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I’ve received some emails from people asking where the heck I’ve been?! No tweets, no posts…it was like I fell off the face of the Earth according to some of you! 
First off, I’m happy to see that if I indeed did fall off the face of the Earth, there would be some loyal followers/readers who would come look for me! Thank you!
But, the reason I was gone is not a happy one. A dear friend of mine has been on her deathbed. She was devastatingly struck by a terrible virus and has been in and out of a coma for two and a half weeks. We’re not sure she’ll make it…she most likely will need to have drastic surgery that will wipe out all memories and make her a shell of her former self.
Now, before you send me comments praying for my friend’s recovery, I should probably tell you who she is…here’s a picture:
We met in January 2008, shortly after her older sister, Toshiba passed on.
We’ve had some good times, but on Sunday, February 21, 2010 our relationship changed.
She became distant, slow and unresponsive to the slightest question. She occasionally even had the audacity to hang up on me and freeze when asked to perform the most simple of tasks.
At first, I thought this was the common cold…something that some maintenance, fluids and rest would resolve. Soon, I learned though…she was gravely ill with a mystery illness.
Ok…enough hyperbole. My computer, one of the loves of my life, is sick….horribly sick. This post, is meant to let you know that I’m still alive but also to warn you of some REALLY BAD STUFF floating around out there ready to infect even the most buttoned-up computers.
PLEASE, take my advice and take a few minutes to put into practice some of the stuff I have had to do these past couple of weeks. It could save your personal data, your precious memories, your business and even your identity!!
The next few posts are going to dole out some pretty specific information and tips. Please come back for the series. I mean it. I’ve had the worst 2.5 weeks of my entire computing life (and that’s a long life, BTW, I used to program in BASIC! so please heed these warnings.
I’ll have a list of symptoms I experienced, what others tried to do to help, and why even the best efforts of some of the top malware and spyware experts ultimately wasn’t enough. I’ll also post some tips and resources on how you can diagnose your own computer issues and how to head off some trouble before it gets really bad.
I’ll also be posting a follow-up to something I wrote about the backup service, Carbonite. If you are using Carbonite for your automatic backups, you’ll want to stay tuned and learn what I learned.
Seriously, it was almost a disaster!
So sit tight and get ready for a weekend of computer security education and tips. This is a great time to get on the ball and prevent what I have gone through.
