I fancy myself as an entrepreneur. I may not make all that much money, but I still like to act like a moneyed know-it-all. So, based on a whim, I decided to get myself a third computer. But since I didn’t... Read More »
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Oops! My computer crashed. Thank God! I was experimenting…
I fancy myself as an entrepreneur. I may not make all that much money, but I still like to act like a moneyed know-it-all....
What’s in a spam? Ask Allspammedup
My father, who is 65, has been asking me lately what it is that separates spams from normal emails? The reason for him to bring this up?...
The iPhone series - part 1: Recovering from a Zipphone disaster
Vodafone will be introducing the iPhone to India, an entire year after the US of A started enjoying the privilege...
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Anti Spyware
Gatekeeper Pico: The Future of Secure Computing?
The 2008 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) saw the unveiling of the Gatekeeper Pico. The Gatekeeper Pico is a USB key sized application that looks like a Flash drive, but is actually a full blown computer with its own processor... Read More »
Anti Virus
Avast Home Edition: Consistent and Cool
How many anti virus software do you think look this cool? Only one, and it is called Avast. This actually is not the default skin of the program, but the default skin also looks pretty cool. (See below). The Spiderman skin was... Read More »
Firewalls
Hackers Have Cut Power Grid In Several Cities
We had reported a couple of days back the the NYPA had injected $7m to bolster its cyber security. We had also mentioned that this was an eery throwback to Die Hard 4. Now the CIA is reporting that malicious hackers have... Read More »
Security Briefs
Are you a Wi-Fi user? You should read this
How secure is your Wi-Fi connection? Do you have any security measures set up to protect your connection? If not, then right now, someone could be accessing it illegally to download porn, or to send out spam emails. Sure you... Read More »
Contests and Giveaways
The month long adspot giveaway: We have winners
On April 5th, 2008, we started a giveaway, where anyone who subscribed to Patrol My PC via email would qualify for a month-long advertising spot on this site, and on Paws Awhile. A month later, we have 8 email subscribers... Read More »
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- manilenya: thank you so much
I can’t wait to see my ad in your site. - Asyan: Betsy, I will be most happy to. Might take me a day to track down the email in my spam folder. I hope you...
- Betsy Whalen: Asyan: Interesting post! I was wondering if you might be able to forward me a copy of the Discovery...
- Zork Brauk: I am honored to win a spot on your wonderful site. Terrific contest. Thanks for having it.
- Asyan: Tina, Thank you so much for the kind words. I really appreciate you leaving the comment. I hope you enjoy the...