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How to remove malware from your Windows PC

Posted by Sid Plait at 2/29/2012 10:22 PM | Add Comment

New Mac Attack - make sure your security is up to date!

Posted by Sid Plait at 2/25/2012 2:46 PM | Add Comment

Consumers now can air their (legitimate) issues regarding treatment by corporations!

Posted by Sid Plait at 2/16/2012 1:47 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

While listening to Iron Butterfly (who?) one day, (in the merry, merry month of... January??)

Posted by Sid Plait at 1/25/2012 6:00 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

My recycling event last Saturday - THANK YOU ALL!

Posted by Sid Plait at 1/25/2012 11:13 AM | Add Comment

THIS is one of the reasons I love Astronomy!

Posted by Sid Plait at 1/22/2012 8:35 PM | Add Comment

Check your bank accounts on a neutral PC (account fraud reaches new lows)

Posted by Sid Plait at 1/7/2012 11:04 AM | Add Comment

Rootkits are not forever! How to get rid of Windows 7 AntiVirus!

Posted by Sid Plait at 1/2/2012 3:15 PM | Add Comment

Another electronic e-cycle event in Atlanta

Posted by Sid Plait at 12/21/2011 7:08 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Even a consultant can get attacked

Posted by Sid Plait at 12/13/2011 5:50 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Apple unveils latest product where I learn yoga!

Posted by Sid Plait at 10/20/2011 1:57 PM | View Comments (6) | Add Comment

GREEN Electronics Recycling Event #2 in the Lower Woodstock area on October 22nd!!

Posted by Sid Plait at 10/13/2011 2:38 PM | Add Comment

A request for feedback

Posted by Sid Plait at 7/24/2011 11:26 AM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

Mac Hack Attack - Next Stop: Batteries??

Posted by Sid Plait at 7/24/2011 10:26 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Apparently, AOL cares less about you than AT&T - if that's possible

Posted by Sid Plait at 6/26/2011 9:58 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Power Grid Experiment Will Make some Clocks Run Fast

Posted by Sid Plait at 6/25/2011 6:02 PM | Add Comment

FBI nabs "scareware" perps

Posted by Sid Plait at 6/23/2011 4:24 AM | Add Comment

Weird FaceBook Consequences

Posted by Sid Plait at 6/5/2011 10:13 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Mac malware evolves!

Posted by Sid Plait at 5/26/2011 1:21 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Branson's Virgin Galactic Spacecraft Test is A-OK!

Posted by Sid Plait at 5/19/2011 9:19 AM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

Theft on the Internet Reaches New Lows (or is it "Highs"?)!

Posted by Sid Plait at 5/17/2011 8:35 AM | View Comments (5) | Add Comment

Life imitates Science "Fiction"

Posted by Sid Plait at 5/16/2011 4:27 AM | Add Comment

Hey, Apple's the #1 brand!

Posted by Sid Plait at 5/16/2011 3:52 AM | Add Comment

Mac Security - I have made my choice

Posted by Sid Plait at 5/14/2011 12:04 PM | View Comments (5) | Add Comment

Apple Security Center Isn't!!

Posted by Sid Plait at 5/14/2011 11:02 AM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Mac users beware - the MacDefender bug is coming at us!

Posted by Sid Plait at 5/3/2011 11:17 AM | Add Comment

Death of bin Laden causes spike in malware

Posted by Sid Plait at 5/3/2011 5:22 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Wireless negligence can lead to unhappy-making events

Posted by Sid Plait at 4/25/2011 6:48 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

New Danger from Epsilon Security Breach

Posted by Sid Plait at 4/17/2011 4:21 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

AT&T Doesn't Care About You, and Never Did!

Posted by Sid Plait at 4/11/2011 7:51 PM

NEW VENDORS ADDED TO SECURITY BREACH LIST!

Posted by Sid Plait at 4/5/2011 6:02 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

BEWARE EMAILS FROM COMPANIES YOU KNOW AND TRUST!

Posted by Sid Plait at 4/4/2011 1:45 AM | Add Comment

Solving Business Problems with High Technology, Intro, Part 2

Posted by Sid Plait at 3/30/2011 12:00 AM | Add Comment

Solving Business Problems with High Technology, Intro, Part 1

Posted by Sid Plait at 3/29/2011 8:58 AM | Add Comment

Another use for technology: Video Art and Astronomy

Posted by Sid Plait at 3/29/2011 6:53 AM | Add Comment

How are you feeling today? Need some Perspective? Heeeeeere's MLB!

