Fake Microsoft Security Alert – KB910721

I had a customer receive an email containing the following which was picked up by my email SPAM Filter.
Update for Microsoft Outlook / Outlook Express (KB910721)
The email also contained a link that looks legitimate for you to download the update. Don’t  do it!
ALERT!!! If you get an email like this, IT is a FAKE! DO [...]

Facebook does not automatically set Privacy Settings for you!

Recently, we began using Facebook as a way to network, keep in touch with friends and family and to, hopefully, draw some web traffic to our web sites.
While Facebook is a nice place to visit and play Yoville, etc., for some reason, it does not automatically protect your information from the eyes of the internet [...]

Windows 7 – Availability, Sales, Upgrade & Downgrade Info

October 22, 2009 is the General Availability date for Windows 7. This is the date we will be able to start selling and shipping Windows 7 to our customers and end users.
On June 28, 2009, All Orders from this date forward will be eligible for Microsoft’s Vista-to-Windows 7 Free upgrade offer.
There are Three versions [...]

How to take a safe peak inside an email

Have you ever wondered how to take a peek inside an email without actually opening it? I do this all the time especially with questionable emails that may have slipped by my antivirus gateway on my network firewall and my antivirus program on my laptop. How can they slip by you ask? With the sophistication [...]