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You Have A Computer Virus... Now What?
by Crestien
 Chris On Tech
Aug 05, 2011 | 5068 views |  0 comments | 24 24 recommendations | email to a friend | print | permalink

Following the steps below, I have been able to remove every virus, malware, etc from the computers people bring to me. Hopefully it will help some of you out. Best of all, these are all FREE!

First of all, this is advice for computers running Windows. Nothing here is meant for Macs. The best way to get these programs is to download them onto a clean computer and put them on the infected computer with a flash drive. If you don't have that option, and your infected computer can still get online, that should work as well.

You need to do all of these in Windows Safe Mode. Restart your computer and tap F8 until you get the option to Boot Into "Safe Mode With Networking." After you run all of these in Safe Mode, I always run them again in the Normal Windows Mode to be sure.

First: Uninstall
The first step is to uninstall any current antivirus & antispyware applications on your computer if you're able to. Don't argue that you just bought them or that they've worked in the past. These programs below are all you will need from today onward and they're free.

Second: ComboFix
A great program, but I can't explain exactly how it works. This will get you back up and running so you can run the programs below.

You'll download this, run it, agree to everything, and let it do it's thing. Very simple and straightforward, but very powerful. If it mentions conflicts or any messages, just do whatever it takes to continue onward. You're computer is already a mess and this isn't going to make it worse.

Third: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
Malwarebytes is a great program that will remove just about anything you've got on your system. Download it, install it, get the updates, and then let it run. If you don't have an internet connection then download the manual updates in the second link and use that to bring the program up-to-date before running it. If you do have an internet connection, then you don't need it as Malwarebytes will update itself.

Fourth: Microsoft Security Essentials
Your new antivirus application. Install this, get the updates, and run it. That should do it. It will update as needed. It's created by and maintained by Microsoft and it's free. Do not pay for an antivirus. Ever.

Conclusion:
That should do it. Once you've run all of those programs in safe mode, run them again in normal mode. As long as you're not finding anything when you run them, you're good to go. You can uninstall Malwarebytes and delete combofix now if you want. Leaving them installed won't hurt anything either. You'll leave Security Essentials installed from now on. Take a moment and run your Windows Updates as well. I would venture a guess that you're not up-to-date. That can also help prevent a lot of problems.

My Advice:
You probably got this virus by clicking on something you shouldn't have. Maybe on Facebook. You need to download a more secure internet browser. It's pretty likely that you're using some variant of Internet Explorer. Stop it. Download Google's Chrome browser and enjoy the internet in the best way possible. It's blazing fast, unhackable, and refuses to use plug-ins that are known to let viruses on your system.

Chris Williams, Web Developer, WideNet Consulting

If you have a news tip or a topic you would like to see me write on, please email me at chris@chrisontech.com or write on my facebook page's wall.


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How To: Use Technology to Read News Quickly
by Crestien
 Chris On Tech
Aug 03, 2011 | 2422 views |  0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend | print | permalink

There's absolutely nothing wrong with the good ole' fashion way of reading the news, but being someone that likes his tech on the bleeding edge; I have to consume it that way too. I consume so much tech news in a day that I've had to find many different and fast ways to get it. It's just part of my daily routine now and I'm going to share with you how so that maybe you can consume your favorite news in some of the same ways!

Update (3:27pm)

It appears I've left out a rather popular iPad application.  Editions is a new app that is getting some rave reviews right now.  I'd recommend anyone with an iPad give it a good look.

Google Reader

I should probably say “RSS Reader,” but I have a hard time recommending you use anything other than Google Reader when you get started on this winding and glorious path. Google Reader allows me to consume the content off of 131 different websites in the span of about 30 minutes each morning. It takes all of their content, puts it in date order, and makes one giant, readable, user-friendly list out of it. I can’t imagine getting my news any other way.

Once you’ve signed up for Google Reader with your new Gmail account, you just click the "Add Subscription" button and type in your favorite website. If it has an RSS feed, which sites usually do, then it will automatically be added and you’ll start seeing the news stories pop up in Google Reader as the website publish them. As you make time in your day to come visit Google Reader, you’ll see the newest stories automatically loaded in there for you to read. You can begin by subscribing to Chris On Tech’s RSS Feed. Just copy and paste "feeds.feedburner.com/ChrisOnTech" into the "Add Subscription" box and you'll be set to go.  It’s that simple, yet that powerful. 

