Technology Tips
Electronics Recycling
Information from the EPA can be found at http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/recycle/ecycling/donate.htm
My Boneyard pays money for old electronic devices:http://www.myboneyard.com/?q=main
Electronics Recycling offers a wealth of recycling/reuse information representing all industry work groups (e.g., collection, Demanufacturing, refurbishment/resell, research, recycling). It also provides guidance to households and organizations for promoting recycling and reuse efforts. http://www.electronicsrecycling.org/
Junk Mail
Overwhelmed with junk mail and not the electronic variety. Visit these websites to remove your address from catalog mailers and direct marketing lists.
www.dmachoice.org
www.catalogchoice.org
Threats to Home Computers
The State of New York has created numerous documents and videos to help teach the public about threats to their home computers. Please visit their site at: http://www.cscic.state.ny.us/cscorner/
Malware Removal and Prevention: Introduction
Information on getting your computer clean.
Virus Protection
Even if you have antivirus protection, it doesn't hurt to use a second product to see if your computer is secure, since most antivirus programs catch only 90 to 98 percent of known viruses. Nearly all antivirus programs offer a free online scan to see if your computer is infected. Here's a partial list. Remember, no product will catch every malicious program.
- Product
- Web address
- Bitdefender
- http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html
- F-secure
- http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/ols.shtml
- Kaspersky
- http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
- McAfee
- http://us.mcafee.com/root/mfs/default.asp
- Panda
- http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/ActiveScan.htm
- Spybot
- http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
- Symantec
- http://security.symantec.com
- Trend Micro
- http://www.trendmicro.com/hc_intro/default.asp
- Windows One-Care
- http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm?s_cid=sah
Ryan Lashway, Technology Coordinator
