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#1 User is offline   Kaycek 

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  Posted 18 August 2010 - 04:03 PM

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Good Day!

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I have been watching this forum for several years now and finally decided it is time to become a part of it. Although I am a newbie in the forum, I have been on PCs since the year IBM brought the first one out! Recently, I found the invoice for my first PC desktop, something I didn't purchase until 1994, instead playing with the Commodore 64 and 128. $2,000 bought a DOS-based (windows 3.1 was extra) computer, with 64MB RAM, 512 meg hard drive, a CD player (2x) speed and a 14-inch monitor. As an added bonus, I even had an external 300 Baud (yes baud!) modem. I most certainly thought I was running the fastest system in the world and after all, didn't Bill Gates say there would never be a need for any more than 64 MB of RAM? :thumbsup:

Today, I have much more, Spending $2000 buys a WI-FI ready desktop including a Windows-Based Operating System with Monitor, laptop, printer and scanner, even a flash drive or two :trumpet: . Unfortunately, our wonderful technology brings with it Mal-Ware, Viri, Trojans, Rootkits and all sorts of various and sundry unwanted guests on my hard drive. :cool: I look forward to keeping my unwelcome visitors at bay, not by annihilating my computers :flowers: (although it is tempting), instead using firewalls and all other varmint removers, while giving to the forum community by learning how to help others :) with their own uninvited varmint issues! My plan for these nasty varmints -- :)

Kaycek

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Posted 18 August 2010 - 04:30 PM

Hello and :thumbsup: to Bleeping Computer.

Be sure to check out the New User Orientation and the excellent Tutorials.
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Posted 18 August 2010 - 08:48 PM

Welcome to BC, neighbor!
Cheers,
John
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Posted 18 August 2010 - 10:50 PM

Thank you Budapest and jgweed!


I have been reading your tutorials all along... I decided to come in and join and read, then learn more... somehow <sigh> I have a feeling if I read the whole thing and follow ALL directions I might get rid of these varmints.... :thumbsup: if not I promise to scream for help!!! :flowers:

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