2. AVOIDING SPAM EMAILS
Most Internet Service Providers (ISPs) do a good
job of filtering out the really bad stuff
Gmail and Google Apps get high praise for spam
filtering
Use the quot;Report Spamquot; button
Blacklisting vs. whitelisting
4. BACKING UP YOUR DATA
Not a matter of if disaster will strike but when
Good: Backing up to CD/DVD or external hard drive
Better: Take backups off-site
Guess what the problem is with the above two
approaches…
You won’t remember to do them!
Best Approach: Online Backup
6. ANTI-VIRUS AND ANTI-SPYWARE SOFTWARE
Are these really necessary?
The Big Three: Symantec, McAfee, Windows Live
OneCare
Dozens of free alternatives:
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition
Avira AntiVir Personal – Free Edition
Avast Home Edition – Free
Ad-Aware Anniversary Edition
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
7. ANTI-VIRUS AND ANTI-SPYWARE SOFTWARE
Be careful when downloading free software
Use a trusted source like CNET, download.cnet.com
8. ALTERNATIVES TO MICROSOFT OFFICE
Open Office, www.openoffice.org
Google Apps, www.google.com/apps
Zoho, www.zoho.com
9. Q&A
How to update NET framework; v1.14322 and
v1.0.3705? What does it do?
Please comment on the Windows Live program that
Windows Update wants to install. What is Windows
Live and why might we want to use it - or not use it?
Others?