Odds and Ends

Here are some pages that don't currently fit anywhere else on the site.

Example of a phishing email with screenshots

Some screenshots of a recent email I received - one of many that are similar - and explanation of why emails like this should be disregarded at a glance.

Filtering web content with OpenDNS

An explanation of DNS and how to use the free OpenDNS service to filter out objectionable web content from computers in your home or small office.

A Great Gift Idea

Googling for a great gift to give? (Like language with a lot of alliteration?) Here is what one of my customers gave to her father for his birthday.

Avoid bogus "Antivirus 2009"

You're surfing around the Web, and you notice a little popup down by your clock that says you may be infected with spyware. So you click the popup and it's downhill from there.

Avoid bogus "Security Tools 2010"

This one works just like the "Antivirus 2009" above, but it looks different. I've included some screenshots here also.

Make nvidia-settings sticky in KDE

Set nvidia-settings to run at startup. (This is strictly Linux stuff.)

Office 2007 Converter

Having trouble opening a document that someone just sent you in email?

Paul's new (Oct '08) computer

My Dell XPS 630i.