Computer Crafting, Projects, Tips, and Reviews
Right now I have two monitors set up with my laptop. I always wondered why anyone would need to use more than one at the same time. But tonight I am really enjoying it.
One one monitor, I have my blog open and am typing away. On the other monitor, I’m watching episode six of “The Next Internet Millionaire”. This is an enjoyable way to get my work done and learn something at the same time.
What other ways are people using duplicate monitors?
Stephen wrote to ask more about the flash drive device I mentioned. It’s about the size of a fat marker and plugs into my computer USB port. This is much better than saving temporarily on a disk because it’s more like a mini hard drive and will store the equivalent of a minimum of 44 floppy disks. I used it to save some of the files on my laptop and then transfer them to my daughter’s computer so they could be printed.
When I arrived home, I used the flash drive (or key as it’s sometimes called) to transfer my new files from the laptop to my home computer. Quick and easy.
These days I’ve been getting all kinds of welcome emails for various special interest membership sites. At first I thought maybe someone else was signing me up for them, but I was hesitant to click the link, just in case it was a virus.
Recently I found out that they are indeed spam and had I clicked the link, I would have been told that unless I saw the “lock” at the bottom of my browser, I would need to download and install their “security patch” to make sure my information would be kept confidential. Of course, if I had followed those instructions, someone else would now be able to access my computer.
Apparently, there is also a deadly email going out that claims to be from YouTube, claiming to have not-nice videos of you. The URL looks like it points to YouTube.com, but really links to a different site and when you get there and download the supposed video, your computer is infected with a Trojan virus. So be careful and don’t think this might just be a joke email from a friend.
I am at the point that I never click attachments in emails and am beginning to wonder if I should do the same with links. It’s a shame that some evil people have to ruin it for everyone.