Patch Tuesday June 2011

Yep, it’s time for Microsoft’s official monthly release of updates and patches to protect your computer from malware.

However, there are some updates that may be more important than the Windows update. Adobe also released updates to several products and as these updates are needed to stop some current malware on the internet infecting computers, I’ll be covering those first. But wait! There’s still more to cover this month too!

Let’s look at what Adobe has for us first. [Read more...]

Which Web Browser Is The Best?

What is the best Web browser?

With the browser being just about the most important program on your computer, you have many options to choose from.

Yet, many never move past using the browser installed by the Operating System by default. Should you look for another browser? There are several to choose from, which one is the best? Even more important, [Read more...]

Uninstalling Adobe Flash – Windows 7

How to uninstall Adobe Flash

Sometimes, when you are trying to update Adobe Flash (or any another program) an old version of the program will cause some type of problem with the update. Specifically, Adobe mentions this possibility with Flash. I have seen this myself when doing tutorials for updating Adobe Flash. In my case, the error was because Flash was already updated. However, you may not know for sure that is the case and all you will have to do is uninstall the previous version (or versions) and then install the updated version.

Here’s a video for Uninstalling Adobe Flash. [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...]

How To Disable Facebook Places and Why You Need To!

Facebook has again shown a total lack of respect for it’s users.

Facebook Places has a very big potential to be a big embarrassment to nearly anyone.

What is Facebook Places and how could it be bad?

This new Facebook feature has a huge potential for abuse. If you have a Facebook account, you already risk potential embarrassment, or something even worse that could be painful to you. I have also posted a YouTube video with clear instructions on disabling Facebook Places. [Read more...]

A Zillion Ways To Back Up Your Computer

A really, really big list of ways to back up your hard drive.

Ok, maybe not a zillion and I am not sure how many a zillion ways to back up your computer would be anyways.I’m not even sure zillion is a real number. This is a whole lot of different ways and I’ll let you know the advantages and disadvantages of each method of backing up your hard drive and computer. Some methods of backing up your hard drive are both practically neccesary for a buisiness and unpractical for most home computer users.

I’ve also got three videos to accompany this post.

Ok, here’s maybe not a zillion ways to back up your hard drive: [Read more...]

Video-How To Update Windows Manually

Here’s a video on how to force a Windows Update.

Why would you want to force a Windows Update?

There are several reasons you may now want to wait for an automatic Windows Update:

  • You have had the computer off for a while and need to make sure it is safe before you browse the web.
  • Microsoft releases an out of band update for an exploit currently in use [Read more...]

Video – How To Update or Install Adobe Flash In Internet Explorer and Google Chrome

How to update or install Adobe Flash Player.

Adobe Flash is installed on nearly every computer. It does not show up as a program unless you check in your Control Panel under Add/Remove Programs. Unless you have an iPhone or iPad, you probably have it installed (many websites need it to look right).

With malware targeting Adobe Flash Player vulnerabilities to install on your computer it is very important to keep it updated.

Also, many social engineered exploits use a pop-up window telling you to click to update your Flash Player to the latest version to show content. Instead of updating Flash, you install the malware to your computer. Knowing how to install Flash by going to adobe.com and downloading and installing Flash yourself can give you peace of mind that you have the latest version an don’t install malware by [Read more...]