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2012-01-29T03:22:00.001-08:00

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Blog Update #202 – This Week (CSW) Adds Yet Another Vs. Review To The List

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 09:15 PM PST

Dear Readers,

As the title suggested. We are going to be adding at least 1 new Vs. Review feature in the coming week.

So till then have a great week……

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Last Weeks Top Computer Savvy Weblog News Post

- New Spybot – Search & Destroy Definition Update Available (2012-01-25)

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Last Weeks Top Computer Savvy Weblog Feature

- Scam Watch: JustAnswer.com Is It A Scam ? Or Is It Just A Really Bad Investment ?

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Last Weeks Top Computer Savvy Weblog Review

- Our "Reviews" -Page-

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Till The Next Blog Update,

Danny

This entry was posted on Sunday, January 29th, 2012 at 12:15 AM and is filed under (CSW), Blog Updates, Hotmail, News, Other, PayPal, Scams, The Computer Savvy Weblog, Top (CSW) Posts. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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2012-01-28T03:22:00.001-08:00

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What Does “GMT” Mean ?

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 09:15 PM PST

GMT or Greenwich Mean Time - is a time system originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London, and later became adopted as a global time standard. It is arguably the same as Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and when this is viewed as a time zone the name Greenwich Mean Time is especially used by bodies connected with the United Kingdom, such as the BBC World Service, the Royal Navy, the Met Office and others.

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2012-01-27T03:14:00.001-08:00

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EPD 78: Fan Mail Friday’s (01/27/2012)

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 09:15 PM PST

Dear Remy,

How did you come up with your blog name ?

Sent In By Kanses

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How did you come up with your blog name ?

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Reply: There was no real magic. Just a lot of brainstorming and some luck. I knew what I was going to talk about. So I figured it fit my purpose and theme. And that was pretty much it.

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Till Next Friday,

Remy "Se7en"

This entry was posted on Friday, January 27th, 2012 at 12:15 AM and is filed under Fan Mail Friday's, Features. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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2012-01-26T03:19:00.001-08:00

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Q+A: Is The AVG Free Anti-Virus Toolbar Required In The Latest Version Of AVG Free Anti-Virus (2012.0.1901) ?

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 09:15 PM PST

Q: Is The AVG Free Anti-Virus Toolbar Required In The Latest Version Of AVG Free Anti-Virus (2012.0.1901) ?

A: No. It is not required. In any shape or form. I actually find it faster browsing without it.

Till The Next Q+A,

Danny

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New Spybot – Search & Destroy Definition Update Available (2012-01-25)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 11:45 AM PST

Dear Readers,

Hello and welcome to my post that will be continuing to following all of the Spybot – Search & Destroy weekly definition updates.

Here is the full list of updates:

2012-01-25

Keylogger

- KGBKeylogger.REFOG

Malware

- Win32.Banload.qqb

- Win32.Delf.Agr

- Win32.FraudLoad.edt

- Win32.Renos

Trojans

- Bancos.Itau

- Bancos.prx

- Bancos.Santander

- Banload.byct

- Fraud.DHL.npp

- Fraud.LiveMessenger

- Fraud.UPSInvoice

- Fraud.Vid.np

- MiscNet

- Win32.Banker.wnx

- Win32.Heur.vp

- Win32.Kazy

- Win32.Muollo

- Win32.NrgBot.rtk

- Win32.OnLineGames.down

- Win32.VB.ik

- Win32.ZBot

Total: 2502212 fingerprints in 782577 rules for 6493 products

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Till The Next Spybot Update,

William

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2012-01-25T03:08:00.001-08:00

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QuickWiki (1.0.3) – Mozilla FireFox Add-on Review

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 09:15 PM PST

DownThemAll! (2.0.10)

A. Ease of use: 4/5 – It's pretty straight to the point. Just right-click a word while shift / ctrl / alt to quickly lookup anything in Wiktionary and or Wikipedia, without the need to open any new tabs.

B. Security – Absolutely No Impact On FireFox Security Or PC Security

C. Usefulness: 5/5 – At times it can be a a little slow. If you have a lot of tabs opened. But it provides a very quick reference tool. With pout having to keep going back to the main wiki page.

D. FireFox Slowdown: Very Little

E. Computer Slow Down: Very Little

F. Type Of User I Would Recommend To Use This Add-on: Beginners to Moderate Skilled FireFox user

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Download Link: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/quickwiki/

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Till My Next Review,

Kirbe

This entry was posted on Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 at 12:15 AM and is filed under Computer Software Add-Ons, Freeware, General PC Care/Use, Mozilla FireFox, Mozilla FireFox Add-ons, News, Other Software, Reviews, Tech News, Technology, Tips & Tricks, Window's 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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2012-01-24T03:22:00.001-08:00

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What Is An “Avatar” ?

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 09:15 PM PST

An Avatar - Is the graphical representation of the user or the user's alter ego or character. It may take either a three-dimensional form, as in games or virtual worlds, or a two-dimensional form as an icon in Internet forums and other online communities. It can also refer to a text construct found on early systems such as MUDs. It is an object representing the user. The term "avatar" can also refer to the personality connected with the screen name, or handle, of an Internet user.

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2012-01-23T03:23:00.001-08:00

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Web Perspectives – Survey Site Review (Jan 2012)

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 09:15 PM PST

Name: Web Perspectives

Link: http://www.webperspectives.ca/

Who Is Eligible To Participate: Canadian Residence Only

Type of Award Or Payment: Points / Sweepstakes/ E- Gift Cards + Many Many more prize/reward options

Points or Cash Normally Earned Per Survey: 0 – 1,000 Points

(You need 1,000 points to claim a $10 value prize or reward)

Sign-Up Time: Pretty Long

How Many Survey Invitations Should You Expect Per Week: 1 – 50

How Long Does It Take To Collect A Reward Or Cash Out: Often less then 1 month for $10 CAD. But as of late it seems a lot longer as some users may find it taking up to 2 full months to get your 1,000 points ($10 CAD)

Do They Spam You: No

Overall Rating: 3 out of 5 – This survey site once again takes a hit with regards to the "Time frame it takes to received promised points from past completed surveys." I now get roughly 5 to 50 surveys invites a month and with thous 5 – 50 surveys invites. I generally will make the needed 1,000 points.

So I can often redeem my points for a Chapters/Indigo e- gift cards (Basically a code you can enter and redeem your $10 CAD voucher via the Chapters/Indigo online store.) The main reason I choose that reward is because I don't have to wait long. In fact you will generally get the e-gift card serial number with in something like 5 – 30 minutes max. So you are off to the races instead of waiting for a prize such as a $10 CAD Paypal payout or other such rewards.

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Some Extra Important Site Information: I have noticed it is now taking way over a month from the time you have done the survey to get credited with your points (Meaning usable to cash out or claim prize with. But you will notice on your balance sheet the credit is there normally right after you have completed the survey) Which is almost double the time it use to take. Less then even a 9 months back.

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Till The Next Review,

Remy "Se7en"

This entry was posted on Monday, January 23rd, 2012 at 12:15 AM and is filed under News, Paid Survey News, Paid Survey Website, Reviews, Survey Clubs, Survey Site News, Survey Sites, Tech News, Technology, Website. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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2012-01-22T03:43:00.001-08:00

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Blog Update #201 – This Week (CSW) Updates Both Our Hotmail Scam Mail And Our Paypal Scam Mail Database

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 09:15 PM PST

Dear Readers,

As the title suggested. We are going to be doing 2 scam mail database updates later this week. And if you are interested in seeing what I am talking about please see the following link:

1. Scam Watch: Hotmail E-mail Account Scam Explained + Example

2. Scam Watch: PayPal Scam Explained + Example

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-Between Jan 16th 2012 – Jan 22nd 2012-

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Last Weeks Top Computer Savvy Weblog News Post

- Blog Update #200.5 – (CSW's) JustAnswer.com Scam Watch Feature Receives Over 500. 5 Star Ratings

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Last Weeks Top Computer Savvy Weblog Feature

- Scam Watch: JustAnswer.com Is It A Scam ? Or Is It Just A Really Bad Investment ?

