No, we don’t really mean that. We use software that we download from the Internet all the time. But, and here’s the important point, we’re very, very careful. In the real world, at least here in our nice, civilized, safe corner of the real world, the number of people you meet in daily life who […]
Prevention and Maintenance
Safe surfing on a public wireless connection
When you connect to the internet using a public wireless connection (such as at a coffeeshop or airport), there are some basic security precautions you should take. If doesn’t matter whether the connection is free or paid-for — the fact that it’s publicly accessible is what makes it risky, because it’s very easy to eavesdrop […]
Backup ABC’s
Introduction Most people keep stuff they care about on their computers — emails, addresses, photos, music, letters, and so forth. This stuff (technically known as, yes, “data”) is stored in files on the computer’s hard disk. In order to understand why it is so important to backup, consider the following. Mechanical hard disks contain one […]