Category Archives: Web & Tech

Computer Security: Download McAfee Stinger 2.3.8
Updated August 9 2004

Web & Tech

The MyDoom Trojan continues to wreak havoc on the ’Net, along with new versions of W32.Netsky, and a whole host of other malware intruders.
Of course, there are a minimum set of security conditions necessary in order for you to surf the Net safely, one of which is to regularly update McAfee’s AVERT Stinger, and run the programme.
The folks at McAfee recently released version 2.3.8 of their stand-alone Trojan detection facility. If it isn’t already, running the latest version of Stinger should become a regular part of your weekly computer system maintenance programme. Click here to be taken to the McAfee Stinger download page.
To install McAfee Stinger 2.3.8 click on the link below, and follow the instructions.

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Updated August 9 2004 →

Computer Security: Predicting The (Near) Future
(Get rid of your Windows 95/98/ME … NOW !!!)

Thought for the Day, Web & Tech

“(On) the security theme, look for lots of software companies to abandon support for old products and OS’s. From their perspective, they already have your money, so continuing support is just a cost centre for them.
And if they stop support, you just may replace that old computer or application with something new, generating additional software sales opportunities. This means Microsoft giving up support for old OS variants and hardware, but it also means the same from security companies like Network Associates (McAfee) and Symantec (Norton AntiVirus).
More and more old machines will become vulnerable, and a new kind of web-destroying attack using just antiquated, pre-Pentium IV Windows 9x, personal computers, is entirely likely. — Predictions for 2004, by Robert X. Cringely, writer, broadcaster, computer guy, PBS and InfoWorld columnist

The Jetsons, and the Wave of the Future

Web & Tech

Peter Wilson, the Vancouver Sun’s ‘go to’ tech guy has written an intriguing article in today’s edition of the newspaper, portending the very near future. Brought to you, of course, by Microsoft.
Meanwhile, in their Circuits section published today, the New York Times weighs in on the subject of the ‘digital future’ in this article about digital lifestyle, and in Katie Hafner’s piece on the TiVo remote control. Although neither of the Times’ articles are either as engaging or accessible as Wilson’s piece, they’re worth checking out.