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Last Weeks Top Computer Savvy Weblog Review

- Our "Reviews" -Page-

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Till The Next Blog Update,

Remy "Se7en"

This entry was posted on Sunday, January 22nd, 2012 at 12:15 AM and is filed under (CSW), Blog Updates, Hotmail, News, Other, PayPal, Scams, The Computer Savvy Weblog, Top (CSW) Posts. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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2012-01-21T03:37:00.001-08:00

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ImTranslator (4.9) – Mozilla FireFox Add-on Review

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 09:15 PM PST

ImTranslator (4.9)

A. Ease Of Use: 4/5 – A very easy and straight forward add-on. But there are still some settings that can get a bit tedious to newer users.

B. Security: Not Applicable To This Add-on

C. Usefulness: 5/5 – Both my life as a member (CSW) and my life on the net would be a lot harder without this add-on. If you ever wondered how to say something in another language. Or even if you just ran into a site and or blog that is not in your own language.

D. FireFox Slowdown: A slight hiccup of a few seconds. When you first select the option.

E. Computer Slow Down: Same as above

F. Type Of User I Would Recommend To Use This Add-on: Any level of Firefox user

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Till The Next Review,

Kirbe

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EPD 77: Fan Mail Friday’s (01/20/2012)

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 09:15 PM PST

Dear Remy Or Danny,

Where would you recommend I get my domain name registered ?

Sent In By Plunket

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Where would you recommend I get my domain name registered ?

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Danny's Reply: Actually both Remy and myself like http://www.godaddy.com/. They have some really great prices and I have not really heard anything negative about them. So that would be my pick.

Remy's Reply: Danny is right I agree Go Danny for sure. But regardless you should always shop around you never know you may get a much better price and save some of that hard earned cash.

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Till Next Friday,

Danny + Remy "Se7en"

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2012-01-20T03:15:00.001-08:00

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EPD 76: Fan Mail Friday’s (01/20/2012)

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 09:15 PM PST

Dear Remy Or Danny,

Where would you recommend I get my domain name registered ?

Sent In By Plunket

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Where would you recommend I get my domain name registered ?

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Danny's Reply: Actually both Remy and myself like http://www.godaddy.com/. They have some really great prices and I have not really heard anything negative about them. So that would be my pick.

Remy's Reply: Danny is right I agree Go Danny for sure. But regardless you should always shop around you never know you may get a much better price and save some of that hard earned cash.

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Till Next Friday,

Danny + Remy "Se7en"

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2012-01-19T03:33:00.001-08:00

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Q+A: Is AVG Free Anti-Virus 2012 Compatible With Windows 98 ?

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 09:15 PM PST

Dear Readers,

I just got this question about 7 times today. So I figured I would answer said question. So here is the answer.

Q: Is AVG Free Anti-Virus 2012 Compatible With Windows 98 ?

A: No, AVG Free Anti-Virus 2012 it is not compatible with Windows 98. I maybe mistaken but I believe at this point there is no main stream anti-virus options that will go as far back as Windows 98. Unless you have a really old version of AVG, AVIRA or AVAST. Which I would not advise. In any case. As you would not be protected from current threats as well as at least 5 years of back log virus definitions you would have missed. You may get way with it if you don't use the Internet at all. But even that you are treading on very dangerous grounds.

Till The Next Q+A,

Remy "Se7en"

This entry was posted on Thursday, January 19th, 2012 at 12:15 AM and is filed under AVG Free, AVG Free News, AVG Paid Anti-Virus News, Features, General PC Care/Use, News, Q+A, Security News, Technology, Tips & Tricks, Window's 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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2012-01-18T04:20:00.001-08:00

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µTorrent (3.1) – P2P Software Review
New Spybot – Search & Destroy Definition Update Available (2012-01-18)
Blog Update #200.5 – (CSW’s) JustAnswer.com Scam Watch Feature Receives Over 500. 5 Star Ratings

µTorrent (3.1) – P2P Software Review

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 09:15 PM PST

Con's

- Sometimes good Torrents are really really hard to find

- Sometimes it can take hours, days, weeks to download a file and or files. All will depend on your connection speed, the size of the file and the souring of the torrent and or torrents you are using.

- There can be some serious virus issues

- Depending on your Internet connection. You can use all your bandwidth for the whole house or business network without evening knowing it.

- Some options require you to be rather Computer/Internet Savvy person

- Setting up µTorrent for optimal performance can take some trial and error.

Pro's

- Free

- Simple to use

- There is a ton of customization options wise

- App add-ons

- Very easy to use Internet connection guide

- Files are generally pretty darn safe. Provided you know what files types you are looking for and or planning to download. (And with the Torrents with positive feedback/ also know as the Green comments)

- Way better then the bulk of their competition

- Very slick/clean interface

- Very light on resources (Both Ram and CPU)

- Provided you use a good torrent site, you can get some stellar file sourcing.

- You can find some pretty rare files, movies, music and or books

- Very decent download speeds for most torrents

- Very easy to change ports on the fly

- Can download any type of files you could ever possibly want.

- Can download multiple files at a time

- Can download huge files of several 100 gigs with ease.

- Has bandwidth and sourcing encryption

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Overall Score 4.5 out of 5 – Provided you are using a good torrent source such as ISOHUNT. You should be able to find pretty much anything you could ever want. But be very careful some Torrents can have some very nasty virus hidden inside them. So please use the Torrent Positive/Negative comment rule (If it is green it is a go). So if there is no feedback or negative also known as RED feedback posted for that torrent. Then whatever you do don't download said torrent. If you do decide to download anyways you would be asking for a possible virus issues.

On the other hand if there are a bunch of positive comments (Green Comments/Positive + Score). Then you should be good, but I tend to read the comments even if there are a lot of positive comments. Just to air on the safe side.

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Here Is The Link To Download µTorrent (3.1): http://www.utorrent.com/

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Till The Next Review,

Kirbe

This entry was posted on Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 at 12:15 AM and is filed under Freeware, General PC Care/Use, News, P2P News, P2P Programs, P2P Software, Reviews, Security News, Tech News, Technology, Tips & Tricks, Window's 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

New Spybot – Search & Destroy Definition Update Available (2012-01-18)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 12:53 PM PST

Dear Readers,

Hello and welcome to my post that will be continuing to following all of the Spybot – Search & Destroy weekly definition updates.

Here is the full list of updates:

2012-01-18

Malware

- Fraud.SecurityEssentials

- Fraud.XPAntispyware2012

- NoRun.sps

- Win32.FraudLoad.edt

Trojans

- Bancos.Santander

- DisDriver.ntl

- Fraud.WindowsStableWork

- Fraud.YoutubePlayer

- Win32.Agent.rsw

- Win32.Agent.vid

- Win32.Amburadul

- Win32.Banker

- Win32.Diple.efau

- Win32.Muollo

- Win32.OnLineGames.down

- Win32.OnLineGames.gen

- Win32.ZBot

Total: 2498071 fingerprints in 781864 rules for 6462 products.

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To see the full list in it's original glory. Please use the following link: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/home/index.html

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If you would like to download Spybot – Search & Destroy please use the following link: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybotsd/index.html

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Till The Next Spybot Update,

William

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Blog Update #200.5 – (CSW’s) JustAnswer.com Scam Watch Feature Receives Over 500. 5 Star Ratings

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 12:46 PM PST

Dear Readers,

This week The Computer Savvy Weblog has hit yet another huge milestone for us as a whole. On Jan 16th @ 8 am EST. We received our 500th "5 star ratings" for our feature Scam Watch: JustAnswer.com Is It A Scam ? Or Is It Just A Really Bad Investment ?. Written by our very own (CSW) member "Nico".

