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The problem of unwanted adware and spyware just keeps getting worse.
Here's this week's NBC-TV "High Tech Talk" segment that looks at two og my favorte spy busters - Adaware and Spybot Search & Destroy.
Click the video below to see my report, which is sent weekly to all 215 NBC-TV affiliates.

Social Security is going up for America’s 49 million retirees. The extra money - a 3.3% increase - works out to about $33 a month for the average retiree. It will start showing up in January.
But just how much can all of us expect from this much-discussed and perennial election year hot button program? […]

It’s Halloween time… online. And the Internet is filled with some handy Websites that can help you get your home and little goblins and ghosts ready for the big night. My NBC-TV “High tech talk” report this week shows off some of my favorite sites.
Now there are virtual online haunted houses like the “Haunt Your […]

All the worries over identity fraud, spam and computer hackers are causing a lot of Internet users to be very cautious about sharing their e-mail address online. As a reflection of how much concern there is out there online about private information, new services are cropping up that guarantee to keep you anonymous.
In my NBC-TV […]

I’m not a car guy. I look at automobiles as transportation. Get me here, get me there, give me good mileage, some comfort and that’s about all I ask.
So when I leased a new Buick Lucerne, it wasn’t out of brand loyalty.
I got a good deal and the car was reasonably well-appointed, quiet, didn’t look […]

It’s early October- barely autumn -but already the Internet is abuzz with talk of holiday shopping and Black Friday bargains.
Black Friday being the day after Thanksgiving when stores advertise their best deals for the coming holidays. But already this year, those early shoppers are targeting their merchandise.
My NBC-TV "High Tech Talk" report this week looks […]

Apple’s new iPods have added new functions and elegance to the digital music experience but still seem to be transitory — considerably short of the next innovations consumers would like.
To be sure, Apple wanted new models out now, to offset the buzz sure to greet Apple’s most serious competition to date: Microsoft’s Zune player, expected […]