Tech Talk: Blogging 101 with 9 year-old Hannah Alper; Free anti-malware software
In this week’s Tech Talk radio show, we talk with Hannah Alper, Canada’s superstar blogger — who’s only in grade 4 — and we also talk with AVG about free anti-malware software to protect your PC and personal identity.
Don’t fall for fake ‘Microsoft tech support” phone call scam
From the mailbag: “People are calling me and pretending to be Microsoft. What’s going on?”
Internet Doomsday looms, at least for some
Malware-infected computers may be severed from the Internet on July 9th.
Tech Talk: Phishing scams, graymail and April Fool’s Day at ThinkGeek.com
In this week’s radio show, we chat about the phishing scams and how they try to ‘lure’ you out of cash, how Hotmail handles another annoying email problem referred to as ‘graymail’ and what the folks at ThinkGeek.com have cooked up for April Fool’s Day (and what previous joke products actually became real).
Police wardriving for unsecured WiFi networks
Police are searching for insecure WiFi networks. warning users, and giving info on how to secure them.
Would you, er, ‘check in’ when having protected sex?
A new site, WhereDidYouWearIt.com, is encouraging people to ‘check in’ when they’re having sex with a condom, which shows their location of intimacy on a map. Here’s how it works and why it exists.
Do you live in one of Canada’s ‘riskiest’ online cities?
Symantec, once again, has compiled a list of Canadian cities and ranked them on how “risky” they are when it comes to cybercrime threats.
Canadian-made ‘SurfEasy’ debuting at CES 2012. What is it?
Those attending next week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas can get their hands on a new “plug in privacy” solution for Windows and Mac users.
The Top 11 PC downloads in 2011
If you’d like to load up your new Windows computer with new software, check out this list of the 11 most popular downloads of 2011.
Microsoft making Internet Explorer updates automatic and hassle-free
Staying secure online is critical nowadays, and Microsoft has announced a new way they’re going to help protect Windows users while they browse.

