LovePong™ is a free, fun, online game for couples that helps improve communication and enhance your relationship.
Bio
Bill Weil is a Principal at Socius Partners (www.socius-partners.com), specializing in helping emerging technology companies. He has founded 6 companies and has 23 years experience in marketing and software development. Bill helps companies with marketing and business development strategies, and creates websites, email newsletters and web marketing solutions for all industries. He can be reached at bweil@socius-partners.com.
LovePong
Ever feel like you and your partner are speaking different languages? With so much divorce, unhappiness, or just lack of passion in long-term relationships, do you feel like you're just "hoping" yours will last?
Relationships are easy at first, but most of us fall into habitual patterns that allow the love and passion to degrade over time.
LovePong™ is a fun way to keep the communication, love and passion flowing.
It takes about two minutes a day.
How It Works
LovePong™ works by giving you and your partner small, easy communication tasks, and provides online coaching on how to communicate most effectively.
Sometimes you'll find great surprises. Other times you'll discover things that might have festered - and get an opportunity to nip it in the bud.
EXAMPLE OF HOW IT WORKS
First, you are given a task, such as:
• List things for which you'd like to be acknowledged, or
• Complete the sentence: "Sometimes I get upset when you..." or
• Make a very specific request about something you would like from your partner
• Etc.
As you fill in blanks that state and further clarify the communication, LovePong™ provides coaching, tips and examples to help you communicate powerfully and responsibly.
When you are done, this information is sent to your partner. We call this a "ping."
Next, your partner receives an email that you have "pinged," and is invited to login.
Your partner reads your communication and then is guided to respond. LovePong™ provides gentle coaching and tips to help your partner respond powerfully and responsibly.
Your partner's response is then sent to you in an email. We call this a "pong."
Is that all? Yes and no. LovePong™ has two objectives:
1. Help bring issues to the surface and encourage the free and ongoing exchange of communication.
2. Provide guidance to make your communication as effective as possible.
Future versions of LovePong™ will maintain and track open items (i.e., items which you or your partner do not feel are fully resolved), so that, at your leisure, the two of you can revisit, and ultimately resolve, them. There will also be ways to win "points" as a couple.
Bill Weil
Socius Partners, LLC
(412) 690-0703
http://www.lovepong.com
http://www.socius-partners.com
This show was recorded on October 13, 2008 and the archived version can be heard at www.talkshoe.com or www.positivelypittsburghlivemagazine.com
Techno Granny Show blog is an additional way for Techno Granny Talk Cast fans to keep up with Techno Granny. She is a 61 year old single grandmother who also hosts four Talk Casts on the Talk Shoe network. The Techno Granny show is designed to bring baby boomers and others up to snuff with 21st Century technology. TechnoGranny Talks is more than that, it is technology finds and opinions of a tech savvy grandmother who is a power user of technology.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
Techno Granny Show, Women-Drivers.com
Guest on October 20, 2008 show, Anne Fleming of Women-Divers.com
Fleming has been a pivotal leader in brand development and strategic product planning for international companies like American Eagle Outfitters, Atlantic Luggage and Cresswell & Baldwin Lighting.
With over 20 years of corporate marketing, Flemings’ various roles have embraced corporate brand identity, market research, consumer intercepts and application, product design management, trend and color forecasting, trade show management and ecommerce.
Fleming and her business partner launched www.women-drivers.com, a bilingual social networking site in July, 2008. Women share and rate their Purchase, Browse, and Service experience at 21, 000 new car dealerships in the United States. These real time reviews empower members to locate certified women-friendly dealers in their city. The Company collects and sells the experiences, data and demographics via Women Satisfaction Index (WSI) INSIGHTS ™ to the industry. The analytics, provided in weekly, 24.7 reports, empower dealerships and educate them on how to shift Browsers into Buyers.
The mission of Women Drivers ™ is that women be receive the best experience at dealerships leaving her as well as the auto professional empowered and satisfied with the entire process.
Outline of the interview:
Why did you start Women Drivers.com?
