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The Helpdesk is Closed…Until Next Christmas

Regrettably, I don't get to see my folks as much as I'd like....there's 500-odd miles and a sea between us, so it was a rare pleasure for my parents to visit me over Christmas for a few days. After a day or so, my dad says to me, "Could you have a look at my laptop?  Every now and then

Cornflicker and the April Fool’s Day Joke of Doom

How many of the geeks out there are safe from Conflicker, a nasty little worm set to go all doomsday on us on April 1st? Hopefully, 99.9% of us are (there's never a 100% guarantee). I know I am, as is every machine on my home network and that I have control over at work. But what about those family