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• June 26th, 2007

  What can I do if my yahoo email account has suddently stopped working?

  Yahoo will allow a report of a problem via an email to their customer service. The issue MAY be with your friends servers. Suddenlink has had issues sending mail to Yahoo accounts for some reason as yet undetermined. Others report bounces from Yahoo since they upgraded (their words not mine) the system a while back. Send yourself an email from another account and see if it bounces, is received or vanishes. If it bounces check the bounce message to see why it bounced then contact Yahoo's on line help giving them the data. If it vanishes let them know that as well understanding that emails aren't always instantaneously delivered. Yahoo help aren't terribly fast but they do respond. I have a Gmail account as well and it has had its own hiccups. I certainly recommend having multiple accounts in the event of a systemic problem with Yahoo, G-Mail or anyone else's mail system.
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• June 26th, 2007

  What's the best way to deal with recurrent spyware?

  Install a GOOD (meaning pay for the professional version if you surf a a lot) security suite that includes anti-virus, anti-spyware and anti-adware applications. The suite should update signatures automatically - and probably daily. I know everyone has issues with the suites and everyone has their favorites. McAfee works fine and doesn't bring the system to a halt like I've seem Norton/Symantec do many times. Kaspersky works too but is a real annoying program to manage. I ripped it out after 3 months in spite of paying for 2 years subscription. Avast Pro works too as does F-Prot. Read reviews of various programs at PC World and CNet. Look at the customer reviews as well. Disregard any that start out "This is crap.." when most other folks take a more moderate line in their review. Next READ BEFORE YOU CLICK OK. Most spyware/adware is installed with permission as a part of the installation of games or other free/low cost downloads. Nothing is free but the pitfalls can be overcome if you read what you are installing. Get a browser based site adviser like McAfee's site adviser (included in their suite) that lets you know ahead of time if there are issues with a site. You can still choose to surf there if a site is red flagged just be on your toes and don't approve any installation you don't understand.
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• June 26th, 2007

  Which is the fastest and most stable browser around?

  Firefox is by far the safest. It is extremely stable and functional. The only drawback is I've found is that some sites use IE specific coding. that can be overcome by adding a plug in that runs that particular site in IE. I've used both IE and FF for years, Firefox is so much nicer.
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