95% of car salesmen being men, there is this Venus-Mars thing that goes on at the dealership that is so threatening that 9 out of 10 women take a man with them simply to “balance” things out.
Women Drivers collects the data and sells Women Satisfaction Index (WSI) INSIGHT ™ reports to the dealership and industry to educate them on women’s experiences at their dealership & provide tools for them to improve their level of service to women in our country.
Women’s Buying Power at the Dealership?
- Women buy 53% of all automobiles, but influence the purchase up to 80%
- Women buy $80 Billion of new cars and have 65% of all service work done at the dealerships
- Women buy 43,200 cars every day of business (mon-sat)
The Mission of Company
The mission of Women Drivers ™ is that women be receive the best experience at dealerships leaving her as well as the auto professional empowered and satisfied with the entire process.
What are the criteria for being a certified Women-Friendly dealership?
For each review written a rating is auto-calculated and posted. Ratings range from a 5.0 (Excellent) to a 1.0 (Marginal). Each review will appear under one category - Browsing, Purchasing or Servicing. Certified Women Friendly dealership scores are:
What motivates women to go to a Women-Friendly dealer?
What motivates a dealership to be Women-Friendly certified?
Anne Fleming
Women-Drivers.com
412-327-2604
www.women-drivers.com
Fleming has been a pivotal leader in brand development and strategic product planning for international companies like American Eagle Outfitters, Atlantic Luggage and Cresswell & Baldwin Lighting.
With over 20 years of corporate marketing, Flemings’ various roles have embraced corporate brand identity, market research, consumer intercepts and application, product design management, trend and color forecasting, trade show management and ecommerce.
Fleming and her business partner launched www.women-drivers.com, a bilingual social networking site in July, 2008. Women share and rate their Purchase, Browse, and Service experience at 21, 000 new car dealerships in the United States. These real time reviews empower members to locate certified women-friendly dealers in their city. The Company collects and sells the experiences, data and demographics via Women Satisfaction Index (WSI) INSIGHTS ™ to the industry. The analytics, provided in weekly, 24.7 reports, empower dealerships and educate them on how to shift Browsers into Buyers.
The mission of Women Drivers ™ is that women be receive the best experience at dealerships leaving her as well as the auto professional empowered and satisfied with the entire process.
Outline of the interview:
Why did you start Women Drivers.com?
95% of car salesmen being men, there is this Venus-Mars thing that goes on at the dealership that is so threatening that 9 out of 10 women take a man with them simply to “balance” things out.
Women Drivers collects the data and sells Women Satisfaction Index (WSI) INSIGHT ™ reports to the dealership and industry to educate them on women’s experiences at their dealership & provide tools for them to improve their level of service to women in our country.
Women’s Buying Power at the Dealership?
- Women buy 53% of all automobiles, but influence the purchase up to 80%
- Women buy $80 Billion of new cars and have 65% of all service work done at the dealerships
- Women buy 43,200 cars every day of business (mon-sat)
The Mission of Company
The mission of Women Drivers ™ is that women be receive the best experience at dealerships leaving her as well as the auto professional empowered and satisfied with the entire process.
What are the criteria for being a certified Women-Friendly dealership?
For each review written a rating is auto-calculated and posted. Ratings range from a 5.0 (Excellent) to a 1.0 (Marginal). Each review will appear under one category - Browsing, Purchasing or Servicing. Certified Women Friendly dealership scores are:
What motivates women to go to a Women-Friendly dealer?
What motivates a dealership to be Women-Friendly certified?
Anne Fleming
Women-Drivers.com
412-327-2604
www.women-drivers.com
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Techno Granny Hosting Social Media Entrepreneurs at Entrepreneurial Thursday
Firewater's Grill, 412.323.4688
LIVE RHYTHM, JAZZ & BLUES
Musical Networking Happy Hour
EVERY THURSDAY!!!
5:30 PM - 8 PM
Firewater's Grill,
120 Federal Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Across from PNC Park
Hosted by Jazz/R&B Vocalist - Jessica Lee
Cover Charge: Only $10.00!
