Kevin’s Stories and Columns

Hate it or love it, Windows Vista is here to stay.

From the day it hit the shelves, Windows Vista has had a bad reputation, and for good reason. For the longest time, it didn’t work with a lot of hardware and software. I switched back to XP when some of my hardware wouldn’t work with Vista. Its release proved what consumers are willing to put up with in terms of software.

So, your Facebook account just received a message insisting you visit a website from someone you may or may not know to a website you’ve never visited before that is enticing you to do something. It may seem like common sense to simply delete the message or report is as junk, but the fact is that many people unwittingly click such links, and that alone may have just infected their computer.

Class is back in session at Lethbridge College, and we’re hitting the ground running as expected. Although our course load is less then it was less semester, which is good, as it allows us to turn out better quality stories!

You may have seen it being talked about or used on CBC or CNN, or as a blue icon or bird logo on many popular websites or blogs. If you’re not tech-savvy, you likely just ignored it, thinking of it as just another tool on the internet, which it is, but it’s one of the more useful tools, and it’s seriously worth taking a look at.