Be Informed About Chrome Browser

        Here's important info from Jim Hamm,  "If you should use Chrome as a browser -- as I do occasionally -- and have guests at your house and they should want to use your computer a bit, you might take a look at this article. Chrome apparently saves your passwords whether you wanted them saved or not. You may not want your guests having access to your passwords saved in Chrome.

      "Out of curiosity, I took a look at which passwords were saved in Chrome on my computer -- a lot, but none of serious consequence. Just to see if Chrome asks me if I want to save a password or not, I tried logging into a couple of sites using a password. Chrome didn't ask me if I wanted to save the password or not -- presumably Chrome just saved it.

      "This is not good if, say, you're on Chrome and logging into your bank account. Keep this in mind if you use Chrome as your browser. Other browsers will ask you if you want a password saved." And here Jim signs off with his customary grin. 

Malware Prevention: Mac & PC

        Making us aware of the latest precautions for malware prevention, Jim Hamm sends this:  "Click here. This newsletter is oriented to PCs, but the information contained in this article is relevant to Macs as well."  The writer speaks about a February security conference, and goes into some detailed explanations and tips.  Social-engineering threats are rapidly growing.  He declares that the number one delivery method of a hack is a ZIP file.  He also relates his conversation with a hacker.  
        Thanks, Jim. This looks like an article we all need to read and heed.  We might do our PC friends a favor by sending this info on to them right away. 

Here's Why to Disable Java

        "If you're still using Java, now is a good time to disable it," warns Jim Hamm.  See this article: http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/01/critical-java-zero-day-bug-is-being-massively-exploited-in-the-wild/
        The fix is to disable Java in your web-browser.  Here Jim explains, "NOT 'java script'  just 'java' — they are two separate check boxes, as they are two separate things."

        You'll note this article is dated today, 1-10-13, and there are already 76 comments.