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C-8 Home Life Wednesday, March 28, 2018 The Press-Dispatch Tech Solutions by Scott A. Hartley Ordinary antivirus fails to protect your PC Brighter Side by Janice Barniak A bandwagon by another name Continued from page 4 SWEETS Reitmeyer Acution ursday, March 29 • 5 pm TRACTORS: Lawn & Garden Items: John Deere LA115 mower; Honda rear tine tiller; Lowe 10' Jon Boat, (like new); Evinrude 2hp engine; Johnson Seahorse 6hp; Husqvarna 5524SE snowblower; Push Mowers; weedeaters; lawn thatcher; Reel mowers; leaf blow- ers; pressure washer; Wood splitter; lawn mower jack; fishing poles; rod & reels; tackle; Huffy (his & hers) bikes; Radio Flyer wagon; BBQ grills; Telescope; gas cans; bird houses; metal patio set; Woodworking Tools: Central Machinery Wood Lathe w/sanding disc; Craftsman 12" band saw/sander; Craftsman 18" scroll saw; Craftsman 10" compound Miter saw; Craftsman 8" variable speed bench grinder w/heavy duty stand; Chicago elec. 90 amp Flux weld- er w/cart; Black & Decker 6" bench grinder on stand; Shop vac; 5"vise; Ryobi metal cut off saw; Wagner paint crew sprayer 770; 6" bench grinder; Troy Bilt 7000 watt generator; B&D sabre saw; 10" buffer; Belt sander; and much, much more. Tools & Misc: Pole saw; roll around tool cabinet; jack stands; floor jack; wrench sets; bolt organizers; pipe clamps; Pullers; air tools; impact sockets; pipe cutter; chain sharpener; drill bits; block & tack- le; Campbell Hausfield2hp air compressor; Stihl MS170 chainsaw; Craftsman chainsaw; Craftsman upright air compressor; auto me- chanics books; Furniture & Household: La-z-boy 3 pc sectional with recliner; sofa; 2 wingback chairs; recliner; lift chair; Whirlpool refrigerator; china cabinet; grandfather clock; vintage drop leaf table; 4 cane bot- tom chairs; kitchen table w/4 chairs; 3 pc set vintage Mahogany end tables w/leather inset; dresser; cedar wardrobe; book shelves; oak flower stand; sewing machine; Bob Knight IU memorabilia; coffee maker; roasters; Christmas items; Antiques & Collectibles: 12 gal crock; #5 Monmouth Butter crock; ½ gal Monmouth butter crock; Frankoma pitcher; Red Wing pot- tery; Lenox pcs; Beehive cookie jar; old maps; ice tongs; No8 cast iron skillet; metal bread box; Wooden double pop crate; 2 wood Sure Shot ammo boxes; wood Peters Cartridge box; Metal buck- ets; lead dipping ladles; coffin top carpenter chest; Old books; Dickens; Scout Masters; wood cash drawers; 1937 wood Budweis- er box; Metal minnow bucket; old radios; green Coleman Cooler; Pop crates; Metal signs; Longaberger baskets; map of West Boggs Lake; 1967 Pontiac Service manual; pocket knives; trunk & more. Collector Engines & Chain Saws: Briggs & Stratton foot start en- gine; gasoline Military engine; old water pump; (old) Johnson boat engine; Vintage Sears direct drive chain saw; Vintage Homelite WIZ bow blade chain saw; Wright blade saw; Buccaneer outboard motor; Nova engine; Case engine block; old single wheel Lodge & Shirley w/Clinton eng; Schwinn bike w/ Briggs foot start engine(very unique); Graber Auctions ~ 812-254-2220 Mark J. Graber - AU19400133 Note: is is a very brief listing, see www.graberauctions.com for photos. Owner: Bill & Betty Reitmeyer & Others Auction held at1382 S. State Rd 257, Washington, IN 260-244-7606 • 800-451-2709 www.SchraderAuction.com Absolute AUCTION W I T H O U T R E S E R V E ONLINE BIDDING AVAILABLE OWNER: FIRST FARMERS BANK AND TRUST CO. Sales Manager: Brad Horrall: 812-890-8255 #AC63001504 &$//)25%52&+85(259,6,7285:(%6,7( INSPECTION: Monday, April 16, 10AM-12 Noon Daviess County • Washington, IN WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25 TH • 1:00 PM 5601 S 50W, Washington, IN - Directions from the jct. of US Hwy 50 & Hwy 57, take Hwy 57 south 1 mi. to CR 100 S, turn left (south) & pro- ceed 3 mi. to the property. Auction held on site. 3URSHUW\DFUHVOHYHOWRVOLJKWO\VORSLQJ WRSRJUDSK\JUDYHOGULYHZD\VSXEOLFZDWHU IMPROVEMENTS TO THE LAND INCLUDE: Brooder House: 50'x300' wood frame w/ alum. ext., concrete floor, built in 2007. Flexible auger feeding system w/ metal bulk bins. Drinking water provided by Biddie & dry drinkers. Venti- lation provided by winch control side curtains & elec. fans on timers. Finishing Houses: 2 - 50'x500' wood frame w/ alum. ext., earthen floors. Flexible auger feeding system w/ bulk bin storage. Drinking provided via Plasson plastic waterers. Ventilation provid- ed by side curtains & tunnel ventilation. Litter Storage Building: 40'x80', 30' eves, concrete floor, 9' high concrete walls, above is wood frame construction. Large entry way well suited for placing & removing litter & compost. Built in 2012. 