Both myself and the rest of the (CSW) crew would like to say well done Nico. It's been a long but worthwhile haul for all of us involved. Keep up the great work and hope to see you break yet another milestone in the very near future.

Till The Next Blog Update,

Remy "Se7en" + Danny

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2012-01-17T03:40:00.001-08:00

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What Is A “RootKit” ?

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 09:15 PM PST

RootKit - is a stealthy type of malicious software (malware) designed to hide the existence of certain processes or programs from normal methods of detection and enables continued privileged access to a computer. The term rootkit is a concatenation of "root" (the traditional name of the privileged account on Unix operating systems) and the word "kit" (which refers to the software components that implement the tool). The term "rootkit" has negative connotations through its association with malware.

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2012-01-16T03:28:00.001-08:00

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Survey Lion – Survey Site Review (Jan 2012)

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 09:15 PM PST

Name: Survey Lion

Link: http://www.surveylion.com/index.php

Who Is Eligible To Participate: US or Canadian Residence Only

Type of Award Or Payment: Cash / Instant Prize / Sweepstakes /

Points or Cash Normally Earned Per Survey: $1.00 -$ 3.00

Sign-Up Time: Medium Length

How Many Survey Invitations Should You Expect Per Week: 0 – 3 (I have received more)

How Long Does It Take To Collect A Reward Or Cash Out: Way longer then the bulk of people want to wait.

Do They Spam You: No

Overall Rating: 0.5 out of 5 – Just a heads up, since my last review in (Oct 2011). I have only received maybe 5 survey invites. Personally there are so many better survey sites out there. So why should you settle for this one.

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Remy "Se7en"

This entry was posted on Monday, January 16th, 2012 at 12:15 AM and is filed under Paid Survey Website, Reviews, Survey Clubs, Survey Sites, Technology, Website. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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2012-01-15T04:11:00.001-08:00

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Blog Update #200 – Happy 200th Week As A Live Published Blog

Posted: 14 Jan 2012 09:15 PM PST

Dear Readers,

This week The Computer Savvy Weblog will have reached it's 200th week as a live published blog. So it is yet another huge milestone for us as a whole. But while we bask in that massive achievement. We still are striving to reach our new goal of receiving over 1,000,000 hits/views. By our May 1st, 2012 blog birthday. Can we do it ? We shall soon see.

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Last Weeks Top Computer Savvy Weblog News Post

- Blog Update #199.5 – (CSW) Reaches Yet Another Major Milestone Of Receiving 800 Comments Posted On Our JustAnswer.com Scam Watch Feature

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Last Weeks Top Computer Savvy Weblog Feature

- Scam Watch: JustAnswer.com Is It A Scam ? Or Is It Just A Really Bad Investment ?

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Last Weeks Top Computer Savvy Weblog Review

- Our "Reviews" -Page-

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Till The Next Blog Update,

Danny + Remy "Se7en"

This entry was posted on Sunday, January 15th, 2012 at 12:15 AM and is filed under (CSW), Blog Updates, News, The Computer Savvy Weblog, Top (CSW) Posts. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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2012-01-14T04:02:00.001-08:00

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What Does “LED” Stand For” ?

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 09:15 PM PST

A light-emitting diode or LED - is a semiconductor light source. LEDs are used as indicator lamps in many devices and are increasingly used for other lighting. Introduced as a practical electronic component in 1962, early LEDs emitted low-intensity red light, but modern versions are available across the visible, ultraviolet, and infrared wavelengths, with very high brightness.

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2012-01-13T04:45:00.001-08:00

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EPD 76: Fan Mail Friday’s (01/13/2012)

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 09:15 PM PST

Dear Danny,

Are you guys still doing your co-op and or internship placement for Jan 2012 ?

Sent In By "Clover"

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Are you guys still doing your co-op and or internship placement for Jan 2012 ?

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Reply: We are playing it by ear for now. But we hope to have it up and running by the end of Jan 2012 and at the latests March 2012. We apologies for the mis-understanding and or mis-communication. We had a few of our team get a really nasty flu/cold that has been going around the office. As of late. But we are working as fast as we can to keep our promise and we are still excepting applications.

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Till Next Friday,

Danny

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2012-01-12T03:49:00.001-08:00

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Q+A: Is Technorati.com An Accurate Blog Rating Website ?

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 09:15 PM PST

Dear Reader,

I know no matter how I answer this question. I am going to get booo's and flake so here is my Q+A on Technorati.com….

Q: Is Technorati.com An Accurate Blog Rating Website ?

A: Well I'm not gonna pretend this is an easy question to answer. I personally have used the site for more then a 2 years and I was getting a much better rating this time last year. That score was a 155, yes I know that is not a very good score in the larger picture. But yet still pretty hard to get, I am now getting 115. Which is super sad because my blog is getting crazy amount of hits and referrals. But there is the issue, Technorati.com scores your blog not on hits but on how many sites are linking to your blog and how how they are rated (themselves). Which in it's own way makes some sense. Right ?

But that still leaves me the e-mail question I keep on getting from you guys. "Is Technorati.com Even An Accurate Blog Rating Website ?" Well I would have to say no to most bloggers. Technorati does not make any real sense to gauge your blogs success on just Technorati.com alone. I would recommend taking more then just Technorati.com into account. Try looking at where your blog stands on Google, Yahoo or Chrome and look at how many times your blog gets posted on other blogs/websites as well as hits per posts. Then look at hits on your over all blog, do you need to post everyday to get the same amount of hits you would get without posting a new article/post.

Till Next Q+A,

Remy "Se7en"

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New Spybot – Search & Destroy Definition Update Available (2012-01-11)

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 01:02 PM PST

Dear Readers,

Hello and welcome to my post that will be continuing to following all of the Spybot – Search & Destroy weekly definition updates.

Here is the full list of updates:

2012-01-11

Malware

- Fraud.SecurityEssentials

- Fraud.XPAntispyware2012

- NoRun.sps

- Win32.FraudLoad.edt

Trojans

- Bancos.Santander

- DisDriver.ntl

- Fraud.WindowsStableWork

- Fraud.YoutubePlayer

- Win32.Agent.rsw

- Win32.Agent.vid

- Win32.Amburadul

- Win32.Banker

- Win32.Diple.efau

- Win32.Muollo

- Win32.OnLineGames.down

- Win32.OnLineGames.gen

- Win32.ZBot

Total: 2498071 fingerprints in 781864 rules for 6462 products

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Till The Next Spybot Update,

William

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2012-01-11T03:32:00.001-08:00

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DownThemAll! (2.0.10) – Mozilla FireFox Add-on Review

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 09:15 PM PST

DownThemAll! (2.0.10)

A. Ease of use: 4/5 – Pretty straight to the point. But there are some more advanced options in there. That maybe hard to comprehend for some users.

B. Security – Absolutely No Impact On FireFox Security Or PC Security

C. Usefulness: 4/5 – Does have some flaws and not every website. Will let you use this without some issues. Such as re-starting or even corrupting your download.

D. FireFox Slowdown: Very Little

E. Computer Slow Down: Very Little

F. Type Of User I Would Recommend To Use This Add-on: Beginner to Moderate Skilled FireFox user

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Till My Next Review,

Kirbe

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2012-01-10T03:28:00.001-08:00

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What Does “iOS” Stand For” ?

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 09:15 PM PST

iOS or iPhone OS- is Apple's mobile operating system. Originally developed for the iPhone, it has since been extended to support other Apple, Inc. devices such as the iPod Touch, iPad, and Apple TV. Apple, Inc. does not license iOS for installation on non-Apple hardware. As of October 4, 2011, Apple, Inc.'s App Store contained more than 500,000 iOS applications, which have collectively been downloaded more than 18 billion times. It had a 26% share of the smartphone operating system units sold in the last quarter of 2010, behind both Google's Android and Nokia's Symbian.^[4] In May 2010 in the USA, it accounted for 59% of mobile web data consumption (including use on both the iPod Touch and the iPad).

