[The Random Factor] I love you

[The Random Factor]

Greetings brothers & sisters of Earth,

Wow. This is harder than I remember. I
was hoping to get this to you earlier, but
even the email list software wouldn't work.

As most of you know, The Random Factor
was out of commission during the Writer's
Guild of America (WGA) strike.

For those interested, you can read more
about that and how it relates to my
"Ambitionz az a Writer" if you visit
http://www.some-guy.com/wga-strike.html

So, now that stressed-out negotiators and
mailing list software troubleshooters have
prevailed we can all go back to... to...
Well, I hope it was good.

But, first, there's something I want to
tell you...

I love you.

And, I hope that you are safe.

So, here's two highly recommended, and FREE,
protection programs to help keep your computer
and you from battling Internet VD.

The first, SpyBot, is anti-spyware, the other
AVG is anti-virus. They are among the best,
if not the best, tools Microsoft Windows users
can use. That includes well-known and non-free
heavyweights like Norton & McAffee Anti-Virus.

Mac users... smiling, aren't you. Well,
here's a tip, the most up-to-date source of
OSX software is at Version Tracker.
http://www.versiontracker.com/macosx/

Windows users, without further ado:

SpyBot Search & Destroy anti-spyware:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

There is other good anti-spyware, like Spyware
Blaster, & Ad-Aware SE Personal Edition, but
you only need one.

AVG Free edition anti-virus:
http://free.grisoft.com

Windows Defender, which is made by Microsoft,
is also another highly recommended free option.

If you're willing to shell out $40 for
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0:
http://www.consumersearch.com/www/software/antivirus-software/retailers.html
It's "the best" anti-virus software available
according to Consumer research:
http://www.consumersearch.com/www/software/antivirus-software/

By running these applications you might find
that some of your less-known software programs
are mysteriously disabled.

That's because it had some secrets.

Even RealPlayer, one-time pioneer, has been
called out for it's use of spyware. Visit
http://www.boingboing.net/2004/02/01/how-to-get-spywarefr.html
to find out how to get spyware-free RealPlayer.

The quarantine option lets you store suspect
files in a safe place. Then, in case you
notice software that is no longer working you
can release a file from quarantine.

You can also re-install software if it's
disabled... and you need it.

I hope this helps some of you,

love and light,

SG

p.s. And when you're done, windows users, here's
the windows software link:
http://www.versiontracker.com/windows/

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