Vista’s 100 Million Milestone Is A Threat To Consumers
This morning I was reading a news story where Microsoft says they have concerns of people being exposed ‘to increased risk of malicious viruses and spyware.’ Well, maybe no one else has noticed but Vista’s 100 million milestone is a threat to users too.
Vista potentially spells disaster for frustrated consumers who may feel inclined to roll back to older operating systems such as Windows XP. Older operating systems lack Vista’s advanced administrative features that could prevent common identity theft threats.
Despite being a Microsoft Certified Professional myself, I’ve also rolled back to XP due to software and hardware incompatibility issues. Neither of my tv cards are supported by Vista. No Smallville??? Heck no! Rolling back…
Anyhow, the threats from rolling back are real. Most people who rollback to XP have no clue how to protect themselves. There are several commonsense steps to take to protect their identities online. I have created a free mostly non-tech video on my site at www.noidtheft.net that spells the steps out in detail.
I created the video to help people after friends and family and even some former coworkers would drop off their own or even their family member’s computers on my doorstep asking for help.
Since I moved on to business consulting to IT service companies years ago I no longer have time to help everyone. So I created the video. Initially I thought of selling the video en masse. But after getting hit by a ring of thieves who stole more than $400 worth of the shipped DVDs from me online in 2005, I shelved the idea and concentrated on business consulting full-time.
The problem is, online identity theft threats have not really improved much since then. So I decided to give the video away free. The video is an hour and twenty-eight minutes long. Highly informative. Is not a Hollywood production by any means. But is truly educational.
People learn how to use mostly free and low-cost software and a common sense approach to eliminating threats of spyware, malware, Trojans, and even intentional malicious human activity by watching the video. It is designed with new and inexperienced computer users in mind. If that’s you, watch the video.
This is a topic that shouldn’t be taken lightly. I estimate I’ve seen more than 13,000 infections on home and business computers during my final years as a computer tech. That’s why I’m certain many people will appreciate this knowledge. Heck if you don’t believe me, watch the video yourself. It doesn’t contain any blatant sales pitches or anything like that since I’m no longer doing tech work. I created the video to help people.
Enjoy.