Social Media

I didn't really mean to start reading news via Facebook, but I've noticed more and more that I do. On Facebook I've "Liked" Mashable, Techcrunch, Lifehacker, AnnistonStar, and many other of my favorite sources. So when I look through my Facebook news feed, I get a steady stream of curated and important news as well as updates from my friends. I find this a brilliant use of Facebook and my time.

Twitter can be a little overwhelming and confusing for people, but a great use for it is to consume news in an immediate fashion. Most major news sources push their stories to Twitter. You can follow all of the people I mentioned earlier on Twitter and get their news delivered via updates to your phone, desktop, tablets or wherever you might have installed a Twitter App. It’s definitely more of a “pushed” news tool, so if it’s important to know right away, this might be a great way to go about it.

On Your iPad / Tablet

There’s a whole host of iPad News Apps, but Flipboard is the original and the best. In 2010, it won Apple’s coveted iPad Application of the Year award. Flipboard continues to push the envelope by adding even more content partners and sources to its available list to customize your interface. News.me is another source that has the backing of more than 20 major media organizations. However, as might be expected with heavy backing, it comes with a price tag. Browse through the App Stores and you’ll find quite a few apps to consume news. It’s really become quite a popular use of all tablets since the screen is so much larger.

News Aggregating Websites

These sites having fallen off in total viewership, but they are still a great way to find quality content quickly. Sites like Digg and Reddit will regularly have incredible news stories on their front pages that you can quickly skim over. Both of these sites are curated mainly by user voting, so they can be a little skewed in their views, but generally it’s a good source for breaking news.

My Advice

Go to Google Reader and subscribe to my blog.  Start adding your favorite sites every day and enjoy the good life!

Chris Williams, Web Developer, WideNet Consulting

If you have a news tip or a topic you would like to see me write on, please email me at chris@chrisontech.com or write on my facebook page's wall.


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Digsby = IM Email Social Networking Client
by Crestien
 Chris On Tech
Aug 02, 2011 | 1556 views |  0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend | print | permalink

Digsby is my goto application for instant messaging, email, and social networking notifications.  It's an application that has gone through it's good reviews and bad, and has rightfully deserved the bad reviews when it got them.  However, today it is a great IM application with a clean install.  Just pay attention as you go through the install process and uncheck anything unnecessary.

What Will It Do For You?

Digsby excels at two things, bringing all of the aforementioned services together into one application in a visually appealing way, and only making you do it once because it will sync across all of your computers automatically.

Instant Messaging

All of your IM accounts (Facebook, AIM, Gmail, Yahoo, MSN Messenger, etc) can all be added to this one application.  This is nothing new, but Digsby does it well and it is half of the reason I use the app.  Each new chat you have open can be contained within one chat window and the conversations are separated by tabs. There are many chat features, but nothing worth mentioning.  It's all done well here.

Email

If you're like me, you like to use a webmail interface to access your email instead of a desktop application like Outlook.  One of the biggest disadvantages to this approach is that you don't get pop up notifications or have any other way to quickly identify if you have an email that needs to be addressed without logging into the website.  With Digsby, it will not only pop up little notifications upon new email arrivial, but it keeps it in a handy interface to quickly look them over and even interact with them such as archiving, spamming, or deleting them straight from Digsby.  I currently manage 4 email accounts through Digsby and find it very effective.

Social Networking

Just like with your email, Digsby will pop up little notifications when something happens at a social network like Facebook or Twitter.  It will also let you interact with those networks in very useful ways.  In your Facebook feed on Digsby, you can leave comments, "like" things, and also view larger versions of pictures without ever leaving the application.  It's truly one of the main ways I'm able to keep up with these things at all because of the limited amount of day time I have to spend on these sites.

Conclusion

All in all, I highly recommend Digsby as an IM client more.  It's become an essential part of my work day and almost the sole way I interact with Twitter.

http://www.digsby.com

Please let me know if you have any questions about the app and your opinion on it if you've given it a try.

Chris Williams, Web Developer, WideNet Consulting

If you have a news tip or a topic you would like to see me write on, please email me at chris@chrisontech.com or write on my facebook page's wall.


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White House Aide Says Tweets Influenced Debt Ceiling Deal
by Crestien
 Chris On Tech
Aug 01, 2011 | 1575 views |  0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend | print | permalink

I love social media and the power it has. I believe it to be one of the best and worst things that could have happened to our culture at the same time. It helps spread valuable information and ideas more quickly than was previously thought possible. However it spreads lies, rumors and hate at the same speed. If you can push past all of that by vetting information before you spread it, you can really get some incredible things done. We just saw history as the White House staff turned to Twitter to ask everyone to get in contact with their representatives and let them know how you feel about our current situation. The results are in, and most believe it really made a difference.

