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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=4>Vol. 9, No. 20<SPAN
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=4>5-21-09</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=4>1 Security programs
and IE8<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=4>2 It doesn’t take
THAT long</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=4>3 More people
risking thumb sprains, DWT, MS ad blitz, G-Mail transilleteration</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=4>4 Space
management</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=4>With a tip last week
from Daniel I got started on the twisted path to the cause of my IE8 performance
lag.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Daniel pointed out a link from
a Spybot forum that outlines the issue:</FONT></P>
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size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><A
href="http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=47104"><FONT color=#800080
size=4>http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=47104</FONT></A></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=4>It would seem the
slowness was due to huge numbers of entries in the Restricted Sites Zone in IE
and in the Hosts file, which directs web site domains to a preset IP address,
usually the local loopback of 127.0.0.1.</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=4>If this is true, it
stands to reason that both Immunization from Spybot and enabling all protection
in Spyware Blaster would cause issues.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Not good.</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=4>More research shows
that the problem isn’t immunization per se; it’s the number of entries in the
Restricted Sites Zone of IE.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This
is the list of bad sites that are automatically blocked, mostly known popup ad
sites and known hideouts of malware.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>The Hosts file has no affect on performance.</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=4>Spybot’s Immunize
feature and Spyware Blaster’s Restricted Sites protections both add thousand of
entries to that list.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Microsoft
says you don’t need it, the enhanced security of IE8 will protect you.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>‘bot and Blaster say there’s nothing
wrong with their products, MS broke the browser.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Neither plan to make any changes so we,
the poor end users, get caught in the middle again.</FONT></P>
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size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=4>On this one, and
against my usual leanings, I’m going with Microsoft for now.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I feel the rest of my security is up to
snuff so I’ll disable the Restricted Sites protections in Spyware Blaster.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This is easy to do.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Simply open the program and click
Disable All Protection.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Now look at
the categories at the top of the screen (IE, Restricted Sites and Firefox).<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Enable IE, check both boxes that come up
(cookies and ActiveX), right click on any of the boxes in the lower section and
choose Select All and click Protect Against Checked Items.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Do the same for Firefox if
needed.</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=4>Spybot is even
easier.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Simply open the program,
click Immunize and click Undo.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>You’re done.</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=4>But remember, the
size of the Hosts file doesn’t affect the speed of IE8 so you can still use part
of Spybot’s protection, just not through the program itself.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=4>It’s not too
complicated but it does take a little work.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>First go ahead and update and immunize
like usual, then just close the program.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Now open My Computer and the C: drive and go to
C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\Etc and look for a file called Hosts.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It has no file extension (like hosts.txt
or whatever) and that’s normal.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Right click that file and choose Properties.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>At the bottom of that window find the
box next to Read Only and uncheck it, Apply and OK.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Close the Properties window and right
click the file again.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Choose copy
and close the window.</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=4>Right click
somewhere on the Desktop and choose Paste and make sure you see a Hosts
file.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>When it’s there, open Spybot
and Undo the immunization and close, then right click the file on the Desktop
and choose Copy and reopen C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\Etc and click Edit and
Paste.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>When prompted to overwrite
click Yes.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Now right click the file
in that folder and click Properties and recheck the Read Only box.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Apply and OK, close the window and you
still have part of the Spybot protection.</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=4>It’s a geeky
workaround but it gets the job done and it’s pretty easy.</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=4>So go ahead and try
IE8 if you’re an Internet Explorer user.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>I think you’ll like it.</FONT></P>
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size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=4>Kevin Mefford,
Editor</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><A
href="mailto:pcguru@microdome.net"><FONT
size=4>pcguru@microdome.net</FONT></A></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=4>Terry
Wise</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><A
href="http://www.ratland.com/"><FONT size=4>www.ratland.com</FONT></A></P>
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<H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=5>Tech News of the Week</FONT></H1>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=4>Mobile phone sales
globally dropped 9.4 % in the first quarter compared to the same quarter of
2008, while smartphone sales jumped 12.7% during the same period, Gartner Inc.
