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Podcast: January 14, 2012

Hour 2:

The Team share emails and call listeners to answer their computer and Internet questions.

Note that during Network shows you can email your question to us by clicking the Contact Us button on the homepage and sending us an email.  Be sure to include your phone number and you could  be one of the listeners we consult with over the phone during the Network show.

Podcast: January 14, 2012 – Hour 1
Podcast: January 14, 2012 – Hour 2


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New additions to Ed's Excellent Toolkit

Hit the Toolkit button at the top of this page and you will find some great additions to our  weapons for combating malware: Microsoft Security Essentials,  Comboxfix, and SUPERAntispyware.  The best news is that they are free or have good freemium services, i.e. they can work for free but offer some additional services etc. if you pay a subscription.  A good example is our favorite Malware Bytes. The free version does a great job hunting down viruses and other malware but it is not active all the time, unless you pay a yearly subscription of $24.95; then it actively hunts for, stops and/or destroys the malware before it has a chance to infect your machine.



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