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Blog Update #199.5 – (CSW) Reaches Yet Another Major Milestone Of Receiving 800 Comments Posted On Our JustAnswer.com Scam Watch Feature

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 01:03 PM PST

Dear Readers,

I'm over joyed to announce yet again that our Scam Watch Feature "Scam Watch: JustAnswer.com Is It A Scam ? Or Is It Just A Really Bad Investment ?" has reached yet another rather large milestone of receiving 800 comments as of Jan 8th, 2012 at 3:59 pm EST.

I wanted to point out this feature was written by our very own "Nico" on Dec 10th, 2009. "Nico" has both faithfully updated his post till this very day as well as answering well over 95.5% of all the comments posted on said feature.

**(The other 5.5% is a mix of (CSW) membership and or our readership / viewership) -This would also now include "Ethan" who works for JustAnswer.com-

Till The Next Blog Update,

Remy "Se7en"

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2012-01-09T03:21:00.001-08:00

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TNS Canadian Facts Panel – Survey Site Review (Jan 2012)

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 09:15 PM PST

Name: TNS Canadian Facts Panel

Link: http://www.mysurvey.ca/

Who Is Eligible To Participate: Canadian residents only

Type of Award Or Payment: Points (Cash or Prizes) / e-gift cards / Non E -Gift Cards / Product Samples / Sweepstakes

Points or Cash Normally Earned Per Survey: 0 – 1000 Points or Sweepstakes Entries

Sign-Up Time: Pretty Short

How Many Survey Invitations Should You Expect Per Week: 0 – 7

How Long Does It Take To Collect A Reward Or Cash Out: Less then a year for under $50 CAD. But it varies based on how much you want before you cash out.

Do They Spam You: No

Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 5 – This survey company has always kept it's promises to myself as well as to my other blog members. But if TNS says your gonna get to try a product sample or you are getting cash money. You will be getting it for sure (NO BEGGING REQUIRED) It appears that TNS has switched to a points system, instead of random sums of money or contest entries.

Now onto the good bits about this survey site. Way more surveys , way better point per survey ratios and way better prizes. My only big issue with TNS is how long it takes to get your rewards via snail mail and or e-mail. It took way 2 and half months just to get my $30 CAD Chapter/Indigo e- gift cards via e-mail. Now that is both insane and unacceptable. As before they had no issues with getting to me in 1 month to the day. It truly is a sad turn of events.

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Remy "Se7en"

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2012-01-08T03:28:00.001-08:00

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Blog Update #199 – More Version 4.5 Updates

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 09:15 PM PST

Dear Readers,

This week the (CSW) team will be working on more 4.5 version updates.

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-Between Jan 2nd 2012 – Jan 8th 2012-

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Last Weeks Top Computer Savvy Weblog News Post

- New Spybot – Search & Destroy Definition Update Available (2012-01-04)

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Last Weeks Top Computer Savvy Weblog Feature

- Scam Watch: JustAnswer.com Is It A Scam ? Or Is It Just A Really Bad Investment ?

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Last Weeks Top Computer Savvy Weblog Review

- Spybot – Search & Destroy (1.6.2.46) Vs. SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition (5.0.1142) – Side By Side Review

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Till The Next Blog Update,

Danny

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2012-01-07T03:50:00.001-08:00

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WebMail Notifier (2.8.3) – Mozilla FireFox Add-on Review

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 09:15 PM PST

WebMail Notifier (2.8.3)

A. Ease Of Use: 4.5/5 – Very easy to setup multiply e-mail accounts on several different free mail services. Such as Hotmail, AOL, Yahoo, GMail and many many more.

B. Security: (Very Un-secure) – It gives you a by-pass of all your passwords and usernames. Not recommended for shared and or public computers or for high security e-mail accounts. (I would also avoid any public WI-FI as well)

BB. Other Important Security Information: Just remember your passwords and usernames are viewable in FireFox Options. Under Security "Saved Passwords"

C. Usefulness: 4/5 – If you are lazy like me or have a really bad memory go for it. Just remember you are at an elevated risk of your e-mail accounts being hacked and or hijacked.

D. FireFox Slowdown: Very minimal for most computers

E. Computer Slow Down: None

F. Type Of User I Would Recommend To Use This Add-on: I would only recommend this add-on for people who are unable to use e-mail without assistance. If you are good with the Internet and other free mail accounts such as MSN, Gmail, Yahoo and have a good memory. Please try to avoid this potentially massive security risk.

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Very Important Side Note: It appears that WebMail Notifier (2.8.3). Will now work in conjunction with the newly upgraded Hotmail free mail account. Well done WMN Team.

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Kirbe

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2012-01-06T03:46:00.001-08:00

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EPD 75: Fan Mail Friday’s (01/06/2012)

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 09:15 PM PST

Dear Computer Savvy Team,

Hey guys…I just wanted to drop you a line and ask if you guys except any kind of donations ?

Sent In By "Sam's Salty Pants"

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Hey guys…I just wanted to drop you a line and ask if you guys except any kind of donations ?

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Reply: We don't ask for any kind of donations. But we would not turn down one down if it was offered to us. We have had quite a few donations this past year from our readership. We do have a Paypal account setup for them. But not giving a donation will not affect how we will deal with anyone person. I mean it's nice of course. But we were built on word of month and kindness of our readership / viewership. So asking for donations would be against what we stand for. Well anyways I hope that answers your question.

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Danny

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2012-01-05T03:55:00.001-08:00

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What Is A “Keylogger” ?
New Spybot – Search & Destroy Definition Update Available (2012-01-04)
TweetDeck (1.1) – Review And Q+A

What Is A “Keylogger” ?

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 09:15 PM PST

Keylogger - is the action of tracking (or logging) the keys struck on a keyboard, typically in a covert manner so that the person using the keyboard is unaware that their actions are being monitored. There are numerous keylogging methods, ranging from hardware and software-based approaches to electromagnetic and acoustic analysis.

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New Spybot – Search & Destroy Definition Update Available (2012-01-04)

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:05 AM PST

Dear Readers,

Hello and welcome to my post that will be continuing to following all of the Spybot – Search & Destroy weekly definition updates.

Here is the full list of updates:

2012-01-04

Malware

- Fraud.Sysguard

- Fraud.XPAntivirus

- Win32.FraudLoad

- Win32.FraudLoad.edt

- Win32.Renos

Trojans

- Bancos.Santander

- Win32.Banker.avg

- Win32.Banload.mf

- Win32.Bifrost

- Win32.Duqu

- Win32.Koobface

- Win32.LolBot

- Win32.Muollo

- Win32.OnLineGames.down

- Win32.Ructo.ik

- Win32.ZBot

Total: 2496877 fingerprints in 781634 rules for 6455 products

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To see the full list in it's original glory. Please use the following link: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/home/index.html

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Till The Next Spybot Update,

William

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TweetDeck (1.1) – Review And Q+A

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 09:15 PM PST

TweetDeck – is a social media dashboard application for management of Twitter and Facebook accounts. Like other Twitter applications it interfaces with the Twitter API to allow users to send and receive tweets and view profiles.

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1. Q: Who is TweetDeck for ?

A: TweetDeck is meant for any user of Twitter (But it can also be connected to your Facebook account as well. )

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2. Q: Is TweetDeck Safe To Use ?

A: Yes, so far it does seem to be. But like Twitter itself. You can click on a link and thus can get a virus or be sent to a infected website. But so far there is still pretty low threshold of reports to that effect. But I assure you as Twitter grows and TweetDeck gets bigger. I can assure you that rate will dramatically increase.

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3. Q: Is TweetDeck Easy To Use ?

A: Now I may sound Uber stupid. But I found this to be one of the most difficult apps to just pick up and use. I still as I am writing this have yet to uncover all of hidden TweetDecks functions. So is it an easy program to use ? Well it depends on the users willingness to explore and read up on the new app.

But it is getting a lot more easier moving forward. I expect once we finally hit version(1.2) TweetDeck should be way easier to use.

