We have an interesting module to accomplish this week and it had to do with PC Maintenance and Security. Now I have been in the IT field for 25+ years, but I actually found some information that was interesting to me.
I was intrigued by three workshops... The first was a module in a software program that I use all the time... Spybot Search & Destroy. This is a great program for finding and eradicating spyware and malware. I use the Immunization function and the scan functions. I have see the Tea Timer function for years and never took the time to investigate what it does. Tea Timer is a real-time memory and malware scanner. It watches your front door and warns you if something tries to get in that could be harmful. Very cool little add-on that I will now use.
The Second workshop that I wandered into was the great tools available on KarenWare.com. The specific tool that caught my eye was the Replicator. This little program is basically an automated backup system. You can specify that a folder or file is backed up at a particular time to either a local drive, network drive or to the cloud somewhere. You can basically copy your whole My Documents folder to a secure location and then each night the program only updates anything that changed or was added since the last update. Great little free utility. As someone who has lost files during a HD crash or a laptop failure, I think this is great protection.
Last utility that I learned about was called MailWasher. This is a FREE utility that allows you to clean up some or most of the SPAM that hits your inbox every day. I receive upwards of 200 spam messags a day and I am very glad to utilize this program to help me stop the craziness.
Three great utilites... I guess you can still teach an old dog new tricks... lol
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