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August, 2013

Issue #318: August 25, 2013

Q: Why is it that no matter what I try, I cannot reach any of the tinyurl links you publish? I use Cox, enter exactly what you post in the paper and all I get is the Cox error page. – Pete C. Fort Walton Beach, Florida A: Pete, if you’re reading this please note […]

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Issue #317: August 18, 2013

Q: Are there truly any software products that can “clean the registry”, etc. which require only an initial purchase and not a continuous contract and endless pop-ups to get to buy more and more products? – Edward K. Santa Rosa Beach, Florida A:  I love questions like this one, Edward, because it’s one of those […]

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Issue #316: August 11, 2013

Q: Computer power on, but not on the web via e-mail or browser. Can a spammer get into my computer under these conditions? I frequently have programs alert me that there is an update and I haven’t opened that program. Do programs we use send out status information without the user knowing about it? – […]

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Issue #315: August 4, 2013

Q: Something that I downloaded has infected my computer.  My browser’s home page got changed to en.V9.com, and I keep getting all these pop-ups that I can’t get rid of. Also, whenever I try to search for something, instead of Bing, I get V9 search.  The Norton Internet Security that came with my computer has […]

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