PC Pitstop Newsletter – November 2010 #2
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November 2010
The Sad Tale of my Broken Sony Laptop
November 3rd, 2010 was a sad day for me. I woke up from a sound sleep, and reached for my trusty Sony laptop at the foot of the bed. The peace from a good night’s sleep was quickly replaced with horror. My beautiful Sony laptop was broken. The screen was almost separated from the laptop’s body and keyboard. Apparently, while I was sleeping, my youngest son, Jesse (1 year 10 months), quietly slipped into the room and started banging on the keyboard.
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Bits from Bill Pytlovany: Saving Your Sanity for the Holidays with WHS
By Bill Pytlovany
Is there a good chance you’ll be under a little stress during this upcoming holiday season? Perhaps you already have a little stress in your life. How much would a hard drive crash or virus infection add to your normal anxiety?
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Zombie Virus Attacks Millions of Smart Phones
ZOMBIE VIRUS attacks millions of smart phone users. Are you ready for the next big attack?
Is your premium cell phone account protected? What would you do if you received a false text alert? Do you know what an attack looks like?
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4 Years of Great Tips for Your PC
Each month we select the best of the tips submitted by members of the PC Pitstop community.
Check out our current and past favorites.
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Chris Pirillo: Build Your Own PC vs A Pre-Built PC?
When I opened up the virtual floor for your questions (as announced on http://www.facebook.com/chrispirillo and http://twitter.com/ChrisPirillo if you’re not already following me there): one of you asked this question. What’s the value in building your own computer versus getting one off-the-shelf, pre-built?
My PCs seem to be happier if I let someone else assemble and mitigate issues before I have to face them. Sometimes, I just need to save time in life – not waste it.
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Dodge Retort: Buying a Long Overdue Desktop
By John Dodge
It’s been almost eight years since I acquired my last desktop computer. It’s time to go shopping for a new one and wade through dozens of models with long unmemorable names and figure out a configuration amid infinite variations.
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TechBite: A Very Serious Threat
By Steve Bass
You’re at Starbucks, busy working on your Facebook page. Bad news: The guy at the next table is a hacker, and he’s also working on your Facebook page. Sit tight, I have a few ways for you to make yourself invisible to hackers.
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Malware Minute: Survey Scams & Facebook Users Targeted
This week we have TDL4 rootkit analysis; four new rogues: ScanDisk, Internet Security Suite , Security Inspector 2010 and Ultra Defragger; phony game cracks, keygens and video tutorials and a “see who deleted you on Facebook” app scam.
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Ask Leo: Massive malware infection…time for a new machine?
By Leo Notenboom
For some reason many people’s gut reaction to a malware infestation is to consider a new machine. That’s just … wrong.
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