11.5 ± Acres Turkey Facility ·[· )LQLVKLQJ KRXVHV ·[· %URRGHUKRXVH ·[· /LWWHU6WRUDJH EXLOGLQJ OWNER: Pickaway County Community Foundation, LLC SALE MANAGER: Brad Horrall, 812-890-8255 AC63001504, AU01005815 ONLINE BIDDING AVAILABLE 8]b_TRcX^]3PcT) Friday, April 6th 10 AM - 12 Noon Meet a Rep at Tract 1 www.schraderauction.com Call for color brochure or visit our website AUCTION LOCATION: Pike County Fair- grounds 4-H Building, 1211 W. St. Rt. 56, Petersburg, IN. Behind Hornady Park. DIRECTIONS: From the jct. of St. Hwy. 56 & St. Hwy. 57 at Petersburg to Tracts: Tract 1: Travel 2.8 miles west on Hwy. 56. Tract 2: Travel 3.7 miles west on Hwy. 56 to Co. Rd. 375W, turn north and travel 1.5 miles. (Property is ¼ mile west). Tract 3: Travel 5.2 miles west on Hwy. 56 to Co. Rd. 500W, turn north .6 miles, turn right then immediately left and proceed 2.5 miles north (watch for signs), turn right & proceed to Tract 3. TRACT DESCRIPTIONS: TRACT 1: 38± ACRES having 34.8 tillable acres, fronting Hwy. 56. TRACT 2: 40± ACRES being all tillable with Armiesburg & Vin- cennes soils. TRACT 3: 77± ACRES being 69 tillable acres with the balance woods. There is approx. 1500' of frontage along White River. 800-451-2709 ing from light to heavy white out in the afternoon around 3 p.m. into the eve- ning hours. It sleeted again with overnight temps drop- ping to the freezing mark. When it began to sleet, we heard some of the snow droplets from the tree limbs falling onto the roof and some were really loud. One hit the roof and we both jumped. When we all woke up for Wednesday, the whole area looked like a picture perfect wintry scene. Snow and ice covered trees, grass, house rooftops and the vehicles had to be scraped off, but the roads were damp with moisture but warm enough to melt the snow. Norm and I were out that morning and by the afternoon to evening, the winter wonderland was gone. No trace of snow or ice to be seen, but it was real pretty while it lasted. March has held up to be- ing the windy month, and now the picking up of the sticks and big limbs begin. One yard in Campbelltown has a big tree that fell down during the wintry mix in front of the house blocking the front entrance. If some- one lives there, we hope they are alright. I have seen many houses emp- ty in that area. At the Riv- erside Park there are still several pools of standing water. Thursday was the warmest day of the week, in the middle 50s and now when the Benefit for Don- nie Pancake is supposed to happen on the 24th, it is supposed to rain again. Last Saturday. a week ago, was St. Patrick;s Day and I wore the green from head to toe. We stayed in but planted a rosebush I got from Tim and Jeanette. I forgot what the blooms will be, pink or red. It has small leaves on it like all of my others. The daffo- dils are still in bloom, and I have seen the tulip trees that are about to bloom soon. Maybe it will hap- pen on Easter. Several egg hunts are to begin on Saturday, March 24. I hope the children have lots of fun. Also have fun as you are home from school for the spring vaca- tion this week. Easter is Sunday where many churches have spe- cial services and the sunrise service to tell the story of Je- sus rising from the grave for all our sins. Sunday, April 1, is also April Fool's Day, and my hope is that your fools are nice because it's Eas- ter Sunday. One joke could be that you see the Easter bunny outside, or maybe you have a better one yourself. My Dad was the one per- son to always get us kids on April Fool's Day. My mom has been here al- most a month now, but soon she will leave. She has been a blessing to have here, and I hope when she comes back again that the weather will be a bit warmer and not as rainy as March has been. As the lights begin to dim on this week's ramblings, I hope you keep an eye on family and friends, slow down and enjoy your area, and have a great Easter with family. Always smile, wave and say hi to everyone you see this week. Happy Easter. What antivirus software "pro- tects" your computer? Some of the common ones I see on client computers are: • Norton • McA fee • Trend Micro • BitDefender • VIPRE • AVG • Avast • Avira • Microsoft Security Essentials or Windows Defender • ESET