reported on Wednesday:<BR><BR></FONT><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><A
href="http://tinyurl.com/pum6mf"><FONT
size=4>http://tinyurl.com/pum6mf</FONT></A><BR><BR></SPAN><FONT size=4>A survey
just released by mobile application vendor Vlingo says 26 percent of mobile
phone users questioned admit to DWT, or driving while texting:<BR><BR></FONT><A
href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10245391-94.html"><FONT
size=4>http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10245391-94.html</FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT
size=4>Ad trackers at BrandIndex are suggesting that Microsoft’s latest
“</FONT><A href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=" target=_blank><FONT
size=4>Laptop</FONT></A><FONT size=4> </FONT><A
href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=" target=_blank><FONT
size=4>Hunters</FONT></A><FONT size=4>” </FONT><A
href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=" target=_blank><FONT
size=4>ad</FONT></A><FONT size=4> </FONT><A
href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=" target=_blank><FONT
size=4>campaign</FONT></A><FONT size=4> </FONT><A
href="http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/05/19/microsofts_ads_doing_damage_to_apple_study.html"
target=_blank><FONT size=4>allowed Microsoft to overtake Apple</FONT></A><FONT
size=4> in value perception scores with the 18-to-35 age group. Could Microsoft,
with the help of Windows 7, claw back lost market share from
Apple?<BR><BR></FONT><A href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=4375"><FONT
size=4>http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=4375</FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT
size=4>Google is hoping to bridge the </FONT><A
href="http://www.crn.com/encyclopedia/defineterm.jhtml?term=e-mail&x=&y="><FONT
size=4>e-mail</FONT></A><FONT size=4> language barrier with its latest addition
to Gmail: automatic message translation:<BR><BR><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><A
href="http://tinyurl.com/p5yv8z">http://tinyurl.com/p5yv8z</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=4>Matthew
Dattilo<BR></FONT><A href="mailto:thepcgurus@gmail.com"><FONT
size=4>thepcgurus@gmail.com</FONT></A><FONT size=4> <BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.mattstodayinhistory.com/"><FONT
size=4>www.mattstodayinhistory.com</FONT></A></P>
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<H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=5>Download of the Week</FONT></H1>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT size=4>SpaceSniffer is a good free disk
usage visualization tool. While it does nothing to reclaim space, it does
provide you with a very good overview of what's occupying your hard disk.
SpaceSniffer shows you your data in a series of nested boxes, each box being a
folder or file. It can be helpful for system admins to get a quick overview of
the contents of network drives and pinpoint unusual file or space
allocations.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Get it here:
<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><A
href="http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/File-Management/SpaceSniffer.shtml"><FONT
size=4>http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/File-Management/SpaceSniffer.shtml</FONT></A><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT size=4>Carlita
Lupino<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><A href="mailto:Cards57@gmail.com"><FONT
size=4>Cards57@gmail.com</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT
size=5>Email Question of the Week<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></H1>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=4>Q:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Could you please furnish information for
re-formatting a hard drive, I am using Microsoft XP as my OS.</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=4>A:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Reboot the PC
with the XP disk in the optical drive. Hit the space bar or Enter when
prompted to hit a key to boot from CD.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
size=4>You'll get a blue boot screen and you'll see a lot of drivers loading
across the bottom. After a couple of minutes you'll get a menu asking you
want you want to do. Hit Enter to install XP. Next is the EULA, hit
F8 to accept.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=4>Now
if a screen comes up asking if you want to repair a Windows load hit Esc.
On the next screen you'll get a list of partitions asking where you want to
install Windows. If there's just one select it and hit D, then Enter, then
L. If there's more than one and you're sure you don't use them, select and
hit D and Enter for each one. If you aren't sure just remove the largest
one, which is likely the primary.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=4>Now
select Unallocated space and hit Enter. Select Format using NTFS (you can
use Quick format if you have had no indications that the hard drive may be iffy)
and hit Enter. From that point on it will format, copy files and reboot
into a mousable GUI. Just read the prompts and follow the instructions and
this will put the fresh load of Windows on the PC.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
size=4>Keep in mind you'll probably need to reload drivers for you network
card(s), sound, video, modem and motherboard plus any peripherals so you might
want to have all of that handy beforehand.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=4>One
other tip. Disconnect any USB devices prior to the reload and don't plug
them back in until you install the drivers for each. Some of the driver
loads will prompt you to connect the device during
installation.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=4>If
you have a card reader in the PC this is also a USB device but it plugs into the
motherboard internally. You'll have to get into the case, trace the cable
and unhook that as well. After the reload you can plug that back in
anytime the PC is off. It won't require drivers.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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size=4>Hope that helps and keep us posted...</FONT></SPAN></P>
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