Windows 7

Today, I begin my Windows 7 journey. During the summer at Reinhardt, we will update the computers in the labs to Windows 7. Therefore, I need to learn the ins and outs of this new OS. At this moment, I know nothing about Windows 7, so I have an adventure ahead of me and hopefully, as Microsoft has advertised, Windows 7 is "Your PC, simplified."

Computer Medicine

This past Saturday Mandy and I went over to my parent's house on an emergency visit: My parent's computer was on its deathbed. It had an extreme case of malware/spyware on it. Was there hope? Could this computer tread on the brink of death yet still live? In this case, yes. I was able to save the computer but I couldn't have done it alone. In these types of situations (malware/spyware issues), there are only two programs I will use and they work great (and FREE):

1) Malwarebytes (http://www.malwarebytes.org/)

2) SuperAntiSpyware (http://www.superantispyware.com/)

So, if you are having virus, malware, or spyware problems, save your money and don't buy Norton or Mcafee (they don't work anyway and they are system hogs!), go with these two programs.

One last note: Using Windows System Restore to take your computer back a couple of days sometimes works as well. This is a good place to start and then install these programs and scan your computer.