Recent Comments
Comment by BaliRob on How Good is Your Cybersecurity? (March 23, 2023 01:07 PM)
@Bob K Malwarebytes used them on and off since their inception. Still have them in my Android where they failed abysmally to cure a virus intruder ...
Comment by RandiO on How Good is Your Cybersecurity? (March 22, 2023 06:21 PM)
This 'Oldster' has never used any other password manager than the ol' reliable (OpenSource) KeePass. My 560+ entry database stays local and hidden fro...
Comment by Oldster on How Good is Your Cybersecurity? (March 22, 2023 08:23 AM)
I believe that my cyber security efforts have paid off. I have never suffered a malware issue since the late 1990s when I got a virus from a program I...
Comment by Dave on How Good is Your Cybersecurity? (March 22, 2023 03:59 AM)
No problems at all since your first translation of PCMatic. Please continue with your awesome lessons Professor....
Comment by RandiO on How Good is Your Cybersecurity? (March 22, 2023 02:21 AM)
Thank you for your translations all these years (decade+?). Do my chances of getting hacked go up, longer I haven't been? Or does it mean that I am d...
Comment by Bob K on How Good is Your Cybersecurity? (March 22, 2023 01:49 AM)
One word: Malwarebytes. PS: No worries. -Bob K...
Comment by Steveg on How Good is Your Cybersecurity? (March 22, 2023 12:58 AM)
I haven't had a problem or given security a thought since I installed PCMatic. Good stuff....
Comment by Brian B on Should You X-Ray Your Computer? (March 18, 2023 12:37 AM)
Hi Bob, Can I just make one point to make it easier for dummies like me? You often give advice on software that allows users to check our machines an...
Comment by John Anderson on Should You X-Ray Your Computer? (March 17, 2023 04:28 PM)
I've been using Belarc to keep track of my computer for years. With the advent of a new desktop computer in 2021. Belarc currently shows two missing i...
Comment by lar p on Should You X-Ray Your Computer? (March 17, 2023 03:50 PM)
"When I saw the subject of your email, I thought you were going to talk about whether to put your PC through the airport x-ray machines. " same here ....
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