Things Every Computer User Needs To Know

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by TallGuyShort • 16 years ago

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For a long time I've wished there was a simple guide to online security for people who really needed one, but really didn't care. This is my attempt. I'm posting it here to see if anyone has any feedback or recommendations they'd like to see included, and just to share it if you feel the need.

http://mackrory.posterous.com/5-things-every-computer-user-needs-to-know

TallGuyShort• 16 years ago

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mathgladiator• 16 years ago

These can also be seen as opportunities to sell a normal person something (software or a service).

Imagine a service as follows:

As Geekz, we know your privacy is important. So we provide security monitoring services to protect you. (i.e. we provide a DNS server and go through each one and determine if legitimate and install Norton blah-blah to protect you); we also know that your software is important, so we have a CD vault and will be able to remotely install or fix software as you have problems. We also know your passwords are you life, so we provide a web centric password vault that you have access to any time either by the internet or by phone.

If you have a good enough salesman, then you can sell it.

Things Every Computer User Needs To Know

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