Hors d'oeuvres included
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The "ENTREPRENEURIAL THURSDAYS" Happy Hour Show
Live Music by City's Great Jazz/R&B Artists!
Interviews @ Musical Break with City's Leading Entrepreneurs/Innovators!
Great Business & Professional Networking!
November 6, 2008
"Social media Entrepreneurs"
Featuring Interviews with:
Joanne Quinn-Smith, CEO - Dreamweaver Marketing Associates & Publisher - Positively Pittsburgh Live Magazine (www.positivelypittsburghlivemagazine.com)
Bill Weil, LovePong International, LLC
(www.LovePong.com)
Jill Kummer, President - Blacktie-Pittsburgh
(www.blacktie-pittsburgh.com)
Donna Baxter, Founder & Web Mistress - The Soul Pitt (www.thesoulpitt.com)
Dave Nelson, Founder and CEO - TalkShoe (www.talkshoe.com)
www.jessicaleesong.com
"Entrepreneurial Thursdays" Partners
Gold Sponsors
Pittsburgh Gateways
ABG Capital
Marketing PartnersMarketing Partners
AFTRA
BarSmart
BIOSAFE, Inc.
Chrysler Corp. (SBDC) Duquesne University
Eagle Ventures Inc.
George Mendel Photography
HDJ Assoc., Inc.
Help Startups
Human Connections
Latin American Cultural Union
MAKK Strategies
MIT Enterprise Forum
National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)
Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Pittsburgh Technology Council
Pittsburgh Urban Magnet Project (PUMP)
Pittsburgh Young Professionals
Positively Pittsburgh Live
Sales Star Enterprise
Seton Hill University's E-Magnify®
Sigma Pi Consulting
STAAR Funds
Technical Products & Supply
TiePGH-Pittsburgh Chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs
Vistage
Women's Independent Press
LIVE RHYTHM, JAZZ & BLUES
Musical Networking Happy Hour
EVERY THURSDAY!!!
5:30 PM - 8 PM
Firewater's Grill,
120 Federal Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Across from PNC Park
Hosted by Jazz/R&B Vocalist - Jessica Lee
Cover Charge: Only $10.00!
Hors d'oeuvres included
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The "ENTREPRENEURIAL THURSDAYS" Happy Hour Show
Live Music by City's Great Jazz/R&B Artists!
Interviews @ Musical Break with City's Leading Entrepreneurs/Innovators!
Great Business & Professional Networking!
November 6, 2008
"Social media Entrepreneurs"
Featuring Interviews with:
Joanne Quinn-Smith, CEO - Dreamweaver Marketing Associates & Publisher - Positively Pittsburgh Live Magazine (www.positivelypittsburghlivemagazine.com)
Bill Weil, LovePong International, LLC
(www.LovePong.com)
Jill Kummer, President - Blacktie-Pittsburgh
(www.blacktie-pittsburgh.com)
Donna Baxter, Founder & Web Mistress - The Soul Pitt (www.thesoulpitt.com)
Dave Nelson, Founder and CEO - TalkShoe (www.talkshoe.com)
www.jessicaleesong.com
"Entrepreneurial Thursdays" Partners
Gold Sponsors
Pittsburgh Gateways
ABG Capital
Marketing PartnersMarketing Partners
AFTRA
BarSmart
BIOSAFE, Inc.
Chrysler Corp. (SBDC) Duquesne University
Eagle Ventures Inc.
George Mendel Photography
HDJ Assoc., Inc.
Help Startups
Human Connections
Latin American Cultural Union
MAKK Strategies
MIT Enterprise Forum
National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)
Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Pittsburgh Technology Council
Pittsburgh Urban Magnet Project (PUMP)
Pittsburgh Young Professionals
Positively Pittsburgh Live
Sales Star Enterprise
Seton Hill University's E-Magnify®
Sigma Pi Consulting
STAAR Funds
Technical Products & Supply
TiePGH-Pittsburgh Chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs
Vistage
Women's Independent Press
Monday, October 13, 2008
Podcamp Pittsburgh, October 18 and 19, 2008 Interview
Podcamp Pittsburgh coming up on October 18 and 19, you may want to listen to Techno Granny Show with one of the organizers, Melissa Sorg.
