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Computer security gets a holiday

Happy Thanksgiving, and Happy Computer Security Day.  While banks and public institutions probably won’t close in its honor, November 30 will mark the 18th annual observance of Computer Security Day (CSD). Most computer users don’t give much daily thought to the issue...

Get what you pay for – and deserve

New computer buyers need to beware of a disturbing trend among major manufacturers who fail to include a CD copy of the Windows operating system with the new computer.  In an effort to save a few pennies per computer, manufacturers are putting customers in a bad...

Web services still a hard sell

If certain government big shots and computer software companies get their way, the future of computing will be one of endless dependence upon the Internet.  End users will no longer own computers that have their own hard drives, programs, operating systems, or any...

Computers: can’t live with them, can’t live without them

Family health concerns have recently taken me on a number of different misadventures involving local physicians, hospitals, and their computer systems.  Yesterday, I had yet another opportunity to witness how our dependence on imperfect computers hinders our ability...