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Home PC users wake up to need for firewalls
News Home PC users are starting to catch on that surfing the Net requires a certain level of protection, security software makers say. Many home users do not keep their machines up to date with security patches and workarounds, do not run current...
[August 29, 2001, 8:59]
Forget Bagle, the real threat is home users
Talkback No, it's very fair; if it weren't for home users, virus "outbreaks" would be much less severe than they are now. It's the irresponsible home user who thinks viruses happen to other people, or who can't be bothered to find out all they need is AV...
[July 8, 2004, 18:51]
3Com targets home users with G.lite DSL offering
News The partnership has previously focused on promoting DSL adoption among its business customers, but now wants to deliver G.Lite solutions to a far broader market, comprising telecommuters, small businesses and residential users.
[September 30, 1999, 6:53]
Cheap Linux PCs targeted at home users
News A start-up located near Microsoft's headquarters unveiled an effort to sell super-cheap Linux computers to home users. The 30-person company, Linare, on Monday began selling systems with its own version of Linux for $199 (£119.42), company chief...
[June 24, 2003, 8:32]
Forget Bagle, the real threat is home users
Talkback Clearly it is not practical to expect home-users to educate themselves. It's time this industry woke up to the real needs of its users. What they need is a simpler solution. What SHOULD be happening is ISP's should be developing more secure...
[January 29, 2004, 0:35]
News Burst: CIH blasts home users
News The virus has caused extensive damage in businesses across Asia but effects in Europe and the US were largely confined to home users. A spokesman for Data Fellows said: "In the UK there were more cases of home users being infected but even here the...
[April 28, 1999, 14:09]
DIY broadband the 'only hope' for UK home users
News Justin Fielder, local loop unbundling manager at Easynet, believes that it will never make economic sense for home users to pay for an engineer to visit their home to install ADSL. Home users, though, are prepared to be on the phone for hours...
[December 5, 2001, 12:10]
Middleware Support for Seamless Multimedia Home Entertainment for Mobile Users and Heterogeneous Environments
White Papers This framework provides session hand off for seamless multimedia playback in heterogeneous environments where users with mobile devices can transparently exploit the capabilities of nearby stationary systems.
[January 16, 2009, 0:00]
Forget Bagle, the real threat is home users
Talkback This would at least cover all new buy home user PCs for a year at least. Could the mainboard manufacturers incorporate anti virus software in the BIOS. Updating through the www and included in the price of the computer.
[March 3, 2004, 22:05]
Linux lovers hit hard times as home users
Talkback The problem with the statistics in this article are that they aren't reperesentative of the actual number of users (on the desktop) of these operating systems. Last month Linux has 3.3% of all desktop web browsering users, whereas the Mac has 3.2...
[November 7, 2005, 10:30]
Linux lovers hit hard times as home users
Talkback Another alternative to buying Linux is to buy one of the many Linux magazines which comes with a trial Linux disc inside. I have tried quite a few,all with good results.Linux is all I use to cruise the net,anymore.The new distros, likeSUSE, UBUNTU...
[March 19, 2006, 18:08]
Forget Bagle, the real threat is home users
News However, it did demonstrate that malware authors are continuing to develop their skills: "The capabilities of malware continue to increase in ways that are very unappealing to home and corporate users alike.
[January 23, 2004, 15:20]
Forget Bagle, the real threat is home users
Talkback Hmm, yes there is something wrong with the marketing of software distríbutors, but do you drive your car around iraq without protection? Maybe we need a licence for using computers, or a new view of "user friendly" cheers steve
[March 3, 2004, 22:15]
Forget Bagle, the real threat is home users
Talkback The IT industry is in la-la land if it's going to blame users for lack of security awareness. It's like the auto industry in the 1950s and 1960s arguing against the added expense of installing seat belts.
[June 7, 2004, 6:47]
Forget Bagle, the real threat is home users
Talkback What a stupid comment, is this guy a child, that's the sort of blame shifting I woud expect to hear in a playground,If this is the standard of person who is an IT professional, its no wonder corporatete security is vulnerable.
[January 26, 2004, 10:26]
Forget Bagle, the real threat is home users
Talkback Blaming worms and virii on users (especially home users) is unfair. I am a computer professional, so I know how to protecte myself, but you can't expect that kind of knowledge for users, it would be the same as requiring car drivers to be trained...
[January 26, 2004, 6:45]
Linux lovers hit hard times as home users
News Thinking about buying a new Linux-based home PC? Finding an entry-level home PC that doesn't have a Windows XP sticker on it requires consumers to search through a maze of Web sites. Happy hunting. While for years mainstream computer makers such as...
[November 3, 2005, 17:20]
News Burst: 3Com targets home users with G.lite DSL
News The partnership has previously focused on promoting DSL adoption among its business customers, but now wants to deliver G.lite solutions to a broader market, comprising telecommuters, small businesses and residential users.
[September 29, 1999, 11:41]
Broadband Britain booms with two million home users
News In contrast, it took two years to accumulate the first million broadband users, according to the telecoms regulator. ADSL and cable modems have roughly half of the broadband market under government figures released earlier this week, but the...
[May 22, 2003, 9:43]
Its a great package for home users!
Member Review Got eveything you need and doesn't clog up your system! What can I say? I loved PC-Cillin since I used their PC-Cillin 2000 and its got better with each incarnation.Updates are fast, timely and automated.
[September 21, 2004, 11:17]
