Interesting BBC post on the warning by the German government against using Microsoft Internet Explorer. IE versions 6, 7 and 8 are involved with most recent security flaws. These flaws permitted some wrong-doers to perpetrate no good and specifically attack Google and a couple dozen other large companies.
Complete security is a fairy land on the Internet. We all know there will always be people willing to get something for nothing, skirt the law, and outright steal from you. Protect yourself and your information.
Microsoft has begged users for years to use their flagship browser Internet Explorer with the highest security settings possible. Using IE with security set to ‘high’ will not allow scripts to run. Any sites that you use that personalize your visits in some way may not function correctly, but those can be added to a list of trusted sites.
Microsoft is kind enough to provide us with instructions for how to add a website to a security zone, but look how complicated it is:
1. Open Internet Explorer by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button, and then clicking Internet Explorer.
2. Navigate to the website that you want to add to a specific security zone.
3. Click the Tools button, and then click Internet Options.
4. Click the Security tab, and then click a security zone (Local intranet, Trusted sites, or Restricted sites).
5. Click Sites.
6. If you clicked Local intranet in the previous step, click Advanced.
7. The website should be shown in the Add this website to the zone field. Click Add. If the site is not a secure site (HTTPS), clear the Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone check box.
8. Click Close, and then click OK (or click OK twice if you clicked Local intranet in step 4).
Gotta love that first step! It seems like Microsoft is stuck in the 1990s. Why not have a simple button on the browser toolbar to click off the sites that you really do want to visit and otherwise trust?
The best thing that you can do is download and run Firefox.
A while back we looked at a few of the most popular online file storage providers. These included Mozy, Box, XDrive and DriveHQ. Since then the XDrive service has closed. If you click on their old link, they point you to other service providers who offer online storage of all your important files. So, it’s high time to look at these backup and file storing services again.
The features that would be important to me are the amount of storage space you get, whether there is a limit on the size of the account, if backups will interfere with the computer speed, whether the stored files could be shared with others or myself sitting at another computer, and of course the monthly cost.
Here’s my latest breakdown of the most popular online storage providers.
- Mozy offers 2GB totally free. You pay only $4.95 per month for unlimited storage. Strictly a backup and restore service, not for file sharing. You can sign up two computers for free, but the 2GB would be shared. If you want unlimited storage and backup, then each computer would need its own account.
- Box gives you 1GB storage and allows file sharing. There is a limit of 25MB for the size of any file, but this would be a great service for small projects involving 5 people or fewer. You can invite collaborators to read and or modify the files. Unfortunately, you have to give your credit card number to sign up and it will be billed after a 14-day trial period. If you do sign up, the cost would be $9.95 per month for 5 GB of storage. This is more of a file-sharing service. Not a complete backup and restore service.
- DriveHQ provides more services than backup and restore. You can share your files with a slick drag and drop interface. This site can be used for sharing videos and photos and other large files. Backup plans start at $2.99 per month for 2GB and scale up from there depending on how much space you need. For 6GB the cost goes up to $7.99 per month, but you can backup multiple PCs.
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