DEEJAYKEG

Two great white sharks swimming in the ocean spied survivors of a sunken ship. "Follow me son" the father shark said to the son shark and they swam to the mass of people. "First we swim around them a few times with just the tip of our fins showing." And they did. "Well done, son! Now we swim around them a few times with all of our fins showing." And they did. "Now we eat everybody." And they did. When they were both gorged, the son asked, "Dad, why didn't we just eat them all at first? Why did we swim around and around them?" His wise father replied, "Because they taste better if you scare the shit out of them first!"

I keep on saying it and shall continue to do so... If you wish to make an informed decision on your anti-virus cover, refer to comparative test results such as those at Virus Bulletin, here: https://www.virusbtn.com/vb100/latest_comparative/index (You'll see that Microsoft's offering is not as good as described above, for example...) Spybot, as far as I am aware, provides no realtime protection. If you use Microsoft Office and don't need the macro language add-ons, disable them. I concur with the advice about attachments, even if they appear to come from people or entities known to you. Importantly, ditch Java ! At the very least disable it in your browser. Keep Flash updated (several vulnerabilities found in that lately). (See above) Update your operating system.

Most versions are affected by an OpenType font vulnerability and it is suggested you do not delay in applying the fix... http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/20/windows-opentype-security-fix/

Bravo!

It's getting a bit like Java... Trouble is that lots of sites use it (like this one!).

A new version is now available following the three zero-day exploits revealed in the last week. Time to update... http://www.computerworld.com/article/2947898/security/mozilla-blocks-all-flash-in-firefox-after-third-zero-day.html

I would never refer to my colonial cousins in such a derogatory way. The word "septic" is entirely adequate (Cockney Rhyming Slang). "Router" is derived from "route" and its origins in the English language are from Old French "rute" and Latin "rupta". It was, thus, "made" by the Romans and not the Americans. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/route

Thanks for the responses though at least one of you hasn't read my post through to the end... "If you have experienced this problem and successfully solved it, please respond. (The web is full of "have you checked x" and "it might be y" so I'd rather hear of solutions, please.)"

Hope the recovery is a complete and quick one and that you're not in pain.

I have a corded SteelSeries Sensei gaming mouse that has worked well since I received it a few years ago. Lately, however, the thing turns off randomly both in game and when on the web. I have researched the problem and it appears to be common and affects all makes of mouse. Some people have linked it to a Windows Update (I use Win 7, 32-bit, like many of those affected), others to an AV update. I have followed suggestions to disable power saving options connected to USB root hubs and Windows' own power management. This seemed to be effective until the return of the problem, this morning. If you have experienced this problem and successfully solved it, please respond. (The web is full of "have you checked x" and "it might be y" so I'd rather hear of solutions, please.) Thanks.

Today, we remember the victims of the terrorist attacks in London on 7/7/2005 that killed 52 and injured 700. A decade later, the terrorists have not won and they will not. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33407554

Naturally, our focus and that of the Belgians, who have minted a special coin to mark the anniversary, has been on the triumph of a British hero, the Duke of Wellington, at Waterloo in 1815...

Whenever I can @@hxtr , especially for you!

The BBC reports: "James Horner, the Hollywood composer who wrote the Oscar-winning score for Titanic, has died in a California plane crash aged 61. A trained pilot, he is reported to have been alone aboard a small private plane which crashed north of Santa Barbara on Monday morning. The musician worked on three James Cameron films, as well as A Beautiful Mind, Braveheart, Troy and Apollo 13." Full article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33235271 http://youtu.be/hFheKByY908

HOAX! It's ironic that you include a mention of/link to Snopes as, if you'd actually looked at the article on that site, you wouldn't have posted this hoax warning... (Google is our friend - always copy and paste a portion of the so-called "alert" into its search box and see what is returned. It's easy enough to do.) Here's the article: http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/whitehouse.asp

Now we are protected by the Typhoon...

The English Electric Lightning (introduced in 1959) always could... A favourite British interceptor, powered by Rolls Royce engines.

My wife bought me a new gun today! Now equipped to start filming "Psycho Squirrel Enema: Part Two - Revenge is Sweet"!

A pike on a boilie? That has to be a first?! Great pictures, mate.

In order: mirror carp, mirror carp, grass carp, Wels catfish, pike.

I think the "stupid man" is called Derek and his wife is American... http://youtu.be/P9ZitOsQiKg

NICKNAMES� If Laura, Kate and Sarah go out for lunch, they will call each other Laura, Kate and Sarah. If Mike, Dave and John go out, they will affectionately refer to each other as Fat Boy, Nobby and Tosser. EATING OUT� When the bill arrives, Mike, Dave and John will each throw in a tenner, even though it's only for £25. None of them will have anything smaller and none will actually admit they want change back. When the girls get their bill, out come the pocket calculators. MONEY� A man will pay £2 for a £1 item he needs. A woman will pay £1 for a £2 item that she doesn't need but it's on sale. BATHROOMS� A man has six items in his bathroom: toothbrush and toothpaste, shaving cream, razor, a bar of soap, and a towel. The average number of items in the typical woman's bathroom is 337. A man would not be able to identify more than 20 of these items. ARGUMENTS� A woman has the last word in any argument. Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument. FUTURE� A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband. A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife. MARRIAGE� A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't. A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, but she does. DRESSING UP� A woman will dress up to go shopping, water the plants, empty the trash, answer the phone, read a book, and get the mail. A man will dress up for weddings and funerals. NATURAL� Men wake up as good-looking as they went to bed. Women somehow deteriorate during the night. OFFSPRING� Ah, children. A woman knows all about her children. She knows about dentist appointments and romances, best friends, favourite foods, secret fears and hopes and dreams. A man is vaguely aware of some short people living in the house. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: A married man should forget his mistakes. There's no use in two people remembering the same thing!

I am pleased with my Sony - now several years old. The only problem I had was when the BBC altered its iPlayer clients and Sony didn't update that on its older players (I now watch streaming services via Roku box instead).