April 2006 Mike Farquhar Thornbury U3A Computer Group “Microsoft Shortcuts”…

..but what am I really going to talk about? Security Update Broadband Speed Microsoft Shortcuts

Security Update Keep on using the products  Anti-Virus (FreeGrisoft AVG)  Anti-Spyware (Ad-Aware, Spybot)  Firewall (Windows Firewall, ZoneAlarm) Keep doing backups (USB memory devices are cheap and easy for ad-hoc backups and CD or DVD for more permanent backups) Secure your Wireless Network Spam/Phishing/malware news New security products

Australia introduces the first anti-spam code Australia has become the first country to lay down a code of practice to deal with spam. ISPs and other service providers are now required to give adequate spam filters to their customers. Failure to provide them incurs fines of up to A$10 million.

Microsoft targets the phishers Microsoft says it plans a legal onslaught on phishing. There are 7.9 million phishing attempts per day That’s an increase of 39% over the same time last year The Global Phishing Enforcement Initiative (GPEI) has been set up to track down and prosecute the people behind this type of online fraud. Across the world Microsoft has led to the closure of 4,744 phishing sites, and in the US alone it filed 117 phishing lawsuits last spring.

Beware the 3 rd February… A nasty piece of mal-ware threatens the files on an infected PC Variously called… MyWife, Blackmal, Nyxem and the Karma Sutra worm On the 3 rd day of every month it deletes files with the extensions such as.doc,.ppt,.xls and.pdf How does it work, and how do you prevent it?

Passwords… How about blank passwords - are they OK or not? Passwords for user passwords are OK blank Passwords for accounts with administrator privileges should be secured with a strong password

Windows Shortcuts Highlighting, Dragging and Dropping Context menus Cut and paste Move or Copy? When does “Delete” move to the Recycle Bin, and when does it actually delete?

Microsoft Word Shortcuts Where to find them?  Start Word  From the menus choose: Tools | Macro | Macros… This brings up the Macros dialog box  From “Macros in:” choose “Word Commands  From “Macro Name:” choose “ListCommands”  Choose “Run”  From the “List Commands” dialog box, choose “Current Menu and Keyboard Settings” and “OK”

Microsoft Excel Shortcuts

Mike’s Downloads Computer Club 2006 program Windows Glossary Windows Shortcuts Understanding Screen and Printer Resolution This Microsoft Shortcuts PowerPoint presentation