NOD32 BAD NEWS, MY FRIEND I've got bad news if you're using one of these products – your PC isn't as safe from viruses and mal- ware as you believe. OLDER ISN'T BETTER IN THIS CASE All of these antivirus programs use 25 -year-old technology to block viruses and malware. It's called vi- rus definitions. Multiple times every day, these software manufacturers push up- dated virus definitions to your com- puter. It's basically a list of known bad threats they have discovered that shouldn't be allowed on your PC. TWO FLAWS I'm sure you can see the two ma- jor flaws with this. First, it's impossible to keep the list on your computer up-to-date. Cybercriminals are always writ- ing new scripts to attack comput- ers. It's only after these new virus- es are released on the Internet and have done their damage that anti- virus vendors know they exist, re- verse engineer how they work, and add them to the "bad list." This process can take days or even weeks – leaving your comput- er completely unprotected. Second, it's easy to bypass the list. Hackers know how these lists scan incoming files to determine whether it is good or bad, wheth- er it should be allowed or blocked. So they modify their code just enough so your antivirus software doesn't recognize it as being mali- cious – simply because it's not on "the list" in the virus definitions da- tabase. Think of it as using a fake ID. USE TECHNOLOGY TO FIGHT TECHNOLOGY What's the solution? Fortunately, there is a new anti- virus software that utilizes the lat- est technology to combat against all types of virus and malware infec- tions without using a list. This antivirus protection stops any threat – known or unknown – from damaging your computer. How? It uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to determine if the actions a particular file or pro- gram is performing are normal or malicious. If it's malicious, it imme- diately shuts it down. There are no out- dated virus defini- tion lists and no days or weeks of your com- puter being vulnera- ble. I'VE SEEN IT WORK I installed this new protection on a cli- ent's computer in late October. On New Year's Eve, while I was vaca- tioning in Arizona, I received an email alert that the Cybersecuri- ty Antivirus had stopped a hidden, malicious file stored in the comput- er's recycle bin from encrypting all her files and rendering her comput- er inoperable. The report showed exactly where the file was located and specifical- ly what files on the computer it was trying to modify. Because it immediately quaran- tined it, this client didn't experience any problems. And more important- ly, she didn't have to shell out any money for a virus removal. YOU DECIDE Antivirus software must be installed on your computer. Anything is better than nothing. But is it smart to use antiquated technology that doesn't really pro- tect your computer from the latest threats? You spend between $ 0 and $100 for antivirus "protec- tion," but end up having to spend $100 - $200 more to clean up your PC when that "protection" fails you (and it will). Alternatively, the Cybersecuri- ty Antivirus protection can keep your computer safe and keep mon- ey in your pocket for less than $150 a year. Scott Hartley is the President/ CEO of Calibre Computer Solutions in Princeton. For computer tips, in- formation, and free software tools, check out our website at http://www. calibreforhome.com. Being on a bandwag- on gets a bad name, but I think it matters who's con- ducting the band. Coined in the memoirs of famous circus man P.T. Barnum, who had a band in a wagon lead the circus parade, my family has its own bandwagon trends, and like most trends I hear about—leggings, overalls, Peter Pan style boots—by the time I know what's go- ing on, it's going out of fashion. My two sons were named Leo and Charlie years be- fore my brother started a trend by naming my neph- ew Bruce Wayne, (the alias of Batman.) When my grandpa an- nounced that a cousin was named Clark Kent, I wasn't planning any more children and sooner or lat- er, I knew one of my rela- tives would name a child Anthony Stark, the mon- iker of my favorite hero, Iron Man. If you haven't seen it, rent Iron Man. In the ori- gin story, Tony Stark is a man who is already in dis- guise. A reclusive genius, he's always pretending to be fun-loving and irre- sponsible to avoid looking as though he cares about people. In a brush with terror- ists, shrapnel is embedded in his