swine flu is super scary. so i had to at least mention that the epidemic hasn't gone unnoticed by us @ the big house. i've asked the district's information technology department what we can do to keep the computers clean(er). and they've instructed us to spray lysol onto a rag and wipe the rag over the mice and keyboards and power buttons, etc. and we will.
the IT dept also recommended putting a bottle of purell hand sanitizer by each computer to promote proper hand hygiene. but we can't afford to do that right now, and even if we could, frankly, i'd be worried about the bottles walking away, if you know what i mean. so, for now, there'll be no purell in the library, unless parents or students want to donate a bottle to us now and then.
but that's only half the battle. the other half is getting you guys to wash your hands more often! seriously, if only for your own health, you should. schools are like the petrie dishes of pandemics! so you wash up, we'll wipe down. be aware of the signs and symptoms. and stay home if you're seriously sick! hopefully that'll be enough to keep casa pig-flu free! =)
not only is downloading music from the internet without paying for it illegal (even for educational purposes), it is also quite risky. case in point, this weekend, my laptop came down with an infection, actually, technically, 3 infections -- 3 trojans to be exact. not exactly the conficker virus, but a total pain in the @$$ nonetheless.
it only took 4 scans, 7 calls to tech support, $120, and 11 hours to clean up my computer, and now she's de-bugged and slower than ever! thanks, mcafee! their total protection plan was a total waste! it didn't protect me or rescue me from this mess at all, and i'm now seriously questioning the value of a subscription anti-virus service when there's such huge gaps in it's coverage.
please let me know what anti-virus/anti-malware/anti-spyware/anti-adware programs you use and love. inquiring minds really want to know! =)
for the record, my dad (a super high-tech internet security nerd @ the state of california's department of justice) told me about a few programs that might save you from some of my recent misery:
welcome back from spring break, everyone! :) hope you had a happy week off campus! :) well, we've got lots left to do -- like research papers, senior project presentations, and fun fun final exams -- but not a ton of time to do it -- just 34 days left at this point -- not that we're counting! :)
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