Get Out And Stay Out!

Attacks on computers are growing slowly and with the Big Brother feeling creeping in more and more as governments and specialised companies are accessing computers to check what you're doing we at RWR felt that we should give you a few tips to keep them out of your PC.





1. Regular updates - Although Microsoft etc don't technically offer to stop companies accessing your PC it does update flaws and so makes it slightly safer (updates for Windows PC's here)

2. Firewall - Make sure you have a good one of these running, as well as blocking the viruses and intruders they also protect against many advertising companies that try to use spyware (recomended - Kasperky (free 30 day trial) )

3. PeerGuardian - Setup initially for people downloading music (to block companies trying to catch you) it works well as a way to stop advertising and is updated daily with new blocks. This needs frequently updating to keep you safe but is a nice program. Available here PhoenixLabs

4. Tor - This program is amazing, it makes you anonymous on the internet. Basically companies conect to you using you IP address which is unique to you. This program makes it so that when a connection is tried it is bounced around other IPs making it near impossible to trace. Nice and small program that sorts itself out and helps keep you safe Tor


These few tips should keep you protected out on the net.

Hope they helped


Dan

-RWR-

Speed Up Your PC

MSConfig - Making Startup Quicker.

Tested on Windows XP Home

We all get slightly annoyed at how slow the computer loads up sometimes. This little tip canmake it alot quicker. First off go to Start > Run > (in the Run box) type: msconfig.


This box should then appear:- click to view


From the tabs accross the top, select 'Startup'

Alot of strange items are listed here and ticked. These are what are loading when the computer starts up. Some you should be able to recognise, such as MsnMgr is MSN Messenger. Any which you KNOW are not needed to be loaded up when the computer starts, you can untick this item.

Final changes can be made in the 'Services' tab. To make sure you don't disable any necessary items from starting up, whilst under Services, tick the box that says 'Hide All Microsoft Services'. The services that remain are ones that are not needed by the computer to start up normally. Therefore we can disable these and this will speed up the startup process.

To finalise these changes, click 'Apply' and restart the computer.

This should speed it up a bit :)


Dan

Welcome to Red With Rage

Here at RWR we aim to give you tips and tricks to make your computer easier to use.

From the latest anti-virus software to keep it protected...to the best sites for cheap albums. We will post it all in due time.

If you think you have some tips to offer you can join us, simply send an email to:

danjames@hotmail.com

Enjoy, bookmark and welcome


Dan

-RWR-