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4. Q: Should I Allow My Kids To Use TweetDeck ?

A: I in this case actually would say YES. This program can help you bridge the gap of so many aspects of social networking. It may even bring you closer to your kids with a much more simple UI (User Interface). But expect some hang time in understanding TweetDeck and its settings.

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5. Q: Is TweetDeck Stable ?

A: No, question here it is indeed stable. There have only been some very minor glitches such as showing the incorrect number of followers.

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6. Q: Is TweetDeck Useful ?

A: Heck yeah. I pretty much am using it everyday. It is a blast to use and is very useful to keep on top of all the new tweets. Being posted by all your friends.

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7. Q: Do I Need A TweetDeck Account ?

A: There is no TweetDeck account. But it does require having one or more of the following accounts Twitter account

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8. Q: Does TweetDeck Spam Users ?

A: No, not that I'm aware of

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9. Q: Are There Any Ads On TweetDeck ?

A: No, not that I have noticed thus far

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Final overall score for TweetDeck is a 3 out of 5 – This app/program does have a lot of useful features. But TweetDeck also has a lot overlapping features. Some are there so you can watch a bunch of different accounts at the same time and in one place. I personally wish it was way more user friendly and had way more features. Such as what the old TweetDeck had.

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Danny

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2012-01-04T03:38:00.001-08:00

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TweetDeck (1.1) – Review And Full Q+A

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 09:15 PM PST

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1. Q: Who is TweetDeck for ?

A: TweetDeck is meant for any user of Twitter (But it can also be connected to your Facebook account as well. )

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2. Q: Is TweetDeck Safe To Use ?

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3. Q: Is TweetDeck Easy To Use ?

But it is getting a lot more easier moving forward. I expect once we finally hit version(1.2) TweetDeck should be way easier to use.

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5. Q: Is TweetDeck Stable ?

A: No, question here it is indeed stable. There have only been some very minor glitches such as showing the incorrect number of followers.

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A: Heck yeah. I pretty much am using it everyday. It is a blast to use and is very useful to keep on top of all the new tweets. Being posted by all your friends.

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7. Q: Do I Need A TweetDeck Account ?

A: There is no TweetDeck account. But it does require having one or more of the following accounts Twitter account

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8. Q: Does TweetDeck Spam Users ?

A: No, not that I'm aware of

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9. Q: Are There Any Ads On TweetDeck ?

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Danny

Fan Mail Friday’s (2011) Archive EPD 23-74

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 01:40 PM PST

Fan Mail Friday's (2011) Archive EPD 23-74

- EPD 23: Fan Mail Friday's (01/07/2011)

- EPD 24: Fan Mail Friday's (01/14/2011)

- EPD 25: Fan Mail Friday's (01/21/2011)

- EPD 26: Fan Mail Friday's (01/28/2011)

- EPD 27: Fan Mail Friday's (02/04/2011)

- EPD 28: Fan Mail Friday's (02/11/2011)

- EPD 29: Fan Mail Friday's (02/18/2011)

- EPD 30: Fan Mail Friday's (02/25/2011)

- EPD 31: Fan Mail Friday's (03/04/2011)

- EPD 32: Fan Mail Friday's (03/11/2011)

- EPD 33: Fan Mail Friday's (03/18/2011)

- EPD 34: Fan Mail Friday's (03/25/2011)

- EPD 35: Fan Mail Friday's (04/01/2011)

- EPD 36: Fan Mail Friday's (04/08/2011)

- EPD 37: Fan Mail Friday's (04/15/2011)

- EPD 38: Fan Mail Friday's (04/22/2011) -Good Friday Edition-

- EPD 39: Fan Mail Friday's (04/29/2011) -Pre-Birthday Edition-

EPD 40: Fan Mail Friday's (05/06/2011) -Post Birthday Edition-

- EPD 41: Fan Mail Friday's (05/13/2011)

- EPD 42: Fan Mail Friday's (05/20/2011)

- EPD 43: Fan Mail Friday's (05/27/2011)

- EPD 44: Fan Mail Friday's (06/03/2011)

- EPD 45: Fan Mail Friday's (06/10/2011)

- EPD 46: Fan Mail Friday's (06/17/2011)

- EPD 47: Fan Mail Friday's (06/24/2011)

- EPD 48: Fan Mail Friday's (07/01/2011)

- EPD 49: Fan Mail Friday's (07/08/2011)

- EPD 50: Fan Mail Friday's (07/15/2011) "Part 1 of 2″ -Double Sized 50th "FMF" Edition-

- EPD 50: Fan Mail Friday's (07/15/2011) "Part 2 of 2″ -Double Sized 50th "FMF" Edition-

- EPD 51: Fan Mail Friday's (07/22/2011)

- EPD 52: Fan Mail Friday's (07/29/2011)

- EPD 53: Fan Mail Friday's (08/05/2011)

- EPD 54: Fan Mail Friday's (08/12/2011)

- EPD 55: Fan Mail Friday's (08/19/2011)

- EPD 56: Fan Mail Friday's (08/26/2011)

- EPD 57: Fan Mail Friday's (09/02/2011)

- EPD 58: Fan Mail Friday's (09/09/2011)

- EPD 59: Fan Mail Friday's (09/16/2011)

- EPD 60: Fan Mail Friday's (09/23/2011)

- EPD 61: Fan Mail Friday's (09/30/2011)

- EPD 62: Fan Mail Friday's (10/07/2011)

- EPD 63: Fan Mail Friday's (10/14/2011)

- EPD 64: Fan Mail Friday's (10/21/2011)

- EPD 65: Fan Mail Friday's (10/28/2011)

- EPD 66: Fan Mail Friday's (11/04/2011)

- EPD 67: Fan Mail Friday's (11/11/2011)

- EPD 68: Fan Mail Friday's (11/18/2011)

- EPD 69: Fan Mail Friday's (11/25/2011)

- EPD 70: Fan Mail Friday's (12/02/2011)

- EPD 71: Fan Mail Friday's (12/09/2011)

- EPD 72: Fan Mail Friday's (12/16/2011)

- EPD 73: Fan Mail Friday's (12/23/2011)

- EPD 74: Fan Mail Friday's (12/30/2011) "Part 1 of 2″ -Special New Years 2012 "FMF" Edition-

- EPD 74: Fan Mail Friday's (12/30/2011) "Part 2 of 2″ -Special New Years 2012 "FMF" Edition-

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2012-01-03T03:17:00.001-08:00

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What Is “Wi-Fi” ?

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 09:15 PM PST

Wi-Fi or Wifi - is a mechanism for wirelessly connecting electronic devices. A device enabled with Wi-Fi, such as a personal computer, video game console, smartphone, tablet, or digital audio player, can connect to the Internet via a wireless network access point. An access point (or hotspot) has a range of about 20 meters (65 ft) indoors and a greater range outdoors. Multiple overlapping access points can cover large areas.

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2012-01-02T03:23:00.001-08:00

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Angus Reid Forum – Survey Site Review (Jan 2012)

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 09:15 PM PST

Name: Angus Reid Forum

Link: https://www.angusreidforum.com/Portal/p.aspx

Who Is Eligible To Participate: Canadian Residents Only

Type of Award Or Payment: Cash or Sweepstakes entries

Points or Cash Normally Earned Per Survey: 0.50¢ – $5.00 CAD

Sign-Up Time: Fairly Short

How Many Survey Invitations Should You Expect Per Week: 0 – 5 survey invites a week

How Long Does It Take To Collect A Reward Or Cash Out: It took me a little over a year. But I think my second time around will be much faster.

Do They Spam You: No

Overall Rating: 3 out of 5 – I am mainly impressed with the incredibly fair time to reward ratio this site has. I had an 8 minute survey that payed out more then $3.00 CAD. That is way better then any other survey site I have ever come across. To bad, for the $50 minimal cash out level thou.

