Welcome to Help2Go!

After the most recent OS X update, PeerGuardian started to report that a process called CIJScannerRegister kept trying to send out UDP broadcast messages to IP address 224.0.0.1. LittleSnitch, a wonderful utility to monitor network connections, didn't catch it. So what is it, why is it sending network traffic, and how can you disable it?
...

I've been meaning to write something up about Flash cookies for awhile now, but I just found this article that sums the problem nicely:

John Graham-Cumming: What's wrong with Flash Cookies?

I hate Flash. As far as I'm concerned, it's too buggy, it's too crashy, and it hides too much of what it is doing from the user. It's mainly used by advertisements anyway. I'll be very glad when HTML5 is at the point where it can wipe Flash off the face of the planet. Flash for me is similar in many respects to the old ActiveX and Java applets we had to endure in the late 90s early 2000s.

When I install a browser, one of the first plugins I install is Flashblock:
Flashblock for Firefox
Flashblock for Chrome

Flash lets ME decide when I want Flash. If Flash is on a page, it just shows a "play" button, so I can just hit play if I want to see the Flash. Usually, I don't, and it helps my browsers run faster and makes them more stable. Soon, we'll be free of Flash forever (I hope).
...

I have an iPhone and AT&T. Like many, I find that AT&T's coverage simply does not work for me. I get horrendous coverage at my house, and considering that I work from home, it's hard to balance my love of the iPhone with my general dissatisfaction with the phone service AT&T provides.

I was excited when I first heard of the 3G Microcell that AT&T announced several months ago. Last week, it finally became available for purchase in my area (suburbs of Washington DC) and so it was a no-brainer for me and my business to pony up the $150 to get the promised 5 bars of cellular coverage.

I returned the piece of junk to the AT&T store this morning.


...

1Password is a piece of software that changed my life. I had heard it mentioned and raved about many times before I became a Mac user, and when I made the switch I purchased it. Simply put, it is a beautiful piece of software that seamlessly manages all of your passwords, with very little effort on your part.

It integrates perfectly with all of your web browsers, so that it is proactive about helping you manage your accounts. Safe and secure, I recently bought a "family" license so that I can put it on my wife's computer as well.

...

At Facebook's conference, they have announced some really scary new features that create legitimate privacy concerns for any Facebook user. Unless you opt out, your Facebook information can be shared with their partner sites. Furthermore, they have changed one of their policies so that Facebook Applications can no longer have to delete your personal information after 24 hours.



The result is that every little quiz you ever took, every app you added and forgot about, can forever more access your private information. You don't know who these quiz developers are - they could be anyone or from anywhere. Don't take the chance.

For more information and to learn how to opt out, follow the directions in BOTH of these articles:

Lifehacker: Delete Facebook Apps that Now Have Greater Access to Your Data

AND

Librarian By Day: Protect Your Privacy Opt Out of Facebook’s New Instant Personalization – Yes You Have to Opt Out

...

One of the many new innovations included in Windows 7 is a much improved system of home networking called HomeGroup. As well as offering easier and more diverse allocation of permissions to shared content, access is protected by a password which, for small business networks, is a necessity.

As soon as Windows 7 is installed, it creates a default HomeGroup. If it detects an existing HomeGroup, you will be given the opportunity to join, but you will need the password. For home and small business users, HomeGroup is an excellent tool, but there is a problem.
...

If there's one thing you must learn on your computer, it is how to create and maintain backups of your data. I have learned this rule of thumb: any data on my computer doesn't exist unless it exists in at least 2 places. Any important data on my computer (home movies, irreplaceable photos of my kids) doesn't exist unless it exists in THREE places. I highly recommend online backups as a way to keep your data safe.

Below are the services I have used and my experiences with them. It's taken me more than a year to settle on a service, comparing Jungledisk vs Carbonite vs Backblaze vs Mozy vs MobileMe/iDisk vs Dropbox. The short answer is that I now use and wholly recommend Backblaze. But first, let's examine why you need an online backup solution in the first place.
...

Here at Help2Go, we will work with you to remove viruses and spyware from your computer, absolutely FREE.

The ...