Why I am doing this blog. . .

This blog came into being after I overheard a salesman at a large electronics store in the San Francisco Bay Area doing a hard sell (using all the buzz words; virus, spam, spyware, "your computer will burst into flames without this utility!" etc.) on a brand new computer user. The buyer in question had just bought a new machine and had been frightened into buying almost $150.00 in firewall, anti-virus, spy ware blocker, spam-blocker (and probably Anti-UFO) software.
So this is my gift to the computer users of the world.

If you wish to contribute, don't send it to me. There is generally a link for donations on each entry to show the developer that you like thier program. That is the best way to ensure that they will keep developing.