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Remy "Se7en"

This entry was posted on Monday, January 2nd, 2012 at 12:15 AM and is filed under News, Paid Survey News, Paid Survey Website, Reviews, Survey Clubs, Survey Sites, Technology, Website. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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2012-01-01T03:10:00.001-08:00

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Blog Update #198 – Happy New Years And A Very Happy New Site Upgrade

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 09:15 PM PST

Dear Readers,

The whole Computer Savvy Weblog team would like to wish everyone a very happy New Years and all the best in 2012.

Until then I'll leave you with a new banner and Twitter Theme created by our very own Matty Stanyon. And now a sneak peak at some of the new upgrades and changes. That we will be rolling out over the next few weeks.

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We are updating the following:

1. Our "About CSW" Page

2. Our "Reviews" Page

3. Our "Features" Page

4. We will also be updating all of our membership personal profiles.

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Site changes and content removal

1. We have removed quite a few unneeded categories from our list. We went from over 180 to just over 90 now.

2. We promoted Erin to Community Manager. Along with her Comment Moderation tasks.

3. William will now be our lead News Editor

4. We have added more software we are going to cover. Coming in 2012.

5. We are posting everyday now with out fail.

6. We have added more software change logs.

7. We have added a lot more reviews

8. We are updating our features, pages and reviews more often now

9. We have narrowed our Scam Mail list/database down to just 2 main ones Hotmail and Paypal.

10. And finally we removed our "CSW FAQ's" page altogether..

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**More information will be rolling out over the next little while. So keep your eyes peeled……

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-Between Dec 26th 2011 – Jan 1st 2012-

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Last Weeks Top Computer Savvy Weblog News Post

- Mozilla FireFox (3.6.25) Is Now Available To Download

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Last Weeks Top Computer Savvy Weblog Feature

- Scam Watch: JustAnswer.com Is It A Scam ? Or Is It Just A Really Bad Investment ?

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Last Weeks Top Computer Savvy Weblog Review

- AVIRA Free Anti-Virus 2012 (12.0.0.870) – Freeware Review

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Remy"Se7en"

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2011-12-31T03:32:00.000-08:00

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What Does “VoIP” Stand For ?

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 09:15 PM PST

VoIP or Voice over IP - is a family of technologies, methodologies, communication protocols, and transmission techniques for the delivery of voice communications and multimedia sessions over Internet Protocol (IP) networks, such as the Internet. Other terms frequently encountered and often used synonymously with VoIP are IP telephony, Internet telephony, voice over broadband (VoBB), broadband telephony, and broadband phone.

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2011-12-30T04:18:00.001-08:00

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EPD 74: Fan Mail Friday’s (12/30/2011) “Part 2 of 2″ -Special New Years 2012 “FMF” Edition-

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 09:30 PM PST

Dear Remy,

I just wanted to say keep up the good work. You guys never fail to please. Now onto my question when might we see a new site wide upgrade ?

Sent In By Neil H.

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Now onto my question when might we see a new site wide upgrade ?

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Reply: A site wide upgrade. Not sure what you mean. But we do have our V 4.5 upgrade going up by the end of Jan 2012. You will see some new editions to (CSW). What form that will take ? I am unwilling to reveal that at this point. But we did recently drastically reduce the difficulty of our readership being able to find our older content. (Which has been a long standing issues. We have tried to address and have finally been able to nail it down.)

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EPD 74: Fan Mail Friday’s (12/30/2011) “Part 1 of 2″ -Special New Years 2012 “FMF” Edition-

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 09:15 PM PST

Dear Danny And Remy,

I just wanted to say how much I have loved your content over the past year and a bit. Since I have been a (CSW) blog subscriber. Well anyways onto my questions. Are you guys planning on bring anything new to your game plan in 2012 ? May we see Danny re-praise his role in an a editorial feature role such as his past "WTF" Project /Feature ? Or might we see a Remy only editorial project about tech or scam related matters ?

Sent In By "Google Me Greg"

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Are you guys planning on bring anything new to your game plan in 2012 ? May we see Danny re-praise his role in an a editorial feature role such as his past "WTF" Project /Feature ? Or might we see a Remy only editorial project about tech or scam related matter ?

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Danny's Reply: Wow dude…..we appreciate the dedication first of all. Now to answer your questions.

Will you see a feature from me. Such as my past work with my "WTF" feature ?

Good question. At this point we do have plans on an editorial type feature. That will change writers on a regular bases. Right now we have just Remy and myself (Danny). But we can easily see 2 or more writers added to that list.

But a "WTF" feature as such "No". But it will be very close to that type of feature.

Remy's Reply: Kudos bud. I easily echo Danny's level of your patronage to your level of dedication to (CSW).

Will you see a feature from me. Or might you see me do a editorial project about tech or scam related matters ?

Again a very good and valid questions. The simple answer is heck yeah. We are still working on who will do what and what type of time line we are looking at. Such as will it be weekly or monthly.

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2011-12-29T03:25:00.001-08:00

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AVG Internet Security 2012 (2012.0.1901) – Full Review
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free (1.60.0.1800) Change Log From The Official Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Forum
New Spybot – Search & Destroy Definition Update Available (2011-12-28)

AVG Internet Security 2012 (2012.0.1901) – Full Review

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 09:15 PM PST

The Rating Scale Breakdown:

0 – 0.5 – Abysmal
1 – 1.5 – Terrible
2 – 2.5 – Poor
3 – 3.5 – Average
4 – 4.5 – Great
5.0 – Excellent

Undetermined – Too soon to tell or lacking evidence to provide a solid answer

Not Tested - Has yet to be requested or there is some limitations to prevent accurate test results

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Price: $49.49 USD

A. Installation AVG – 4.0 "Great" – Slower then AVG claims.

B. Un-installing AVG – 3.5 "Average" – A little faster then AVG 2011

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C. Stability Of Program –5.0 "Excellent" – We have received absolutely no e-mails about the lack of stability.

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D. Has AVG Free Been Compromised By Hackers Or Virus – 5.0 "Excellent" – AVG Internet Security 2012 has not been compromised or disabled.

E. Speed of Scan – 5.0 "Excellent" – Very quick on most computers. Also now you can decide how much memory you want to take up during each system scan.

F. Does AVG Free Do Automatic Updates By Itself Without Issue – 5.0 "Excellent" – Yes, and this time around there seems to be no stalling and or hanging. When we manually update AVG. As we have seen in older versions of AVG.

G. Internet Browser Cookie Detection Rate And Removal Test – 2.5 "Poor" - Getting better. But you are way better off with SUPERAntiSpyware or CCleaner to remove your Internet cookies.

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1. Anti-Virus Detection Rate Test -

1A. Windows XP - 4.0 "Great"

1B. Windows Vista – 4.0 "Great"

1C. Windows 7 – 4.0 "Great"

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2. Anti-Spyware – 2.0 "Poor" – AVG still seems to miss very common and not so common spyware/adware. You are much better off with SUPERAntiSpyware or Spybot as your adware, spyware, malware protection.

3. One Click Fix – 4.5 "Great" – I really like this idea. But I am not a fan of the idea that if I wanted to de-activated a service. Such as the Link Scanner that AVG should still show my PC as not being fully protected.

4. Anti-Spam - 3.0 "Average" - Tough to setup and GMail has better spam mail protection.

5. FireWall - 3.5 "Average" — Not the best Firewall I've tested. But it does do what it is suppose to most of the time.

6. Link Scanner - 4.5 "Great" - Can be very very useful to some.

7. AVG Security ToolBar – 3.5 "Average" - Not a big fan of any toolbars. But at least this time around it seems to not crash my browser.

8. AVG SideBar Gadget – 3.5 "Average" – Less functional then most other sidebar gadgets and or widgets. But it can be very useful for quick AVG interactions.

9. Residential Shield Test – 3.5 "Average" – I find that AVIRA and or AVAST still seems to grab the virus way before AVG does.

