Archive for October, 2008

Those interested in applying a web content filter to their home computer should check out BlueCoat’s K9 Web Protection. It is a tool I’ve used myself for several months now and I couldn’t be more pleased with it. Best of all, it’s completely free for home use.
There are several levels of security you can set. [...]

Everyone making use of the internet will download something. Even if you’re not going after songs, videos, or some other sort of media to burn to disc, each time you visit a website technically counts as a download. With the advent of broadband the speed of downloading has grown quite fast. That increase, however, has [...]

Windows Vista Shadow Copy

I recently discovered the Shadow Copy feature of Window’s Vista through an article in PC World Magazine. It works in conjunction with Windows System Restore to allow users to easily recover files they have accidentally deleted. It works absolutely wonderfully but, sadly, it is only available in Windows Vista Business and Ultimate. Users of [...]