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November 2007 Mike Farquhar November 2007 Mike Farquhar

““Picasa”… meansPicasa”… means

Security update

ISP update

Picasa

Questions

Computer Security

• Threats– Via email - mainly phishing– When surfing - trojans

• Tools– AVG and Windows Defender– Ad-Aware and Spybot – I rarely use now

• What to do before things go wrong

• What to do when things go wrong

What to do before things go wrong

• Use a Firewall.• Use Microsoft Update to keep your PC up to

date with security alerts.• Use the anti-phishing and pop-up-blocker

facilities of Internet Explorer 7• Install, keep up to date, and regularly use:

– anti-virus software, – anti-spyware software

• Let your AV and AS software scan weekly

What to do when things go wrong

• Update and Run your Anti-Spyware program

• Update and Run your Anti-Virus program

• Update and Run Ad-Aware

• Update and run Spybot

If this has not sorted the problem, call for help.

“What do I use?” I hear you ask

• A hardware Firewall• Automatic Windows Update prompting• Grisoft AVG • WinPatrol• Blueyonder, my ISP, takes care of all SPAM

ISP UpdateISP UpdateFree Broadband ?Free Broadband ?

Amongst others, Carphone Warehouse (TalkTalk) andSky are offering free broadband.In both cases the quality of the Broadband serviceappears to be satisfactory (or even better than BT) However,1. TalkTalk are still charging some of their customers £10

per month if Local Loop Unbundling has not taken place at their exchange.

2. Sky is a similar story – where LLU has taken place it is “free”, otherwise it’s £10 for 2MB.

• What is Picasa?• ..it is a computer application for organizing and

editing digital photos • Where do I get it from?• ..by download from Google• How much does it cost?• ..it’s FREE !!! • Why should I use it?• ..because it is simple to use. It is intuitive and lets

you do most things that the amateur photographer needs to do simply and efficiently.

• To install Picasa• Use your WebBrowser to go to

google.co.uk• Click the “more >>” button

• Live Demo1. Install Picasa2. Let it scan for pictures3. Browse around to see how it works4. Finding pictures5. Simple photo retouching6. Importing more pictures7. Emailing pictures8. Printing pictures9. Ordering prints10. Exporting pictures (eg to CD)

I posed the question previously –

Why should I use it?

..because it is simple to use. It is intuitive and lets you do most things that the amateur photographer needs to do simply and efficiently.

I think it is !

Any Questions ?