March 31, 2003
Personal Tech: March 31, 2003
Hijacked eBay account reminds about need for vigilance
The e-mails set off an alarm as soon as I read them.
Solutions: Support should be key feature in antivirus purchase
Q. Please tell me your opinion of the AVG antivirus 6.0 free edition. Should I pay for one of the main two antivirus products? Or is the free just as good? I know there is no tech support with the free product, but Norton antivirus (which I had) tech support is useless.
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Registration for April computer classes at the Elfers Senior Center, 4136 Barker Drive, will be from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday. Classes include Computer I and II, the Internet, Digital Cameras and the Excel spreadsheet. For information, call (727) 847-1290.
The Buzz: FDLE unveils cyber-security Web site
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement last week unveiled a "one-stop-shopping" cyber-security Web site to be run by the state of Florida in partnership with the state's business community.
Scam casts doubt on eBay's antifraud software
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Robert Beck suspended his distrust of online auctions last month and went for a top-of-the-line speaker system. He cast a winning bid of $1,900, paid by credit card and waited for his first eBay purchase.
Video Game Reviews
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Online ads getting noisier
NEW YORK -- Sometimes when Dirk Botterbusch is checking the weather online or listening to music on his computer, an ad starts talking or singing to him, pitching a new car or something else he doesn't need.
