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Personal Computer Security by Sunshadowz is a free educational site targeting Novice to Intermediate Windows Users.  We explain in great detail the computer security issues facing normal everyday folks and provide suggestions on how to protect yourself, your data and family online.  Please check us out @ http://www.personal-computer-security.com/  Do you have questions about using firewalls or antivirus programs then check us out!!!!  What are the advantages of using a firewall?  We also feature a great freebies section offering links to popular free security software such as avgfree.

Damaged File System Error 

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Today, we're going to explore what to do if suddenly you boot your computer and you get that dreaded blue screen of death. OK the blue screen with nothing on it is the worst case scenario so if you are lucky to get one that gives you some possible reasons for not being able to boot then it's usually fixable.

A damaged file system would be the most common error..read entire article

Are There E-Strangers Visiting Your Children At Home? 

OK Parents - it's time to listen up

We live in some strange times, don't we? Things have really changed since we went to school as far as freedom and security goes. Our parents didn't generally feel the need to walk or drive us to school like we do now with our children. Finishing high school and planning to hitchhike across Europe was still considered a cheap and safe means of transportation. Perhaps our loss of innocence began....Read Entire Article

What are the real Instant Messaging dangers that your child could face online? 

Let's take a look at the real dangers of children using instant messaging programs? Well for one thing, don't even consider signing your child up for an account without being prepared to supervise at least somewhat. Instant Messaging programs are not babysitters to keep your kids busy or out of your hair.

The rest of this article can be found at Instant Messaging Dangers

Securing your wireless router 

How do I secure my wireless network, you ask? A few things that you must do without getting too complicated is change your administrative password on your router, change the SSID (Service Set Identifier), choose a method to secure your connection (WPA or WEP) and secure that method with a long high quality password. If your router comes with a wizard then it should be able to walk you through all these steps quite easily.

The rest of this article is available at a Securing a Personal Wireless Router.

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