Posted by Sid Plait at 1/18/2011 5:47 AM | Add Comment

What exactly is a "wireless printer"? You aren't buying what you think! (I think.)

Posted by Sid Plait at 1/16/2011 3:27 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Math is beautiful! (and here's proof!)

Posted by Sid Plait at 1/13/2011 1:12 PM | Add Comment

Pssst! - Pass it along - After all, the Internet will if you don't!

Posted by Sid Plait at 1/11/2011 12:28 PM | Add Comment

Internet Explorer 8 crashes today, 15 December 2010!

Posted by Sid Plait at 12/15/2010 6:41 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

A Short Interruption - You can save money on your healthcare

Posted by Sid Plait at 11/23/2010 12:41 PM | Add Comment

Mozy on over to the campfire where we are serving up Carbonite for dinner

Posted by Sid Plait at 11/8/2010 6:00 PM | Add Comment

Let's talk external hard drives (again)!

Posted by Sid Plait at 11/6/2010 3:43 PM | Add Comment

Watch this video. Have a great day!

Posted by Sid Plait at 10/25/2010 1:59 PM | Add Comment

It's time - Please Vote! Please Vote SMARTLY!

Posted by Sid Plait at 10/20/2010 3:59 AM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Science and Nature - Look Up Once in a While

Posted by Sid Plait at 10/13/2010 12:36 PM | Add Comment

Coming to a Home Near You: Robbery, or, Don't Leave Home without Tweeting!

Posted by Sid Plait at 10/13/2010 9:27 AM | Add Comment

Experts Exchange saves computer consultant from ugly confrontation with wife and mother!!

Posted by Sid Plait at 9/25/2010 3:48 PM | Add Comment

MLB's TV Show - Phil Plait's Bad Universe Part 2 Airs in 13 days!

Posted by Sid Plait at 9/23/2010 1:42 AM | Add Comment

Experts-Exchange.com - the Consultant's Cheat Tool - You Can Use It, too!

Posted by Sid Plait at 9/21/2010 12:21 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Idle Minds...

Posted by Sid Plait at 9/18/2010 8:33 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

I have Internet security on my computer. It is up to date. Why did I get a virus?

Posted by Sid Plait at 9/11/2010 5:55 AM | Add Comment

Reinstalling XP? Watch out for IE8!!

Posted by Sid Plait at 9/4/2010 3:46 PM | View Comments (6) | Add Comment

Announcement of a new service from Plait Solutions - PC Minder™!!

Posted by Sid Plait at 8/26/2010 4:53 PM | Add Comment

A HUGE Deal!

Posted by Sid Plait at 8/26/2010 4:33 PM | View Comments (8) | Add Comment

URGENT - Windows PC owners - take immediate heed!! (Mac owners - go back to having fun.)

Posted by Sid Plait at 3/29/2009 2:45 PM | View Comments (30) | Add Comment

Jott it down over the phone

Posted by Sid Plait at 3/25/2009 6:59 AM | Add Comment

With Skype you get egg roll (or Spider, Rainbow, or California Roll)

Posted by Sid Plait at 3/23/2009 6:16 PM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

Social Networking is NOT for the unthinking!

Posted by Sid Plait at 3/23/2009 2:59 PM | View Comments (5) | Add Comment

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Posted by Sid Plait at 12/31/2008 5:50 AM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

Contact: Carl Sagan's other video (and novel) legacy to the world

Posted by Sid Plait at 12/16/2008 2:44 AM | View Comments (8) | Add Comment

A Sci-Fi(tm) icon has passed!

Posted by Sid Plait at 12/7/2008 6:39 AM | Add Comment

NEWS FLASH!! #18 Georgia Tech 45 #13 University of Georgia 42!!!!!!!!

Posted by Sid Plait at 11/29/2008 3:46 PM | View Comments (10) | Add Comment

Take a look at these two sites

Posted by Sid Plait at 11/26/2008 4:45 PM | View Comments (6) | Add Comment

PS Poll #1 - What's your favorite foreign accent?

