SpyBOT

Many of you have given your own opinions of on different ways to protect your computers and files. Many spyware software packages are more reactive as compared to proactive. SpyBot is a program i have adopted for main years.

I guess the main reason i gave SpyBOT a try was because it was free. Over time it has grown to become a main staple of my pc protection setup. As mentioned before, unlike many other spyware removal packages they are mostly reactive. Able to scan your machines and remove malicious registry and cookies.

SpyBot was the first program i have found that lets you install Immunization patches. These patches create permanent versions of temporary files that known malicious programs use to block or slow your Internet connections as they use your machines as email spam centers.

The only issue i have found is one I have found similarly with any other Anti-spyware program. Some benefitial changes you attempt to add to your system can put it to a halt. SpyBot offers a complete reversal setting for any of the changes you make as well as the ability to back up your registry quickly and efficiently.

School Provided Anti-Virus

As many of us work our way through school we look for every means to keep a dollar in our pocket. Being we are all IS major, many of us spend the majority of their on either school or their home computers. Recently, after having my personal anti-virus expire, i was feeling less than eager to kick out another $49 for another years subscription.

Many of you don't know that Eastern has a partership with Mcafee to keep the school and its students pc's clean. Free Anti-virus . You can get access to the free 2 year subscription to Mcafee Corporate Edition. I greatly like the corporate versions of many kinds of software. I find them cleaner and with less flash in the pan. They tend not to be the most initially user friendly, but after some use often open up features you would of not had access to before in a retail copy.

The only downside is at this time the do not have a wholy compatible version for Win 7. Many users have simple installed the vista version with ease. Over time this creates system instability issues and improper firewall blocking by Win7 as well as incorrect file quarentine. Until the new compatible version becomes available there is always Panda!

e-Training

I don't know if you guys have heard about this service that our school offers called e-Training. From the name you can tell that it is about training. What kind of training? almost anything you think of with relation to technology. From personal experience, i think it is a very effective website. In addition, it is hundred percent free. You wont have to pay a dime. I have learned the c++ in there; OK, I have tried to learn it on there but I lost the interest when I started taking the actual class and some of you might know why. In the following paragraphs, few services will be displayed and discussed.

The first service to mention is the free online courses. It is easy to register; the one thing to remember is the fact that you can set the time line for whatever course you think about choosing. As mentioned earlier, I tried learning one thing and that was the beginning c++. To register for a course go to e-Training homepage and log in with your emich account user name and password. After your logged in, a search field is going to appear in the middle of the page. Type the keyword; for e.g. AJAX and choose all from the category options because you will get to see through everything the website offers. After you click on the search button, a list of the different options related to Ajax will be provided. Look for the course category and choose which ever course you desire and click on the add to my plan button to add the course. After that set up your goal and whether there is a deadline for learning the course or not and finally click the submit button to officially register the course.

the second service to mention is an access to thousands and thousands of online books. At no surprise, these books are for free. If anyone knows about books24x7, it is a website that offers a wide variety of books in different business topics such as project management and technology. EMU students gets a free access to every service available on books24x7. To log in to the website, it has to be done through e-Training web page. After your logged in to e-Training, a shortcut to books24x7 would be available in your home page and it is the last shortcut. click on it and you'll be directed though another link to the actual books24x7 website. for there, it is pretty easy to browse and check out books.

Overall, there are so many services offered by our school that we do not know about. Browsing the school homepage can unfold many helpful services.