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Private data loss recipe for disaster

Recent weeks have brought more reports of personal information theft and loss than I can ever remember occurring in such a brief amount of time.  Businesses, schools and government institutions are in deep trouble as their poor data protection policies are proving to...

“Genuine Advantage” program hobbles legal users

Efforts by computer companies such as Microsoft to fight software piracy have always been too little, too late.  In a constant cat-and-mouse game, Microsoft will release an “anti-piracy” measure designed to disable illegitimate copies of its products, only to be...

When in doubt, reboot!

Experienced users of Microsoft Windows are used to the idea of “rebooting” their computers.  Often called “restarting,” the process is akin to turning off your car, and then starting it up again. If you spend much time fiddling about with your computer, such as...

End of the road for Windows 98, ME

Many of the mostly-adult age class remember the introduction of Microsoft’s Windows 98 operating system.  Originally slated as “Windows 97,” programming problems at Microsoft kept delaying the release date until the product was finally introduced a year later as...