Name: Melissa Sorg
Education: BA English Literature; Thiel College
Profession: Paralegal
Original Techno Granny Show, 6-30-2008
How did I get involved with PodCamp Pittsburgh: My husband, Michael
Sorg, does a podcast entitled the Wrestling Mayhem Show on Tuesday
nights at 8:00 p.m. He works as a video editor with Multimedia
Training Systems, and used to work with PodCamp Pittsburgh
host/creator Justin Kownacki. Mike attended the first PodCamp and
wanted to be part of the event planning. We started going to planning
meetings for PodCamp Pittsburgh. I tagged along with him to the
meetings. As I attended more meetings, I began to see the bigger
picture and started offering to help out where I could. I have since
become part of the PodCamp Pittsburgh community.
What do I do in the Social Media arena: I started an advice podcast
in 2006ish entitled the Missfit Advice Hour.
My husband, Mike had Wrestling Mayhem show and wanted to get me involved in my own way.
Our friends had always joked about how good my advice is, so we
started the Missfit Advice Hour. I took e-mail questions and qustions
via AOL Instant Messenger and answered them. When we were getting
ready to move into our new home, the Advice Hour took a back seat to
everything and fizzled away. I occasionally help my husband out with
the Wrestling Mayhem Show podcast/videocast that he does on Tuesday
nights. We (my husband and I) have discussed bringing the Missfit
Advice Hour back using some of the new media sources to assist with
the show.
It is presently in the organizational phase, and we've been
thinking about rolling it out in conjunction with PCPgh 3. I have an
online blog at rebelliousflaw.blogspot.com. I am on Twitter, Facebook
and MySpace. When I'm in an area where I have limited connectivity, I
find myself slightly freaking out because I'm unconnected!
PodCamp highlights:
- PodCamp is for people of all technological levels, from beginners to
intermediate to expert.
- People can find out more information at http://www.podcamppittsburgh.com
- Registration is open, and can be done through
http://www.podcamppittsburgh.com
- PodCamp will address how new media is useful to both individuals and
companies.
- PodCamp will address various facets of new media, including
blogging, vlogging, messaging, etc.
Name: Melissa Sorg
Education: BA English Literature; Thiel College
Profession: Paralegal
Original Techno Granny Show, 6-30-2008
How did I get involved with PodCamp Pittsburgh: My husband, Michael
Sorg, does a podcast entitled the Wrestling Mayhem Show on Tuesday
nights at 8:00 p.m. He works as a video editor with Multimedia
Training Systems, and used to work with PodCamp Pittsburgh
host/creator Justin Kownacki. Mike attended the first PodCamp and
wanted to be part of the event planning. We started going to planning
meetings for PodCamp Pittsburgh. I tagged along with him to the
meetings. As I attended more meetings, I began to see the bigger
picture and started offering to help out where I could. I have since
become part of the PodCamp Pittsburgh community.
What do I do in the Social Media arena: I started an advice podcast
in 2006ish entitled the Missfit Advice Hour.
My husband, Mike had Wrestling Mayhem show and wanted to get me involved in my own way.
Our friends had always joked about how good my advice is, so we
started the Missfit Advice Hour. I took e-mail questions and qustions
via AOL Instant Messenger and answered them. When we were getting
ready to move into our new home, the Advice Hour took a back seat to
everything and fizzled away. I occasionally help my husband out with
the Wrestling Mayhem Show podcast/videocast that he does on Tuesday
nights. We (my husband and I) have discussed bringing the Missfit
Advice Hour back using some of the new media sources to assist with
the show.
It is presently in the organizational phase, and we've been
thinking about rolling it out in conjunction with PCPgh 3. I have an
online blog at rebelliousflaw.blogspot.com. I am on Twitter, Facebook
and MySpace. When I'm in an area where I have limited connectivity, I
find myself slightly freaking out because I'm unconnected!
