Software Updates

07/20/04	Links to new articles by Alan Luber.
05/04/04	Spotlight on Bill Adler, President of CyberScrub.
05/02/04	New product review: CyberScrub.
05/02/04	New letters from readers.
05/01/04	Links to new articles by Alan Luber.
02/06/04	Links to new articles by Alan Luber. Also, check out the news page for news on a Microsoft Critical Update problem.
01/09/04	Links to new articles by Alan Luber. Also, check out the news page for news on a major Symantec Norton AntiVirus problem. New Symantec links are available for NAV 2004.
12/10/03	New letters from readers of PC Fear Factor
12/02/03	A new product review of Qurb, an excellent whitelist-based spam killer that integrates seamlessy with Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express and is very easy to use.
11/24/03	Links to new articles by Alan Luber
11/24/03	Thirteen new letters from readers of PC Fear Factor
10/19/03	Links to seven new articles by Alan Luber
05/18/03	Read Alan Luber's monthly column, Defensive Computing, in Smart Computing Magazine. Alan is also a feature writer for Smart Computing. The July issue of Smart Computing is available on the web now and on newstands on June 16. Read Alan Luber's Defensive Computing Column, The Real Score on System Restore, and the first of a two part feature article written by Alan, The Ultimate Flat Panel LCD Buyers Guide.
05/15/03	Alan Luber says "Death to Spammers who forge my email address as the return address on your spam" in a new commentary.
05/11/03	More reader comments about PC Fear Factor.
05/10/03	Read about an important incompatibility issue between Norton Ghost 2003 and Norton AntiVirus 2003 that can leave your computer totally exposed to virus infections. Check out the latest on our news page.
05/08/03	Read Alan Luber's June column in Smart Computing Magazine
04/30/03	Listen to this new interview with Alan Luber on the PC Chat Show.
04/17/03	New, useful Symantec links.
04/15/03	More reader comments about PC Fear Factor.
04/10/03	NEWS ALERT! CyberScrub 3.0 now available!
04/04/03	NEWS ALERT! Norton AntiVirus / Windows XP Compatibility Problem.
04/04/03	Read our new review of two American Power Conversion UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) units.
03/21/03	More reader comments about PC Fear Factor.
03/11/03	Updated Symantec Links
03/11/03	More reader comments about PC Fear Factor.
03/10/03	Read our new review of two Tripp Lite UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) units.
03/04/03	Read our new review of a great, inexpensive tool for destroying old backups: the Alera DVD / CD shredder.
02/28/03	Read our new review of a small computer company that out-Dells Dell Computer: Atlanta-based Vision Computers.
02/28/03	Visit our new Official System Restore Page
02/28/03	We have provided direct links to some of our more popular web pages on our navigation bar.
02/22/03	More reader comments about PC Fear Factor.
02/15/03	NEWS ALERT! Norton AntiVirus update causes computer disasters!
02/12/03	The Official Xupiter Page and Official Gator Page have both been updated to reflect the newest release of Ad-aware.
02/08/03	More reader comments about PC Fear Factor.
01/31/03	We have added a new web page that provides links to valuable documents on Symantec's web site. Some of these documents are difficult to find when searching through Symantec's knowledgebase, so the objective here is to make things easier for users of Symantec products. The list is organized by product.
01/30/03	More reader comments about PC Fear Factor.
01/29/03	Alan Luber does a "McFly, anybody home?" number on PC macho men and comments on feedback he has received on PC Fear Factor. Read all about it in Alan's new commentary.
01/29/03	Read a review of PC Fear Factor in Mozilla Quest Magazine.
01/28/03	Read our review of Norton Ghost 2003 and learn why you may be better off with Norton Ghost 2002.
01/28/03	More reader comments about PC Fear Factor.
01/15/03	Alan Luber will be a monthly columnist in Smart Computing Magazine, beginning in June, 2003. His column will be called Defensive Computing.