heart and he is tied to a machine that keeps the shrapnel from piercing it, but the machine is battery powered—temporary. I suppose the story touches me because Stark is a man with no super powers except his own in- genuity, and he has to fig- ure out a way to power his own heart indefinitely or he will die. Once he does that, he us- es his intelligence to build an iron suit that makes him invulnerable, and it allows him to head out into the world and be who he real- ly is, which, it turns out, is a person who cares deep- ly about other people and saving the world from de- struction. We live in a world where, if you want to be a sensi- tive, caring person, you have to learn how to pow- er your own heart—there's no shortage of shrapnel, verbal and otherwise, wait- ing to pierce you, and us- ing other people's powers of building you up with compliments is like a bat- tery that will eventually be depleted. You have to build your armor just thick enough it encourages you to bravely be who you really are. We're all challenged to ask ourselves who we could have the courage to be if we had an impenetra- ble suit that protected us from harm. In some ways, we're all hiding inside of our aliases, inside of the mask of what it means to be the person with our name, something built on the reputation of all the things we've done with that name before. It's easy to forget in the story that Clark Kent is the alias, and Superman is the "real person"—the blue tights and red S ar- en't a disguise to keep peo- ple from recognizing Clark Kent—no, it's the glasses and the suit that are hid- ing what is, if changing in a glass phone booth is any indication, just barely be- neath the surface. Super- man puts on the identity of Clark, but it's not who he is. Why, we ask, must a he- ro waste his time as a mid- dle-of-the-road Daily Plan- et correspondent, when he's really fantastic at sav- ing people? So are all of us, under- neath, someone really won- derful and gifted in specif- ic ways, wrapped up in the plain package of ordinary human names and ordi- nary human jobs, when we're actually called to reach out this day and ev- ery day to save other peo- ple in so many small ways. When I was in college, my best friend was a 40 -some- thing student named Barba- ra Ann, and she, through a long series of circumstanc- es, had been initiated into the line of Peruvian medi- cine people. Barbara, though, was a writer like myself, and when I asked her about that, she said that in her belief system, whatever a person brings into the world is their medicine. If a person can sing well, their song is their medicine. If a person has the gift of cooking, the food they bring into the world is medicine. Bar- bara had a gift for writing and seeing all the mov- ing parts of something and the way they fit into a whole. That made her an excel- lent stage manager in New York and an excellent com- munity member when she was sent to a Unit- ed Na- tions con- ference on wom- en's is- sues—all long be- fore we met in a scriptwriting class at IU. Her words, she said, were her medicine and the responsibility in having a gift, she said, is knowing the world needs it. The Christian faith touches on this with the ad- age not to hide your light under a bushel, and not to bury your talents, and I think about that when my boys come home from church singing about "this little light of mine." When I hear that, I look at a little life like my neph- ew Bruce Wayne and I wish the call could be as clear for him and for me as a bat's outline in the dark night saying, "here, here you are needed." Instead we're sometimes left toiling, wonder- ing where to of- fer our gifts, what they are and wheth- er they're uniquely valuable. Whatever you're doing today though, you are offering something, and it's as good a time as any to look at what you're offering the world and ask if it's medi- cine, if it's your best effort, and whether it's saving someone or if is it a way of protecting you from people seeing who you really are. If you are a person who knows what your gift is, I'd encourage you to bring that to the world as med- icine. Bring your song, your food, your love, your light into the world today, because, I don't know if you're listening to the na- tional news, but it's been dark in the world for some- time now, and people are straining to hear the gold- en thread of dawn singing out to them— Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.