PodCamp highlights:
- PodCamp is for people of all technological levels, from beginners to
intermediate to expert.
- People can find out more information at http://www.podcamppittsburgh.com
- Registration is open, and can be done through
http://www.podcamppittsburgh.com
- PodCamp will address how new media is useful to both individuals and
companies.
- PodCamp will address various facets of new media, including
blogging, vlogging, messaging, etc.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Techno Granny Recommends WE-DO Conference for Women
WE-DO Leadership Conference
Womens Economic Development Outreach
Creating Connections, Building Business
Local Leadership Invitation for
Business Women in Allegheny and
Beaver Counties
Business Women! You Don't Want To Miss The 2008 WE-DO Conference being held this year at Robert Morris University's Moon Campus on Tuesday, October 21st! Along with a Fantastic National Program, We'll have These Inspiring Local Leaders:
The 2008 Local Pittsburgh WEDO Tour is pleased to present this years conference:
BreakThrough!
Impact through Innovation:
Your Competitive Advantage
The only event of its kind for women executives and entrepreuners the WEDO Tour is a resource rich program that will energize your business. ; It's packed with invaluable business advice from nationally acclaimed business women and our own local experts in business leadership. Shaped by Women's Business Advocates, women executives and entrepreneurs, along with organizations representing women business owners the WEDO Tour is your most relevant resource.
Attend this years workshop and gain key insights that will help you:
Introduce an innovation framework that sets realistic goals, leverages cumulative gains and carefully accommodates experimentation.
Create an innovation toolbox that accelerates new product and service developments in an ever-changing business environment.
Snych up company culture and customer demands with a holistic approach to nurturing employee's creativity, responding to new opportunities, and channeling the voice of the customer.
Surround Yourself with Pittsburgh's Smart and Savvy Women Leaders as they connect with Business Women across the Nation by Video Conference.
Enjoy the local panel of Pittsburgh Area Leaders who will help you gain your competitive advantage with Leadership and Innovation!
National City WEDO Tour 2008 for Allegheny & Beaver Counties:
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Robert Morris University
Sewall Center Executive Conference Center, Moon Township, PA 15108
Agenda: 9:00am to 3:00pm
Keynote Presenter:
Maria Berdusco
Author, Leadership Consultant & Executive Coach
Kathy Buechel
President, Alcoa Foundation
Oditza Carrasco
President, American Bank FSB
Kristie Guthrie
Professional Counselor Hope Counseling Services
Deanna Tucci-Schmitt
Owner BNI Western PA
2008 WEDO Allegheny & Beaver Counties Local Committee:
Beth Caldwell
Pttsburgh Professional Women
Ann Callen
National City
Jenn Carr
Credit Justice Services
Lindsay Cost
National City
Christian DeSarbo
National City
Barbara Fisher U.S. Small Business Administration
Suzanne Froehlich Froehlich & Associates Insurance
Sarelle Gross
National City
Donna Herrle Drawing Conclusions
Daniel Hooper
National City
&nbs p;
Kristi Hosko
ADP
Tamara Howard
National City
Betty Karleski Home Instead Senior Care
Michele Mook
National City
Janette Schafer
National City
Jill Yahnite
Zoltun Design
10:00 Satellite Video Conference
11:30 Lunch & Leadership Presentation, Maria Berdusco
Author: How To Think Like A Leader
12:30 Breakout Sessions: Small Group Round Table Discussions with Local Leaders
3:00 Door Prize Drawings And Adjourn
Register at: WE-DO.net
Womens Economic Development Outreach
Creating Connections, Building Business
Local Leadership Invitation for
Business Women in Allegheny and
Beaver Counties
Business Women! You Don't Want To Miss The 2008 WE-DO Conference being held this year at Robert Morris University's Moon Campus on Tuesday, October 21st! Along with a Fantastic National Program, We'll have These Inspiring Local Leaders:
The 2008 Local Pittsburgh WEDO Tour is pleased to present this years conference:
BreakThrough!
