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Editorial Reviews About.com - Tony Bradley Appleman provides the information teens, or anyone else for that matter, should know before venturing out onto the Internet... About the Author Daniel Appleman is the president of Desaware Inc., a developer of add-on products and components for Microsoft Visual Studio, including SpyWorks, StateCoder, and the NT Service Toolkit for .NET languages and VB6. He is a cofounder of Apress, a publishing company specializing in high-quality professional level books for computer programmers and IT professionals. He is the author of numerous books, including <i>Moving to VB .NET: Strategies, Concepts and Code</i>, <i>How... read more Book Description You Know You're in Trouble When...
This is a book about computer security and privacy, written especially for the many people who, just like you, are taking advantage of all the Internet has to offer. It goes beyond the "beware the dangers of chat room" warnings you're already aware of and tells you not only how to protect your computer form the latest invasions of viruses, worms, and Trojans, but also how to fight back and actually do something about them. You Know You're Safe When...
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Protecting Your Machine goes through all of the "gremlins" that can bother your computer, how to get rid of them and how to prevent them from coming back. Dan covers the three main preventions: anti-virus programs, firewalls, and regular system configuration and updates. He relates to the types of programs that teenagers are likely to run, such as P2P software and online games. Always Use Protection explains how to determine which anti-virus programs are available, but puts the responsibility for choosing one squarely in the reader's lap. Firewalls are discussed in detail, as well as their possibly unintended consequences. News items speak frequently about how a virus got into machines mainly because available security updates were simply not installed. Dan makes sure that the reader understands how to update their system. The configuration chapter describes many little tweaks available to harden your browser and e-mail reader that many people are not aware of. If this book was only chapter 9 - What to Do When You've Been Hit - it would still be worth the cover price. In this chapter, Dan gives a careful, step-by-step menu of what you can and should do to recover as much as you possibly can, eradicate the malware that is causing the problem, and get your system back to a usable state. The next four chapters form Part II - Protecting Your Privacy. In here, Dan explains the various ways your personal information can be gleaned, mostly from a user innocently filling in a form supplied by a con artist. He talks about identity theft and what it means to a teenager. The need for good passwords is clearly discussed, but he acknowledges that most people won't use strong enough ones. Finally, he talks about how to use a chat room safely and how to recognize and avoid being taken in by a scam. The appendixes have good summary information, and a special appendix just for the parents. It give good advice to make sure your teenager is willing to come to you for question without worrying about losing online privileges. All in all, Always Use Protection should be read by every parent and, hopefully, by their kids. I'm going to get my 15- and 13-year old to read it. I liked the approach, the content, and the presentation so well, I had to rate this 5 stars. Was this review helpful to you?
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This is an excellent book that every teen and their parents should read. He also runs a related web site at http://www.AlwaysUseProtection.Com. OK, the site does plug his book at every turn, but there is useful information along the way. The book is a comfortable 250 pages and reasonably priced at $18. It is about time someone brought the Internet lingo down to the level that everyone can understand. (Dan.. there are a few passages where your ego shows through ... drop them in the next edition.) Was this review helpful to you?
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Appleman does go into a reasonable level of detail. More perhaps than a comparable Dummy's or Idiot's book. He believes that there is a certain modicum of detail you should know, and he does not dumb down a topic below that level. He's treating you like an adult. Speaking of which, there are two other audiences for this book. One is parents. The other is teachers or librarians. There must be members of each group wondering if they need to catch up to their kids on this stuff. And casting around for a good text.
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Windows only!, September 15, 2004
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