Comments for Catpaw Consulting's Tech Support http://catpawsblog.com/support Common sense technical support Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:49:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 Comment on Which anti-virus program is the best? by PCSecurityExpert http://catpawsblog.com/support/2007/10/09/which-anti-virus-program-is-the-best/#comment-60 PCSecurityExpert Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:37:39 +0000 http://catpawsblog.com/support/2007/10/09/which-anti-virus-program-is-the-best/#comment-60 To my mind, avast has the most user-friendly interface out of all free antivirus programs I know of, and its updates come absolutely silent. Some PC users insist that it has a poor detection rate, but AV comparatives lists avast! over Norton, so there must be a sound reason behind that. Since version 4.8 avast! claims to have anti-spyware protection included as well. I personally know a home user who switched from ESET (paid) to avast! (free), and not because NOD's subscription expired. To my mind, avast has the most user-friendly interface out of all free antivirus programs I know of, and its updates come absolutely silent. Some PC users insist that it has a poor detection rate, but AV comparatives lists avast! over Norton, so there must be a sound reason behind that. Since version 4.8 avast! claims to have anti-spyware protection included as well. I personally know a home user who switched from ESET (paid) to avast! (free), and not because NOD’s subscription expired.

]]> Comment on Facebook Data Collection Hits the Fan by Bimmy the bookish http://catpawsblog.com/support/2007/12/07/facebook-data-collection-hits-the-fan/#comment-29 Bimmy the bookish Fri, 30 May 2008 12:09:19 +0000 http://catpawsblog.com/support/2007/12/07/facebook-data-collection-hits-the-fan/#comment-29 Hey Catpaw, Wonder if you could advise please? Ive recently volunteered (yes, i did, i did) to revamp and maintain a website for our town's xmas lights committee. The old site was done in dreamweaver, and because (my) life is too short to start learning SOmany new tricks, i opted to go with the instnat site builder tool provided by the hoster - www.123-reg.co.uk The question is - i'm using one of their templates and had hoped to change their header for our own logo (designed by self), but now i read in the small print that the header cannot be changed. What i want to kow is - can it be changed??? Is there some skulduggery that i can apply to fiddle with that could replace their own rather less personal header with our own lovely header?? Or should i have learnt dreamweaver? ERK! any suggestions? Its enough to make anyone a bit grumpy! Cheers, Bimm Hey Catpaw,
Wonder if you could advise please?
Ive recently volunteered (yes, i did, i did) to revamp and maintain a website for our town’s xmas lights committee.
The old site was done in dreamweaver, and because (my) life is too short to start learning SOmany new tricks, i opted to go with the instnat site builder tool provided by the hoster - http://www.123-reg.co.uk
The question is - i’m using one of their templates and had hoped to change their header for our own logo (designed by self), but now i read in the small print that the header cannot be changed.
What i want to kow is - can it be changed???
Is there some skulduggery that i can apply to fiddle with that could replace their own rather less personal header with our own lovely header??
Or should i have learnt dreamweaver?
ERK!
any suggestions?
Its enough to make anyone a bit grumpy!
Cheers,
Bimm

]]> Comment on Facebook Data Collection Hits the Fan by Ben http://catpawsblog.com/support/2007/12/07/facebook-data-collection-hits-the-fan/#comment-9 Ben Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:47:34 +0000 http://catpawsblog.com/support/2007/12/07/facebook-data-collection-hits-the-fan/#comment-9 Why does that not surprise me about Face Book. I wrote <a> blog post</a> about Face Book being evil not to long ago too. Why does that not surprise me about Face Book. I wrote blog post about Face Book being evil not to long ago too.

]]> Comment on Facebook Data Collection Hits the Fan by bimmy the bookish http://catpawsblog.com/support/2007/12/07/facebook-data-collection-hits-the-fan/#comment-8 bimmy the bookish Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:26:28 +0000 http://catpawsblog.com/support/2007/12/07/facebook-data-collection-hits-the-fan/#comment-8 Youchers, Cat Paw, are you saying that this beacon tracks you even when you are not on facebook?? i havent heard about this anywhere else, yet it's a huge scary issue!Am rapidly revising my online tactics - hearty thanks for the info! Youchers, Cat Paw, are you saying that this beacon tracks you even when you are not on facebook??
i havent heard about this anywhere else, yet it’s a huge scary issue!Am rapidly revising my online tactics - hearty thanks for the info!

]]> Comment on Stealing a neighbour’s Internet connection by catpaw http://catpawsblog.com/support/2007/11/09/stealing-a-neighbours-internet-connection/#comment-7 catpaw Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:04:07 +0000 http://catpawsblog.com/support/2007/11/09/stealing-a-neighbours-internet-connection/#comment-7 I am not sure what the laws are here in Toronto. But I suspect Netgear is one of the many computer illiterates out there. Good comments, both of you. I am not sure what the laws are here in Toronto. But I suspect Netgear is one of the many computer illiterates out there.

Good comments, both of you.

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