The
future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
Do you know
what makes me sad?
Telling
someone their computer has been mangled in a terrible accident.
Especially, when it could have been prevented!
Granted, I
make money by working on and selling computers, but I still dislike
telling the customer that the patient has died.
And I had to do that again this past month.
You see, the customer thought he could save money by not renewing
his anti-virus software. After
all, he never opens e-mails from people he doesn?t know, and his
internet service provider installed a security suite, so why would he need
an anti-virus software?
Because...
His friends
might have a virus. Just like
in real life, I can catch a cold from my kids, I can also get a computer
virus from a friend.
Viruses can
hitch rides with internet downloads.
I?m not kidding when I say I have seen viruses come in while
downloading Windows Critical Updates!
But here is
the worst part. A computer
virus is similar to a cancer cell. If
you have one cancer cell, there is a good chance you can remove it and
live to talk about it. But if
you ignore the one cell, it will multiply and soon you will have a tumor.
And the tumor
could become life threatening!
Computer
viruses are similar. If you
catch a virus early on, you can normally eradicate it before it becomes a
problem. But if you let it
live, it will grow and spread the infection further and deeper into the
workings of your computer.
Left unattended the computer will die.
And that makes me sad. Because
computer cancer is 100% preventable!
Not certain
what anti-virus software to buy? I
like AVG. Currently it is a
free download to home users and $40 for a 2 year subscription for
businesses. Swing on in and
pick up a copy. It?s an
inexpensive cure for computer cancer.
To Happier Computing,
Janet
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