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Houston, TX.May 2010
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Do you want an iPad?
Is it better to have 2 Anti-Virus Applications?
Anatomy of Fake Anti-Virus Program.
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Please enjoy this month's newsletter, this month we have an initial iPad review, look at possibly running 2 anti-viruses applications, and the anotomy Fake Anti-Virus Program will is examined.
 
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Do you want an iPad?

by Robert Moss 
iPad 
Well of course you want an iPad. It's shiny, and sleek. It is another beautiful piece of Apple design, lovely to behold. Function and form in a minimalist package. But does it do what you want it to do?
 
If you want a device that can surf and email, has a calendar and iTunes, can run iBooks and a host of iPhone applications, then the iPad may be for you.

The iPad looks good powered down and even better powered up. The 9.7" backlit LCD screen provides bright colors and deep black. The navigation controls, like the iPhone, are responsive, precise and very easy to use, as is the Virtual Keyboard.
At only ½ an inch thick, and weighing in at 1.5 pounds, the iPad's mass belies its abilities. Easy to carry and to use on your lap the iPad has a lot going for it.
The battery life appears to be as good as Apple claims, with some testers getting 10 hours of continuous use, though not while watching HD movies or running extended download sessions.

So what is wrong with the iPad? There are indeed a few drawbacks.
Firstly the iPad does not multitask well, so running multiple 'line of business' applications is going to be an issue. This is not a business laptop replacement.
Second there is no built in USB port, card reader or webcam. Considering the social nature of this device, that seems to be a very odd omission.
Finally, and most important, the built in Safari web browser does not support Flash. Unfortunately a very large proportion of websites on the internet use the Flash standard to deliver content. This means that a good number of sites will not be viewable in their entirety, or maybe at all.

There will be other offerings out soon. HP has the Slate running Windows 7, and other devices will be running the Android or Google mobile device operating systems. 
It also has to be noted that this is iPad version 1.0. iPad version 2.0 could be the deal maker.
Is it better to have 2 Anti-Virus Applications?
By Tom Limon
 

Is it better to have 2 Anti-Virus Applications running on my computer?  I have been asked this question quite often.  Well unfortunately this is a yes and no question and I will attempt to clarify this for everyone.  For arguments sake since there is a fine line between spyware, malware and viruses let's consider them all one alike.

First I need to explain the difference between PASSIVE virus protection and ACTIVE virus protection. 
PASSIVE virus protection requires the user to launch and run their anti-virus software manually and make decisions on their own on what to repair or delete. 
 
ACTIVE virus protection runs automatically and makes most of the decisions for you and provides constant real time protection.
Virus Removal CartoonMy recommendation is to actually run 2 anti-virus applications, a paid active anti-virus program like Trend Micro Internet Security or ESET Smart Security along with a passive freeware anti-virus program such as Malwarebytes. 
 
Here is a great analogy to help clarify this for you.  Consider your own a fancy museum in Paris and you have a state of the art alarm system in place to protect your valuable cultural treasures with laser motion sensors.  Well that alarm system would be your ACTIVE virus protection.  You then hire a guard to constantly walk the hallways looking for anything suspicious inside the museum that may have slipped by your alarm system, well that would be your passive virus protection. 
 
An additional tip would be to run a disk cleanup utility other then the built in one Microsoft provides. A program such as cCleaner can be run prior to running your passive anti-virus program.

Anatomy of Fake Anti-Virus Program.
By Tom Limon 
Fake Anti-Virus 2  
While doing some research I found an excellent article regarding fake Anti-Viruses Applications and thought I would share an article with you by providing a link to it directly and simply provide additional information on my part.
 
After reading the article if you ever suspect you're computer has been infected by something like this it's better to just shut down your computer and have an experienced computer technician come out and remove the virus threat and further educate you on how to minimize this from happening in the future. 
 Fake Anti-Virus 1
Be wary of Anti-Viruses software companies detecting hundreds virus infections all of a sudden and then immediately asking for payment via credit card.  Reputable anti-virus programs do not use this scare tactic to collect money from customers.  Often when I run into this problem and the customer shut down the computer right away we have been able to fix this in about an hour.  On the flip side if you try to ignore or close the program and keep using your computer for days it becomes very time consuming to remove the viruses.
 
On another note always remember to back up your computer on a regular basis. 
 
 
Thank You 
                     
Tom Limon
(713) 345-0144