"A White House aide said Sunday night that Twitter influenced the recently announced agreement on the U.S. debt ceiling. This came after President Obama asked people to tweet at their congressmen Friday to get them to come to an agreement on setting the debt ceiling. He asked that people use the hashtag #compromise, and then his staff spent the day tweeting out the names of Republican legislators from every state."

Read More And View The Tweets At Mashable

 

Chris Williams, Web Developer, WideNet Consulting

If you have a news tip or a topic you would like to see me write on, please email me at chris@chrisontech.com or write on my facebook page's wall.


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iPhone 5 Launching in Mid-Late September?
by Crestien
 Chris On Tech
Jul 30, 2011 | 3251 views |  0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend | print | permalink
iPhone 5 Mockup
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iPhone 4 & 5 Case Comparison
iPhone 4 & 5 Case Comparison
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That's what the rumor mill has churned up. The rumors and speculation around Apple products have always been wild and inaccurate. However, sometimes a true leak makes it out and people go crazy. Someone who claims to be an AT&T employee has tipped off Gizmodo stating all vacation will be denied for the end of September. AT&T has done this previously when new iPhones have launched, so it's highly likely that this is true.

One rumor I keep seeing is that the iPhone 5 will be redesigned to sport a larger, higher resolution screen that goes all the way to the edge. To support this there have been unconfirmed iPhone 5 cases spotted all throughout China that point to a thinner and slightly larger iPhone 5. Here's a quote below from 9to5 Mac.

"Our new images are clear and there are appears to be a slight – not major – tear drop in the design. The case goes thick to thin from top to bottom. In addition, the sources who provided us with these two new cases have shared some dimensions. According to them, the case is 5 inches tall and 2.8 inches wide. These are tight cases so the iPhone 5 dimensions should only be a few millimeters smaller than those numbers. For comparison, the iPhone 4 is 4.5 inches tall and 2.31 inches wide."

As a current and dissappointed Droid X owner, I have to say I'm ready to get back onto the iPhone bandwagon. If there's one thing I have enjoyed about the Droid X it's the larger screen. So if the rumors are true about the size increase, I'm going to be one happy camper come this Fall.

My Advice:

Do not buy a cell phone (or an iPad since the iPad 3 is heavily rumored for the Fall too) right now if you can help it. With the Fall lineup looking to be full of new tech, it would lead to nothing but tech envy and frustration at being a product model behind one month after you dropped $200 on a brand new phone.

Chris Williams, Web Developer, WideNet Consulting

If you have a news tip or a topic you would like to see me write on, please email me at chris@chrisontech.com or write on my facebook page's wall.


