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06-07-02, 10:05 AM

Huxley

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I'm new to computer. Do you guys always upgrade every time a new version of IE comes out?

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06-07-02, 03:13 PM

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no and yes...

No - not right away.
Yes - after its been out a while and there's something in it worthwhile installing. Let others find the bugs.

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06-11-02, 09:17 PM

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Good advice then & now

When I first started geting into Computers, a friend gave me some good advice.

Don't buy or take an upgrade of a Program that ended in .0 wait for .1 & that has been as true then, as it is now.

You will find so many new things to learn, don't rush it. Take your time & enjoy your learning experience.

On more than one upgrade, I have had to remove it & reinstall the one I was using because it worked better. New does not mean better.

I was enjoying Netscape 4. something when 6.0 came out. I had to have it. That little mistake cost me days of work resetting everything on my PC.

Heed what bobF said, let someone else test it out and fix it for the writers.

My.02 cents worth, Marturo

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Nashville_Guy on Jun 10, 2002

Tom_Bartco posted an interesting message concerning a Symantec product and ZoneLabs excellent firewall product. I am not trying to stomp on his post here at all (he makes GREAT points!), but to add to it by addressing internet security in general. Tom is correct when he says firewalling is a MUST! So many people (especially 'Broadband' or 'Always On') connection users don't address this issue at all. In brief, if you don't have a firewall product running on your PC, you might as well lay your wallet (or purse) on the sidewalk in front of your house. Or leave the keys in your front door. Every piece of info on your PC is (potentially) out there for someone who knows how to hack a Windows (tm) based pc. Or Linux, or Mac, whatever. And that is a LOT of people. A firewall stops unauthorized connections to your computer via your internet connection. If you think about it, you connect to another computer (a web server) every time you surf. If you can connect to another pc, another pc can connect to you. A firewall controls all of that. Setting 'security zones' in Internet Explorer is not an answer. Once you stop people connecting to you without your knowledge, you need to STOP YOURSELF FROM CONNECTING to unknown computers on the internet. Have you ever heard the terms "SpyWare", "AdWare" or "Trojan Horse"? Every time you hit the web, your computer may be one step ahead and connecting to someone (usually an advertising company) you aren't aware of, because it is done without your knowledge. In part, a good Antivirus can resolve this by making sure a computer virus doesn't connect to somebody you don't know (it works in conjunction WITH, not indepent OF, your firewall software). Also, programs like "AdAware" find 3rd party programs that are not viruses, but still broadcast info, and give you the option of uninstalling them. Security issues include things like running Windows (tm) update as often as needed to running a firewall application and making sure that your antivirus program is UPDATED, and not just installed from a year ago. To see what vulnerabilities you may by facing, try going to [URL=https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2]Gibson Research Corporation[/URL] and running the tests on your PC there. First run "Test My Shields", and then "Probe My Ports". If any of the information is NOT to your liking, then you have some ideas from this post. For a firewall, try [URL=http://www.zonelabs.com]Zone Alarm[/URL] . They make an excellent product that is FREE to home users. Try [URL=http://www.mcafee.com]McAfee[/URL] for an antivirus program. There are others, and a [URL=http://www.google.com]Google Search[/URL] on antivirus software should help. Finally, try looking for [URL=http://www.lavasoftusa.com/]AdAware[/URL] to get rid of 3rd party web browser monitoring programs you may have picked up. Internet security is such a broad topic that it could have it's own forum (and then some!) on this message board. But it is YOUR responsibility as a user (regardless of your own perceived knowledge or capabilities) to take these steps. This post is not all inclusive BY ANY MEANS!!! I didn't EVEN hit topics like file sharing programs (such as Bear Share, Limewire, AudioGalaxy, etc). This is instead intended to get people talking about the issue. ANYONE that has ANYTHING to say that is constructive, please add it. I am not picking any one product over another, or endorsing one over the other. Each has merits and drawbacks. In the end, getting everyone to look and research is the best. Let's crank this topic up!Read More
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