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10. Family Safety - 4.5 "Great" - Cost $19.99 CAD per year for 3 PC's to activate this just newly added option. But it covers unlimited profiles. So you can have just one or two kids or 11 kids and your good. Provided it is only used up to 3 PC's.

11. LiveKive - Not Tested – This option has just been added to AVG Dashboard. But it cost money to activate. -See below for cost to activate said option-

*Cost FREE for 5 GB of storage per year.

*Cost $49.99 USD for 25 GB of storage per year.

*Cost $59.99 USD for 50 GB of storage per year.

*Cost $79.99 USD for Unlimited storage per year.

*** DISCLAIMER: Both 10 & 11 are not included in our overall score. As they are not included and cost extra.

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12. E-Mail Scanner - 3.5 "Average" - It's ok, But I find it is way more difficult to set-up then it needs to be.

13. Update Manager – 5.0 "Excellent" – No issues here at all. And it even updates faster then past AVG versions.

14. Online Shield - 4.0 "Great" – Still not really sure. How really effective this option truly is.

15. Anti-Root Kit – 4.5 "Great" – Very hit and miss. But can be very useful if there is a reason to believe you may have a deep rooted virus. Never hurts to run this every few weeks just to be on the safe side. And AVG has it as a completely separate dedicated scan option as well (Which makes it way quicker to run and it uses much less system resources.)

16. System Tools – 3.5 "Average" – Great idea but very poorly done. Now the information is there but it is very very hard to decipher even for the more Computer Savvy of us.

17. Identity Protection - 4.5 "Great" - A very useful feature that lets you know when you maybe at risk for identity theft and or other important information maybe at risk. Such as with Peer 2 Peer file sharing programs, certain add-ons and some toolbars.

18. PC Analyzer – 0.5 "Abysmal" – If you don't mind that you only can fix your errors for free once then great. But if you are like me and you probably feel this options is both somewhat misleading and out right bait to buy this extremely expensive add-on. Then you are probably with me on my conclusion.

** On a side note. I fully expected with the paid version of AVG Internet Security 2011. That the PC Analyzer would be an included as a usable option.

19. AVG Support - 1.0 "Terrible" – Even with e-mail support and phone support. AVG remains as one of the worst main stream software companies for help with their paid versions of their software. And yet again this is very disappointing and sad thing to report as AVG is in the top 3 Anti-Virus solutions out there.

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My Final Verdict Part 1: The main difference in AVG Internet Security 2012. Is the minimalist UI (User Interface). For most users this won't be a big issue. But I find it very frustrating as it seems that AVG decided to move all of its technical information. Such as the version codes over to the AVG "Help" section.

My Final Verdict Part 2: I'm not really sure why AVG feels the need to hide its primary assents. Instead of having them all visible and active via the main user interface. Now I understand certain features by default should be non-active. But why are so many important features need to be activated by hand. Seems some what bewildering to me. When the bulk of the features are so important and often are the main reasons you spent nearly $50 dollars in the first place.

**As per the norm it is highly recommend that you upgrade to the new AVG Internet Security 2012. As soon as possible if you are still using one of AVG older versions. So you can insure you have the best protection AVG has to offer.

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My Overall Score: 96.5/130

74.2% = B -

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Here are 2 links to download the 30 day trailware version of AVG Internet Security 2012:

1. http://free.avg.com/us-en/free-internet-security (AVG Main Site)

2. http://download.cnet.com/AVG-Internet-Security-2012/3000-2239_4-10710160.html?tag=mncol;2 (Via download.com/Cnet)

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Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free (1.60.0.1800) Change Log From The Official Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Forum

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 01:21 PM PST

Dear Readers,

Here Is The Official Change Log For Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free (1.60.0.1800). Straight From The Official Malwarebytes Free Forum.

Version 1.60.0.1800 (Dec 27th, 2011)

New Features:

Malwarebytes Chameleon technology gets Malwarebytes Anti-Malware running even when blocked by infection.
Incremental updates (paid version only).
Ability to password protect key program settings (paid version only).

Improvements:

Improved reliability and performance of the update process.
Detection and removal engine enhancements.
System tray icon now dynamically displays selected language.
Settings for Protection Module behavior can be changed without protection being active.
Improved DOR (Delete On Reboot) technology to enhance threat removal process.
Restructured log formats to include greater detail on system information and detected threats.
Improved error messages to make them more user friendly.
Scheduled updates now occur within 15 minutes of scheduled time.
Custom log locations now displayed in Logs tab.
Protection logs can be saved in custom locations.
Program version release date now displayed on About tab.

Issues Fixed:

Fix for database not updating properly on Czech installations of Microsoft Windows.
Fix for certain scenarios where scans failed to complete.

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William

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New Spybot – Search & Destroy Definition Update Available (2011-12-28)

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 12:46 PM PST

Dear Readers,

Hello and welcome to my post that will be continuing to following all of the Spybot – Search & Destroy weekly definition updates.

Here is the full list of updates:

2011-12-28

Adware

- JackpotRewards.DealRunner

- JackpotRewards.ShopToWin

- PlayPickle

PUPS

- PCPerformer

Trojans

- Bancos.Bradesco

- Win32.Agent.vp2

- Win32.Banker.urg

- Win32.Bedobot

- Win32.Brontok

- Win32.GEMA

- Win32.OnLineGames.down

- Win32.OnLineGames.gen

- Win32.Sirefef

Total: 2494556 fingerprints in 781315 rules for 6441 products

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To see the full list in it's original glory. Please use the following link: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/home/index.html

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If you would like to download Spybot – Search & Destroy please use the following link: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybotsd/index.html

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William

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2011-12-28T03:39:00.001-08:00

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AVG Free Anti-Virus 2012 Version (2012.0.1901) – Freeware Review

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 09:15 PM PST

The Rating Scale Breakdown:

0 – 0.5 – Abysmal
1.0 – 1.5 – Terrible
2.0 – 2.5 – Poor
3.0 – 3.5 – Average
4.0 – 4.5 – Great
5.0 – Excellent

Undetermined – Too soon to tell or lacking evidence to provide a solid answer

Not Tested – Has yet to be requested or there is some limitations to prevent accurate test results

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Price: Free

A. Installation AVG – 4.0 "Great" – Slower then AVG claims.

B. Un-installing AVG – 3.5 "Average" – A little faster then AVG 2011

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C. Stability Of Program - 5.0 "Excellent" – We have received absolutely no e-mails about the lack of stability.

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D. Has AVG Free Been Compromised By Hackers Or Virus – 5.0 "Excellent" – No issues reported thus far.

E. Speed of Scan – 5.0 "Excellent" – Very quick on most computers. And now you have the option to choose how much Memory/Ram you want each scheduled scan to take up.

F. Does AVG Free Do Automatic Updates By Itself Without Any Issue – 5.0 "Excellent" – Yes, and this time around there seems to be no stalling and or hanging. When we manually update AVG. As we have seen in older versions of AVG.

G. Internet Browser Cookie Detection Rate And Removal Test – 2.5 "Poor" - You are way better off with something like SUPERAntiSpyware or CCleaner that is more dedicated to removal of Internet cookies. AVG Internet cookie detection rate is terrible even with the option active and checked off.

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1. Anti-Virus Detection Rate Test:

1A. Windows XP – 4.0 "Great"

1B. Windows Vista – 4.0 "Great"

1C. Windows 7 -4.0 "Great"

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2. Anti-Spyware - 2.0 "Poor" – AVG still seems to miss very common and not so common spyware/adware. You are much better off with SUPERAntiSpyware or Spybot as your adware, spyware, malware protection.

3. One Click Fix – 5.0 "Excellent" – I love this idea and is saves a lot of the headaches. When I'm trying to figure out what is wrong with my AVG.