Posted by Sid Plait at 11/24/2008 3:01 PM | View Comments (35) | Add Comment

APOD - The Astronomy Picture of the Day Website

Posted by Sid Plait at 11/24/2008 11:56 AM | View Comments (9) | Add Comment

Death from the Skies - By Phil Plait, esq. (MLB)

Posted by Sid Plait at 11/23/2008 6:54 PM | View Comments (7) | Add Comment

Wonder and Humility vs. Entitlement - where did we go wrong?

Posted by Sid Plait at 11/23/2008 9:39 AM | View Comments (11) | Add Comment

Don't Help! I Am (soon to be) Surrounded by Whale Sharks!!!

Posted by Sid Plait at 11/19/2008 9:00 PM | Add Comment

BAD STUFF coming to an email box near you! IMPORTANT!!

Posted by Sid Plait at 11/19/2008 8:26 PM | Add Comment

19 November 2008 - NEWS FLASH: Electronics Recycling in Atlanta THIS SATURDAY!!

Posted by Sid Plait at 11/19/2008 5:46 PM | Add Comment

All Computers are Poison!

Posted by Sid Plait at 11/19/2008 2:57 PM | Add Comment

Errata 2

Posted by Sid Plait at 10/30/2008 8:26 PM | Add Comment

IMPORTANT!!! BEWARE OF EMAILS BEARING GIFTS!

Posted by Sid Plait at 10/30/2008 2:35 AM | Add Comment

All are not the same - external hard drives

Posted by Sid Plait at 10/12/2008 4:45 AM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment | Trackbacks

Homage to Mark Knopfler (warning - very long post!)

Posted by Sid Plait at 9/13/2008 3:55 PM | View Comments (15) | Add Comment

Think about this. Really!

Posted by Sid Plait at 9/12/2008 9:11 AM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

New Virus Warning!

Posted by Sid Plait at 9/11/2008 9:01 PM | Add Comment

Windows-centrism is unacceptable! Even by Microsoft!

Posted by Sid Plait at 9/11/2008 4:53 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Hello. This is the FBI. You are under arrest and we are taking your PC.

Posted by Sid Plait at 9/9/2008 5:46 PM | Add Comment

More Netiquette - Hoaxes, lies, and wasted time reading them

Posted by Sid Plait at 9/9/2008 4:33 PM | View Comments (6) | Add Comment

Oh No!! I have to let commercials run in regular time??!!

Posted by Sid Plait at 8/31/2008 4:04 AM | View Comments (6) | Add Comment

Online backups (who I picked)

Posted by Sid Plait at 8/29/2008 6:54 AM | View Comments (7) | Add Comment

Support Policies Work! (follow up)

Posted by Sid Plait at 8/29/2008 6:32 AM | Add Comment

Security Watch Alert!!!

Posted by Sid Plait at 8/27/2008 7:23 AM | View Comments (5) | Add Comment

A cable broadband gotcha

Posted by Sid Plait at 8/19/2008 10:37 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

A story about what happens when I go against my own policies

Posted by Sid Plait at 8/13/2008 11:10 PM | View Comments (8) | Add Comment

One or the other - you can't run two (This is important, so please read this carefully)

Posted by Sid Plait at 8/13/2008 8:31 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Support from computer vendors - who do I rate "highly" and why

Posted by Sid Plait at 8/12/2008 7:36 PM | View Comments (5) | Add Comment

Does ANYONE give good customer service? YES! (but not many)

Posted by Sid Plait at 8/11/2008 7:13 PM | View Comments (6) | Add Comment

Our space program ROCKS!

Posted by Sid Plait at 8/8/2008 8:26 PM | Add Comment

Do NOT Reply to This Email!

Posted by Sid Plait at 8/7/2008 2:25 AM | Add Comment

Could you buy anything from this man?

Posted by Sid Plait at 8/7/2008 2:00 AM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

My Little Brother

Posted by Sid Plait at 8/6/2008 7:58 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Not so fast...DON'T CLICK THAT LINK!!!

Posted by Sid Plait at 8/3/2008 6:29 AM | Add Comment

Create your own email address (Part 3)

Posted by Sid Plait at 7/26/2008 9:21 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Humming with the fools

Posted by Sid Plait at 7/26/2008 8:23 PM | Add Comment

Create your own email address (Part 2)

Posted by Sid Plait at 7/23/2008 8:13 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Create your own email address and be free! (Part 1)

Posted by Sid Plait at 7/23/2008 7:07 PM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

Decisions, revisited #3 of 3

Posted by Sid Plait at 7/15/2008 8:31 PM | Add Comment
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