Useful Lincks for Computrons

Here's the web-based portable app. If you're using IE, keep your voice down and go to mozilla right away.

http://flashblock.mozdev.org/ -mozilla's flash blocker item.
while you're at it, www.mozilla.com.
http://fasterfox.mozdev.org/ -could be worthwhile

www.lavasoft.com -ad aware se personal
www.majorgeeks.com -for all your tweekin' needs
SPYBOT SEARCH & DESTROY

http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor/
-for this site, download the program and install because it is a godo shield and sniffer. but to actually eliminate any viruses, it costs like $20. So forget registering. I have ofund that 99% of the viruses it finds can be eliminated in the Registry by Run: regedit and following the path, and the other 1% are cut by the other spyware eliminators. Along with spyware blaster, these programs combined with a Microsoft AntiVirus or Norton AntiVirus should do the whole trick. Norton epidemically gets hacked by some virus that debilitates 10% of it's capability, but leaves it primarily intact. That is annoying, and I haven't seen a fix yet, but it still seems to hold.

That and stay out of bad neighborhoods after dark.

Oh, and there's GAIM. That's a fine chatterbox. You can also encrypt your stuff if you try hard enough.

You might also want to use Cablenut or Speedcorp's broadband tweaks. Speedcorp is a good time, but their site is MIA as of post. Try Cablenut. And has anyone heard about the free antivirus software Antivir?