Patch Tuesday August 2011 and the Lion Roars In A Flash

Yep, it’s that Microsoft patch time of the month again.

This month in addition to Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday there is a surprise update for some Adobe products. Also a new malware targeting new Mac OS Lion users recently appeared.

What does Microsoft have this month for updates? [Read more...]

Stupid Computer! Wasn’t Life Better Without Computers?

Computers, cell phones, and all those other electronic devices have changed our lives so much.

Life is so hectic now. There is no denying that now days we need to do things faster in order to stay competitive. Perhaps we have the computer and other electronics to blame for it. There is also the added headache of when that computer doesn’t work right.

Why do we need the headache of computers? Weren’t we all just better off before this beast took over our lives?

Several years ago, I had an opportunity to talk to someone who had literally been in a jungle for several years.

He told me how much life in America had changed from his point of view. In a matter of years, [Read more...]

Microsoft Issues An Emergency Update To Stop Shortcut Exploit

Ok, if you are running Windows, do a Windows Update before you read any further and then come back.

Today, Microsoft issued an emergency update to fix an exploit that allowed maliciously crafted shortcut files to load malware. [Read more...]

Your Computer, Internet, Blogging, and Malware Questions Answered

Do you have a question about computers, blogging and websites, malware or viruses, or the Internet in general?

I’d like to know what you want to know! Have no doubt that if you have questions about something IT related like these, thousands of other people are wondering the same thing. Help those poor souls out by asking the question [Read more...]

Welcome to Online IT Guide!

Welcome to the Online IT Guide!

This is just the start of a new blog that I hope can really help you every day. This is an IT guide for people that have a life.

This blog will be covering two main topics that are somewhat related:

  1. Computers, which nearly everyone uses daily nowadays.
  2. Blogging and Websites, with the main focus initially on business blogs for small businesses. [Read more...]