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		<title>Avast! Lays Claim to Being World&#8217;s Most Popular Antivirus</title>
		<link>http://www.springfieldcomputerguy.com/blog/2011/12/avast-lays-claim-to-being-worlds-most-popular-antivirus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Only a couple of years ago, Avast! was a decent antivirus program with a control panel that I regarded as very user-unfriendly.
It took the form of some kind of weird music player, described by some as a &#8220;car radio.&#8221;  You would press the &#8220;Play&#8221; button if you wanted to scan for viruses, and it always [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Software for Video Editing</title>
		<link>http://www.springfieldcomputerguy.com/blog/2011/04/software-for-video-editing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 05:09:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Buying]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question:
What software should I use for editing digital home videos, and for making DVDs from them?
Answer:
There are four stages in getting video recorded and from there to a finished DVD.

Stage 1: Recording
For those who have newer and higher-quality cameras/ camcorders, the main pitfall here may be recording your video in quality that&#8217;s &#8220;too high!&#8221;
If you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Malware Warning: Avoiding Personal Security / Security Tool</title>
		<link>http://www.springfieldcomputerguy.com/blog/2010/01/malware-warning-avoiding-personal-security-security-tool/</link>
		<comments>http://www.springfieldcomputerguy.com/blog/2010/01/malware-warning-avoiding-personal-security-security-tool/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Viruses]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.springfieldcomputerguy.com/blog/?p=632</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There is currently a pretty widespread attack going on by two variations of the old &#8220;your computer is infected with viruses&#8221; scam.
This scam consists of a program that will infect your computer and then harass you in an attempt to extort money from you. The program attacks your legitimate antivirus software and Windows itself, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AVG users: It&#8217;s time to update to the new version, 9.0&#8230;!</title>
		<link>http://www.springfieldcomputerguy.com/blog/2009/11/avg-users-its-time-to-update-to-the-new-version-9-0/</link>
		<comments>http://www.springfieldcomputerguy.com/blog/2009/11/avg-users-its-time-to-update-to-the-new-version-9-0/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Viruses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[savings]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[November 2009
If you&#8217;re using AVG as your antivirus, you&#8217;ve probably seen some popup windows appearing lately telling you that it&#8217;s now time to &#8220;upgrade&#8221; your AVG antivirus.
In this post, I will tell you how to get the new free version of AVG. And we&#8217;ll also run through how to update if you&#8217;re using the paid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Multiple Layers of Computer Security</title>
		<link>http://www.springfieldcomputerguy.com/blog/2009/11/multiple-layers-of-computer-security/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Viruses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[security]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.springfieldcomputerguy.com/blog/?p=519</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week I talked with a man who&#8217;s concerned about security. That&#8217;s not at all unusual &#8212; most of us have some computer-related security concerns.
But this particular man&#8217;s small business requires him to deal with some confidential customer information that he in no way wants compromised. So for him, it&#8217;s a bigger issue than it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Lesson in How To Check Out Businesses and Identify Internet Scams</title>
		<link>http://www.springfieldcomputerguy.com/blog/2009/11/a-brief-lesson-in-how-to-check-out-businesses-and-identify-internet-scams/</link>
		<comments>http://www.springfieldcomputerguy.com/blog/2009/11/a-brief-lesson-in-how-to-check-out-businesses-and-identify-internet-scams/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:57:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.springfieldcomputerguy.com/blog/?p=289</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This blog post was written as a follow-up to my post on the widely-advertised teeth-whitening scam.
The following techniques may not enable you to sniff out every possible kind of scam &#8212; you&#8217;d need a much more sensitive &#8220;scam-meter&#8221; to sniff out the typical investment fraud, for example &#8212; but in many cases, especially those similar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learn the trick, discovered by a mom, to RIP YOU OFF!</title>
		<link>http://www.springfieldcomputerguy.com/blog/2009/11/learn-the-trick-discovered-by-a-mom-to-rip-you-off/</link>
		<comments>http://www.springfieldcomputerguy.com/blog/2009/11/learn-the-trick-discovered-by-a-mom-to-rip-you-off/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:32:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.springfieldcomputerguy.com/blog/?p=277</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you do much web surfing, you&#8217;ve almost certainly seen the ads. They&#8217;re EVERYWHERE.
&#8220;Learn the trick, discovered by a mom, to turn yellow teeth white for under $5,&#8221; they say.
Get really white, beautiful teeth for less than $5? Now if you&#8217;re interested in improving your appearance (aren&#8217;t we all?), that sounds like a pretty good [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What it Takes to Really Fix a Virus-Laden Computer</title>
		<link>http://www.springfieldcomputerguy.com/blog/2009/11/what-it-takes-to-really-fix-a-virus-laden-computer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.springfieldcomputerguy.com/blog/2009/11/what-it-takes-to-really-fix-a-virus-laden-computer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:42:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buying]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Case Studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Viruses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cost]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[value]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What it Takes to Really Fix a Virus-Laden Computer
I just got off the phone with a woman who told me she had a computer that was probably well-infected with
viruses and other malware, and she wanted to know how much it would cost to fix it.
When I told her the likely cost, she said, &#8220;Okay, thank [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Viruses Redirect Google Searches to Annoying Ads</title>
		<link>http://www.springfieldcomputerguy.com/blog/2009/09/google-redirect-to-advertisement-viruses/</link>
		<comments>http://www.springfieldcomputerguy.com/blog/2009/09/google-redirect-to-advertisement-viruses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 23:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Viruses]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of this year&#8217;s big adware scams has been redirecting search engine results to advertising sites.
For example, you do a Google search for &#8220;cell phones.&#8221; The first search result provides a link for a major cell phone company.
Only when you click on the link, you get an advertising site instead, trying to sell you something. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If You&#8217;re Buying a New Computer&#8230; (Windows 7, 32-bit vs. 64-bit, maximum memory)</title>
		<link>http://www.springfieldcomputerguy.com/blog/2009/09/if-youre-buying-a-new-computer-windows-7-and-32-bit-vs-64-bit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.springfieldcomputerguy.com/blog/2009/09/if-youre-buying-a-new-computer-windows-7-and-32-bit-vs-64-bit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 01:58:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Buying]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three things.
Windows 7
First, if you&#8217;re thinking about buying a new computer, I&#8217;d wait for Windows 7, which is due out 6 weeks from the date of this post. This new version of Windows arrives on store shelves on October 22, 2009.
Yes, you can buy a Vista system right now with a free upgrade to Windows [...]]]></description>
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