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McAfee Auto Renewal

Last year I bought McAfee VirusScan and subsequently uninstalled it after it turned out to be worse than a virus. At no point during the process did I realize that my account was set to automatically renew my subscription. So I was a bit surprised today when I got a text message on my cell […]

Why Linux Will Never Go Mainstream

Some Linux advocates long for the day when the OS will be ubiquitous, having replaced Windows on the desktops of the majority of computer users. Some are more realistic, hoping just to increase the Linux market share and decrease that of Windows. Both groups are quite loony. Linux will never make it to the mainstream […]

Spam Karma 2 Zaps Comment Spam

Early in August I installed a Wordpress plugin called Spam Karma 2 on all of my blogs. I had been getting an increasing amount of comment spam. My blogs were all set to semi-moderation — the first comment you make to the blog would be moderated but, once approved, you could comment freely. Going through […]

McAfee Madness

Recently I purchased a subscription for McAfee VirusScan online. I had been running without virus protection for quite a while. Years ago I had Norton (and actually still have the disc), but I’m certain I can’t use that anymore. My last AV experience had been with Trend Micro’s PC-Cillin, only because it came with my […]

RegCure Key

Since I posted an entry mentioning RegCure last month, I have been getting hits from Google and other search engines from people looking for a key for the program. If that’s you, here’s an idea: why not just fork over the handful of dollars the program costs and get the key legitimately instead of being […]