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*** This Week's New Articles on Ask Leo! How secure am I on a VPN?
Yes, they might possibly be able to see things on your computer. Naturally it depends on how you've set it up. The good news, though, is that it should be possible to reestablish a decent level of security while still connecting to the VPN. Continue reading: "How secure am I on a
VPN?" * * * How do I get something to open automatically when I log in to Windows?
Of course! MSConfig is a great tool to use to remove things from your computer's start-up, but it's not really intended to add things. And while there are maybe a couple of dozen places where start-up things can be placed, there's really only two you probably need to know about when adding things of your own. And the great news is that they're very easy to change. Continue reading:
"How do I get something to open automatically when I log in to
Windows?" * * * How do I use a printer that's on another machine on my network?
The short answer is yes. Assuming that computer "A" and computer "B" can "see" each other across your network, it's actually a relatively simply matter to print on either printer from either machine. Continue reading:
"How do I use a printer that's on another machine on my network?" * * * What's the difference between "Run" and "Save" when downloading?
This is one of those things that I think a lot of people take for granted, but to many it's just so much magic. So, a quick look at what it means when you choose between "Run" and "Save" when you download a file. Continue reading:
"What's the difference between "Run" and "Save" when downloading?" * * * Why do these firewall tests say I've failed? Should I be worried?
I don't know the specific tests you may be using, but in all honesty it doesn't surprise me. It really depends on what they mean by "failed", and what you mean by "legit". The real question is do you have anything to worry about. Quite often those tests don't give you a straight answer. Even my favorite test tends to overstate the risk. So, what to do? Continue reading:
"Why do these firewall tests say I've failed? Should I be worried?" * * * Protecting Your Computer There's no on-stop solution.Continue reading: "Protecting Your
Computer" * * * *** A Word from our Sponsor Forget Vista! Speed Up Your XP
System! Advertisement. Ask Leo about advertising here. *** Popular Articles from the Archives Sometimes it's easy to think that concerns about spyware are so much paranoia. On the other hand, sometimes the paranoia is justified. So just how sneaky can spyware be?
The scenario you outline is a little unclear, but the short answer is probably ... Yes Read more... So just how sneaky
can spyware be? *** Thoughts and Comments My HDTV saga continues in my personal blog. • I wear too many hats. Most of you may know that I'm also "the" IT department for my wife's business. And by IT department, I mean on-site computer repair, web master, data processing manager, and whatever else you can think of that has to do with computers in a small business. This week she launched a new product, and we simultaneously launched an improved home page for her web site. Naturally, within an hour or two of the appointed launch time the website went down. No reason. Just "because". It was quickly back up, of course, but it struck me that for a web server and site that had been running without a hiccup for perhaps a year or more, fate would choose that as the time for something apparently unrelated to happen. Just thought you'd all appreciate knowing that this "stuff" happens to us all. There's a reason computer programmers often list "profanity" as an additional computer-related language they're proficient in. 'till next time...
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