a "free for home use" version that is wonderful. I have been using it for years, and have a number of my friends and family members using it as well.
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AVG Anti-Virus is lighting fast. You really don't even know it is running. I personally bought the pro version since it offers better scheduling, however I set my parents computer up with the free version and it grabs just as many viruses as the pro version.
There is really no reason to be locked down to just a few viruses like the McAfee v
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I still think the best protection out there is just to be careful. I use XP 90% of the time, and Linux for the other 10.. I don't run any sort of virus protection, and have never had a problem. Once every few months, I'll run a scanner, such as AVG, and my system has always been clean.
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A couple things (Score:2)
- Windows-centric. At least acknowledge that Mac/Linux are different. This was prompted by the ipconfig thing
- Add something on enhancing security in Windows (Admin only, adding a firewall, AdAware/Spybot, etc)
Re:A couple things (Score:2)
Thanks for the tip about in-page links, I use firefox about 1/2 of the time for web browsing, and I guess I never tried them.
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The problem I see with that is usually the only time people care about their IP is when the internet service is down and they're troubleshooting. So they can't go to a website to find out what it is...
But I agree information for other platforms is good. On recent versions of MacOSX, all you have to do is open the network prefrences, and the network status tells you
Typo (Score:2)