Flashes of Panic

I am no longer accepting email from the ind.iquest.net subdomain, due to repeated virus-infected messages originating there even after repeated warnings. If you're trying to reach me from that particular dialup pool, I suggest using a comment on an entry here... but I actually doubt anyone's trying to reach me, they're just too irresponsible to have an up-to-date virus filter, even though there are at least two free alternatives.

There is no excuse for still, on this day, not having taken at least basic steps to secure your PC. Cost is not an excuse. Time is not an excuse, sorry. Pay for that time with the money you saved by buying an insecure Windows PC instead of a Macintosh.

(OK, no, there is an excuse: if your PC belongs to your company, and there's an IT guy like me who is supposed to be responsible for keeping it secure. If you're that IT guy, or that IT guy's manager, sorry, you're on the line now.)