I have a lot of email accounts that come into my Outlook, and I get a lot of email every day. A side-effect of this is that I also get a lot of spam email. I hate spam! Really hate it! Finally, I’ve found a way to make spam disappear - iHateSpam .
Over the years I’ve tried many solutions for the spam problem but found them all lacking. I don’t mind a solution that allows the odd spam email to find its way into my inbox, but I do hate it when legitimate emails (especially work related ones) are marked as spam. Most anti-spam solutions that I’ve tried just flag up too many legitimate emails as spam to be worthwhile. Other solutions that I’ve tried just ended up being too complex to set up and administer - I want spam to be gone, but I don’t want this to become a job.
A few weeks ago I took a product called iHateSpam by Sunbelt Software for a test drive. I installed it on my main system and waited for emails to come in (I set...
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March’s Patch TuesdayFrom: feeds.feedburner.com
Post Date: 2008-03-11 13:02:33
Four critical Microsoft Office patches today:
Critical :
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-014 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (949029) This security update resolves several privately reported and publicly reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Excel file. An attacker who successfully exploited these vulnerabilities could take complete control of an ...
more The importance of being methodical when chasing problemsFrom: feeds.feedburner.com
Post Date: 2008-03-10 08:02:57
This blog post will show you why it’s important to be methodical when tracking down PC-related problems.
Yesterday one of the kid’s PCs decided it wasn’t going to work. It was totally dead. Nothing, nada, zip.
I disconnected it from all the desk wiring and bought it to the bench when I tested the PSU using an Easy PSU tester . The PSU passed the test so I knew that wasn’t the problem. I then pulled out all the RAM but one module and tried the system. Nothing....
more US Daylight Saving Time starts this Sunday morningFrom: feeds.feedburner.com
Post Date: 2008-03-07 16:40:37
In case you didn’t know, this is the weekend when US Daylight Saving Time starts - this is the switch where you get an hour less in bed. At 02:00 local time Sunday morning the clocks go forward an hour.
I set my clocks to the new time early Saturday evening ... it helps me adjust!
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