4. Link Scanner - 4.5 "Great" - Not a fan. But it can be very very useful to some.

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5. Family Safety – 4.5 "Great" – Cost $19.99 CAD per year for 3 computers to activate this just added feature -But it covers unlimited profiles. So you can have just one kid or 11 kids and your good. Provided it is only used with up to 3 PC's

6. LiveKive – Not Tested – This feature has just been added to AVG Dashboard. But it cost money to activate. -See below for cost to activate feature-

*Cost $49.99 CAD for 25 GB of storage per year.

*Cost $79.99 CAD for Unlimited storage per year.

*** DISCLAIMER: Both 5 & 6 are not included in our overall score. As they are not included and cost extra.

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7. AVG Security ToolBar - 4.0 "Great" - This toolbar in the past versions have caused crashes. But thus far no such issues to report.

8. AVG SideBar Gadget – 3.5 "Average" – Much better then AVG 2011 as it appears a little less bulky. It does cause problems when you already have your side bar full of way more useful widgets/gadgets already.

9. Residential Shield Test -3.5 "Average" – I still find AVIRA and AVAST seems to grab the virus way before AVG. But there is indeed some major overall improvements here yet again.

10. E-Mail Scanner - 3.5 "Average" - This is option great if you can figure out how to set it up.

11. Updating - 5.0 "Excellent" – No issues here at all. And AVG even seems to be a little bit faster then past versions of AVG. Barely even noticeable to most users.

12. Anti-RootKit – 4.5 "Great" – Very hit and miss. But can be very useful if there is a reason to believe you may have a deep rooted virus. Never hurts to run this every few weeks just to be on the safe side. And AVG has it as a completely separate dedicated scan option as well (Which makes it way quicker to run and it uses much less system resources.)

13. Identity Protection - 4.5 "Great" – A very useful feature that lets you know when you maybe at risk for identity theft and or other important information maybe at risk. Such as with Peer 2 Peer file sharing programs, certain add-ons and some toolbars.

14. PC Analyzer – 0.5 "Abysmal" - If you don't mind that you only can fix your errors for free once then great. But if you are like me and you probably feel this options is both somewhat misleading and out right bait to buy this extremely expensive add-on. Then you are probably with me on my conclusion.

15. AVG Support – 1.0 "Terrible" – With only a free forum that is both hard to use and very disorganized to boot. I can't recommend using it as it will just end up in a fit of pure frustration and often just un-installing AVG altogether. Or of course you could visiting a site like ours.

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My Overall Score: 92.5/120

77 % = B +

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My Final Verdict -Part 1- The main difference in AVG Free Anti-Virus 2012. Is the minimalist (less detailed) UI (User Interface). For most AVG users will be just fine with this UI change. But I find it very frustrating as it seems that AVG decided to move all of the technical information. Such as AVG's version codes over to AVG's "Help" section.

My Final Verdict -Part 2- I also noticed it looks like AVG stripped down many of it's features that were present in last years AVG Free 2011. But actually I am happy to say. That is not the case. AVG instead for some reason decided hide both the main interface icons and said options in a more user unfriendly manner.

You maybe asking me Kirbe "Where did AVG put those options ?" Well I'm glade you asked. They hide them in the "Tools tab" under "Advanced setting". So there you go. They appear to have vanished, but instead they are very well hidden from most basic AVG users.

**As per the norm it is highly recommend that you upgrade to the new AVG Free Anti-Virus 2012. As soon as possible if you are still using one of AVG older versions. So you can insure you have the best protection AVG has to offer.

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Here are 2 links to download AVG Free Anti-Virus 2012:

1. http://free.avg.com/ww-en/download-free-antivirus (AVG Main Site)

2. http://download.cnet.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition-2012/3000-2239_4-10320142.html?tag=rb_content;main (Via download.com/Cnet)

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2011-12-27T03:10:00.001-08:00

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What Is A “CRT Monitor” ?

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 09:15 PM PST

CRT or Cathode Ray Tube - is a vacuum tube containing an electron gun (a source of electrons) and a fluorescent screen used to view images. It has a means to accelerate and deflect the electron beam onto the fluorescent screen to create the images. The image may represent electrical waveforms (oscilloscope), pictures (television, computer monitor), radar targets and others. CRTs have also been used as memory devices, in which case the visible light emitted from the fluoresecent material (if any) is not intended to have significant meaning to a visual observer (though the visible pattern on the tube face may cryptically represent the stored data).

The CRT uses an evacuated glass envelope which is large, deep (i.e. long from front screen face to rear end), fairly heavy, and relatively fragile. As a matter of safety, the face is typically made of thick lead glass so as to be highly shatter-resistant and to block most X-ray emissions, particularly if the CRT is used in a consumer product.

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2011-12-26T03:45:00.001-08:00

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Zoom Panel – Survey Site Review (Dec 2011)

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 09:15 PM PST

Name: Zoom Panel

Link: http://join.zoompanel.com/zoompanel/?master_id=18&menu=How+It+Works

Who Is Eligible To Participate: Anyone from the US, UK, Canada and or Australia

Type of Award Or Payment: Points / Sweepstakes / Cash / Prizes

Points or Cash Normally Earned Per Survey: 0 – 300 points

Sign-Up Time: Fairly Short

How Many Survey Invitations Should You Expect Per Week: 0 – 8 (Have received more)

How Long Does It Take To Collect A Reward Or Cash Out: Way longer then you'd ever want to wait.

Do They Spam You: No

Overall Rating: 2 out of 5 – This survey company has lowered the overall number of survey invites. Quite a bit since my last review way back in (Sept 2011). But just think about all thous cool rewards you can get if you wait. Can you say 2gig MP3 Player or $50 gift card for Amazon.com. To bad both are top level prizes and you will need around 3,000 points to redeem for said rewards. And probably when you actually reach that level. The prizes would have already changed a few times over.

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2011-12-25T03:23:00.001-08:00

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Blog Update #197 – This Week The (CSW) Crew Will Be Reviewing AVG Anti-Virus 2012

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 09:15 PM PST

Dear Readers,

This week the (CSW) crew will be reviewing 2 different versions of AVG 2012.

1. AVG Free Anti-Virus 2012

2. AVG Internet Security 2012

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-Between Dec 19th 2011 – Dec 25th 2011-

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Last Weeks Top Computer Savvy Weblog News Post

- Mozilla FireFox (3.6.25) Is Now Available To Download

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Last Weeks Top Computer Savvy Weblog Feature

- Scam Watch: JustAnswer.com Is It A Scam ? Or Is It Just A Really Bad Investment ?

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Last Weeks Top Computer Savvy Weblog Review

- TweetDeck (0.38.2) – Full Q+A / Review

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Till The Next Blog Update,

Danny

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2011-12-24T03:14:00.001-08:00

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ImTranslator (4.8) – Mozilla FireFox Add-on Review

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 09:15 PM PST

ImTranslator (4.8)

A. Ease Of Use: 4/5 – A very easy and straight forward add-on. But there are still some settings that can get a bit tedious to newer users.

B. Security: Not Applicable To This Add-on

D. FireFox Slowdown: A slight hiccup of a few seconds. When you first select the option.

E. Computer Slow Down: Same as above

F. Type Of User I Would Recommend To Use This Add-on: Any level of Firefox user

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Download Link: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/imtranslator/

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Till The Next Review,

Kirbe

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AVG Free Anti-Virus 2012 (2012.0.1901) Official Change Log Straight From AVG’s Main Site

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 01:10 PM PST

Dear Readers,

Here Is The Official Change Log For AVG Free Anti-Virus 2012 (2012.0.1901). Straight From AVG's Main Site……

Program Update AVG Free Anti-Virus 2012 (2012.0.1901)

Fixes & Improvement

- Toolbar: Implemented new toolbar supporting Firefox 9.

- Safe Search: Firefox 9 support implemented in Safe Search component.

Till The Next Update,

William

This entry was posted on Friday, December 23rd, 2011 at 4:10 PM and is filed under AVG Free News, AVG Paid Anti-Virus News, General PC Care/Use, News, Security News, Tech News, Technology, Tips & Tricks, Window's 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.