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There are tools available that can make it fairly easy to greatly enhance your safety online. I won't go into great detail about safe computing practices - but here's one recently released tool.

http://www.vmware.com/products/

The free VMware player combined with the free Browser Appliance can be used to completely separate your email activity from your web browsing activity. You can have more virtual machines for your banking activity. The virtual PC can be quickly reset to factory defaults - getting rid of any trojans that may have installed in that session.

More functionality is available in the commercial VMware products - but even the free player can be used to greatly enhance your security.

(not an employee, just a happy customer)
Posted by: GreggN   Posted on: 02/17/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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safe banking and surfing  GreggN | 02/17/06
What about programs that lock a PC's configuration, and  HypnoToad | 02/18/06
No need to do something so complex  CobraA1 | 02/21/06
I am a linux user  Knorthern Knight | 02/21/06
so  Jack-Booted EULA | 02/17/06
Seems to me like it could be any browser...  shawkins | 02/18/06
With the price of oil gone up, it's no surprise they cost more...  HypnoToad | 02/18/06
how some active software to counter hackers  wageearner | 02/18/06
felony, anyone?  jmanico | 02/18/06
Iranian ISPs???  ejhonda | 02/21/06
how about some active software to counter hackers  wageearner | 02/18/06
unemployed posters  ejhonda | 02/21/06
similar logic  corticus | 02/21/06
how about some active software to counter hackers  wageearner | 02/18/06
How about going back to your ahmish community, power luser?  Mr. Roboto | 02/18/06
Better yet  LuisB | 02/19/06
I can't understand the language in the link...  Grayson Peddie | 02/19/06
Have you tried the "English" button?  Mr. Roboto | 02/19/06
Oh...stop it. I'm visually impaired.  Grayson Peddie | 02/19/06
Well, never mind. I found it.  Grayson Peddie | 02/19/06
You sure can  Linux Advocate | 02/21/06
Umm  Linux Advocate | 02/21/06
STOP CALLING ME A DORK!!!!  Grayson Peddie | 02/21/06
As a hearing impaired user, I apologize for the idiots  buran | 02/21/06
Whew...thanks.  Grayson Peddie | 02/21/06
If it's that good...  Mr. Roboto | 02/19/06
It's good alright...  LuisB | 02/19/06
I looked at the website..  Patrick Jones | 02/21/06
here is a little help  LuisB | 02/22/06
Security Problems Hidden Agenda  wwwsupport | 02/20/06
"...benefit of security services" aka "NSA"  Mr. Roboto | 02/20/06
I knew they were going to be trouble  CobraA1 | 02/21/06

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