Impact through Innovation:
Your Competitive Advantage
The only event of its kind for women executives and entrepreuners the WEDO Tour is a resource rich program that will energize your business. ; It's packed with invaluable business advice from nationally acclaimed business women and our own local experts in business leadership. Shaped by Women's Business Advocates, women executives and entrepreneurs, along with organizations representing women business owners the WEDO Tour is your most relevant resource.
Attend this years workshop and gain key insights that will help you:
Introduce an innovation framework that sets realistic goals, leverages cumulative gains and carefully accommodates experimentation.
Create an innovation toolbox that accelerates new product and service developments in an ever-changing business environment.
Snych up company culture and customer demands with a holistic approach to nurturing employee's creativity, responding to new opportunities, and channeling the voice of the customer.
Surround Yourself with Pittsburgh's Smart and Savvy Women Leaders as they connect with Business Women across the Nation by Video Conference.
Enjoy the local panel of Pittsburgh Area Leaders who will help you gain your competitive advantage with Leadership and Innovation!
National City WEDO Tour 2008 for Allegheny & Beaver Counties:
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Robert Morris University
Sewall Center Executive Conference Center, Moon Township, PA 15108
Agenda: 9:00am to 3:00pm
Keynote Presenter:
Maria Berdusco
Author, Leadership Consultant & Executive Coach
Kathy Buechel
President, Alcoa Foundation
Oditza Carrasco
President, American Bank FSB
Kristie Guthrie
Professional Counselor Hope Counseling Services
Deanna Tucci-Schmitt
Owner BNI Western PA
2008 WEDO Allegheny & Beaver Counties Local Committee:
Beth Caldwell
Pttsburgh Professional Women
Ann Callen
National City
Jenn Carr
Credit Justice Services
Lindsay Cost
National City
Christian DeSarbo
National City
Barbara Fisher U.S. Small Business Administration
Suzanne Froehlich Froehlich & Associates Insurance
Sarelle Gross
National City
Donna Herrle Drawing Conclusions
Daniel Hooper
National City
&nbs p;
Kristi Hosko
ADP
Tamara Howard
National City
Betty Karleski Home Instead Senior Care
Michele Mook
National City
Janette Schafer
National City
Jill Yahnite
Zoltun Design
10:00 Satellite Video Conference
11:30 Lunch & Leadership Presentation, Maria Berdusco
Author: How To Think Like A Leader
12:30 Breakout Sessions: Small Group Round Table Discussions with Local Leaders
3:00 Door Prize Drawings And Adjourn
Register at: WE-DO.net
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
TEchno Granny Show, Free Virus Ware and Spyware by Sue Tresatti, Taylored Solutions
I would like to start out by stating no antivirus program is 100 accurate so doing regular backups are critical.
Because of Trojan Horses you need to run a scan at a minimum once a week but ideally daily.
In the past more viruses were coming through email but ISP’s (internet service providers) have done a better job of combating those so more are coming through web pages. This is based on my customers that I have had to fix in the past years.
What are the Top 10 antivirus programs http://anti-virus-software-review.toptenreviews.com/ – you can Google this. Make sure there are not ad’s for the antivirus on the site because they might have paid for that spot. You may see different rankings but most have the same ones just in different orders.
The top 3 antivirus software’s are probably names most people have never heard (bitdefender, kasparsky, Nod32) AVG is 4th.
Understanding viruses - http://anti-virus-software-review.toptenreviews.com/understanding-viruses.html
Other ways to deter viruses
1. ensure your operating system is up to date with essential security patches
2. install a firewall (windows has a firewall and also routers come with a firewall)
3. Spam software (avoid getting viruses in your inbox)
What to look for in antivirus software (user-friendly and effectiveness)
Which version had 1.5 million downloads last week and over 131 million downloads to date – AVG Free Edition http://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition/3000-2239_4-10320142.html?tag=mncol&cdlPid=10891365
Popup that tell you that you have a virus more times then not add a virus when you select it. Be careful how you answer those questions. What most people don’t know is that a virus needs human action to start them. So your response is what sets off viruses.
