Microsoft to offer Free Anti-virus Service – Microsoft Security Essentials The latest buzz is about Microsoft’s new free antivirus software “Security Essentials”. It sounds good – but the proof of the pudding is in the eating. It is still early days – let’s see what the future holds. For the time being, I will stick […]
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Free AVG Antivirus Software Today a computer can be found in almost every household in most developed countries. There is no greater concern if you own a computer than computer viruses and spyware – especially via Internet and e-mail. I have used a few anti-virus programs in the past, only to discover to my disappointment
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Parents Should be Wary of Web Predators As the number of young Internet users grows, South African police warn that more children may fall prey to adults with unlawful intentions who misrepresent themselves online. At Thursday’s weekly police press briefing, the police hostage negotiation team’s provincial co-ordinator, Herman Bosman, said although it had not yet
A Suite of Programs to Make Life Easier We’ve all grown familiar with the Windows operating system and its assorted foibles, and thousands of utilities have been developed over the years to help users streamline Windows and keep their computers in good shape. In the next few Switched On columns, I’ll be covering the utilities
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The Internet turned 26 this year There are now more than 1.4 billion active online consumers worldwide. In economies where the web has been around for a while, half of all companies get more than half their revenue through their online marketing activities. More than 5 million South Africans have web access, and the numbers
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