Re: Losing Control of my Computer
From: Tony Lawrence (foo_at_pcunix.com)
Date: 05/21/05
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Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 17:24:29 -0400
PorkTeriyaki wrote:
> I have popup blockers, a spyware remover, & a CWS shredder, but still
> I'm spending more time clicking off popups, deleting unwanted bookmarks
> from my Favorites list, & deleting unwanted shortcuts from my desktop,
> than working with my computer. How do you keep free from these swarms
> of pests?
I keep free of them by using a Mac :-)
But my wife uses a Win XP box, and although a few things sneak through
now and then, she has nothing like you describe. One difference might
be that she uses Firefox rather than IE whenever possible (everywhere
but our stupid bank, but they don't give us spyware - at least not yet!)
-- Tony Lawrence Unix/Linux/Mac OS X resources: http://aplawrence.com
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