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Upgrade Advice – Mozy Internet Backup 1.0 for Mac released

Anyone who has had an in-home appointment with the Computer Courage team knows that we take backup seriously.  We believe in a two-way backup – one local, hard drive backup coupled with one internet-based backup.  Our favorite online backup is Mozy.  Mozy offers users a free 2 gigabyte account, a $5 per month account with...
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Tips on Switching from Windows to Mac

Computer Courage loves Mac and PC.  We troubleshoot, educate, backup, secure, and optimize both systems.  We’ve written in the past about Windows Vista vs OS X Leopard.  While Windows is still king in the market percentage game, especially for low budget users and businesses, Macs have been making extraordinary gains in market share, especially in...
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Antivirus Guide – What Are Viruses and Spyware – A Definition

Just about everyone who runs Windows runs antivirus and antispyware products.  As you know, Computer Courage spends a lot of time helping people choose the best antivirus and helping people upgrade to free antivirus. You know you need to avoid viruses and spyware, but do you know what they are and why?  This article will...
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DropSend – Send Large Attachments Easily (and for free) (Mac and PC)

Ever been frustrated trying to send a large file by attachments?  We’ve had a lot of clients and friends asking about sending large files recently, so I wanted to share an awesome program with you all. The problem: E-mail was never designed to handle sending large attachments.  Most servers have limits on how large a...
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AVG 8 Upgrade – New Antivirus Antispyware King is FREE (with Command Line Power Tip)

As many of you loyal readers know, Computer Courage has been a strong proponent of AVG Antivirus for some time.  AVG has taken a novel approach to competing with the big guns of Norton and McAfee by offering a home version of their product absolutely free, and hoping to gain publicity and popularity amongst the...
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Firefox 3 Released Today – Download Record To Be Set

Mozilla, makers of our favorite browser Mozilla Firefox, are releasing the much anticipated version 3 today.And, they are doing it in style.Mozilla plans to set a worldwide download record today by having millions of people from all over the world download the version today, June 17th, 2008. Remember that we showed you guys a sneak...
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Computer Courage Newsletter – May 2008 – Last Chance for Windows XP

Finals Days of Windows XP This month’s article is short and sweet – but ever so important.As many of you know from our previous articles, we at Computer Courage prefer Windows XP to the newer and slower Windows Vista.Due to the general unpopularity of Windows Vista, Microsoft has been extending the shelf life of Windows...
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