01/15/03	PC Fear Factor is now available in Sweden.
01/08/03	What "feature" of Internet Explorer allows web sites to download spyware to your computer without your knowledge or permission? Check our Tip of the Week pageto find out.
01/05/03	Visit our Official Spyware Page to learn how to prevent spyware from being installed on your computer, and how to detect and remove such spyware products as Gator and Xupiter.
01/05/03	More reader comments
01/02/03	Read a new column by Alan Luber in Dingbat Magazine
01/02/03	Win an autographed copy of PC Fear Factor!
12/27/02	Radio appearances in 2003!
12/26/02	More reader comments and reader questions.
12/20/02	Listen to this interview with Alan Luber now in streaming audio!
12/20/02	PC Fear Factor has been highly recommended in the techsupportalert.com newsletter: Computer Help for the Hopeless Here's a gift for those relatives and friends who are always asking you for advice about their computer problems. Alan Luber has written an excellent small book called PC Fear Factor. It takes readers step-by-step through what is needed to protect their computer and avoid the various disasters that, truth be told, happen all the time. Luber provides much practical, sensible advice, plus many concrete suggestions for specific programs that provide disaster protection. Highly Recommended.
12/20/02	See our new Commentary section, which provides commentary on disaster prevention and recovery.
12/19/02	Do12/20/02d MP3 or WAV files? Then you need to be aware of a new critical security flaw in Windows XP that allows hackers to use these files to take over your machine. Read all about it in the Disaster Prevention News.
12/13/02	The latest critical security update from Microsoft fails to install! Read all about it in the Disaster Prevention News.
12/09/02	An expose of the most rapidly spreading piece of Spyware on the net: Xupiter. Learn: What Xupiter is How Xupiter gets planted on your computer How to keep it off your computer How to find out if Xupiter is already on your computer How to get rid of Xupiter if it is on your computer Visit our Official Xupiter Page.
12/05/02	Listen to this interview in streaming audio with Alan Luber on the General Protection Fault radio show on KUAC FM 89.9 radio.
12/05/02	PC Fear Factor is now available in Italy!
12/04/02	Two more radio appearances have been scheduled. Check out the list of scheduled appearances.
12/03/02	PC Fear Factor is now available in the Czech Republic!
12/03/02	Read our new section, Readers' Comments!
12/03/02	New disaster prevention news!
11/19/02	Now available: our new disaster prevention / recovery product review page, where we will bringing you in depth review of software and hardware products.
11/19/02	Read this interview with Alan Luber on the Student BookWorld web site.
11/16/02	PC Fear Factor is now available in Brazil.
11/16/02	More radio appearances. For details, click here.
11/13/02	See our new Spotlight feature!
11/10/02	A new section, Readers' Questions, gives you the opportunity to ask disaster prevention and recovery questions, and see your answers published.
11/10/02	The navigation links on this web site have been reorganized into logical groupings to make it easier to use.
11/06/02	PC Fear Factor has worked its way through the supply chain and is now in stock at various web sites and all the major chains. Here we see a display at my local Barnes and Noble. If it is not in stock at your local bookstore, they can order it for you. Reminder: for a really great price and same day shipment, buy PC Fear Factor at nerdbooks.com
11/04/02	Alan Luber will be appearing on several computer radio shows in the coming weeks. For details, click here.
11/01/02	Read this article about PC Fear Factor in The Phoenixville News.
10/29/02	I have updated the "Links Inside the Book" page to cross reference the links to the page numbers on the book in which they are referenced.
10/21/02	Thinking about buying a new computer for Christmas? Read this first!
10/17/02	Read this article about PC Fear Factor in the The Roswell Neighbor
10/14/02	Read this article about PC Fear Factor in the New York Resident Magazine
10/07/02	Read the Introduction to PC Fear Factor
10/07/02	Visit our PC Fear Factor Disaster Prevention News Page
10/07/02	Visit Our Favorite Links Page