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Anniston Middle's "failing" grade may not lead to tax credits after all
by Tim Lockette
tlockette@annistonstar.com
Jun 18, 2013 | 2554 views |  0 comments | 42 42 recommendations | email to a friend | print
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Anniston Middle School is among 78 "failing" schools where students' families will qualify for a state tax credit under the Alabama Accountability Act, state school officials announced Tuesday. But whether any of those families will be able to collect the tax credits remains very much in doubt. Anniston's school board has already voted to close the middle school. Local private schools have said they won't accept a set of scholarships that are linked to the tax credits. Local public schools say court orders in the state's decades-old desegregation case may prohibit Anniston students from transferring. “I will approve no transfers until we’ve cleared this with our attorneys in Lee v. Macon or the Justice Department,” said Joan Frazier, superintendent of Anniston City Schools. Frazier and school leaders across the state had long awaited the release of a list of schools determined to be "failing" by state school officials. Under the Alabama Accountability Act, passed by the Legislature in February, the state will give tax credits of about $3,500 to families with students in "failing" schools -- if they transfer their children to non-failing public schools or enroll them in private schools. List long awaited Just which schools were "failing" remained a matter of debate for months, as lawmakers debated the criteria and ultimately passed a new definition of failing schools in May and granted the Alabama Department of Education the power to interpret those rules. The final list, released Tuesday morning, contained 78 schools, most of them middle or junior high schools, and nearly all of them in high-poverty areas. Anniston Middle was the only school in Calhoun County that made the list. In a webcast press conference, state schools Superintendent Tommy Bice said middle schools may have figured so heavily in the list because they're the only grade span in which all students are tested under the state accountability system. Anniston Middle School Principal Lynwood Hawkins declined comment on the "failing" rating Tuesday, referring all questions to Frazier. Frazier defended the middle school, pointing to state figures that show improvement in test scores over the past six years. In 2007, 46 percent of the school’s students met or exceeded state standards on the Alabama Reading and Math Test. In 2012, 60 percent of students hit that mark. “We fit the same pattern as other schools on the list,” she said, noting that other “failing” schools had shown improvement in students’ scores on the test. A pathway out? Sen. Del Marsh, R-Anniston, the Accountability Act's primary author, said the designation will give Anniston's families a choice. "Many of them will simply choose to remain," he said. "But those who want to move to another school can do that now." Marsh has long promoted the Accountability Act as a pathway out of failing schools for students who are stuck in them. Transferring out of Anniston Middle may not be so easy, though. The school is the city's only middle-grades institution, which means that students hoping to transfer to another school would have to attend a school outside their district. Even if Anniston's desegregation order allows students to transfer out, nearby school systems are bound by orders that keep them from allowing students in, school officials say. “Due to our desegregation order, we will not be accepting transfer students under the Accountability Act at this time,” Calhoun County Superintendent Joe Dyar said. Oxford City Schools is under a similar order, director of student services Roy Bennett said. Jacksonville City Schools Superintendent Jon Campbell didn't cite a court order, but said the city's school board has already agreed not to alter its admissions policy, which limits admission to Jacksonville residents and children of full-time Jacksonville State University employees. He said board members wanted to keep the city's resources focused on its residents. Scholarship dilemma Desegregation orders don't prevent students from leaving for private schools, but it's still not clear the tax credits will be available for those students either. The state Department of Revenue announced Tuesday that the tax credits won't be available to families zoned for failing schools who are already in private schools. The department also announced that the tax credits won't be available if students transfer to private schools that don't accept scholarships created available a separate program set up under Section 9 of the Accountability Act. Section 9 offers tax credits to businesses if they donate to scholarships programs for low-income children. Leaders of three Anniston private schools -- the Donoho School, Faith Christian School and Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic School -- told The Star earlier this year that they had no plan to accept the Section 9 scholarships. "It takes away our independence when we have to report information to the state like a public school," Jan Hurd, head of the Donoho School, told The Star on Tuesday. Hurd said Section 9 scholarships would require schools to report test grades and other information to the school system. Hurd said she did not know until Tuesday about the ban on tax credits for schools refusing Section 9. She said the school's board of directors had already decided to decline the scholarships, though the issue would be brought up again at a coming board meeting. Attempts to reach the directors of Faith Christian and Sacred Heart were unsuccessful Tuesday. State revenue director Julie Magee said the decision to link the tax credits to Section 9 was simple. The Accountability Act, she said, defines a private school as one that accepts the Section 9 scholarships. "We're just doing what the law says," she said. School to close Anniston Middle School's place on the failing schools list may be short-lived. The city's school board voted earlier this year to close the school, part of a citywide reorganization being done in response to the city's declining enrollment. City officials have also expressed interest in using the middle school site, across from Lowe's onMcClellan Boulevard, for commercial development. School officials have not set a date for the closure, but Frazier said it will likely happen in two or three years. Marsh said that even with the closure, parents of middle-grades kids in Anniston should continue to qualify for the tax credit. He said the change wasn't a true school closure, but just the closure of a building. "If it was failing in one spot, it's failing in the next," he said. Frazier said the change was indeed a school closure, with Cobb Elementary slated for conversion to a junior high for grades 7-9 and the system's sixth-graders expected to be distributed among the city's elementary schools. If Anniston Middle's families do get the tax credit, that credit would expire once they age out of the middle school -- thus becoming zoned for Anniston High School. Anniston High hasn't met state goals on standardized tests for years, but it wasn't on the failing schools list. Marsh said students using the tax credits who aged out of Anniston Middle wouldn't have to go to Anniston High. "They could continue to go, they'd just have to pay the tuition to go to a private school," he said. Marsh has long maintained that the Accountability Act isn’t perfect, but is the start of a system of school choice for the state’s students. “There’s a bridge there, so that if they don’t want to be in the middle school, they can leave,” he said. Capitol & statewide reporter Tim Lockette: 256-294-4193. On Twitter @TLockette_Star.
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HOT BLAST: 'We must move beyond guns themselves'
Jun 18, 2013 | 34 views |  0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend | print
A teddy bear, flowers and a candle are the only items left at the entrance to Sandy Hook Elementary School on the six-month anniversary of the Dec. 14 shooting in Newtown, Conn., on June 14. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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Writing in The New York Review of Books, Georgetown Law professor David Cole examines the failures to pass gun-control measures over the six months since the Sandy Hook massacre.