Worms do not need someone to start them. They can allow malicious users to tunnel into your system to take control.
www.download.com to get free antivirus software and spyware software. No one should have the excuse they can’t afford antivirus because there are free versions. This free versions are usually for home users. Businesses have to pay.
Biggest misconception is that because it comes with the computer or it is well known it is good. Like other consumer products you are paying for the name. They are more expensive and although they are on the top 10 list they slow down computers and cost sometimes twice as much as some of the better ones.
If you currently have an antivirus program you may want to see how well it is working. You can run a free scan from www.trendmicro.com to see if it picks up any ones your antivirus missed. Trend Micro in previous years has been the #1 but recently it has moved down the list but still is in the top 5 usually.
ad-aware http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-2008/3000-8022_4-10045910.html?tag=mncol&cdlPid=10844457 had over 562,000 downloads last week and 306 million to date – this is free spyware software. Sometimes the spyware can be just as destructive as a virus. I had one last week that corrupted Internet explorer, the users profile, and their desktop. This should be run weekly also.
List of viruses - http://www.viruslist.com/en/viruses/encyclopedia or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_computer_viruses
Susan Tresatti
Taylored Solutions Inc.
(724) 234-2669
sales@taylored-solutions.com
Because of Trojan Horses you need to run a scan at a minimum once a week but ideally daily.
In the past more viruses were coming through email but ISP’s (internet service providers) have done a better job of combating those so more are coming through web pages. This is based on my customers that I have had to fix in the past years.
What are the Top 10 antivirus programs http://anti-virus-software-review.toptenreviews.com/ – you can Google this. Make sure there are not ad’s for the antivirus on the site because they might have paid for that spot. You may see different rankings but most have the same ones just in different orders.
The top 3 antivirus software’s are probably names most people have never heard (bitdefender, kasparsky, Nod32) AVG is 4th.
Understanding viruses - http://anti-virus-software-review.toptenreviews.com/understanding-viruses.html
Other ways to deter viruses
1. ensure your operating system is up to date with essential security patches
2. install a firewall (windows has a firewall and also routers come with a firewall)
3. Spam software (avoid getting viruses in your inbox)
What to look for in antivirus software (user-friendly and effectiveness)
Which version had 1.5 million downloads last week and over 131 million downloads to date – AVG Free Edition http://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition/3000-2239_4-10320142.html?tag=mncol&cdlPid=10891365
Popup that tell you that you have a virus more times then not add a virus when you select it. Be careful how you answer those questions. What most people don’t know is that a virus needs human action to start them. So your response is what sets off viruses.
Worms do not need someone to start them. They can allow malicious users to tunnel into your system to take control.
www.download.com to get free antivirus software and spyware software. No one should have the excuse they can’t afford antivirus because there are free versions. This free versions are usually for home users. Businesses have to pay.
Biggest misconception is that because it comes with the computer or it is well known it is good. Like other consumer products you are paying for the name. They are more expensive and although they are on the top 10 list they slow down computers and cost sometimes twice as much as some of the better ones.
If you currently have an antivirus program you may want to see how well it is working. You can run a free scan from www.trendmicro.com to see if it picks up any ones your antivirus missed. Trend Micro in previous years has been the #1 but recently it has moved down the list but still is in the top 5 usually.
ad-aware http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-2008/3000-8022_4-10045910.html?tag=mncol&cdlPid=10844457 had over 562,000 downloads last week and 306 million to date – this is free spyware software. Sometimes the spyware can be just as destructive as a virus. I had one last week that corrupted Internet explorer, the users profile, and their desktop. This should be run weekly also.
List of viruses - http://www.viruslist.com/en/viruses/encyclopedia or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_computer_viruses
Susan Tresatti
Taylored Solutions Inc.
(724) 234-2669
sales@taylored-solutions.com
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