How To: Windows Updates by Justin Oswald
Get All the Updates It seems like every other week we hear about another security breach in Windows or that another worm has disrupted businesses worldwide. Microsoft Windows has always been known for its many exploitable security holes. New updates are made available for Windows all the time. ... Get Updatin' To get started open http://www.windowsupdate.com in Internet Explorer. ... Microsoft runs a website which can only be accessed by Internet Explorer. ... The high priority updates will already be selected for download.

How to Stop Spyware and Adware by Jack R.
10 Tips on How to Stop Spyware and Adware Spyware is computer software that collects personal information about users without their informed consent. The term, coined in 1995 but not widely used for another five years, is often used interchangeably with adware and malware (software designed to... Keep Windows and Internet Explorer patches up to date. ... 8. ... Test Service Pack 2 for immediate deployment on all Windows XP machines. ... Don’t give Windows users local admin privileges. ... Configure an e-mail gateway to block all executable e-mail attachments.

Microsoft Loses Patent Lawsuit by Jim Edwards
One of the top news stories this week that got virtually no popular press involves the judgment against Microsoft by a small company with a big software patent. University of California and Eolas Technologies, Inc. hold a patent which Microsoft, according to several judges, violated with its... ** Hollywood Goes Online ** Six major movie studios recently announced their intentions to start selling new-release movies via Internet download from the site MovieLink.com. ... Do you really think that companies like Macromedia (makers of Flash) and sites like Google Video will let a few changes...

Is Your Web Browser Putting You At Risk? by Doug Partridge
It's free, it comes with Windows and it's used by approximately 94% of the Internet population. It also poses an unacceptable security risk. What am I talking about? If you guessed Internet Explorer, you're right on the money. So, is your web browser putting you at risk? ... What's the problem with Internet Explorer (known as "IE" from here out) and how does it put you at risk? ... If you're interested in trying out Firefox, you can download it for free here: http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ I'll conclude by saying that switching browsers is only one of several steps necessary...

Outlook Integration with SharePoint by Tom Bizannes
This article applies to both Windows SharePoint Services and SharePoint Portal Server, using Office 2003. For earlier versions of Microsoft Office please refer to Microsoft’s article "Good,Better, Best" at... You can do a once only upload of your Contacts or Tasks to a specific list, but after that, you can only edit these via Internet Explorer and not via Outlook. ... This is able to synchronise both ways and allows you to update entries in Excel, rather than having to click around in Internet Explorer to get to a SharePoint List.

Brand Your Website's URL With a Favicon by Mario Sanchez
Have you ever noticed that when you look at your browser favorites menu or the address bar, some entries have their own little icon beside their URL? It's called a "Favicon" (a graphic file with a .ico extension) and it's placed in the root directory of the web site. ... (Favicons work with Internet Explorer 5 or newer, and with recent versions of Netscape.) ------- You can freely reprint this article. ... To create one, you can use a graphics program called Icon Forge (you can download a free trial version in CNET): http://download.com.com/3000-2195-10128559.html You can either...

How Sunbelt Counterspy Works by Ben Sikes
With spyware running rampant on PCs across the planet, a good spyware defense system is required. Well worth a look is Sunbelt's CounterSpy. Originally owned by Giant Software then acquired by Microsoft, the old CounterSpy has mutated into Microsoft's spyware program. ... It also boasts PC Explorer for viewing and modifying settings that are usually difficult to amend, such as the Browser Helper Objects installed in Internet Explorer, what Windows startup processes are installed and what programs might be affecting the Internet connection.

Basic Changes to Make in Your Internet Explorer Options by D. David Dugan
Most people get their computer with Internet Explorer already installed and set to all the default settings. The default settings are what Microsoft calls “recommended settings”. These settings are not always the best for your usage. One size does not always fit all. ... Autocomplete works to help you not have to type the same information on forms and in your Internet Explorer address bar. ... These are the temporary files Internet Explorer stores on your hard drive so if you go back to them they will load faster because the images and other files are already downloaded.

MSINFO32 by D. David Dugan
Want to know more about your computer? Many software download websites offer all kinds of tools, many of them are freeware or shareware that will help you learn more about how your computer functions or that help you change your settings. However, most of these tools are already built into... This is also where you can go to add components to Internet Explorer. ... Don’t go there unless you are having problems with Internet Explorer, but if you are, this will help you make repairs to it. ... You will see a “repair Internet Explorer” tab.

The Most Famous Adware Removal Program is Ad-Aware by John Gibb
Like so many things in computing, adware has become something of a war – an arms race between the adware makers and the adware remover makers. There are many programs available that can remove adware from programs, allowing users to keep using the programs for free without the ads. ... It’s an essential download, especially if you use Internet Explorer or often download shady software. ... If you pay for the Plus or Pro versions, the program will sit in the background all the time and kill adware on sight – well worth it.