Welcome to Martha's Web
I hope that you will find the answers you are looking for on my site, I
made it for all of my friends that are new (and confused) and I hope you
will use the information provided here to keep your computer running smooth
as new, to become better informed about scams and be safe while surfing!
Using your computer, reading email and surfing the web should be productive
or fun. Unfortunately there are a lot of unscrupulous people in the world
that are fast making using your computer, reading email, not productive or
fun. The bad guys are also costing us money, a lot of money. We have to pay
for virus scanners, trojan scanners, update subscriptions, spam blockers and
spyware removal. There are free versions for all of these services, but a
lot of people are afraid to use them. Don't be afraid! Just be careful!
Help for various problems
I have posted links for free virus scanners on the virus page and spyware
removers on the spyware page . On this site in each section there are links
for free and very good programs that can be used safely. However, since
there is so much malware (virus, spyware, etc.,) I recommend that you also
use some 'industrial strength' spyware removers, such as
Webroot's SpySweeper or
Sunbelt's CounterSpy.
I have a section on how to use
Outlook Express. There are pages that tell
you how to set up an email account, and configure Outlook Express to be used
safely!
There is a section that will help you to learn how to tell if an email is a
hoax! And there are a lot of
email hoaxes out there, even the most
experienced users sometimes fall for them. You can learn how to avoid scams
and what to do about virus.
There is also a section on to maintain your computer and keep it running
just like new. It isn't hard, but if you don't know how to perform
computer
maintenance it will gradually slow down and become unusable.
Computers can be fun! They can make tedious chores easy and when connected
to the Internet, they can be a window on the world for shut-ins and people
who are lonely. As long as you use safe computing and are careful about
where you surf, you can enjoy your computer and have fun!
Check out the Funstuff
section and there are a lot of fun sites listed in the
Links section.
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If you have any questions about the information posted here, please let
me know. Just click the 'Contact Martha' link on the very bottom of each
page.