This is How You Explain Malware To Your Grandparents

Jason Chen — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:20:00 EST

Show them this. Explain that opening all those damn attachments is the equivalent of letting a bunch of dudes with hairy arms reach through the internet, into their homes. Watch their reaction.

The image is taken from Sophos' 2009 security threat report, which says 37% of malware comes from inside the US, 27% comes from China, and 9.1% from Russia. China's actually down from their previous position of being responsible for more than half of worldwide malware in 2007. USA! USA! USA! [DigitalTrends]

Memorex SimpleSave is Easy DVD Recording For Your Grandparents

Jason Chen — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:10:00 EDT

Memorex has a crazy (and expensive) new DVD-R line called SimpleSave, which automatically scans your computer for photos and videos and burns them to disc. From the description, these $14.99 for 5 discs sound like they're perfect for your parents or grandparents who don't really know how to use a burner and have photos scattered all over their machines. If they've got more pics and vids than can fit on one disc, the software will tell them how many more they need to buy and will parse and burn accordingly. Expensive, but neat fort the new user. [PRNewswire via Coolest Gadgets]

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This is How You Explain Malware To Your Grandparents

Memorex SimpleSave is Easy DVD Recording For Your Grandparents