In Facing the Real Gun Problem, Cole claims gun-control supporters have a fundamental misunderstanding of gun owners and their advocacy groups.

He writes, "[A]ny effort to address gun violence must also look beyond gun regulation, to the root causes of the violence. As noted above, the vast majority of gun deaths are caused by handguns. The Constitution forbids banning ordinary guns, and Americans do not support such bans anyway. And with 270 million guns already in private hands, it is too late for a meaningful ban in any event. Accordingly, if we want to do something about gun violence, we must move beyond guns themselves, to address the problem at its roots." 

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A partially completed house in Eva's Corner subdivision in Oxford. (Photo by Stephen Gross/The Anniston Star)
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Tony Waddell has plenty of work to do these days. He couldn't be more thrilled. Owner of Waddell Construction Company in Heflin, Waddell has seen business for his home-building company increase in Calhoun County in recent months. "Yes, it's improved with us tremendously," Waddell said. "We've got a lot more work, a lot more building." Waddell is not the only home builder seeing improvement this year. U.S. Census Bureau figures released Tuesday show all U.S. new-home construction starts, which include single-family homes and condos, increased 6.8 percent in May compared to April figures and 28.6 percent compared to home starts in May last year. Meanwhile, a National Association of Home Builders report released Monday states builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes is at its highest level since 2006. The reports indicate the home-building market is recovering from the Great Recession — an important component of the overall U.S. economic recovery efforts, economists say. The census data show single-family home construction, almost two-thirds of the home-builders market, increased 0.3 percent in May compared to April. Also, single-family housing completions increased 4.2 percent in May compared to April. The National Association of Home Builders report indicates the confidence rating was 52 in June, an increase of eight points from the previous month. Any reading over 50 indicates that more builders view sales conditions as good than poor. The report, calculated every six months, has not had a rating over 50 since 2006, according to a Monday press release from the association. “Today’s report is consistent with our forecast for a 29 percent increase in total housing starts this year, which would mark the first time since 2007 that starts have topped the 1 million mark," said David Crowe, chief economist for the National Association of Home Builders, in the press release. Home builders across the country have struggled in recent years since the Great Recession hit in 2008, which caused massive layoffs and discouraged many people from buying new homes. "We've struggled ... I've been in this business for 36 years and I never thought I'd see it like we have had the last four years," said Sam Almaroad, president of Sam Almaroad Construction in Jacksonville. However, in the last few months, Almaroad has seen business improve. "I think the market is turning as far as my company," Almaroad said. Almaroad said he is building custom homes in Jacksonville, Oxford and Piedmont. Almaroad noted, however, that his company is still mainly remodeling homes or building additions to get by in the still recovering economy. "As things progress though, I think there's going to be a demand for lots," he said. Waddell said most of his new home construction is in the Oxford area. He said low interest rates and cheaper building materials are helping stimulate more interest in home building. "The cost of building materials are the lowest they have been in several years," Waddell said. Shad Williams, president and CEO of Cheaha Bank in Oxford, said his bank has had more loan requests for new home construction this year. He said he is optimistic the housing market will continue to improve. "Our bank has been contacting builders to let them know we have money for new homes," Williams said. "I believe there is a demand for new homes in Calhoun County." Robert Robicheaux, chairman of the department of marketing, industrial distribution and economics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, said the home construction market is a vital part of the economy. "The home building industry is huge in that whenever a person builds a new home, construction crews benefit, but so do retailers ... you have to buy new appliances, new carpet, new drapery," Robicheaux said. Keivan Deravi, economist at Auburn University Montgomery, agreed. "The economy is basically a three-legged stool — one leg is having factories to produce, the second is creating jobs and the third really is the housing market," Deravi said. "It's such a huge sector of the economy." Deravi said improvements in employment have helped stimulate the housing market. A drop in unsold homes has also stimulated the market. The recession led to an influx in cheaper foreclosed homes, which lowered demand for new home construction. Robicheaux said the housing market is far from recovered, but there are changes in the economy that should help the market improve further. "The rise in the consumer market, unemployment is being lowered ... all these things are falling in line to show we are having recovery," he said. Staff writer Patrick McCreless: 256-235-3561. On Twitter @PMcCreless_Star.
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