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I have a new computer coming from Dell and it has the macafee security for 30 days I think--I am on DSL and also have a router--is there anything I should do before hooking into the dsl line as in security--I'm really no wiz at this computer either.---thanks for any help
Just be certain McAfee Security is installed first. On many new computers they have an icon for a security program such as McAfee, and you have to double click it to get it to begin installing. Then wait for both McAfee and Windows Update to install all their updates that they download from the Internet before adding your backup data and installing applications just in case any malware is hiding in them.
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Carolyn Meinel
Expertise
I cover Windows, Linux, TCP/IP and Ethernet security questions. I do not cover Mac, smart phones, or other networking issues.
Experience
Books by Carolyn Meinel: wrote a chapter for The Hacking of America book (see http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1567204600/happyhacker)
My article Code Red for the Web for Scientific American was reprinted in the book Best American Science Writing 2002 (see http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0060936509/happyhacker). My book The Happy Hacker: A Guide to Mostly Harmless Hacking is now in 4th edition with a Japanese edition (see http://happyhacker.org/hhbook/).
Organizations
IEEE, AAAS
Publications
See a list with some online links at http://cmeinel.com
Education/Credentials
MS, Industrial Engineering, The University of Arizona
Took a course in computer forensics at the University of Texas at Austin/
Past/Present Clients
DARPA, SAIC, Palmer Labs
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