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Our Gadget Guy Rick Broida never misses a chance to criticize
Microsoft’s Windows 8 OS. This time he tackled the subject of whether
anyone should move to Windows 8 with eHow writer Dave Johnson.
If you are considering moving to Windows 8, this might be the poison pill for you! Rick, we are worried you may be on a Redmond hit list; keep your head down.
by: Lee Koo (ADMIN) January 31, 2013 3:48 PM PST
by waytron – 2/8/13 4:01 AM
In Reply to: Why do all Window systems slow down over time? by Lee Koo (ADMIN) 
A computer slowing down over time is pretty much a fact of life and it is not just a PC problem, Mac’s have the same issue but often not usually as bad or as quickly. There are many, many reasons this happens ranging from simple clutter to real physical problems such as a failing hard drive. There is also the issue of perception too. I remember when I first got my new motorcycle. Wow what acceleration… What speed… but after a few weeks, it just did not seem so fast anymore. Why? Was it getting slower? No, of course not, I was just getting use to it. The very same thing happens with a new computer, it always seems so fast when you first get it and starts to feel slow as you get accustom to it. A computer can never be too fast … Putting perception aside, there are also
A couple of weeks ago it was discovered that it’s possible for viruses to quickly spread among unsecured or WEP-encrypted Wi-Fi routers in densely populated urban areas. The FBI has Strongly Recommended that all users Immediately Disable Windows’
Universal Plug n’ Play Support. Steve Gibson is a noted security expert and has been featured on Internet Advisor in the past. He has a simple one step, free test to see whether your computer/network are vulnerable. …
i9 Sports is the first and fastest growing franchise of youth sports leagues, camps, and programs in the United States. With over 500,000 members since 2003 and 275 locations in 30 states, i9 Sports offers the most popular team sports for kids with a focus on fun, safety, and good sportsmanship. I9 Sports just released survey results and the timing couldn’t be better with the Super Bowl tomorrow. Chris Cristian is the owner of i9 Sports Ann Arbor.
About i9 Sports®
Based in the Tampa Bay, Florida area, i9 Sports® is the first and fastest-growing youth sports franchise company in the United States. With more than half a million members from New York to Hawaii, i9 Sports offers leagues, camps, and clinics for boys and girls ages 3-14 in today’s most popular team sports such as flag football, soccer, basketball and baseball.
A privately held company, i9 Sports was founded in 2003 by CEO Frank Fiume on the principle that the number one reason kids play organized sports is to have fun, not to become a draft pick. Reinventing the industry, customers enjoy the i9 Sports Experience which emphasizes fun, safety and convenience as well as teaching the …
(February 1, 2013) – Despite increasing awareness about concussion dangers for young athletes, a new national survey reveals 90% of men who played tackle football at the high school level or higher who suffered or suspected they suffered a football concussion want their sons to play tackle football. 77% of all football-playing dads polled say tackle football is safe for children under age 12 even though more than 3 in 5 of these dads suffered a concussion themselves during their playing days. 43% of all football playing dads surveyed say there’s too much hype over concussions in sports. And even more surprising, dads say most moms (61%) agree with them that tackle football is safe for young athletes.
The survey of 300 dads who played tackle football at the high school level or higher, was commissioned by the non-profit arm of i9 Sports, the nation’s first and fastest growing youth sports franchise.
Lauren Baker was a guest during the first year of our show at age 5. During high
school as the Teen Tech Tipster, she had a 12 minute segment on the show once a month to bring up topics interesting to teens and bring in interesting guests. Today as a Junior in Sports Management at the University of Michigan while she is busy with classwork and projects she is certainly not too busy to call and congratulate us for providing good value in an entertaining way to our listeners for 15 years.
Among other activities, Lauren is:
One of the Student Managers for the U of M Men’s Lacrosse Team – there is a game today between U of M and Marquette at 1pm at UofM in Ann Arbor.
Working with the Central Collegiate Hockey Association – there is a game today between U of M and MSU at 4:05pm at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.
Working with i9 Sports in Ann Arbor with the owner Chris Cristian. i9 Sports is the first and fastest growing franchise of youth sports leagues, camps, and programs in the United States. With over 500,000 members since 2003 and 275 locations in 30 …
‘Malwarebiter’ (an obvious attempt to copycat Malwarebytes, the excellent anti-malware software) is being advertised as the ‘Worlds Greatest Anti-Malware Software.’ It is really a fake Anti-Malware software product that identifies legitimate files as malware and fails to detect any real malware. In addition, the “Malwarebiter” web site is actually spreading malware, a drive-by exploit in the form of a Zeus Trojan delivered either by Java or a PDF.
This is a serious threat but ironically if you google Malwarebiter, Malwarebytes comes up….just another way for the cyber mafia to damage business and commerce online.
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Sweetim is a nasty piece of download malware that is showing up all over my family’s PC’s. Hijacks your search by burying itself as an extension in IE and Google (don’t know about Safari and Firefox yet.) Found a super site on the Net with a full solution that may fix a bunch of other viruses/malware on your computer. Check this site out and follow the directions completely to get rid of Sweetim malware. If you don’t follow all the steps it will reappear thanks to some registry entries. …
Well, the easiest predictions are to predict the trends that we saw in 2012 will continue in 2013 and for the most part that will be true. It is easy to predict that we will continue to see:
Yes, all of this will be true and the sky will continue to get darker at night too.
A little deeper look into my crystal ball reveals a few riskier predictions.
Michigan Cyber Range
The Michigan Cyber Range is a large unclassified Cyber Security Range and program that will help IT professionals and students improve their ability to counter cyber attacks. It is a partnership between the government, education and industry, with each contributing resources and expertise. The Range serves many functions but its unique and critical contribution is developing the ability to out-think an adversary as a team.
Don Welch, Ph.D. President and CEO Merit Network
A graduate of West Point, Don served 25 years in the Army, retiring as a Colonel. Notable assignments include infantry company commander, IT for Delta Force, professor and CIO at West Point. Don was also the CTO for H-E-B, $12 Billion international retailer. Don has been named a “Champion of Change” by the White House, Innovator and Leader of the Year and one of Michigan’s top CEOs.
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