You mean you didn't know that every single Word doc contains a secret, embedded Global Universal Identifier (GUI), so the author can be traced back to the machine it was written on? * Go to for their FREE 'Guideon' GUI scrubber. Nothing comes in, nothing goes out unless you say so. Prevent unauthorized access to your machine. * Go to for their Internet firewall program, permanently FREE for non-business users. You won't believe what it finds (if the IRS only knew. * Go to and download their hard drive sanitizer. That is, until current key sizes can be cracked (the 512K RSA key was cracked in the summer of '99). * Go to and download FREE PGP encryption software (PGP and PGP Disk) to protect your data - for a few more years (weeks?), anyway. That's the TANSTAAFL principle in action. It's either prepaid or paid for by someone else. The URL's below should prove useful.ĬOMPUTER FREEBIES - Here are some Fun Freebies (as of 03/01/01) for your computer, bearing in mind that nothing in life is ever free. I'm frequently buttonholed for hot tips and suggestions about PC security, privacy and general 'good housekeeping'. Your Computer Is Your Enemy - by Sam Cyber There's nothing like having a 1,000 MHz spare tire when you need it. will feature an American company that will ship you a screaming new Pentium loaded with all the extras (references required, but no credit check or SSN) on a rent-to-own basis. The solution of course is to have TWO computers. Of course, if I work closely with any of these folks in a particular project, when their world stops, so does mine. There isn't a week goes by that I don't hear about someone somewhere suffering from a crashed hard drive, a virus they picked up, software that corrupted data files, etc. We've all become so totally dependent upon the infernal plastic boxes (Mac users are just smarter than the rest of us) that when they fail, our lives can come to a screeching halt. (America Law Education Rights & Taxation)ĭeep inside, people everywhere basically hate their computers.
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