Web Search Basics:

I just came across an article written about searching for information on the Web (using search engines) - click here and get smarter! The article is well written and doesn't use fancy terminology - very easy to understand.  ¶ 7:56 AM

  Windows Update:

I can't stress enough, how important it is to run Windows Update - frequently. Click here to read another reason why you need to stay on top of things.  ¶ 12:24 PM

  Web Cam Watch:

Researchers at Carnegie-Mellon Univ. are compiling a massive directory of Web cameras that can be found on the Internet, their project deals with privacy invasion. Click here to learn more and to access the directory.  ¶ 7:40 AM

  Search Engine competition:

I wrote about Microsoft's latest endeavor just a few days ago, now it's been announced that Amazon.com is going to begin work on it's own variation of a search engine. Click here for the breaking story at Yahoo.  ¶ 7:15 AM

  Nice discovery:

I came across a Blog the other day, it's entitled the North Carolina Experiment and it is very impressive. I cannot tell you exactly what I like about it - but something about it attracts me and keeps me interested in it.

Check it out!  ¶ 1:54 PM

  Search Engine Watch:

Microsoft has now set it's sites on outdoing Google - will they be able to do that? Click here for more info.

Speaking of search engines, there was a time that Yahoo utilized Google's search services, that is not the case any longer. Yahoo now uses it own search engine technology, and - I'll have to say I'm a little impressed (wasn't expecting to be!). If you haven't done so in awhile - jump over to Yahoo, and try searching with their new search engine.  ¶ 1:50 PM

  National "Do Not Call" list:

If you haven't heard - a fly has gotten into the ointment! Click here to read all about it.

The national telemarketers must have paid some pretty hefty bribes for this one.  ¶ 10:44 AM

  Spyblast software:

If you notice a new icon on your taskbar and it's entitled "Spyblast" - get rid of it! It somehow installs itself (seems to target Windows XP the most). Close the program by bringing up "Task Manager". Then go to "Control Panel" and "Add/Remove Programs" - uninstall the Spyblast program.

You will need to run "Adaware" or another spyware sniffing program to make sure you've not got additional spyware files on your computer.  ¶ 2:50 PM

  Microsoft Clones:

A few days ago, I received a number of emails
purportedly sent by Microsoft. These emails stated
that Microsoft had just released a new patch that
would fix their latest security flaws and that the
file was attached to the email. All I had to do
was download and install the patch – quick and
easy, and I’d be all fixed up. Fixed up alright –
I would have either installed a virus onto my
computer or a file that would allow a virus to be
installed on it at a later date.
How did I know that there was danger up ahead? I
had read in the past that Microsoft never sends
out an email with a security update file attached
to it. To make sure that I hadn’t misinterpreted
something that I had read six months ago – I
jumped over to
www.microsoft.com
and, sure enough - that’s what they say. No files
– ever. In fact, there was an alert on the Web
site about bogus emails being sent out that looked
like official Microsoft generated correspondence.

Watch what you download and install - be on your guard!
  ¶ 2:46 PM

  Broadband:

Click here to read a good article on CNN's Web site about broadband access. We pious Americans probably assumed we had a corner on the market with high speed Internet access!  ¶ 10:03 PM

  More good news!

It looks like Sept. 11, 2003 will be known as "virus day" - it appears that another batch have been unleashed. Get all the info by clicking here.

  ¶ 3:02 PM

  Another Microsoft issue:

Click here - you'll get the scoop on the latest Microsoft induced computer issue.  ¶ 3:00 PM

  Perfect scenario:

Hackers like to hack - it's that simple. Why don't the hackers of the world unite and go after the Spammers? The hackers would become heros and the spammers would be out of business!

Might make a good short-story...  ¶ 9:49 PM

  Finally - a GOOD use for sugar!

I've begun to detest sugar, it's done nothing but cause problems for the human race. My health has been wrecked a number of times because of sugar consumption. I gave the substance up about 3 months ago and have felt a radical improvement in my health.

I came across the is article on the Web recently - maybe, sugar could be used industrially - maybe, that's where it should have been used all along?  ¶ 8:31 AM