Saturday, March 6, 2010

More..computer woes!

This little cartoon
is rather cute...
now..I wasn't nearly as 'cute' while
on the phone with the Tech Guys at Time Warner Cable
on Wednesday last.

I had actually checked my email and my shop
per my usual "have my coffee/wake up" routine..
and all seemed just fine.
Then, I clicked on a page in my shop
and a "letter" from Road Runner
popped up to inform me that I would need to 'secure'
my computer due to 'suspicious activity'
from a computer connected to my modem.

Long story short...and an entire afternoon and evening
doing spyware and virus scans..
deleting anything I didn't think I needed...
putting all of the files I didn't want to lose on my zipdrive...
I still ended up having to send my computer in
to have it restored to factory settings.

Now...I have a whole other set of problems....
but..
I'm trying very 'patiently' to work through them.

Hopefully no one got 'flooded' with bogus
emails from me..
as a result of the 'suspicious activity'.

The last time this happened,
I got an email from my own email address
trying to sell me 'viagra'.


2 comments:

the art of graphite said...

I sympathise, I really know the feeling, but email from myself promoting viagra I've never had,haha. I hope no more computer problems for you. Have spent the last couple of hours going through your blog, love it and your art.

CMZ Art/ Rustic Goth said...

I never like to feel too 'secure'...but it's been a month or two since I've had any weirdness..hopefully that streak 'continues'.