Monthly Archives: October 2003

News: Broadband Isn’t About Speed

By | November 24, 2011

 British users are finding broadband isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, if it means confronting spam and other detritus of the Internet. According to a report by the iSociety project at The Work Foundation to be launched today:  ”Ordinary people are promised that broadband makes the internet better; in fact it sometimes leads to… Read More »

Software: An Alternative Firewall to ZoneAlarm?

By | November 24, 2011

 Aaron Heskel from Belgium suggests Agnitum’s OutPost as an alternative to ZoneLabs’ ZoneAlarm firewall. I’ll definitely check it out.     As with ZoneAlarm, there’s a free version which may be enough for most folks. I’ll let you know how I get on.

News: Anti Spam Site, Hoax, Or Did Someone Not Pay Their Hosting Bill?

By | November 24, 2011

 Is this some kind of joke my jetlagged brain doesn’t get? Trawling through my inbox of press releases (a glamour killer of a chore if ever there was one) I came across one suggesting I Do My Part in Reducing Online email Spam!   There’s a battle raging inside your in-box, and it’s a war you… Read More »

Update: PC-cilin Goes All 2004

By | November 24, 2011

 Trend Micro today released PC-cillin Internet Security 2004, the latest version of an antivirus program that I have written fondly of in the past. There don’t seem to be any new bells and whistles this time around, but then again it doesn’t really need it: Internet Security includes a personal firewall and “advanced privacy and… Read More »