Edenside Computers June Newsletter

Edenside Computers June newsletter

Hi Folks,

This month we have been looking into recycling, recycling laptops that is. As a household, people through a lot of useable items out in the bin and laptops are one of these items, to find out the stats: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6222288.stm . Laptops are dumped into wheelie bins and skips just because they have outdone their usefulness or they are damaged. Edenside Computers are now accepting old, worn or broken laptops for recycling. We will uplift the laptop from you free of charge; just contact us to arrange collection. For more information: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Edenside-Computers/391229034125?v=wall&ref=ts

Here is some more news, reveiws and links you may find useful:

· Is your Antivirus due to expire? Just about to dip into your pocket to pay for another year subscription ? Well save your money! There is a few very good FREE Antivirus programs out there that do exactly the same as the “paid for” ones. We have used AVG Free for years http://free.avg.com/gb-en/download-avg-anti-virus-free and is still very good, these days we find its starting to slow the PC down. The main one we are currently using is Avast http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download . This is a bit lighter, its a smaller program and quietly scans your computer without slowing it down. If you want something simple and free try one of them.

· IMPORTANT: Ever received an email from someone who didn’t actually send it? This happened to us last month, someone called us, but we didn’t send it out. Someone out there has a virus/spyware issue! Our emails and attachments are scanned automatically before they are sent out; the problem arises when the email reaches an infected computer. http://secure.nd.edu/faqs/returned_unsent_emails.shtml Please ensure your PC has been scanned with Spyware/Antivirus software everyday you use your PC. We are not the only people to have these issues; millions of people who use emails have similar problems, our own computer systems as updated and scanned everyday for viruses, malware, etc. A virus in a computer can spread like the common cold and we can’t stress it enough the importance of making sure your PC is clean, protected and security/virus software is up to date. Do a free, live Spyware/Virus check on your PC: http://housecall.trendmicro.com/uk/

· Phone risks under scrutiny http://www.ukcosmos.org/health.html

· EU considers creating agency to tackle cybercrime http://www.actionfraud.org.uk/home

· Protect your privacy online http://www.getsafeonline.org/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1132

· BT and Virgin attack Government plans to curb ilegal downloads: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/6088949/BT-and-Virgin-Media-attack-Government-plans-to-curb-illegal-downloading.html

· Facebook warning, think before you click! More info below: http://www.sophos.com/blogs/gc/g/2010/05/15/sexiest-video-facebook-users-hit-candid-camera-attack/

· Another Facebook privacy problem: http://www.quitfacebookday.com/

· Now for a little shock on personnal data security: http://www.flixxy.com/copy-machines-security-risk.htm

· To read back issues of Edenside Computers Newsletters:

http://edensidenewsletter.blogspot.com/

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