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Posted 30 October 2006
Our October show was hosted by Ian Rogerson as Simon tried to
go on a harbour cruise. Because it was such a busy show we didn't get to spend
time on what we'd like to have discussed.
Our main topic was the
first fines issued under the Spam Act. The first conviction for spamming
sends a loud message to those who want to market this way. Unfortunately it's
going to do little to reduce the tidal wave into our inbox given much of it
is generated by infected computers and comes from overseas.
Our other topic was Sydney bloggers which we didn't get time to do justice
to so we will revisit on another show. Our two favourites are Grab
Your Fork and Man
of Lettuce. We'd love to hear what you recommend.
In almost all these cases, the cable
login program is the villain. The first thing to check is that the client
isn't running on the system, if it is change the Advanced options it does not
login automatically. Ozcableguy has some excellent
information on Bigpond login problems.
Synchronising data
Martin asked about synchronising data between desktop and laptop computer. Keeping
your data in synch is always a problem when you have two computers. We use and
recommend Microsoft's free Synctoy
program to do this job.
Bigpond drop outs
Bigpond cable is always problematic with their proprietory login and heartbeat
programs. Tony was finding his router was disconnecting. Strangely enough, it
didn't happen while he was away.
Firewall Problems
Michael called in because he couldn't start his Windows Firewall. There are a
number of possible reasons for this. It could be another firewall is already installed
or there could be a spyware infection. Microsoft have a number
of solutions on their website.
Upcoming shows
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this, and the topic, closer to the date. If you’d like to be kept informed
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