Tech Whirled

April 26, 2008

Computer virus fighter McAfee to speak at Roanoke, his alma mater - roanoke.com (Roanoke Times)

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Computer virus fighter McAfee to speak at Roanoke, his alma mater - roanoke.com (Roanoke Times)
The founder of the world’s first computer virus scanner will give the keynote address at Roanoke College’s graduation ceremony on May 3. John McAfee, founder of McAfee Inc. and a 1967 graduate of Roanoke College, will address about 429 graduates at the 10 a.m. ceremony on the John Turbyfill Quadrangle. If it rains, the ceremony will be moved indoors to the Bast Center.

Recovering From a Computer Crash (BellaOnline)
System crashes can happen to anyone regardless of computer skill. The most important recovery tool is the original system disk and a good backup - but that is not always the case. This is article but my experience with recovering a system with the next article a review of the software I used.

Computer glitch stalls driver’s licenses (Asbury Park Press)
New Jerseyans can get new driver’s licenses again. The state’s digital driver license computer system was fixed Friday after being down for more than four hours.

Which Gov Agency Should Be Your Computer’s Firewall? (Wired News)
Citing the dire nature of internet security, government agencies in the United States say they need to be inside the net to prevent cyber-crime, child porn and cyber-terrorism. So which government agency should you choose to protect your home computer? Help decide with our interactive poll.

The key to stronger computer passwords (Orlando Sentinel)
Some hints for creating the words that unlock your computer. Creating and remembering strong passwords — like backing up our computers’ contents — is something many of us know we should do, but don’t.

Kerviel gets computer-consulting job (Toronto Star)
PARIS He was tied this year to one of the largest securities scandals in history and faces charges ranging from forgery to unauthorized computer use, yet the former trader at French bank Soci t G n rale is gainfully employed, again.

Computer Slowing Down? What to Do About It (Richfield Reaper)
(ARA) - Is your computer getting bogged down? Does it often hang on the hour glass for several minutes at a time?

Computer crash hits MVC offices (The Record)
Technicians were trying to determine what caused the digital driver license computer system to crash statewide for more than four hours Friday. The crash affected all of the state’s 45 Motor Vehicle Commission offices, said Mike Horan, an MVC spokesman.

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