Saturday, September 22, 2007

Stay Tuned for Big Changes Here

Thanks to all of you fine folks who are regular visitors and the new traffic that keeps coming in from all over, Ask the Geek is growing. I'll be adding new features to make this site easier to navigate, new downloadable content, improved feedback form and a completely new site design powered by WordPress. Because I'm a busy Geek, I won't be able to do everything at once, but I'll plug away and get it done over the next few weeks.

So, stay tuned.

Cheers!
The Geek

Thursday, September 06, 2007

Kool Tool to Boost Your Computer's Security

The good folks over at Secunia have a nice, free, web-based tool to scan your computer for certain common vulnerabilities. I'm surprised I didn't pick up on this before, as I get the Secunia alert newsletter.

Secunia Software Inspector
6 December, 2006 - Secunia is proud to announce the availability of the Secunia Software Inspector. Detect and update insecure software.

They've also released a Beta version of Secunia Personal Software Inspector, also free, that you can install on your PC, as well as a paid version for corporate networks, Secunia Network Software Inspector.

Read the rest of this article here.

Cheers!
The Geek