Tech Glossary: What is a Virus? Tech Glossary: What is a Virus? Virus is a term that is thrown around a lot. The easiest way to describe it is to think about your computer like the human body. A virus is an infection with varying degrees of severity. Some are just mild annoyances, eg. sluggish response,[...] |
When Anti-Viruses Go Bad When Anti-Viruses Go Bad What happens when your anti-virus turns on you? The simple answer is your computer stops working. This was made evident in a recent update to Avira (ironically only affecting the paid versions of the program and apparently only in 32-bit environments). After the update, the AntiVirProActiv[...] |
The Ins and Outs of Power Strips, Battery Backups, and Surge Protectors by André Thomas With Spring storms upon us, strong electrical activity and wind bringing down power lines become a very real danger for computers. One aspect of nearly all technology is that it requires a power source; for most of us, that means plugging into an outlet with power provided[...] |